In this interview, Paul Sanneman discusses:

• Why Most Contractors Struggle to Find Good Help (And How to Fix It)
• How to Building Winning Teams in Construction
• How to Stop Making Bad Hires
• The Real Secret to Hiring Reliable Tradespeople
• The Impact of AI on the Recruiting Process
• The Importance of Hiring Slow and Firing Fast

In this episode of the Blue Collar Leadership Podcast, host Mack Story interviews Paul Sanneman, Founder and CEO of Contractor Staffing Source.

With over 50 years of experience coaching and consulting thousands of construction companies, Paul founded Contractor Staffing Source to solve one of the industry’s biggest challenges: finding and hiring reliable, high-performing team members who fit a company’s culture.

Specializing exclusively in recruiting for residential and commercial contractors across the U.S. and Canada, his firm handles the full hiring process so contractors can focus on building their businesses, strengthening their teams, improving profitability, and ultimately making more money in less time while having more fun.

Mack and Paul explore practical leadership insights around attracting and retaining top blue-collar talent, building winning teams, and creating the kind of culture that drives long-term success in the trades.

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Albert Einstein said the significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking that created them. If you’re struggling with people, the real issue is usually your own character, not theirs.

The solution isn’t in changing them; it’s in changing you.

When you look in the mirror and accept responsibility instead of blaming others, everything starts getting better. Your influence grows, your results improve, and success shows up more often.

High impact leaders take the blame when things go wrong and give credit to others when things go right. They know self-mastery is the hardest but most important work they’ll ever do.

Stop waiting for others to change and start working on yourself. You are the problem, and you are also the solution.

If you’ve ever felt overlooked, passed up, or stuck despite your talent, this episode will challenge you to look in the mirror, take responsibility, and finally break through the wall that’s holding you back.

In this eye-opening episode, Mack Story unpacks John C. Maxwell’s powerful truth: “Your character growth determines the height of your personal growth.”

Drawing from real-world career stories and Norman Schwarzkopf’s sobering insight that “99% of leadership failures are failures in character,” Mack reveals why so many sharp, capable professionals remain trapped at the bottom of the corporate ladder…not because they lack skills or intelligence, but because their character is holding them back.

You’ll hear about the “confused” people who blame the world, their bosses, and their co-workers while unknowingly sabotaging their own potential, discover the difference between getting hired for competency and getting promoted (or fired) for character, and learn why more degrees and technical training will never fix what only character-building can.