Hire Truckers Podcast

00:00 - 00:17
Aaron Craddock: Welcome to the Hire Truckers podcast where we interview experts in driver recruiting. We provide industry insights, marketing trends, and motivation to help you level up your recruiting game. Welcome to the Hire Truckers podcast. I'm your host, Aaron Kraddock, and this is episode 50. So super excited about this one.

00:17 - 00:35
Aaron Craddock: And I have a special guest. Some of you may know her. Some of you may not. It is Lauren, my lovely wife and biggest supporter in this entrepreneurial journey. And she has some exciting things to share about her upcoming book launch and business around that, and I'm super excited to talk about that.

00:35 - 00:57
Aaron Craddock: And then so this podcast will be a little bit about that. And then this podcast will be about just kind of the origin of starting the business from Krautok Holdings to trucking clicks to hire truckers and, again, being my biggest supporter. And so Lauren, in this whole journey, like, when I was like, hey. I'm gonna launch this business after getting laid off. She was just my biggest supporter.

00:57 - 01:18
Aaron Craddock: She's like, of course, you can do it. Like, just go for it. And so I think in some ways, Lauren believed more in my vision at certain times than I did. And so I have the vision, but it's just nice to have somebody alongside you supporting you every step of the way. And she's been my biggest supporter, biggest fan, and all the crazy ideas I share about building different businesses and things.

01:18 - 01:23
Aaron Craddock: She just kind of says, go for it, and then we do it. So thank you, Lauren, for being on the show.

01:24 - 01:27
Lauren Craddock: Yes. Thank you for having me. I'm excited to to be on the show.

01:28 - 01:44
Aaron Craddock: And so we've talked a lot about on the show about my layoff being a catalyst for launching the business and building out trucking clicks and hire truckers. What were those early days like for you, Lauren? Just, like, you wanna take us back there?

01:44 - 02:09
Lauren Craddock: Yeah. So we were without kids at that point, living in Tuscaloosa. And I was teaching full time, and you were working at a company. And we had both just finished grad school as well. So we were full time, just living it up, full time work, just finished full time school.

02:09 - 02:32
Lauren Craddock: And you were laid off. And we had just bought our first home ever. And so it definitely posed some challenges as far as financially. We had to figure out, okay, what does this look like now that we are down to just a teacher income? But thankfully, we had saved for several years and had a nice cushion to support you jumping into your business.

02:33 - 02:53
Aaron Craddock: Yeah. Because those first two years, I didn't make any money Mhmm. Like, as far as profit out of the business. And, yeah, I just remember God just provided just every step of the way in ways I didn't anticipate. And then there have been several times where we've just kind of put all the chips in in our life in terms of retirement and savings and and things like that.

02:53 - 02:58
Aaron Craddock: And and God's just kind of always provided when we act according to what we feel like he's putting on our heart.

02:58 - 03:20
Lauren Craddock: So Mhmm. No. I think it's hilarious because every time that we save up and and we put aside money, I feel like it then just gets used for a purpose. And so we had to change our mindset on this of we're not saving this money to simply retire or have this twenty, thirty years from now. It's going to be used for some purpose, maybe in the near future or even five years down the road.

03:21 - 03:36
Aaron Craddock: Yeah. It's a lot easier for me to accumulate than to let go. And so the seasons where I've had to let go of all that money that we've saved in some in some scenarios, like saved over a decade and then and then it's gone in twelve months or six months. And Mhmm. Yeah.

03:36 - 04:02
Aaron Craddock: Just trust in God with that and just being obedient to what he calls us to. So next question is you've been my biggest supporter, like, since I had set out on really doing the impossible, building a business towards this vision. How do you balance the business entrepreneurship thing that's ever present that I'm working on and now you're working on? How do you balance that with family?

04:03 - 04:28
Lauren Craddock: That's a great question. I think this idea of there's a perfect balance isn't there. I had to let go of that actually pretty recently when I started my own journey in entrepreneurship. But I think just communication is a big deal. From the very beginning, we had to communicate of what's most important, what values do we hold as a family, where are we going, what type of impact do we want to have.

04:28 - 05:03
Lauren Craddock: And then the day to day choices that we're making, are they lining up with that? And so it even looks like something as simple as having dinner together every night, spending time with our boys. Like, it's a team effort in putting all three of our boys to bed. And, you know, you take the boys on adventures every month, just one on one time with them, which is so valuable. And then just I I'm I have the cool opportunity to be able to do homeschool with the boys as our oldest, he actually goes to pre k a couple days a week, and then I homeschool on the other couple days with him.

