PODCAST · business
Mark, My Words!
by Mark Lipton
Podcasts for independent retailers.
Episodes
-
Boycott Sherwin-Williams: Do it Best Members Question Co-op's Leadership
Do it Best members question more than just their cooperative's relationship with Sherwin-Williams, they question the leadership of the man who negotiated the deal, CEO Dan Starr. Plus other questions members had for Mr. Starr, which I'm being nice enough to pass along. Much more to come on this...
-
Boycott Sherwin-Williams! Updating True Value and Do it Best
Do it Best and True Value continue to abandon their independent values while deepening their "partnership" with Sherwin-Williams. A move which has left the cooperative with hardware's worst paint offering, after Benjamin Moore terminated their relationship with Do it Best, costing the group more...
-
The Beige Book recorded September 3, 2026
The Beige Book is published 8x per year by the Federal Reserve, in advance of their Open Market Meeting, to best inform fiscal policy. The new one is out so I thought I'd run through it as addresses the issues on all our minds: the demand for coatings and inflation. Which are currently trending…
more -
THE Podcast: Updating Earnings Across Paint and the Akzo/Axalta Merger
I keep it short, since you might be sick of me by now but the paint news won't stop and so I can't either. Updated earnings from Big Paint and the merger between Akzo and Axalta, which cleared several milestones recently. Plus the bad news about inflation and as always highlighting Heidi's bullshit.
-
Charges Dropped Against Olympian Accused of Damaging Reflecting Pool
Bonus episode this week because there was so much paint news. Charges have been dropped against David Hearn, plus what we learned about the peeling from the government's motion to dismiss. Which confirmed my reporting that the pool was already peeling before Hearn ever got there, though the...
-
Updating Rochester and the Reflecting Pool
I spent last week investigating the situation at the Reflecting Pool, which will continue to peel until they blast it all off, which should be what happens if the contractor Atlantic Industrial Coatings knows what's good for them. Which they may not, considering how it's gone so far. Also, I...
-
Benjamin Moore Shitcans Do it Best
Benjamin Moore CEO Dan Calkins abruptly ended that company's relationship with Do it Best, after the hardware co-op contracted with Sherwin-Williams to manufacture True Value Paints. YES, they still exist! Catch this episode and I'll tell you why he did it. And why True Value Paint retailers…
more -
Peeling at the Reflecting Pool
Why guess what went wrong at the Reflecting Pool in Washington, when you can just listen to this episode and know.
-
LIVE: THE Case(s) Against Sherwin-Williams recorded June 3, 2026
Lawsuits filed over the last 60-days portend lengthy court battles for the world's largest paint maker, exposing Sherwin to the risk that a jury might not be as forgiving as Pennsylvania's DEP. And these cases are just the beginning, because more and bigger are coming.
-
Mark Lipton LIVE: with the CEO of Diamond Vogel Paints Jeff Powell
Recorded May 27, 2026, listen in as Jeff and I discuss the rising price of paint, Diamond Vogel's retail divestiture and the role of the American Coatings Association
-
Mark Lipton LIVE! May 21, 2026 Big Paint's Q1
I cover them all in this quarterly summary
-
Boycott Sherwin-Williams episode Three: Rochester Q & A part 2
As word of what #sherwinwilliams is doing in Rochester begins to spread, people have lots of questions. In the next two episodes I'll share the most common ones, with answers for them all. Because when you know what #sherwinwilliamspaint is doing in Rochester, you'll be as pissed as I am....
-
Boycott Sherwin-Williams Questions and Answers (part 1)
As word of what #sherwinwilliams is doing in Rochester begins to spread, people have lots of questions. In the next two episodes I'll share the most common ones, with answers for them all. Because when you know what #sherwinwilliamspaint is doing in Rochester, you'll be as pissed as I am.
-
LIVE April 29, 2026
LIVE April 29, 2026 by Mark Lipton
-
Mark and Kim: THE 51st State and Tariffs
Mark and Kim: THE 51st State and Tariffs by Mark Lipton
-
Mark and Kim: All in the Family
Mark and Kim: All in the Family by Mark Lipton
-
Mark and Kim: Wage Disparity and Slogging for Corporate
Mark and Kim: Wage Disparity and Slogging for Corporate by Mark Lipton
-
LIVE April 15, 2026
Live updating the news from Sherwin-Williams in Rochester, PA, where the company continues to poison people with no regard for safety or legality.
-
Mark Lipton's Boycott Sherwin-WIlliams: Episode One $83.14 billion
Mark Lipton's Boycott Sherwin-WIlliams: Episode One $83.14 billion by Mark Lipton
-
Plant Based Coatings and Sustainability with guest Gary Dandreaux
Join me and Gary as we discuss plant-based coatings, including products available from Behr and Sherwin-Williams. And sustainability, as the coatings segment continues to work to reduce its carbon footprint.
