Blue Collar StartUp - Episode 47: Ownership vs. Management - Dimitri's Story

In this episode, our hosts Mike Nelson and Derek Foster interview Dimitri Skrinik, the Project Manager at MODS National!
Dimitri's had an exciting journey, between emigrating from Moldova, leveraging internships into running his own blue collar business... And then leaving it to manage construction projects using shipping containers! Why did he choose Project Management over business ownership? What have his experiences taught him? Hear the answers, his story, and more here, in this episode!Show more

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 - Where IS the Dirty South?
01:24 - An Introduction to Dimitri Skrinik
04:17 - Why Construction? Thanks, Dad
06:35 - Discipline: The Ups and Downs
09:04 - Purpose Through Religion
10:40 - The Wild West That is… Shipping Containers!
13:45 - That Start-Up Feeling
15:03 - Balancing Gigs: There’s Always a Solution!
16:39 - The Moldovan Advantage
18:20 - Get Out of Your Own Way!
20:14 - Controlled Chaos: The Drifting Method
22:22 - Dimitri’s Business: Taking (and Returning) the Reins
26:57 - Working with Family isn’t Easy!
27:59 - Owning a Business is Great… If You Can Handle It!
32:38 - Entrepreneurship Means Marketing & Salesmanship: No Matter the Business!
35:01 - There’s No Such Thing as an Accidental Cowboy: Horses are Scary, Man!
37:41 - Keep Getting Better: Dimitri’s FunHouse
40:05 - Dimitri’s Advice: There’s Never Been a Better Time to Enter the Trades!
41:15 - How to Get in Touch
42:03 - Closing Remarks