05:03 - 05:21
Lauren Craddock: And it's just a neat opportunity for me to invest in them. And so just carving out intentional time, all that to say, like, aside intentional time for family and setting a time for business, putting the phones away when we're with our boys and and just being all present.

05:21 - 05:30
Aaron Craddock: So so your book Own With Intention is about to come out. I know you've teased that on social media. Yes. What inspired you to write Own With Intention?

05:32 - 05:50
Lauren Craddock: So I have known for a long time that I've wanted to write a book. I just didn't know what. And then even growing up, my mom would speak into me just telling me, oh, you're a great writer. You have such a way with words. And so I just clung to that from the very beginning as part of my gifts and my talents.

05:50 - 06:18
Lauren Craddock: And so fast forward a couple years ago, I felt prompted. So we're big faith people, and so felt prompted by God to write down our story. Our story of minimalism specifically and how getting rid of clutter in our lives really freed up time and space and energy for us to be able to do all the business, entrepreneurial, travel that we wanted to be able to do. And so that's where the idea started.

06:19 - 06:22
Aaron Craddock: And so what's the what's the core message of the book?

06:22 - 06:53
Lauren Craddock: Yeah. In our day and age, I feel like we live very cluttered, distracted, entertained lives. And so I really want to be able to equip people to let go of things and be able to intentionally choose what they want in their lives. And and in the book, I share our story with that as well as 20 practices that can help people walk this out in their own life. But really just helping encourage people, like, you can choose what's in your life.

06:53 - 06:59
Lauren Craddock: You can choose the stuff that's in your life. You can choose what you want your impact to look like.

07:00 - 07:27
Aaron Craddock: Yeah. So I was a little resistant to getting rid of things because I'm a collector at heart. But it has been a really cool experience in that the more we've gotten rid of and just kept the things that are important and and quit bringing in as many things to our house, the more yeah. Just time freedom I've had. And then that has spilled over into media consumption, like not not watching the news, not watching a lot of TV or sports or things like that.

07:28 - 07:41
Aaron Craddock: Mhmm. Just because we're on mission and and living with intention. And so it's been a really cool evolution that's really like, when we moved to Alabama, we had two twenty seven foot new haul trucks just full of stuff.

07:41 - 07:43
Lauren Craddock: You mean moved from Alabama to Texas?

07:43 - 08:01
Aaron Craddock: From Alabama. Yeah. When we moved from Alabama to Texas, we had two twenty seven foot U Haul trucks. And when we moved a year later, like, we only had one. And so it's been it's been cool just to see that evolution and then not to miss the things.

08:01 - 08:18
Aaron Craddock: I thought when I got rid of the boxes of stuff or truckloads of stuff Mhmm. Because I don't know how many countless SUV fulls of stuff we've taken to goodwill or given away. And I thought that I would miss all that stuff. And I don't I don't even know what it all was. And that's kind of been the experience.

08:18 - 08:37
Aaron Craddock: And so it's allowed me to let go of more stuff over time. And and, yeah, just just be tied to impact rather than than stuff. Because I I one thing I didn't realize, like, with the cost of stuff, it's not just the dollar cost Mhmm. Of the object or item, but it's how much does it cost to store it, to move it, to clean it, to I mean

08:38 - 08:41
Lauren Craddock: The time. Cost of time.

08:41 - 08:52
Aaron Craddock: The time cost. Yeah. That's what I that's what I'm thinking. It's not not just the physical cost, but the time cost. So that's what I think Lauren's really gonna do is help a lot of people free up time.

08:52 - 09:00
Aaron Craddock: And it's our most precious resource. We all have the same amount of hours in the day. And so if you want to have more impact, you got to choose to do different things with your time. Yes.

09:01 - 09:18
Lauren Craddock: Yeah. And I think it's easy to live on autopilot and just kind of go with the status quo. And so by leaning in and actually intentionally asking yourself, like, what do I actually need in my life? Like, what do I want in my life? How much of it do I need?

09:18 - 09:33
Lauren Craddock: You you're really shaking things up, you know, and and it really has yielded lots of energy and dividends of time back to us. And I wouldn't go back. I I'm like, let's get rid of more. What else can we get rid of? It's like shedding layers of an onion.

09:36 - 09:38
Aaron Craddock: And then I'm still a little more resistant.

09:38 - 09:38
Lauren Craddock: I know.

