When I Grow Up

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A real time show following the weekly process, progress and journey of a young man (Parker Magee). Parker has decided to drop out of college and learn the ins and outs of a concrete coating company TSR. Parker will train in every area of the business over the next year. If Parker is successful, at the end of the year he will be given his own TSR location. The stakes are high.  

Jeff Gear - Parker Magee


    • Jan 6, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 45m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from When I Grow Up

    When I Grow Up: Where we are 2 years later (2023 Update)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2024 44:08


    Final Episode... Does Parker Get His Own Location??

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2021 90:44


    ***THIS EPISODE BEGINS WITH A RECAP OF THE ENTIRE SHOW... TO SKIP RECAP, JUMP AHEAD TO 00:08:25**

    Parker is NO LONGER going to Texas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2021 46:20


    On this episode of When I Grow Up, we find out how Parker's time in Texas was, and the reasons why he is no longer moving to Texas.All of this and more in Ep. 20!

    Formal Education = A Living | Self Education = A Fortune... (Feat. Tony Hoty)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2021 38:12


    Parker, Jeff, and Joey travel to Orlando, Florida to attend Lead Con (a marketing convention) hosted by  home-improvement-industry mogul and college drop out, Tony Hoty.Find out why Tony highly recommends to think twice before going to college...All of this and more in Episode 19! 

    Parker Isn't Happy...

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2021 46:50


    Things were looking up at Parker's Madison location until it suddenly came to an abrupt halt...Someone is on the chopping block... but who?All of this and more in Ep. 18!

    He Has A $1.8 Million Business, And No High School Diploma... (Feat. Jerrad Luedeking)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 29:20


    In this episode we hear from 24 year old entrepreneur Jerrad Luedeking who dropped out of High School after his freshman year and went on to build a business that generates nearly $2 Million per year. Jeff Gear walks Jerrad through what he needs to change if he wants to grow further, and how he may be currently hurting his own business...This episode is full of practical items that can be applied to anyone looking to grow (or start) a business.All of this and more, on Ep. 17.

    No College? No Problem. (Learn To Sell Yourself)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 35:28


    In this episode you will:1.) Hear the final Results of Parker's sales challenge... How well can he sell?2.) Find out why Parker got called back to 3 jobs after he had already finished them...3.) Learn how you can improve your ability to sell4.) Hear about some awesome opportunities to work right here at TSR.All this and more, on episode 16.

    Parker VS. Taylor (Salesman Showdown) ***Read Description***

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 29:32


    ***This episode was filmed as a vlog (video) and has a few elements that will make more sense if viewed on YouTube. You can still listen to this Audio Only episode here to find out who wins***YouTube Link: https://youtu.be/vKyhQimr7_YIn this episode Parker goes up against Taylor, one of TSR's salesman who has been in the sales game for quite some time. Parker's goal is to close more sales than Taylor, but Parker has ZERO experience in sales...Learn how to improve your sales game, and find out who wins on episode 15.

    What Jeff's Mom Really Thinks…

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2021 47:15


    In this episode we find out...You Just have to hear it from her...Listen to Ep. 14 now!

    Parker IS leaving...

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2021 63:28


    In this episode, we find out why Parker is leaving... 

    Parker Made Him Quit College...

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2021 62:07


    In this episode, we have a surprise guest who was influenced by Parker's decision to drop out of college...Find out who this person is, where they are now, and if this was the right decision.All of this and more in Ep. 12!

    Why Do People Hate Me?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2021 63:20


    Our first episode of 2021, after a short break for the holidays!In this episode we talk about the HATERS. How is it that people that don't even know you, hate you? You do not want to miss one second of this episode. All this and more in Ep. 11.

    Parker Had No Idea She Was Here...

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2020 50:37


    In this episode, we have a surprise guest that is very close to Parker...Find out what she, and those closest to Parker, think about his most recent choices...All of this and more in Episode 8! 

    What It's REALLY Like Working For Parker... (Joey LIVE On The Jobsite)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2020 43:12


    *Watch Footage from the jobsite Here:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOXMgS1FPNUVkIzNoyudi-AIn the last episode, we decided that Joey was going to spend a day on Parker's crew to see what it's really liking working for Parker...Find out the answer, and more in Ep. 7!

    IS PARKER GOING BACK TO COLLEGE???

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2020 40:12


    In the last episode, we dove deeper into Parker's reasoning for dropping out of college, and how he believed it may have been the best decision he's ever made!But... was Parker wrong? This episode features an actual TSR customer who Parker and his team laid a floor for. Find out what this customer thinks of Parker and his crew. All of this and more in Ep. 6!

    Parker Dodged A Bullet

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 39:51


    In the last episode we talked about Parker's experience being his own crew leader… COO and Co-Founder Tyler Russell made it VERY clear that he does not believe Parker is anywhere close to being ready to run his own location, but he is asking all the right questions.In this episode, we dive deeper into Parker's reasoning for dropping out of college and how that may have been the BEST decision he's ever made. All of this and more in Ep. 5!

    Parker Becomes His Own Boss (Feat. Tyler Russel)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2020 38:18


    In the last episode, Jeff confronts Nate and Parker for being "messy" and lacking attention to detail. Although there were challenges, Parker was able to rise above them and move on to the next phase. Now, Parker is a Crew Lead, and has the challenge of training new team members. Parker may have thought being a crew lead would be easy, but is he in over his head? All of this and more in Ep. 4!

    Jeff Confronts Parker and Nate (LIVE!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2020 47:02


    In the last episode CEO Jeff Gear was not impressed with Parker's progress. Parker was working under Nate (TSR crew lead). Jeff points out that Nate is "messy" and lacks attention to detail... Nate knows that he has to either "shape up or ship out". All of this and more, in episode 3.

    Parker Messed Up...

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2020 38:46


    In the last episode Parker was receiving nothing but praise from his crew leader "Wink". Parker very successfully completed phase one of his training! But things aren't going so well in phase two... In fact CEO of TSR Jeff Gear is not impressed with anything Parker has done in so far in this phase of his training... Find out what's going wrong on Episode 2!

    Phase 1 - Parker Learns Installation

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2020 42:22


    In phase one, Parker is learning how to install concrete coatings. This episode features Wink Pirello who is the crew leader teaching Parker this incredibly detailed and sweaty process. Wink is considered "the best of the best" when it comes to concrete coating installation. Find out if Wink thinks Parker has done well enough to move on to phase 2, or if he needs to be held back??All this and more, in Ep. 1

    The Introduction - (With Parker Magee and Jeff Gear)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020 23:52


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