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Blue Collar StartUp - Episode 45: Revolutionizing Workforce Development with BoomNation
In this episode, our hosts Mike Nelson and Derek Foster interview Brent Flavin and David Johnson, co-founder & CEO, and Sales VP respectively of BoomNation!
Finding workers and finding work - that's the biggest challenge the trades are facing. BoomNation breaks through the drawbacks of job boards, combining effective professional services with a fun and personal user experience. If you breathe Blue and want to work Blue, BoomNation is your solution!
Welcome to Blue Collar StartUp, the podcast!
Our Mission is Simple: To facilitate the growth and development of Blue Collar businesses. We will showcase REAL Blue Collar businesses in interviews, and use these stories to help educate and empower the next generation of trades workers to become Blue Collar business owners!
00:15 - Introductions: Welcome to BoomNation!
04:00 - Not a Recruiter, Not a Forum: A Community
08:37 - Facilitating the Connection: Cutting Through the Noise of a Typical Job Board
10:58 - 90 Days, 98-Million Users Reached!
12:11 - Professional and Fun: All in One
16:40 - Helping Not Just Employees, But Employers, Too!
18:24 - 92% Application Dropoff Rate?! How BoomNation Fixes It
22:11 - The Upsides of a Union… Without the Downsides
23:54 - Derek Arrives, Thumbs Appear
24:40 - Getting Into the Trades: Never Too Early, Never Too Late!
27:17 - Getting (And Staying) In the Trades
30:56 - See a Need, Fill a Need: The BoomNation Origin Story
36:34 - From Passive Project to Top App
38:10 - A Great Project Starts With a Great Team!
39:30 - You Want Quality? Pay For It…
43:45 - …But Pay Alone Isn’t Enough! Be Responsive!
46:40 - How to Get in Touch
47:28 - Shoutout to MLB Construction and Michaels Group!
48:15 - Closing Remarks
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