# Grow Leaders from Within: Blue Collar Leadership with Rich Ashton

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Podcast: [Vision Pros Live Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/vision-pros-live-podcast-6303191)
Published: 2026-05-13T13:50:44+00:00
Episode link: https://rss.com/podcasts/vision-pros-live/2819970
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## Resource

What if your best future leaders are already on your team, they just don't know it yet? In this episode of Vision Pros Live, Rich Ashton, 55-year business veteran, owner of a successful HVAC and plumbing company in North Texas, author of Growing Your Own, and leadership trainer, shares his proven framework for turning everyday blue collar employees into confident, capable leaders. With a 75% success rate and a company he retired from 3 months ago, now fully run by people he trained from within, Rich's story is a masterclass in intentional leadership development. #VisionProsLive #RichAshton #GrowingYourOwn #LeadershipDevelopment #BlueCollarLeadership #SmallBusiness #PromoteFromWithin #Entrepreneurship #BusinessGrowth

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