-
Mark, My Words! with guest Gary Dandreaux Artificial Intelligence in Paint
Join me as I discuss artificial intelligence in paint, with industry veteran Gary Dandreaux. Already making its way into the labs, field, manufacturing and distribution facilities, paint geeks with natural intelligence should keep track of the artificial ones. You can start to do that here.
-
LIVE! Layoffs and Who's Hiring
There have been more than 3,000 layoffs in paint over the last year with likely more to come. I go through them and detail what I know, including what I think I know about what comes next. Which is more than you think, and less than I do! Plus, who's hiring. Because some paint companies still are.
-
LIVE: THE History with Benjamin Moore recorded February 19, 2026
A retrospective on my history with Benjamin Moore, including how I ended up working for that company's CEO, which nobody was expecting. And if you think I'm the type to hold back my criticism of Benjamin Moore because of that employment, it's only because you don't know the rest of THE story.
-
LIVE: Update on Pittsburgh recorded February 12, 2026
A source inside Pittsburgh's stores division gave me the best look behind that curtain since American Industrial Partners acquired the former architectural coatings division from PPG. I report what they shared, adding what I think it means. In case Brian Carson watches the video and wants to know...
-
LIVE Wage Theft at Sherwin recorded 2/5/2026
LIVE Wage Theft at Sherwin recorded 2/5/2026 by Mark Lipton
-
Mark, My Words and Friends! Episode 6 with Steve Rice American vs US Cities part II
In my last podcast of the summer Steve and I finish our conversation about the condition of American cities including a discussion of the book Happy City by Charles Montgomery. American cities continue to suffer from poor planning and decades of maintenance backlogs, so that most offer a degraded...
-
Mark, My Words and Friends! Episode 5 with Steve Rice: US vs European Cities
Paint is not my only interest, though it's been the only topic I've podcasted about. Until now! Over the last several years due to work and good fortune I've spent time in numerous major cities around the US and world. Noticing THE disparities, it's been on my mind to share that experiences with...
-
Mark, My Words and Friends with Steve Rice episode 4 THE Surveys part 2
Because one episode on this topic was not enough! Part two of my survey with independent paint retailers, asking all THE questions Ben Carson and Dan Calkins want to know! Next week, something completely different.
-
Mark, My Words and Friends! Episode 3 THE Survey
Now we get to THE good part: I've begun my work surveying dealer sentiment towards their manufacturing partners. I've only performed a few interviews so far and have already been impressed by how willing dealers are to share their views. Join us as Steve and I discuss this current and most...
-
Mark, My Words! and Friends episode 2 Love Comes Second
Finally back behind the mike, join me as I catch you up on what I've been doing the last few months including talking tariffs, applicators, a recent paint store road trip plus an update on one of several consulting gigs I currently have going on in paint.
-
Mark, My Words and Friends! Episode 1: Tariffs and THE Consultant
Mark, My Words and Friends! Episode 1: Tariffs and THE Consultant by Mark Lipton
-
THE Opportunists-Anthony Ward-Farrell Calhoun
Join me as the president of Farrell-Calhoun, Anthony Ward, shares THE story of his company's transformation in the moments after Kelly-Moore's closing. Unlike Dunn-Edwards, Farrell-Calhoun had not prepared for the closing of Kelly-Moore. As word spread of Kelly's collapse, Anthony and his team…
more -
THE Opportunists-Monte Lewis Dunn-Edwards
As word of Kelly-Moore's closing spread a few companies took fast action to ensure that Kelly's losses would be their gains. Dunn-Edwards was one such company, though their story is less about their response to Kelly-Moore's closing and more about their preparation for the possibility that their...
-
THE Opportunists–Tony Cox HIS Coatings
As word of Kelly-Moore's closing spread a few companies took fast action to ensure that Kelly's losses would be their gains. HIS Coatings was one such company, Join me as the president of HIS Coatings Tony Cox shares how his family's business transformed their business in an instant to capitalize...
-
THE Opportunists-An Introduction!
In the wake of the events at Kelly-Moore three companies took bold action to ensure that Kelly's losses would be their gains, each transforming their businesses in THE process. THE Opportunists is their story! Plus an update on paint news, because independents are doing so well I couldn't keep it...
-
Charles Gassenheimer's Lies Episode 6-This is Where I Leave You
I think I've made my point, so what comes next? For my content, for Gassenheimer, the Flacks Group and for the Kelly-Moore family of now former-employees? This is where you come to find out!
-
Charles Gassenheimer's Lies Episode 5: Last of THE Lies!
