Men In Labor

Another great episode of Men in Labor with mechanic/comedian Bill Pettifer. Bill is an up and coming comic that works his day job as a auto mechanic. We talk about the business of auto repair and the wacky world of customers that bring their vehicles to him. Please be humble when you bring your vehicle to the experts is a message that you will learn when listening to this pod. Bill works in Florida where the garage is hot and there...

Usually we get just a man in labor but today we have a plumber that turned into a professional comedian. Nathan Wallace worked in the plumbing industry full time until about a month ago after 20+ years in the business. Nathan decided to hang it up and go full time into the stand up comedy biz. I met Nathan at least 10 years ago at a gig he was running near the dog track in Naples, FL. He is always jovial, funny, hilarious and havin...

When I first got started doing construction comedy and construction seminars I met Tracy and Jeff Forrest from Winter Park Construction. I was invited to torment their employees by pretending to be a newly hired project manager. This is the story of how Winter Park Construction helped me realize how much fun you could have with a construction company while still getting it done. Jeff Forrest is one of the most easy going guys that ...

On this episode we talk to Carmen's pool guy Bob Grier from Progressive Pools. Carmen and Bob talk about swimming in the client's pool and the importance of getting a job with side benefits like working around pools. The guys also discuss indoor vs outdoor pools and talk about the awesome Pebbletech job Bob contracted out for Carmen's last pool. The lure of Florida and how it was marketed in the 70s to up north kids with Disney and...

Howard Wheeler is a community builder. He is the president of Chris-Tel Construction and not only builds structures he builds community. Howard is dedicated to the Lee County (Ft. Myers) area of Florida and has been there for generations. I've known Howard for over 20 years through my construction school and we talk about some of the major events that have shaped Florida including Hurricane Ian that affected his area. We also discu...

Mike Padgett is a successful custom home builder that I met in the 90s at a stand up comedy show. He is the owner of Vision Group and they are doing well according to Mike's K1. Mike is also driving a Cadillac V now but there were times when the V wasn't around. We talk about the great recession of 2008 of course, since all contractors have trauma from that era. Listen how Mike got into the business selling homes with his father an...

Mark Baldwin Construction Design is in a sweet spot. Mark is a boutique builder that stays close to the beautiful county of Sarasota when it comes to work. He doesn't have to or want to veer too far to make a living in one of the most sought after coastal communities in the US. We talk about how he acquires customers, the permit systems, his parents 70s DIY business that made it on TV back in the day and much more. His professors a...

On this week's pod Carmen talks with longtime friend, high school baseball announcer partner and custom home builder Jeff Eslinger from E/M Custom Homes. Jeff and Carmen talk about the millennials in construction, the teasing and b busting of new guys and how the older boomers dish out a beating when it comes to talking with each other. Florida born and raised native Jeff also discusses how he got into construction and his respect ...

So much toilet talk in this one folks. Briggs, Eljay, Toto sounds like characters in the Wiz of Oz but its just some of the favorite brands you love to own in your bathroom. Randy Mask is a longtime friend and plumbing contractor that has been around the Sarasota, FL area for decades. He discusses with me how he got into the plumbing game and the state of the youth work ethic today. Randy use to make toilet runs back in the day dur...

This is our first episode of Men In Labor with special guest General Contractor, Jeff Charlotte, from J.E. Charlotte out of Sarasota Florida. Because of our success entertaining contractors in our Construction Comedy School and the thousands of construction related stand up comedy shows I've done for the industry we are broadening into podcast for the blue collar man. In this episode Jeff and I talk about how me met, his entry into...