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Mark Stoner, author of “BLUE-COLLAR GOLD: How To Build A Service Business From The Dirt Up,” has been in the chimney industry for 30-years. He ran a one-truck company for 18-years until 2003, when he changed his path and built a multi-million dollar chimney company only a few years later. Mark is the current president of the Chimney Safety Institute of America, is the past vice president and treasurer, and has also served as the National Chimney Sweep Guild Ethics Committee Chairman. Mark was also featured on Season 2 of the CNBC-TV series “Blue Collar Millionaires.” What you’ll learn about in this episode Mark’s background Why you shouldn’t do anything that you can pay somebody else to do Why it’s really what you do between the hours of 7pm-2am that will change the trajectory of your life Why the leadership of people is so important Why you need to focus really hard on what’s in front of you Why you should get your business to a self-sustaining level before looking for other opportunities Why Mark believes