This is it for our time with Charlie and His Lying Factory, at least as far as my coverage is concerned. I'm certain his lying will go on! And it's not just the lies he told which were evident at that time we recorded, like his boasts of his success at Corizon or the experience consumers will…
more -
Charles Gassenheimer's Lies Ep 4 Waving THE Red Flags!
THE most aptly named podcast on YouTube! Halfway through that original podcast and Gassenheimer is waving THE red flags!
-
Charles Gassenheimer's Lies Episode 3: Pants on Fire!
When Charles Gassenheimer told me of his experience at Corizon Health on a podcast recorded with the Kelly-Moore CEO he offered Corizon as evidence of executive skills saying the company was doing "fantastic." Which is a fantastic fucking story, but that's all it is! Days after spinning this…
more -
Charles Gassenheimer's Lies Ep 2-It's Something Worse!
The news was not good for Kelly-Moore chief executive Charles Gassenheimer last week as Kelly-Moore became the least of his problems! Watch THE episode here and catch my blog on Thursday!
-
Charles Gassenheimer's Lies-Episode One: In THE Beginning!
News and commentary on the closing of Kelly-Moore, and tracking THE lies of Charles Gassenhemier.
-
THE Paint Geeks Episode One
Join me and my co-host Steve Rice as we test a new format created just for you. If you're a paint geek! This episode I'll introduce you to both Steve and our new format, starting you off with some tips for dealers about diversifying their businesses. And the one about my daughter Miranda. Join us...
-
In THE News! August 21, 2023
In THE News! With News and analysis for independent paint retailers for August 21, 2023. THE earnings! With coverage of earnings and sales results from Sherwin-Williams, PPG and Masco. And guess what? Dealers are doing better!
-
Episode 75 Talking Certifications with Industry Veteran Steve Rice
As a paint retailer it's hard to distinguish your stores from other retailers in the space, often leaving price and location as the only reason a customer favors you over S-W, HD or even another independent. To ensure I stood above THE crowd while calling on NY's industrial coatings users, I…
more -
In THE News! June 26, 2023
My analysis of the paint industry's performance so-far this year. Plus the one about the time John Morikis got caught stretching THE truth! Results and analysis on SW, PPG, Ace, Masco & HD, and THE independent channel! THE best 13-minutes in paint!
-
Episode 74 "Women in Paint" Billie's Painting, Philadelphia
Mother-daughter painting contractors Billie Machain and Veronica Tucci made time in their busy schedules to record a podcast with me recently. THE women are so busy because in addition to managing their rapidly expanding Philadelphia-based commercial painting business the pair were recently named...
-
Episode 73, Jon Dazey-Paint Manager White's Lumber
Now the chain's paint department manager Jon Dazey began his career at White's as an OSR: an all-expenses paid outside sales rep for the chain of lumberyards compliments of Benjmain Moore. (Pssst, they'll give you one too!) And while interesting, we don't spend much time discussing Jon's career...
-
Episode 72 Retailer Matt Rogers of Papenhousen Hardware
Join me as I talk insurance with Matt Rogers of Papenhausen Hardware in San Francisco. Matt is an accidental expert on what insurance independent paint and hardware retailers need: Rogers had to rebuild Papenhausen after a fire destroyed the 100+ year-old business. TWICE! When he was done...
-
Episode 71 Hiring and Retention with Ace retailer Gina Schaefer
Join me as I discuss hiring and retention with Gina Schaefer of the 13-store Washington, DC ACE retailer "A Few Cool Hardware Stores" Despite chronic nationwide labor shortages and high turnover rates for retail employers, Gina continues to hire and retain employees. Gina's strategies, plus her...
-
in THE News! February 16, 2023
In THE News! February 16, 2023. In the news this week are earnings reports from Sherwin-Williams, PPG and RPM. As well as forecasts from all three for a challenging 2023 for paint sellers! Plus, what body part Sherwin chief executive John Morikis most resembles when he bullies his employees!
We're indexing this podcast's transcripts for the first time — this can take a minute or two. We'll show results as soon as they're ready.
No matches for "" in this podcast's transcripts.
No topics indexed yet for this podcast.
Loading reviews...
Loading similar podcasts...
Frequently Asked Questions
How many episodes does Mark, My Words! have?
Mark, My Words! currently has 135 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Mark, My Words! about?
Podcasts for independent retailers.
How often does Mark, My Words! release new episodes?
Mark, My Words! publishes regularly with 135 episodes available. Check the episode list for the typical release schedule.
Where can I listen to Mark, My Words!?
You can listen to Mark, My Words! on PodParley by clicking any episode. We provide an embedded audio player for direct listening, and you can also subscribe via your preferred podcast app using the RSS feed.
Who hosts Mark, My Words!?
Mark, My Words! is created and hosted by Mark Lipton.
URL copied to clipboard!