09:38 - 09:56
Aaron Craddock: But to certain things. So speaking of you, we mentioned, like, intentionality. Mhmm. And and you mentioned impact and faith and things like that. What kind of impact do you want our family and businesses, whether it's Hire Truckers, Trucking Clicks, Credit Holdings, Own With Intention?

09:56 - 10:01
Aaron Craddock: What kind of impact do you want our family to have on the world?

10:03 - 10:33
Lauren Craddock: I want well, I'm thinking more specifically of from my book, but just I really want our family to impact millions, be able to help wake people up and for them to be able to intentionally choose in their life. And I keep going back to that word intention. You know, it's in my book title, but it's what I'm all about of of what are we doing here on earth. Like, what is your God given purpose? And helping other people discover that potential and then actually physically live it out.

10:33 - 10:55
Lauren Craddock: And so, you know, through our various companies and through podcasting and through my book and teaching and all of that, like, I really want people to go, okay. Yeah. Like, I'm here for a purpose, and it's not to be on that autopilot. It's not just to be sit back and be entertained. Like, I can have an impact on the world too.

10:55 - 11:04
Lauren Craddock: I can make a difference. And then for us, just our faith is important as well and and helping other people just see the joy that we have in Christ.

11:05 - 11:51
Aaron Craddock: Yeah. And for me, yeah, just shared vision of impacting millions. And then, you know, that starts with one person at a time, looking at every person as a unique person designed by God and creating his image. And so so with that, yeah, just with all our businesses, like when I'm building teams, like I want to help those people on our different teams to reach their goals, whatever those are, whether it's with our company or with another company, I try to make our vision big enough that we can have their vision be within our vision. They're also often oftentimes, too, they end up doing something else and and then empowering others because that's really how you impact millions is by influencing people, other people that influence and that influence just multiplies.

11:51 - 12:17
Aaron Craddock: And so one thing John Maxwell says all the time is leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less. And so, yeah, that's our goal is just to impact impact and influence people towards their vision and even draw it out of them. Something I'm passionate about is drawing out what is your vision. And then and then I always I'm known for challenging people that they have a vision. I'm like, Okay, well, think 10 times bigger.

12:17 - 12:39
Aaron Craddock: Like, what would that look like? And so that's yeah, that's really what And so we try to because I've been traveling either Lauren and I or I've been traveling, like, I think nine out of the last ten weeks or something crazy like that. And, like, I just got back yesterday, we're headed out of town again on on Monday. And with that, I mean, there's sacrifice. And so we try to tell our kids too, like, why are why are we doing this?

12:39 - 13:01
Aaron Craddock: And we try to tie it back to, again, not not money, but tie it to influence and impact. Like, what if our family can can impact that many people? And then and we also have a shared, like, nonprofit vision and and mission with that too. So just tying it back to that. And as a family, try to track impact, like how many people are we impacting.

13:01 - 13:19
Aaron Craddock: And, you know, being in marketing and data, I got to track it and have a number. So we do that even on that front and try to celebrate with our kids. So we have a lot going on right now. So seven, eight month old, two year old, five year old, you teach.

13:20 - 13:20
Lauren Craddock: Yes.

13:20 - 13:27
Aaron Craddock: You are finalizing your book Mhmm. Coaching business. Mhmm. I'm working on multiple things. Just made an acquisition.

13:28 - 13:57
Aaron Craddock: And, yeah, so multiple things in in parallel. And and we're active in different leadership roles and different organizations, faith organizations, nonprofits, things like that, and that continues to multiply. And so are there habits or routines that help us run at that pace? Because we're often asked, like, how are you guys in all the places you are? So are there habits and routines that we have from your perspective that help us just run at the pace we feel called to in the season?

13:57 - 13:58
Aaron Craddock: Absolutely.

14:00 - 14:23
Lauren Craddock: And I like to think it's happened over time. It's not an all of a sudden thing. Everything changed and we have these habits and we're able to do all these things. I think the consistency of implementing some of these habits I'm about to share have really opened us up to be able to run with the energy and the excellence that we've been doing in all these things. So one of my favorites that we do is Sabbath.

14:24 - 14:48
Lauren Craddock: And so we Sabbath all day Saturdays as a family. And that means that we set aside work. We set aside our to do lists, our I set aside laundry and cooking, and and we just hibernate as a family. And we spend a lot of time outside. And we go on walks, and we read books, and we take naps, and we talk about ways that God has has shown up.

