While we prepare Season 12 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week’s episode, Tim reacts to Matt Bradley’s article, “Business Lesson from Benjamin Franklin: Part One”. Links from this episode: Nominate someone for the HPBExpo Ultimate Read more…
While we prepare Season 12 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week’s episode, Tim reacts to Brandi Biswell’s article, “Office Managers: Differentiators in Organizational Success”. Links from this episode: Nominate someone for the HPBExpo Ultimate Awards Read more…
While we prepare Season 12 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week’s episode, Tim reacts to his article, “Ending Well: How a Rhythm of Reflection Increases Wisdom and Fortitude”
In this episode, we round out Season 11 by answering questions that have come in over the last few months. In this episode, Tim responds to these questions: Don’t miss this episode—and make sure to check out next week’s podcast for our new series of FTM rapid reaction until Season Read more…
Every retailer in our industry wants to eliminate the extremes that the seasonality of our business causes—but how do you do that? In today’s episode, we invited Clay Dennis (Owner, Part Time Business Partners) back to the show to talk about how businesses in our industry can win sales—and grow—regardless Read more…
The issue of electrification isn’t going away—so how should our industry react in light of those facts? In today’s episode, Tim shares a panel discussion that he moderated in New Brunswick, Canada between Gaëtan Thomas (former CEO of New Brunswick Power and member of the Federal Net-Zero Advisory Body reporting Read more…
Everyone looks at the facts before making a decision rather than just trusting their emotions, right? Wrong. The truth is that most people make decisions emotionally and then justify it logically—but why is that? In today’s episode, Tim sits down with Scott Hammer (Director of Sales and Marketing at Striven) Read more…
How do you take over a legacy business and run it when you’re 20 years younger than many of the people who work there? In today’s episode, Tim sits down with Daniel Hammer (Sutter Home & Hearth) and Kyle Titsworth (The Fireplace Showcase) to talk about that transition of leadership. Read more…
A lot of companies think that marketing is about getting your business in front the customer—but that couldn’t be further from the truth. Marketing is simply explaining the problem you solve for your customers. In this conversation, Tim brings on his friend and marketing professional Tyler Anders with Hoffman York, Read more…
Most companies struggle to grow their installation teams because they don’t have a good way to train new people. And whether companies realize it or not, the lack of installers is the biggest lid on the growth of our entire industry. In today’s conversation, Tim sits down with Mark Stoner (President of Read more…