Blue Collar Ballers
Blue Collar Ballers is the podcast about real entrepreneurs building 7- and 8-figure businesses with their hands—from roofers and plumbers to painters, pest pros, and landscapers.
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From High School Dropout to 100-Territory Painting Franchise | Matthew Rathgeb on Building Groovy Hues Painting (opens the original)
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Matthew Rathgeb is the founder of Groovy Hues Painting, the national franchise brand that just awarded its 100th territory — and the flagship location is his own shop in Philadelphia, PA. But it didn't start anywhere near there. Matt is a high school dropout who's been in recovery for 21 years. He left the Philadelphia Painters Union twice to start his own business — and ran back twice when the work dried up. In March 2011, he finally burned the boats: traded in his Honda Accord for a white Chev
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