14:48 - 15:16
Lauren Craddock: And and even with littles, I love seeing that our boys, even with our oldest being five, loves this idea of just hanging out with mom and dad all day on Saturday. But leading up to this is our Sabbath dinner on Friday nights. And so we actually get out bread and light the candles, and we gather around the table. And it's almost like this breath of fresh air of, okay. We can take a deep breath.

15:16 - 15:45
Lauren Craddock: We can rest because we are officially starting our Sabbath in the weekend. And we gather and we have several liturgies that we say in order to focus kind of our mind and our thoughts on our faith. But then we just talk as a family, like the wins from the week. And we actually do that at dinner every night and we share, you know, what are our three wins from the day. And even our two year old is beginning to learn how to say, oh, my wins are and then he'll go into his wins.

15:45 - 16:06
Lauren Craddock: And I just love it. It's that it's that cultivating of gratitude and Sabbath and rest. And I think from this rest, then we have the energy that we need to go out into the other days of the week and run hard and run with intention and and live and work intentionally in everything we're doing. So that's probably my favorite. And then, of course, date night.

16:06 - 16:25
Lauren Craddock: We have date night several times a month. And so even with a little one at home, it's important that you and I get away, we are able to have adult conversation over food. And I think that also helps me realize, like, oh, yeah. I'm Lauren. I'm beyond just mom.

16:25 - 16:42
Lauren Craddock: I'm beyond just, you know, teacher or whatever that title might be that can be easy to hide behind. And so I can remind myself, like, I am Lauren, and this is my husband, and we're a team. We're going forward together. We're dreaming together. We're working together.

16:44 - 16:55
Aaron Craddock: Mhmm. Yeah. And we also do one week a year. Mhmm. Because originally, two weeks was the goal, but with all the littles right now, it's one week a year.

16:55 - 17:08
Aaron Craddock: So, actually, we'll be in Arizona next week, and I'm super excited about that. I don't even know how to process that because we haven't had really a break like that in a year or so. Mhmm. Mhmm. And so lots of hiking and envisioning.

17:08 - 17:11
Lauren Craddock: So I And envision too. I'm so excited about

17:11 - 17:17
Aaron Craddock: So we still have the two year old getting up every night and the Eight

17:17 - 17:18
Lauren Craddock: month old. Mhmm.

17:20 - 17:25
Aaron Craddock: So, yeah, we have not I've had a few complete nights of sleep. Lauren is I think I'd like to

17:25 - 17:27
Lauren Craddock: Very little. Yes.

17:27 - 17:33
Aaron Craddock: Since baby when she was traveling to an event. And so this will be the longest stretch of actually getting eight hours

17:33 - 17:54
Lauren Craddock: sleep in a row. So specifically adventures with the boys too, which I love because you are intentionally involved in their life. And even our two year old, he's so cute. He'll he started recently where he watches out the window as we drive down the road, and he'll look for places that he wants to go adventure. And he'd be like, venture, venture.

17:55 - 17:59
Lauren Craddock: And we'll even pack his little snack bag ready to go. So it's so cute.

17:59 - 18:13
Aaron Craddock: Mhmm. Yeah. Example this last week, we I had my friend Chad GBT AI help me out and came up with an idea to go to a sculpture park. Mhmm. And so I took our two year old there and had a little adventure and had a snack.

18:13 - 18:38
Aaron Craddock: And and then we ended up going over to the fire station and the fireman let him hold the hose and showed him all the compartments of the truck and and things like that. And, yeah, really, was just several mentors asked, like, what do you wish you had done differently during the business growth journey? And almost all of them say spending more time with people closest to them. And so Mhmm. Like, don't neglect your marriage.

18:38 - 18:49
Aaron Craddock: And if we don't do date night for one week, it's like clockwork. Like, we'll be out of sync. And, yeah, and Lauren will be like, I don't know. Like, everything's like, we're not connected. Yeah.

18:49 - 19:08
Aaron Craddock: It's true. I don't know you. And it's like and I'm like, do realize it's just because we haven't been on a date in eight days? Yes. And and so that rhythm because, yeah, chasing three littles and and getting stuff around and all the different business ventures and leadership things we do.

19:08 - 19:16
Aaron Craddock: There's just like like, we might be in the same home and see each other, but not actually have an adult conversation.

19:16 - 19:17
Lauren Craddock: Right.

19:17 - 19:26
Aaron Craddock: And then the adult conversations late at night are usually like, what groceries do we need to get or Right. Like, what do we need to pack?

