In Episode 103 of Blue Collar Startup, Mike and Derek welcome back Pam Stott and Doug Ford from the Northeast Construction Trades Workforce Coalition. Tune in as they tackle shifting stigmas, counselor workshops, job shadowing, and plans to franchise their model nationwide with help from education firm 1080. Also learn about the November 19th mixer at Rivers Casino—networking, updates, and a high-stakes 200-ticket raffle ($5K/$3K/$2K prizes).
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00:00 Halloween intros & pumpkin talk
00:34 Sponsor shoutouts & BOCES donations
02:21 Pam & Doug return; Curtis Lumber backstory
04:19 Coalition origins & nonprofit milestone
06:17 Elementary toolbox builds (2nd grade+)
11:20 Middle-school dodecahedron & STEM ties
13:41 High-school site visits & Meet the Builder
15:29 Shop class memories & stigma shift
17:14 Alex Dominguez success story
22:49 Job shadowing & internship matchmaking
26:28 Girls’ summer camp (week 1 basic, week 2 advanced)
30:15 Matt Litvak praise & builder volunteers
35:19 Counselor workshops & speed-trading
42:47 Scaling nationally via LBM dealers & 1080
46:14 November 19 mixer at Rivers Casino
47:12 $100 raffle (200 tickets, $20K pot)
51:50 Website & socials; closing thanks