298 - Bringing the Greenest Decking Business to Arkansas with Adam Zambanini of Trex

Summary:  On this episode of Startup Junkies, hosts Jeff Amerine and Caleb Talley sat down with Adam Zambanini, President of Residential Products at Trex Company. Trex is an alternative decking company that is one of the greenest companies in the world. Trex has been around for 25 years and recently is expanding into Arkansas. Throughout the episode, Jeff, Caleb, and Adam discussed what it’s like to work at Trex, why they’re expanding to Arkansas, and what the future of the company holds.    Thanks for tuning in!   Show Notes: (1:37) Trex to Arkansas (5:48) Adam's Origin Story (8:33) The Entrepreneurial Spirit  (10:48) Breaking Ground in Little Rock (18:51) Experimenting with New Materials (21:55) Finding Success at Trex (25:20) Why Arkansas? (31:27) The Future of Trex (33:53) Advice to Younger Self and Closing Remarks   Links: Jeff Amerine Caleb Talley Adam Zambanini Trex   Quotes: “So what we're doing is we're trying to create an outdoor living experience, right? We don't want to be just the decking and railing manufacturer. We want to be the solution to that threshold, to your back door.” Adam Zambanini, (5:14)   “I always tell people if there's something you can't accomplish at Trex, it’s kind of on you because the way we've built this company is there's been a lot of very, very smart people. There's been a lot of ideas and…there's a lot of collaboration throughout the walls of Trex. And so no idea is a bad idea. It's kind of our culture…there's a lot of support across the organization.” Adam Zambanini, (14:16)   “We love to get consumer feedback and we love to get contractor feedback because we don't exist without that consumer or that contractor.” Adam Zambanini, (17:55) “We don't just want to just launch new products for new products sake. It's launch the right product…that the consumer wants. So we spend a lot of time and energy on those new products.” Adam Zambanini, (33:37)