19:26 - 19:27
Lauren Craddock: What What time are you Yeah. Eating

19:29 - 19:36
Aaron Craddock: That's about the extent of the conversations. Yes. And so, yeah. And nothing fancy. Just going to dinner.

19:36 - 19:49
Aaron Craddock: Mhmm. Or talking in the car on the way to some something. That's been amazing. Now let's take a minute to thank today's sponsor. Do you hire truck drivers in hard to fill areas, or do you need help creating efficiency in your recruiting department?

19:49 - 20:22
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20:22 - 20:23
Aaron Craddock: Like, any any advice?

20:23 - 20:44
Lauren Craddock: That's good. I would say a couple of different things. Number one, communication. It's I mean, I feel like any type of marriage book you read or class you go to or anything, they they always talk about communication. But it is absolutely key for each person to be able to come to the table in a respectful manner and say, hey.

20:44 - 20:56
Lauren Craddock: Like, these are my thoughts and dreams. This is the way I I feel prompted to to go forward. Like, what are your thoughts about it? What concerns do you have about it? What wants and needs do you does each person have?

20:56 - 21:11
Lauren Craddock: And and kinda bringing it all to the table. And I think then through that communication process of coming up with an idea of, okay. Well, what do we want our impact to look like? What do we want our vision to look like? What do we want this new business to look like?

21:11 - 21:38
Lauren Craddock: And within that, what rhythms do we wanna continue to have, or do we wanna cultivate going forward? Because I think if you just launch into that business and you don't have an idea together of your plan of where you're going or, hey. I would really love if we could still do family dinner every night. That's something I'm so grateful. Like, you make it a priority to be home every night.

21:39 - 21:59
Lauren Craddock: And very occasionally, there have been seasons where, you know, you might have to work later. But I would say 95% of the time, we do family dinner every night together. And I'm so grateful for that rhythm, but that's something we communicated early on. Like, we want family to be a priority. It is ultimately not about making money.

21:59 - 22:20
Lauren Craddock: It's not about making a name for ourself. It's not about any of that. And we wanna make sure that we're focused on the right things. And then I think number two is just continuing to come back to that shared idea and vision because over time, that can change. And I think I mean, I'm just even thinking about our own business journey.

22:20 - 22:39
Lauren Craddock: I mean, it's changed over time. There have definitely been some consistencies. But just for both of us to show up and say, hey, in this season, I'm probably gonna have to travel more. Like, what are your thoughts about that? Lauren, what do you need during this time in order to feel supported when I'm gone?

22:39 - 22:52
Lauren Craddock: And so it's just coming together as a team and realizing that it's not me versus the business. It's all of us together going in the same direction and in that same calling forward.

22:53 - 23:14
Aaron Craddock: Well, a lot of this, like kind of a catalyst point, was when we moved to Austin. And so which I think I've shared this story on the podcast. I'm not sure. But long story short, we prayed about it. I felt like God was clearly saying, like, make a change, which turned in to move somewhere.

23:14 - 23:30
Aaron Craddock: Mhmm. And then within less than sixty days, we were in Austin, and everything changed, like jobs, places, connections, friends, relationships. I mean, everything, like, in a less than sixty day period. And so that was three and a half years ago. Mhmm.

23:30 - 23:41
Aaron Craddock: And so what's one cool thing, like, door that's opened just kind of as a result of taking that action and and making that move.

23:41 - 24:03
Lauren Craddock: Absolutely. There have been so many neat opportunities that have arisen coming to Austin and just different relationships. And one of the coolest probably is that we were asked to be part of a mastermind group. And I met a great friend named Catherine Gordon, and she's amazing. She's a powerhousewoman.

24:03 - 24:25
Lauren Craddock: And long story short, she and her husband, John, are publishing my book. And so it's just cool the way all of that lined up and those relationships came together. Yeah. I mean, it's just been neat. It's been story after story, I feel like, since we've moved here to Austin of just how God's opened doors and just shown us those next steps.

24:25 - 24:38
Lauren Craddock: And I think part of it is that we were open and that we are willing to try the next steps. And, yeah, he's continued to just pave the way, I feel like. And you've had so many of those stories too.

24:40 - 24:42
Aaron Craddock: Every week. Mhmm. It's wild.

24:42 - 24:43
Lauren Craddock: It is.

24:43 - 25:00
Aaron Craddock: Yeah. It's just being obedient and, yeah, taking action. And then you don't even know what the next door is that's gonna open and and it opens. And and, yeah, one thing we've done in the business is, like, we pray, like, that we'll pick up the right clients. We started this, I think, six months into the business.

