What does it look like to lead a legacy American firearms company with conviction, humility, and purpose?

In this episode of From The Ground Up Show, Erick Loden interviews Adam Weatherby, Owner and CEO of Weatherby Firearms, about leadership, stewardship, and the responsibility that comes with carrying a historic family name. Adam shares how his Christian faith and years spent working in ministry shaped his leadership philosophy, decision-making, and approach to people.

They discuss maintaining quality at scale, building strong company culture, and leading with integrity in a demanding, highly visible industry. This is an honest conversation about faith, business, and what it means to lead with purpose — not ego.

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In this episode of From the Ground Up Show, Erick Loden sits down with Brie Reese, COO of Elite Roofing, Denver Business Journal 40 Under 40 honoree, and a nationally respected coach in the roofing and construction industry.

Brie shares her powerful journey from addiction and personal struggle to executive leadership, detailing how recovery, discipline, and radical personal accountability shaped her approach to business and life. From overcoming substance abuse to helping scale one of Denver’s fastest-growing roofing companies, Brie offers a raw and honest look at what it really takes to rebuild—personally and professionally.

This conversation goes deep into leadership development, operational scaling, company culture, and the mindset required to lead teams while maintaining integrity, family balance, and long-term vision. Whether you’re an entrepreneur, contractor, or leader navigating growth and adversity, this episode delivers practical insights and hard-earned wisdom from someone who has lived it.

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In this episode of From The Ground Up, Mike Riddle shares the unfiltered story of giving up his teaching career to start and construction company only to watch his construction business unravel during a market crash, navigating bankruptcy, and making the difficult decision to start over from scratch. Mike walks through the hard lessons learned, the mental toll of rebuilding after failure, and what it really takes to regain momentum when experience is the only thing you have left.

This conversation dives into resilience, risk, humility, and the long road back—offering practical insight for entrepreneurs, builders, and anyone who’s had to rebuild their life or business when the odds were stacked against them.

If you’ve ever faced loss, uncertainty, or the fear of starting over, this episode is proof that success isn’t about avoiding failure—it’s about how you rebuild from it.

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Don’t miss the story that started it all—the journey that inspired From The Ground Up. In this episode, Dave Loden shares how he launched a new business with zero prior experience in a failing market—and turned it into a respected regional force. Along the way, he reflects on the hard lessons, pivotal decisions, and mindset shifts that made it possible. Plus, hear unforgettable stories from his time serving as a Captain in Search and Rescue that shaped his leadership and resilience when it mattered most.

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Grant Gilmore shares his journey building and growing a roofing business from 0 to $20 million in just a couple years. You won't want to miss the life lessons in health, leadership, and humility. Racecars, ego, and emotions, we cover it all.

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Dan Godwin shares his story of becoming a partner at Mohatt Johnson and Godwin as well as some valuable tax advice for entrepreneurs and business owners. #FromTheGroundUpShow #Taxes #Entrepreneur #SelfEmployed

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Reggie Brock of Axis8 joins us for a fascinating conversation. He talks about missed opportunities, including not seizing and opportunity to partner with Mark Cuban on Broadcast.com, life lessons, mistakes and pains, and about optimizing your business by starting with people not processes and designing your business around the why that people bring with them. And, Reggie has a free give-away. You'll have to listen to find out what he is giving away to our listeners. You won't want to miss this one!

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Ryan Pierce shares his journey chasing his passions and dreams to become a champion long distance shooter and nationally renowned gun smith. Ryan builds custom long-range rifles as good as anyone on the planet and does so working for himself out of his one-man shop. Hear an awesome story of success, grinding it out, and chasing your dreams! Ryan shares his story, lessons learned along the way and from his grandfather, and some great adventures hunting and shooting. #LongRangeShooting #SelfEmployed #Entrepreneur #FromTheGroundUp

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