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Dropping Bombs
Brad Lea
4.9 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2026
⏱️ 62 minutes
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This episode was sponsored by Erskine Paving
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Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/
In today's Dropping Bombs episode, Colton Erskine and Josh Sayers break down how they built a thriving asphalt empire—no investors, pure hustle. Colton is the founder and owner of Erskine Paving while Josh serves as his right-hand sales guru. Together they reveal how a $35K phone call grew into 32 employees and 1,200 tons per day capacity in just five years.
From oil rigs to coal mines to owning the game, they expose why sales beats labor and how to build quality over quick cash. If you're stuck trading time for money or afraid to bet on yourself, this conversation is your wake-up call.
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coltonerskine3557
Website: https://erskineconstructionandsealcoat.com/
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Brad Lea is a self-made entrepreneur who turned small-town grit into a multi-million-dollar empire. With over 25 years dominating sales and leadership, he's mentored thousands to outsmart, outwork, and out win their competition. His top-rated podcast, Dropping Bombs, brings raw, game-changing insights from the biggest names in business.
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| 0:00.0 | How much money's in paving? |
| 0:01.3 | Unlimited. |
| 0:01.9 | Hand over fist. |
| 0:02.7 | We've got 90 quotes in a weekend before. |
| 0:04.9 | Everything starts with sales. There is no business without sales. It's two good old boys from West Virginia doing good work. Dude, that's a formula, man. That's what everybody should be doing, no matter where you are, no matter what you're doing. If there ain't leads coming in, you're out knocking on doors. What do you say how I noticed your driveway looks like? |
| 0:21.8 | Yeah, hey, it looks awful. |
| 0:24.2 | No. If there ain't leads coming in, you're out knocking on door. What do you say? How you noticed your driveway looks like? |
| 0:21.8 | Yeah. |
| 0:22.3 | Hey, it looks awful. |
| 0:24.2 | No. |
| 0:25.2 | No, no, no, no. |
| 0:27.0 | What's the one thing you wish someone told you before you started? |
| 0:31.3 | So one thing I recommend is... |
| 0:35.2 | What it is, Brad Lee, back again with another episode of dropping bombs today in the studio. |
| 0:40.6 | Folks, as always, I got a real treat for you. |
| 0:43.7 | Colton Erskine is in the house. |
| 0:45.5 | What's up, Colton? |
| 0:46.2 | What's going on, Big Dock? |
| 0:47.1 | You guys also see his right-hand man over here, Josh Sayers. |
| 0:51.4 | You related to Leo Sayers? |
| 0:53.6 | I am not. |
| 0:55.1 | Josh is his right hand sales guru. Is that right? |
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