Pro Insider: Time to get your head on right with Certified Life Coach and Rockstar Carrie Akre 12 16 2020
If you look Carrie Akre up on Wikipedia it talks about her being an American musician best known for her work with Seattle underground bands Hammerbox and Goodness. Often referred to as, “The Queen of Seattle Music” she has taken on a new project with her Carrie Akre Creative https://www.carrieakrecreative.com/ and has been spreading her wisdom and helping […]
Pro Insider: Why large kitchen and bath showrooms are the dinosaur for 2021 12 10 2020
This pandemic has created a ton of new buying habits. Your customers and clients are changing. To be fair I have been using this business model successfully for nearly 15 years. It is nothing new in my world but 2021 is going to finally be the death of the large and expensive kitchen and bath […]
Pro Insider: Are you ready for 2021? Its going to be different! 12 3 2020
Is your business ready for 2021? It is going to most likely be WAY different this next year and are you ready for it? Lumber prices are starting to settle down a little bit and there are still shortages of materials across North America. Let’s talk a little bit about what I think might happen […]
Pro Insider: Increase productivity with some time off 11 19 2020
I am SOOO bad at this! Taking time off and using that vacation time is an important part of the work environment. You can be so much more producing resetting and recharging your internal batteries. Burn out is easy in 2020 so let’s talk about how to make things better for the holidays and 2021 […]
Pro Insider: Giving Back to your community 11 12 2020
As I am getting ready for our annual telethon for Operation Helping our Heroes on AM 860 the Answer on Friday the 13th we talk about your team or business giving back to the community. What are you doing to help others out? What is your passion? What subject is passionate for your team? There […]
Pro Insider: This election with legalized drugs and your construction business 11 5 2020
We don’t talk politics on Around the House with Eric G but the election this year changed a ton of laws in many states with what Federally has been called illegal drug use. Here in my State small personal use amounts of all controlled substances have been basically made legal (Not Federally). How is this […]
Pro Insider: Two things you should be doing for your business right now that save you thousands 10 29 2020
For many in the residential construction industry this has been a record year. With DIYers taking on projects and contractors working as hard as they can to keep up a good year can cost you a LOT of extra money. Here are my tips to keep you on track… right now you can still do […]
Pro Insider: Are you protecting your assets? You might get a cease and desist letter one day? 10 24 2020
In today’s Pro Insider podcast we talk about YOUR BRAND. Are you protecting it? Lets talk the basics about trademarking your name. Coming up in a future episode we will bring on a trademark attorney to discuss the details but lets talk today about WHY you should be looking into this. You could just be […]
Pro Insider: What is the weak point in your business? 10 15 2020
What is that weak point in your business? Is it the phone calls coming in? Are you taking each and every call and making that caller feel comfortable in their choice to call you? How do you tackle some of those points that are holding your company back? Here are my quick tips on helping […]
Pro Insider: Are you watching your costs and lead times? 10 8 2020
Times like these can be brutal to a contractor, wholesaler, and designer. Costs are increasing due to lack of materials and lead times are all over the place. Items you could get on the shelf might be three months out and you have already started the project. Right now is the time you lean on […]