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Sentenced at 16: Ty Wade’s Journey From Prison to Purpose | Episode 135 (opens the original)
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At just 16 years old, Ty Wade was sentenced to 30 years in prison with no possibility of early release. For the first decade of his sentence, he had little hope of ever coming home. Then a letter from his mother changed the direction of his life. In Episode 135 of Workforce Skills, John Morris sits down with Ty to talk about the decisions, discipline, education, and small victories that transformed his life. Ty shares how he went from repeated trouble and 23-hour lockdown to earning a college de
Stop Doing What Everyone Else Is Doing: It’s Time to Change the Industry | Ep. 134 (opens the original)
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PHP Commercial Painting is landing jobs at a pace John Morris has never seen before—and he says it isn’t because of one big change. It’s the result of two years of rebuilding systems, embracing technology, implementing AI, developing people, and refusing to accept “that’s the way we’ve always done it.” In Episode 134 of Workforce Skills, John talks about why he believes the painting industry—and business in general—has become stagnant. Too many companies keep doing the same things, chasing the s
Stop Complaining and Start Changing — No One Is Coming to Save You - Episode 133 (opens the original)
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In Episode 133 of Workforce Skills, John Morris tackles entitlement, negativity, workplace attitude, and the one thing every employee can control: themselves. After making major personnel changes at PHP Commercial Painting, John shares what he’s seeing inside the workforce—the employees who step up when something needs to get done versus those who immediately respond with, “That’s not my job” or “I don’t get paid enough to do that.” John’s message is simple: If you want more money, more responsi
Step Up or Step Out: Building a Team That Performs | Episode 132 (opens the original)
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John Morris is raising the standard at PHP Commercial Painting—and not everyone is going to make the cut. In Episode 132 of Workforce Skills , John talks about what he saw firsthand while visiting jobs with Maryanne, who is being trained for a superintendent role as PHP prepares to expand into Salt Lake City. The biggest problem wasn’t technology, estimating, sales, or a lack of work. It was performance in the field. With PHP bidding roughly $8 million in work each week, John says the company ca
From Prison to Leadership: Larry Wilson’s Story of Work, Growth & Redemption | Episode 131 (opens the original)
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Larry Wilson walked into PHP Commercial Painting nearly five years ago fresh out of prison, without tools, without a car, and with everything to prove. Today, he’s a working superintendent, trainer, mentor, and one of the hardest-working people John Morris has ever employed. In Episode 131 of Workforce Skills, John sits down with Larry to talk about the journey that took him from riding the bus to work and grinding through 78 straight days on the job to leading crews of 15 painters and finishing
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