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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 Up…
Brie Reis – From Addiction to Executive – 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 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- 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…
Reggie Brock – Missed Opportunities with Mark Cuban, Learning to Read a Room…
Reggie Brock of Axis8 joins us for a fascinating conversation. He talks about missed opportunities, including not seizing an opportunity to partner with Mark…
Ryan Pierce – From Hobby to Mastery – Long Distance Shooter and Master Gunsmith
Ryan Pierce shares his journey chasing his passions and dreams to become a champion long distance shooter and nationally renowned gun smith. Ryan builds…
Randy Brothers – Homeless and Bankrupt to Roofing Magnate
Randy Brothers Describes his journey from a broken home to early entrepreneurship. Then, things get interesting as he tells of bankruptcy and homelessness before…
Dominick Fraser – Miami Vice Dishwasher to Top 100 Roofing Company
Dominick Fraser tells his story of growing up 1 of 7 children in an Scotch Irish family, working the cruise lines, contemplating suicide and…
Erick Horsley – MARSOC Veteran
Erick Horsley describes his experiences growing up, joining the marines, becoming one of the US most elite and highly trained warriors and then transitioning…
Craig Summit – Scraggly Bush Fur Products – The Name Says Enough
Hear the story of an Air Force Veteran who took a crazy risk and launched the Scraggly Bush Fur Products Company creating such products…