Melvin Baird – A Better Crawl – Part 1

Melvin Baird owns and operates “A Better Crawl” across the sound from Seattle.

This was an enjoyable discussion as Melvin explained about what he does as a company, how he got started, and as always – challenges and successes.

In order to serve customers well, parameters of soil types, venting, grade, humidity (and more) are all necessary to reach the desired goal.
Melvin is more than knowledgeable and capable of understanding the problem(s), and the necessary steps to resolve.

After working for a company, and in short order becoming ranked highly – Melvin decided to launch his own company. Which was up and running in a few days, and had customers right away.

Melvin tells a few stories. That time he got stuck. There was the rat. And a few more.

As crawlspace work is a significant portion of the jobs undertaken, getting dirty comes with the territory.

I hope you enjoy this conversation.

Note: This recording is divided up into two parts, so don’t miss the other half! Click HERE for part two.

Check out “A Better Crawl” online at: https://abettercrawlinc.com/.

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Melvin Baird - A Better Crawl - Part 1
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Zdenek Ulman – Marine Diving Service

Zdenek Ulman is a diver. He runs a successful diving business up in New York City area. Before that, he started and ran a successful construction company. Before THAT, he didn’t even live here in the US. He came to visit only, and then spent 15 years as an illegal alien – while starting and running a successful construction company.

Zdenek is a great example of Blue Collar success. Tenacity. Hard work. Craftsmanship. Job Quality. Pushing your body to perform.

In this episode, Z (that’s his nickname) talks about coming to America, starting a business (then a second, then a third business), LEARNING ENGLISH, getting out of his comfort zone to start his painting company and facing challenges head-on.

We learn how to properly pronounce his name, and some interesting stories from both his construction days, and as a diver.

Z has future plans as well.

Fascinating story, and I hope you enjoy hearing it as much as I did.

Connect to Zdenek:

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zdenek-ulman-0a997233/

LinkedIn Company Page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marine-diving-service/

Website: https://www.marinedivingservice.com/  – You can find pictures, videos, links to social media, etc.

Additional Notes:

Zdenek sent a few things to me, to share here.

First, a memory card with pictures to use for the YouTube vide.

Second, two issues of “Boating On the Hudson & Beyond” for which he writes articles.

Third, a genuine “Marine Diving Service” T-shirt!

This story in the image below is the one mentioned on the podcast.

And the T-Shirt Zdenek sent me:

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