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From the creators of the Construction Comedy School and the Construction Comic comes ”Men In Labor” Carmen Ciricillo has been making working men and women laugh through his stand up comedy contractor routines and characters on YouTube for many years. He has also owned and operated the Construction Comedy School for over 25 years which teaches contractors with humor and fulfills their continuing education requirements for the field. In the spirit of keeping this going and entertaining the blu ...
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The Construction Company You Wished You Worked For - Winter Park Construction w/ Jeff Forrest
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When I first got started doing construction comedy and construction seminars I met Tracy and Jeff Forrest from Winter Park Construction. I was invited to torment their employees by pretending to be a newly hired project manager. This is the story of how Winter Park Construction helped me realize how much fun you could have with a construction compa…
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The Progressive Pool Builder w/ Bob Grier
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On this episode we talk to Carmen's pool guy Bob Grier from Progressive Pools. Carmen and Bob talk about swimming in the client's pool and the importance of getting a job with side benefits like working around pools. The guys also discuss indoor vs outdoor pools and talk about the awesome Pebbletech job Bob contracted out for Carmen's last pool. Th…
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The Community Builder w/ Howard Wheeler
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Howard Wheeler is a community builder. He is the president of Chris-Tel Construction and not only builds structures he builds community. Howard is dedicated to the Lee County (Ft. Myers) area of Florida and has been there for generations. I've known Howard for over 20 years through my construction school and we talk about some of the major events t…
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The Man with the Vision w/ Mike Padgett
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Mike Padgett is a successful custom home builder that I met in the 90s at a stand up comedy show. He is the owner of Vision Group and they are doing well according to Mike's K1. Mike is also driving a Cadillac V now but there were times when the V wasn't around. We talk about the great recession of 2008 of course, since all contractors have trauma …
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The Boutique Builder w/ Mark Baldwin
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Mark Baldwin Construction Design is in a sweet spot. Mark is a boutique builder that stays close to the beautiful county of Sarasota when it comes to work. He doesn't have to or want to veer too far to make a living in one of the most sought after coastal communities in the US. We talk about how he acquires customers, the permit systems, his parent…
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Home Grown Florida Builder w/ Jeff Eslinger
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On this week's pod Carmen talks with longtime friend, high school baseball announcer partner and custom home builder Jeff Eslinger from E/M Custom Homes. Jeff and Carmen talk about the millennials in construction, the teasing and b busting of new guys and how the older boomers dish out a beating when it comes to talking with each other. Florida bor…
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So much toilet talk in this one folks. Briggs, Eljay, Toto sounds like characters in the Wiz of Oz but its just some of the favorite brands you love to own in your bathroom. Randy Mask is a longtime friend and plumbing contractor that has been around the Sarasota, FL area for decades. He discusses with me how he got into the plumbing game and the s…
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Men In Labor with Jeff Charlotte | Debut Episode
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This is our first episode of Men In Labor with special guest General Contractor, Jeff Charlotte, from J.E. Charlotte out of Sarasota Florida. Because of our success entertaining contractors in our Construction Comedy School and the thousands of construction related stand up comedy shows I've done for the industry we are broadening into podcast for …
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