Component Connection

This podcast focuses on everything from production and marketing best practices to risk management and leadership tips.

We are interviewing fellow component manufacturers and industry experts and teasing out valuable nuggets you can use to improve your company.

You can listen to the podcast at your desk, in your car, while eating lunch, even while you’re falling asleep at night.  Whenever you choose to listen, you can absorb this valuable information when it’s convenient for you!  It's Off-site. On-air.

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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

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Art Schmon discusses how floor system framing options have evolved over the years and the market pressures that have driven those changes.

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Listen in as Jess Lohse and Molly Butz from SBCA staff discuss the specifics of SBCA’s Digital QC and SBCRI’s Independent 3rd Party Inspection...

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Hardy Wentzel explains what CLT is, what prompted its original development, and what is driving its current adoption in North America.

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Mike Bugbee shares his perspectives on the evolution of the component manufacturing industry through the lens of his long career at Simpson...

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Listen as Gene Frogale and Jeff Taake relate on how their organizations have reacted to COVID-19 and their outlooks for the immediate future in the...

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Mike Ruede and Scott Ward discuss the various challenges COVID-19 has created for their businesses and what they are doing to overcome them.

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Joe Hikel and Steve Stroder discuss their reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic and how they're leading their businesses through the various challenges...

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Dave Mitchell and Zach Shepherd discuss how they are evolving EBD to grow while still retaining a loyal customer base in a competitive market.

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Scott Arquilla shares how his family got started in the homebuilding industry and the unique challenges they faced operating in the Chicago market.

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Jason Ward shares best practices for hiring new employees, creating a positive workplace culture, and understanding applicable HR-related regulations.

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Reggie Stoltzfus shares his experience as a component manufacturer (CM)and member of the Ohio House of Representatives.

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Dean DeHoog shares his own approach to management and gives insight into the US LBM culture.

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