Speaking & Training
Keynotes, Workshops, Webinars & Seminars
Focused on business leadership, management training, supervising workers, communication, and safety strategies. All programs are fully customizable for your organization's size and industry.
Delivery Formats
Keynote Speeches
High-impact, single-session presentations for conferences, company events, and leadership summits.
Workshops & Seminars
Interactive, hands-on sessions for teams of any size — half-day, full-day, or multi-day.
Webinars
Live virtual sessions for distributed teams. Contact us to schedule or find the next public webinar.
Who Should Attend
All programs are customizable.
Contact Bart to discuss your organization's specific needs — size, industry, and goals all shape the final program.
All Programs
Keynotes, Workshops & Training Sessions
They're Managers — Now What?
Based on Bart's book of the same name. How to develop blue-collar managers and supervisors — the essential playbook for anyone who just moved "off the tools" into a leadership role.
Audience: New managers, their managers, business owners
"What got them here won't keep them here… or get them to the next level."
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I'm a Manager — Now What?
11 Traits of Successful Blue Collar Managers and Supervisors. For both blue-collar managers and supervisors and the people who manage them. Practical, field-tested, and immediately applicable.
Audience
Frontline supervisors, team leads, HR
Workshop / Seminar
Communications 101 For Managers and Supervisors
The essential guide to communications for managers and supervisors. What to say, when to say it, who to say it to, and how to make the approach — without losing the respect of your crew.
Audience
Supervisors, managers, team leads
Workshop
Blue Collar Bootcamp
The essential elements for effective managers. A high-intensity, hands-on session covering the core competencies every blue-collar manager needs to lead with confidence from day one.
Audience
New and prospective managers
Keynote / Workshop
The Trouble With the Safety Curve
How and what we have to change to get to Zero Safety Incidents. A frank look at why safety programs stall — and the leadership behaviors that actually move the needle toward zero incidents.
Audience
Safety managers, supervisors, executives
Keynote
True North — A Look at the Past For a View of the Future
Revisiting your lessons-learned to be a more effective owner, manager, and leader. A reflective keynote that helps leaders reconnect with what actually works — and what they've been ignoring.
Audience
Executives, business owners, senior managers
Workshop / Seminar
The Key to Success is Never in a Job Description
Creating key accountabilities and working agreements between managers and their managers. Because the real expectations are never written down — until now.
Audience
Managers, executives, HR leaders
Why These Programs Work
Built From the Field Up — Not the Boardroom Down
Bart Gragg spent years in oil and gas, heavy industrial, refinery, and pipeline work before building Blue Collar University®. Every program is grounded in the reality of what blue-collar managers actually face — not theoretical frameworks designed for office environments.
He acts as an interpreter between the levels of management, translating what executives need into language and tools that resonate with frontline supervisors.
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Keynotes, workshops, safety leadership
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Tailored to your industry and team size
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Schedule a Program
Ready to schedule a webinar, workshop, or keynote?
Contact Bart to find out when the next public webinar is available, or to schedule a private session for your team. Call 925.354.0277 or send a message.
It won't cost you anything to find out whether this is a fit for you.