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Sam Clikeman – From Fireline to Founder: Building a Global Mead Empire from Small-Town Roots
What happens when a wildland firefighter walks away from the fireline… and decides to build something that lasts? In this episode of From The…
Dima Sobovoy – Eight Kids, Multiple Businesses & a Kingdom Mission | A Journey from Welfare to Leadership
In this episode of From The Ground Up Show, host Erick Loden sits down with entrepreneur, father of eight, and founder of Contractor SEO…
Greg McAfee – Why Execution Matters More Than Ideas
What does real leadership look like when growth, culture, and execution all matter at the same time? In this episode of From the Ground…
Ken Dickson – Building What Lasts: Leadership Lessons from the Construction Industry
What does it really take to build something that lasts? In this episode of From the Ground Up, Erick sits down with construction leader…
Merv Zook – The Last Man Standing: Faith, Family, and finding God’s path in the Trades
What does it really take to earn your place—and keep it? In this episode of From The Ground Up Show, we explore leadership, responsibility,…
Brian Gottlieb – from $3000 start-up to $1 Billion in Sales – scaling the right way
What does it actually take to scale a business to $1,000,000,000 in sales in just 12 years—and sustain it? In this episode of From…
Adam Weatherby – Faith, Leadership, and the Responsibility of a Legacy Brand
What does it look like to lead a legacy American firearms company with conviction, humility, and purpose? In this episode of From The Ground…
Brie Reis – From Addiction to Executive Leadership – A woman of color in the trades
In this episode of From the Ground Up Show, Erick Loden sits down with Brie Reese, COO of Elite Roofing, Denver Business Journal 40…
Mike Riddle – Losing it All and Building it Back
In this episode of From The Ground Up, Mike Riddle shares the unfiltered story of giving up his teaching career to start and construction…
Dave Loden – From Zero to Hero Starting with Nothing and Making it Work
Don’t miss the story that started it all—the journey that inspired From The Ground Up. In this episode, Dave Loden shares how he launched…
Grant Gilmore – From Racetrack to Roofing Prodigy – Building and Growing a Roofing Empire
Grant Gilmore shares his journey building and growing a roofing business from 0 to $20 million in just a couple years. You won't want…
Dan Godwin – CPA and Tax Expert with Advice for Business Owners and Entrepreneurs
Dan Godwin shares his story of becoming a partner at Mohatt Johnson and Godwin as well as some valuable tax advice for entrepreneurs and…