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 #77 - Darci Spiteri, Electrician
My guest today is yet another awesome woman in the trades. Her name is Darci Spiteri.
Darci grew up in the typical way, wanted to do graphic design because it’s something she thought she was passiona…
Blue is the New White #76 - Scott McGrath, Director at Origo BPO
Today I sit down with an awesome partner of mine in the trades. His name Scott McGrath (McGraw) and he is a Director at Origo BPO. Him and his offshore teams help service companies to plug their prof…
Blue is the New White #75 - Joe Cadwell, Pacific Northwest Carpenters Institute & Commercial Diver
Today I sit down with someone who has spent his life doing a very unique trade. Joe Cadwell was a commercial diver for over 30 years. Growing up he loved the sense of freedom that came from the under…
Blue is the New White #74 - Courtney Chard, UA Local 46 Steamfitter & Welder
Today I get to sit down with another great ambassador for Kick Ass Careers! Courtney Chard is a UA Local 46 Steamfitter & welder. In her spare time she puts her skills to use in an unconventional way…
Blue is the New White #73 - Mike Roberts, San Diego Code School
Today’s guest is an interesting one. As you all know, I usually talk to blue collar trades people or advocates, but my definition of the skilled trades extends far beyond that. Basically, anything th…
Blue is the New White #72 - Adam Melnick, Heat & Frost Insulator
I want to introduce my guest today as a Heat & Frost Insulator, but he’s so much more than that. First off, Do you even know what a heat & frost insulator is or does? Adam Melnick joins me on the sho…
Blue is the New White #71 - Jill Timushka, "Jill the Welder"
Today’s guest is none other than Jill Timushka or, as she’s otherwise known, Jill the Welder.
Jill has had such a remarkable career full of accomplishments and reward. She is a 4th generation welder …
Blue is the New White #70 - Bethany Locke, Powerline Technician Apprentice
Today I sit down with a wonderful person by the name of Bethany Locke. Beth is an apprentice powerline technician in Nova Scotia. She grew up in a mining town and a place where women in the trades ar…
Blue is the New White #69 - Calvin Sharrer, Hobart Institute of Welding
Today’s guest is Calvin Sharrer, Marketing & Career Representative for the Hobart Institute of Welding.
Calvin grew up like so many. He was told that if he wanted to succeed the surest path was to sp…
Blue is the New White #68 - Kassidy Hazelton, Hard Hats CEO
Today we sit down with a truly innovative entrepreneur in the technology space. What is a tech founder doing on a skilled trades podcast? Well, meet Kassidy Hazelton, CEO of Hard Hats. An on-demand r…
Blue is the New White #67 - Taz Sutherland, Walmart
Today’s guest is someone I’ve had the pleasure of knowing virtually for some time now. Although we met at a RFMA conference a couple years ago, we didn’t really begin talking until our mutual acquain…
Blue is the New White #66 - Amie Schellenberg, Thompson River University
Today, we have a very special guest, referred by our former guest Joanna Osawe. Her name is Amie Schellenberg and she is an electrical instructor at Thompson River University. Amie didn’t always want…
Blue is the New White #65 - Jamie McMillan, KickAss Careers
Today I have an opportunity to sit down with someone I truly admire. One of the biggest advocate of the trades out there. And someone who will change the landscape of the industry forever. Over the p…
Blue is the New White #64 - Mackenzie Gillan, KickAss Careers
Got another KickAss Careers ambassador joining us today. An apprentice powerline technician that is intent on succeeding in her own right, Mackenzie Gillan. Like me, she hated being in class in high …
Blue is the New White #63 - Kate Parr, KickAss Careers
Today's guest is another awesome ambassador for KickAss Careers. Her name is Kate Parr and she’s an industrial mechanic millwright in Ontario Canada. Coming from a family of university graduates, she…
Blue is the New White #62 - Dee Durant, KickAss Careers
Today, I sit down with another inspiring young woman. Dee Durant got her first taste of the skilled trades when she was in high school. But she was fascinated with the weather and still intended on s…
Blue is the New White #60 - Joanna Osawe, WiRE
Our guest today is nothing short of impressive. Joanna Osawe started in the renewable energy sector about 15 years ago as one of only a few women in the industry. After working her way up to developi…
Blue is the New White #59 - Brandi R. Ferenc, HVAC Technician
Today, I get to sit down with such a great personality. Brandi R. Ferenc is an HVAC technician by trade and absolutely loves what she does. She grew up in a blue collar family, but admittedly didn’t …
Blue is the New White #58 - Jennifer Green, Skills Ontario
Today, we sit down with Jennifer Green, Director of Competitions and Young Women’s Initiatives for Skills Ontario. Jennifer originally had an interest in Forensic Criminology, but before long found h…
Blue is the New White #57 - Mick Carbo, Carbo Coaching
Our guest today is an excellent entrepreneur and coach. His name is Mick Carbo, with Carbo Coaching.
He helps blue collar businesses increase productivity and profitability with leadership training. …