25:00 - 25:36
Aaron Craddock: So six or so years where every single day, at least one or two of us, every single Monday, at a minimum of two of us and sometimes more on the team, just pray that God will open doors with the right clients and close doors with their own clients. Mhmm. And we we kind of have that philosophy just as as the couple to like open relationships like that we should have in the season and and then close doors that we don't. And sometimes I get frustrated that doors he might close in the short term, but then I look back on it a couple of years later or six months later and I'm like, oh, that was so that this could happen and this opportunity could happen.

25:36 - 25:37
Lauren Craddock: And Exactly.

25:37 - 26:01
Aaron Craddock: But, yeah, there's no substitute just from yeah, just action. And and and kinda just to to circle back around at the beginning, like, the layoff. Like, what I communicated to Lauren is like, hey, I'm gonna give this two years. Like, no matter what Mhmm. Even if we go to zero or negative, put stuff on credit cards like we're going go all in and then I've just got to give it at least two years.

26:01 - 26:13
Aaron Craddock: And that's yeah. And then, you know, two years turned into six, seven years. Mhmm. And then same thing with the podcast, which is kind of cool that today is episode 50. And so coming up on 52.

26:13 - 26:40
Aaron Craddock: And since we're biweekly, that if you do the math, that's two years of just doing the Hire Truckers podcast too. And so and then we're launching, you know, other podcast. Lauren's launching one with her brand, and then I'm launching another one with a recent acquisition that I made. And so, yeah, it's just cool. The journey and and Lauren just I have to say that just specifically thank you for supporting me in my crazy antics and vision.

26:40 - 26:59
Aaron Craddock: And and it's been fun to see you start envisioning as well because that was more of a Erin trait when we got married and a Lauren trait. And so I'm actually excited about this next week where we get to go through and really ask some deep questions and be like, what do we want the next what do we want the next three years to look like?

26:59 - 27:00
Lauren Craddock: Yes.

27:00 - 27:04
Aaron Craddock: And so, yeah, just live life by design and live with intention.

27:04 - 27:05
Lauren Craddock: Yes.

27:05 - 27:08
Aaron Craddock: And own things with intention.

27:08 - 27:08
Lauren Craddock: Yes.

27:09 - 27:19
Aaron Craddock: Exactly. So as we as we kinda wrap up the show, Lauren, is there any other just parting advice for the audience or something you wanna share that we didn't get into?

27:21 - 27:57
Lauren Craddock: I would just encourage those couples that are thinking about entrepreneurship or honestly just couples in general to look at each other not as each other's enemy or as you're against someone else, but think of your spouse as someone that you can pull together with. And then communicate. Communicate the design that you want your life to look like and be specific with it. And I that's one thing I've really appreciated about our relationship because we and and that I've learned from you even, Erin, of envisioning. Like, what do I want this to look like?

27:58 - 28:22
Lauren Craddock: And or what could it look like? And it might look very different than 90 of the people around me. And then just leaning in and praying and asking, Lord, okay. Like, what's that next step? But just envisioning and taking action Because we don't have it all figured out, and we're literally just taking it a step at a time and just hoping to be able to impact other people and encourage other people along the way.

28:22 - 28:46
Aaron Craddock: Awesome. Well, thank you for your time, Lauren. This is Erin with And the Hire Truckers podcast, and I appreciate you joining us today and just hearing more about I know this isn't like the typical show we do, but hearing more more about the origin and and this business would not exist without Lauren and her support, not even close. Like, hire truckers wouldn't exist. Trucking clicks wouldn't exist.

28:46 - 29:06
Aaron Craddock: And so this is, yeah, my number one friend and fan of the business. And, yeah, we're still just getting started. So Yes. If you wanna wanna join us, just reach out on hiretruckers.com or truckingclicks.com. And and then also more than anything, go to ownwithintention.com.

29:07 - 29:15
Aaron Craddock: You want to live with a little bit more intention and sign up for the newsletter. And so we'll have that in the show notes. But ownwithintention.com. Thank you for your time.

29:15 - 29:17
Lauren Craddock: Yeah, absolutely. Thanks for having me.

29:17 - 29:30
Aaron Craddock: Thank you for joining us today. Our goal with the Hire Truckers podcast is to provide industry insights, marketing trends, and motivation to level up your recruiting game. If we added value, take a few seconds to share this with your network. Have a great week.