Blue Collar StartUp - Episode 50: Hiring to Your Weaknesses... AND Strengths?

In this episode, our hosts Mike Nelson and Derek Foster interview Michael Turcotte, proprietor of Turn Cycle Solutions!
Michael built and grew his New Hampshire-based business with the usual hard work and hiring team members to cover his own weaknesses... But he also made the unique decision to hire people with similar strengths to his own. Why would he replace his own strengths with a costly employee, and how did this decision help his business grow? Listen to this episode, and you just might find out!

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!

00:36 - The Scoop on Turn Cycle Solutions
02:22 - From Grandma’s Breezeway to 18 Trucks!
07:33 - The Hiring Process: Covering Your Weaknesses
10:30 - Letting Go of Your Strengths
12:59 - The Employee Pipeline: Weird & Wacky
16:59 - Balancing Family and Business
20:41 - Cleaning Up a Mess
21:42 - Dad: The Cut-Up
22:58 - Patience is the Word
24:34 - Keeping Positive
29:10 - A Typical Day
32:24 - Mike’s Key Advice: Go Do What You’re Good At
33:45 - Human vs. Machine
36:13 - Closing Remarks: How to Get in Touch