Pro Insider: Be the best boss you can be. It starts with caring about their success 03 04 2021
Running your design, retail, or construction company is a hard job. Being a part of the management team is a tough one as well. However, as part of management you are the leaders of company culture. It comes down from the top. Today we will talk about how you can affect culture and keep those […]
Pro Insider: Are you tracking your leads? Are they growing? 2 25 2021
Tracking your incoming leads is an important task. Are they shrinking? Are they growing? Are you closing them? This is an important data point, so you know if you are bringing in enough clients to keep your business growing at your pace. That way you catch the problems before they get to be a massive […]
Pro Insider: Why you might want to wait before upgrading your fleet of work vehicles. 2 18 2021
This has been a wild week across the country with weather. However, with our push for electric vehicles it has exposed an Achilles Heel to recharging that vehicle. In my area and in many others this week there have been massive power outages. At my house we were down for about 5 days. I am […]
Pro Insider Special: Learning from Failures 2 11 2021
Failure is never fun. What can we learn from it? A lot! Here are my quick tips in preventing and dealing with things when they go sideways. Our industry saw things go sideways this week for many people. Lets see how we can learn from it. Thanks for listening to Around the house if you […]
Pro Insider: Building your A Team 2 4 2021
Just like in football you can’t just have one big player and the rest follow along to success. In Construction, Design, and Remodeling it takes a solid team for you to win. No matter what you define winning as. Let’s talk about the key mindsets to have around you and the ones you need to […]
Pro Insider: Tough love on Continuing Education for remodelers, builders and designers. 1 28 2021
For many continuing education can be a drag. Its not fun to sit in a classroom and learn in an industry you have worked in for decades. However, your best opportunity in the next year is right now for learning a little about this ever-changing world of construction. Take a listen to this week’s Pro […]
Pro Insider: My predictions for the Kitchen Design industry and your business plan 1 21 2021
For our Pro Insider today I predict some changes that will effect how Kitchen and Bath Designers do business in 2021. If you work in a lumberyard, design studio, Kitchen and bath remodeling company, or are an independent designer. This special is for you. Check it out! We would also like to thank our sponsor […]
Don’t let your Remodeling or Design business fall into the politics trap. 1 14 2021
We are in some divisive times right now. We have half the country thinking one way and the other headed in another direction. How is your company going to handle that? Do you have policies in place to keep your employees from making your company the focus of tomorrows headlines? How are your online meetings? […]
Pro Insider: My predictions for 2021. What are we in for? 1 7 2021
Seven days in and we are already wondering what is going on in 2021? Did it just tell 2020 to hold its beer? Here are my predictions for our construction and design industry for 2021 and where I see things headed. All that and MORE in today’s Pro Insider podcast. We would also like to […]
Pro Insider: Your review of 2020 and how to be more profitable in 2021 12 31 2020
I think we can all agree 2020 was a strange year for any business. Even with it being a wild time we still need to review what was profitable and what did we do that wasn’t. This review can make a HUGE difference in your next year so that you can focus on your business […]