Date posted
Jan
8
Chris Tatge shares how CMs can benefit from partnering with their framers and provides insight into how the framing industry is evolving.
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“As truss designers/sales we tend to stick with what we know, which is often what we learned when we first started in the industry. I appreciate how the podcasts will bring current industry information to light and they tend to keep me on my toes and not let me get stuck in my old ways.” Anonymous avid listener
Date posted
Dec
18
Mike Ruede shares his thoughts on what component manufacturers could do to better promote their businesses and how SBCA’s strategic plan fits in.
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Date posted
Dec
4
Gene Frogale shares the history behind their family-owned business and how his comprehensive approach to sales and marketing has been influential in...
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Date posted
Nov
20
Jason Hikel shares unconventional IT tips and ideas that have contributed to his company’s success.
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Date posted
Nov
6
These two entrepreneurs share how they successfully ran a truss plant together for almost 30 years on nothing more than a hand-shake agreement and...
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Date posted
Oct
16
Barry Dixon shares why his business has integrated up and down the supply chain over the years to make it more successful.
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Date posted
Oct
2
Angie Stroder and her daughter, Ashley, share their experiences as women in a traditionally male-dominated industry.
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Date posted
Sep
18
Matt Layman, president of Layman's Lumber Guide, discusses current lumber market trends with SBCA Executive Director, Kirk Grundahl.
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Date posted
Sep
4
BJ Louws discusses the family business and how structural components became part of their operations.
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Date posted
Aug
21
Kirk Grundahl and Evan Protexter discuss the benefits of quality control in the component manufacturing industry and how it has evolved over the...
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Date posted
Aug
7
Greg Griggs, Builders FirstSource, and SBCA board member Larry Dix, Apex Truss, discuss the value they receive from face-to-face meetings.
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Date posted
Jul
17
Jason Blenker discusses transitioning the general contracting family business into Blenker Companies which operates five independently run businesses.
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