Blue Collar Backers - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Meat Your Maker
Backer Ron Douglas uses his expertise to help a threatened bike shop; backer Cameron Davies must double down and finish a project.
Mile High Club
Backers and twin brothers Cam and Cain help restaurant owner and chef David transform wasted space into the first organic market in his town.
Freakin' Banks
Cameron helps construct a mobile nightclub; Brian and Wes help the owner of a coffee shop add an underground tiki bar to his restaurant.
Taco Hell
Wes and Brian get blindsided when their clients back out after a $750,000 investment; a veteran enlists Ron's help to build a high-end barber shop.
Grinding Gears & Making Malt
Backer Ron Douglas is always seeking out new deals and small businesses to help grow, but he finds himself having to quickly shift gears when a client fails to live up to his end of the deal; backers Cam & Cain are looking to expand.
Banked Against the Wall
Ron is called on to boost sales for a custom turbo kit company; a local apparel company receives cash and sweat equity from backers Wes and Brian.
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