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What if your leadership challenges – like excessive turnover, disengagement, and toxic culture – could be fixed for good?

Talent slipping through your fingers? Struggling with high turnover, low retention, difficulty attracting or keeping top talent, or a shortage of qualified, high-impact candidates ready to make a difference?
Fed up with leaders and teams who could dominate but settle for average? It’s time to ignite that hidden fire and watch them transform from under-performers to unstoppable forces.
Frustrated by a culture bogged down in distrust, silos, and zero morale? Unlock the secrets to rebuilding trust, discover how to dismantle those walls, spark open communication, and boost your team’s morale.

Not sure how to proceed? Schedule a call with Mack Story

Inspiring Leadership, One Story at a Time

Are you ready to lead with impact and inspire your team like never before?

Blue-Collar Leadership® delivers training that speaks directly to the heart of the blue-collar world. We’re not your typical suit-and-tie speakers dishing out corporate buzzwords. Our approach was forged on the shop floor, avoids corporate jargon, and dives into real, gritty stories that resonate with workers, supervisors, and leadership teams alike.

How is Blue-Collar Leadership® different?

Blue-Collar Roots: We understand the challenges of blue-collar life and share the stories to prove it. We tell stories that resonate with bosses in boots, and leadership teams with blue-collar roots.
Practical, Not Fancy: Forget abstract theories. We share transformational stories that hit home, sparking real behavior changes—like better communication, stronger teamwork, and increased accountability.
Built for You: Whether you’re a front-line worker, supervisor, or HR professional in manufacturing, construction, or trades, our training equips you to lead with confidence and get results.

Your team is your greatest asset—yet disengagement, high turnover, and a toxic, low-trust culture are likely hindering your progress and limiting potential. Every team craves transformative leadership: the kind that ignites passion and inspires action, not just micromanages tasks. And every leader benefits from a strong team—dedicated, high-impact players who deliver results without the drama.

With more than 30 years leading blue-collar teams and improving organizations from the inside out, we’ve encountered these common challenges and identified proven solutions.

Blue-Collar Leadership® is designed to help you strengthen your team, increase workforce engagement, and build a high-impact culture that retains and attracts top talent. We specialize in Helping Leaders Engage the Front Line to Improve the Bottom Line.®

Ready to transform your team? Click on one of the buttons below to get started.

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“My first words are, GET SIGNED UP!

This training is not, and I stress, not your everyday leadership seminar! I have never been a part of anything like it. After 30 years in technology and two years in Concrete Construction, I have attended dozens and sent hundreds to the so-called ‘Leadership-Training.’ I can tell you that while all of the courses, classes, webinars, and seminars, had good intentions, nothing can touch what Mack and Ria Story provide. I just wish I had it 20 years ago…I could go on-and-on…100% of the team that attended said that they were ‘blown-away, they did not see that conviction and passion coming.’ Many thanks, Mack and Ria!”

~ Sam McLamb, VP, CMP

Mack and Ria Story understand the leadership challenges you’re facing, and they’re equipped to help you overcome them.

Meet Mack Story: He built his foundation in the blue-collar world, kicking off as a frontline machine shop operator. Over time, he amassed more than 11,000 hours steering hundreds of leaders and teams toward process enhancements, leadership growth, organizational shifts, and cultural overhauls—serving both as an in-house expert and an independent consultant.

Meet Ria Story: She launched her journey as a waitress, juggling her GED and evening community college classes. Climbing the ranks in healthcare, she earned her MBA and rose to Director of Corporate Compliance at a hospital, now bringing over 20 years of hands-on leadership and management expertise to the table.

Together, Mack and Ria specialize in rapidly boosting engagement by forging stronger team connections, enhancing communication, fostering a collaborative environment, and elevating productivity. The payoff? Higher profits, uplifted morale, and lower turnover.

Curious about starting a cultural transformation but unsure where to begin? Take the first step now—reach out to us and explore simple strategies to initiate a transformation that builds unity and boosts performance.

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