Everything They Don’t Tell You
A candid business podcast for growth-minded leaders and entrepreneurs focused on the truth about leadership, business, and becoming who you’re meant to be. Hosted by Josh Zolin, Everything They Don’t Tell You goes beyond surface tips to the mental, emotional, and human challenges behind scaling and leading well.
Expect real stories and actionable lessons from operators and entrepreneurs, filtered through the T.R.U.T.H. framework—Time, Responsibility, Understanding, Tenacity, Humility—so you grow the business and the person running it.
Formerly Blue Is The New White Podcast.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 41 minutes
- Episodes
- 258
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Blue is the New White #137 - Brandon Eckenrode, Collision Repair Education Foundation
Today Brandon Eckenrode joins me on the show to talk about something near and dear to my heart, as you already know. Brandon works with the Collision Repair Education Foundation, an incredible organi…
Blue is the New White #136 - Ken Midgett & Dan Clapper of Interplay Learning
I’ve got a couple guests today. One who may look familiar, as he’s been on the show a few times now, the great Ken Midgett. The other is his colleague at interplay learning, Dan Clapper.
Today’s epis…
Blue is the New White #135 - Chris Gutkes, Island Elevator
Today’s guest is one of the most candid that we’ve had on the show. He’s an open book with an incredible journey through his specific trade. Chris Gutkes from Island Elevator joins us to talk all abo…
Blue is the New White #134 - Derek Cameron, Inside The Trades
Today we have on another fellow podcaster. Derek Cameron with Inside the Trades and 3805 Productions joins us today to talk all about the image of the trades in todays society. I had the privilege of…
Blue is the New White #133 - Stephen Linden, Two Men and a Striper
Today we talk to someone I met on Twitter, of all places! Steve Linden owns a company called Two Men and a Striper and shares with us his journey into the trade.
I really found it interesting how he …
Blue is the New White #132 - Dan Dowdy, Built for the Trades
Grab Dan's 3 Steps to "Attract and Retain Top Talent" here - https://builtforthetrades.com/3steps
Dan is a 2nd generation Tradesman with 20+ years of experience leading multi-million dollar home serv…
Blue is the New White #131 - Keith Williams, Skill Stadium
Today we have another fellow podcaster on the show. One with a similar mission who has interviewed almost as many guests as I have. Keith Williams of Skill Stadium joins us today to talk all about hi…
Blue is the New White #130 - Nick Cribb, President of SAM Service
The inspirational President of SAM Services and CFESA, Mr. Nick Cribb, joins us on the show today to talk about his journey from living well below the poverty line to becoming the president of a quic…
Blue is the New White #129 - Jamie McMillan, Kickass Careers
Returning to the show today is not only one of my favorite guests, but one of my favorite people in this industry. Ms Jamie McMillan joins us again today to give us an update as to what she's been up…
Blue is the New White #128 - Brenden Roscoe, Compressed Air System Development
Today’s guest is Brenden Roscoe.
Brenden comes from a skilled trade upbringing. His dad was a plumber, and his mom sold fittings.
He knew from a young age that he was going to work with his hands, ev…
Blue is the New White #127 - Ken Midgett, Interplay Learning
Today, we welcome BACK to the show, Mr. Ken Midgett. The last time we talked to Ken he was working as a plumbing instructor at the Lehigh Institute. It’s through Ken that we first met Paige Knowles, …
Blue is the New White #126 - Zac Garside, CEO of Power Selling Pros
Today we have a guest in a trades adjacent industry. That is, an industry that serves the skilled trades. Zac Garside is the CEO of Power Selling Pros, who specializes in CSR and dispatch training. A…
Blue is the New White #125 - Nicole LeClair, Welding Engineer Technologist
We’re joined today by Nicole LeClair, a Welding Engineering Technologist.
Nicole is currently a welding instructor in Ontario Canada
Her journey stars in high school where she took several trade rela…
Blue is the New White #124 - Austin Peterson, Backbone Planning Partners
Today, we have a returning guest to the show. Austin Peterson of Backbone Planning Partners. Austin came on BITNW about 2 and half years ago, and was one of my first guests when we were just getting …
Blue is the New White #123 - Joshua Gillow, Outerspaces
Today we sit down with a fellow podcaster, tradesperson, and business owner. Joshua Gillow joins us today to talk all about his journey from being a farmer to designer of outdoor spaces.
Joshua is a …
Blue is the New White #122 - Randy Niznick, Operations Executive
Today we sit down with a fellow listener of the show, reader of the book, and advocate of the skilled trades. Randy Niznick joins us today to talk with us about his journey through the trades and the…
Blue is the New White #121 - Josh Zolin - Interview by Upstryve
On Tuesday I had the pleasure of being interviewed live by Cesar Valencia from Upstryve.com. He was kind enough to let us use the footage from that livestream as my podcast today. I thought it would …
Blue is the New White #120 - Jessica Duquette, Millwright Apprentice
Today I have a guest on the show who is incredibly passionate about her craft. She was actually supposed to join us last week with Kendra but couldn’t make it. Honestly, I’m a little glad for that be…
Blue is the New White #119 - Kendra Liinamaa, Millwright Apprentice
Today we sit down with a truly remarkable young lady. Kendra Liinamaa joins us to talk all about being a Millwright Apprentice and working in the mines.
One of my favorite parts of her story was when…
Blue is the New White #118 - Pete Zeppetella, Zepps Gear
Today we sit down with another ultra passionate tradesperson that turned their experience into a way to improve the landscape of safety in the skilled trades.
Pete Zeppetella joins us on the podcast …