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Component Connection — 181 episodes
EP 180: Lean Manufacturing & Innovation Abroad
EP 179: Lumber Insights
EP 178: Zero Waste. Full Automation. Inside SBCA’s European Tour.
EP 177: Educational Outreach Beyond the Component Industry
EP 176: Where Expertise Meets Impact - Supplier Education at BCMC
EP 175: Insights & Key Takeaways from the National Housing Supply Summit
EP 174: Connecting Engineers and Component Manufacturers
EP 173: Taking a Look Ahead with the SBCA President
EP 172: Lumber Insights
EP 171: The Value of SBCA's Austin Open Quarterly Meeting
EP 170: SBCA and Components at the 2026 International Builders' Show
EP 169: SBCA Safety Education: Insights from the Inside
EP 168: What Are SBCA Chapters, and Why Are They So Valuable?
EP 167: Lumber Insights
EP 166: An Engineer's Take on Snow Loads, Differential Deflection, and Knowledge
EP 165: Where Education Meets Industry: HBI, SBCA, and the Future of Workforce Development
EP 164: The Hidden Risk in Component Manufacturing (Part 2)
EP 163: The Hidden Risk in Component Manufacturing (Part 1)
EP 162: The Next Chapter in SBCA Education
EP 161: TPI Embarks on Development of Two Industry Standards
EP 160: Lumber Insights
EP 159: Inside SBCA Component Craft: Building Clarity in Structural Components
EP 158: Building Better Communication Between CMs and Framers
EP 157: SBCA's Efforts to Influence the 2027 Model Codes
EP 156: How Component Manufacturers Build Resiliency
EP 155: Lumber Insights
EP 154: The Incredible Value of Talking with Structural Engineers
EP 153: Shaping the Future of SBCA Education with Insights from BCMC and Beyond
EP 152: Inside BCMC 2025: Innovation, Energy, and What’s Next for Our Industry
EP 151: Connecting with the Residential Building Designer
EP 150: SBCA Highlights The Big Green House at HUD’s Innovative Housing Showcase
EP 149: Sneak Peek: Celebrating Women in Construction at BCMC and Framer Summit 2025
EP 148: The Benefits of Early Involvement in Building Design
EP 147: Lumber Insights
EP 146: BCSI Training Drops Sept 2: Your Guide Starts Here
EP 145: What You Need to Know About the Component Warning Notice
EP 144: From Blueprints to Reality - How Dusty Robotics is Transforming Jobsite Layouts
EP 143: Lumber Insights
EP 142: Inside the BCMC 2025 Show Floor - What to See, Who to Meet, & How to Navigate It All
EP 141: Looking at the Benefits of Collaboration Between CMs & Architects
EP 140: Inside SBCA’s New Academy: Micro-Learning, Member Access & What’s Up Next
EP 139: Lumber Insights
EP 138: Building Connections in D.C.: SBCA's Legislative Fly-In & OQM Highlights
EP 137: BCMC Education Sneak Peek: AI, Humanoid Robotics, and Their Future in Component Manufacturing
EP 136: AIA Conference - Thoughts on Talking to Architects About Components
EP 135: Lumber Insights - Steady As She Goes, Now's the Time to Stay Focused
EP 134: Jobsite Packages - Safer Builds & Smarter Delivery for Truss Manufacturers
EP 133: Jones Explores Key Aspects of New ANSI/TPI 1-2022 Standard
EP 132: SBCA's Greg Greenlee Gives Overview of the New BCSI
EP 131: Tomalak Gives Updated Econ Forecast for 2025
EP 130: Baker Gives Insight into Evaluating AI-Based Tools
EP 129: Wadas on Overcoming Challenges to Robotics Adoption
EP 128: Wadas Discusses Challenges Adoption of Robotics in U.S
EP 127: Denoncourt Explores Value-Add Opportunities
EP 126: Roy Gives Recruiting Tips for Next Generation
EP 125: Soule Shares Experience on Proactive Selling
EP 124: Rojas Gives Guidance on Wellness Culture
EP 123: Shepherd & Schwitter Explore BCMC & Framer Summit 2024
EP 122: Jalbert Explores Lumber Production Trends
EP 121: Young Talks About Intentional Leadership Development
EP 120: Tomalak Provides Zonda's 2024 Housing Outlook
EP 119: Taylor Shares Global Perspective on U.S. Lumber Market
EP 118: Austin & Schwitter Hit the Highlights of BCMC | FS 2023
EP 117: Breedlove on How NFC Benefits Framing Industry
EP 116: Zonda’s Tomalak Gives Updated Housing Forecast
EP 115: Burrows on What Negotiation Skills Are Most Vital
EP: 114 Tobin Talks Housing Headwinds and Solutions
EP 113: Taylor on Driving Loyalty and Productivity
EP: 112 Taylor Gives Tips on Motivation and Retention
EP 111: Lohse Talks Value of Framing a Very Public House
EP 110: Ross on Strategies for Implementing Incentives
EP 109: Ross on How to Think About Incentive Programs
EP 108: Halliday Explores Helping Wounded Veterans
EP 107: Blades Explores Laying Out a New Truss Plant
EP 106: Blades on Starting a New Truss Company
EP 105: Johnson on How a Better Culture Equals a Better Future
EP 104: Johnson on the Benefits of Culture Shock
EP 103: Hoyd Explores Challenges Inherent in Growth
EP 102: Hoyd Promotes Value of Leveraging Financial Data
EP 101: Butz Explores the Latest Digital Tools for CMs
EP 100: Parrino Celebrates 100th Episode, Talks Advocacy
EP 99: Hikel Shares His Passion for Industry Charity
EP 98: Gauger on the Benefits of Collaborating with Home Builders
EP 97: Lohse Shares Vision on Growing Market Share for Components
EP 96: Frogale on Important Developments for SBCA
EP 95: Schwieters on the Many Ways Floor Trusses Benefit Their Business
EP 94: Schwieters has Success with Single-Family Floor Trusses
EP 93 Promo: Anderson on Improving Building Plans
EP 93: Anderson on Improving Building Plans
EP 92: Zonda’s Tomalak Gives Q1 2023 Housing Forecast
EP 91: Finkenhoefer on Getting More Out of Your Equipment
EP 90: Finkenhoefer on the 84 Lumber Difference
EP 89: Apex on Expanding into Multifamily
EP 88: Soule Pushes Onsite and Offsite Efficiency
EP 87: Soule on Successfully Selling Panels to Framers
EP 86: Soule on Growing a Successfully CM Operation Today
EP 85: Dasanayake and Lohse on Digital QC Software Development
EP 84: Whelan Discusses What is Driving Industry Investment
EP 83: Hoops Expounds on Benefits of Lumber & Truss Cooperative
EP 82: Herring on Opening a New Facility in Today’s Environment
EP 81: Herring Shares Mindset Change After Housing Crash
EP 80: Dixon and Louws on Looking Overseas for Automation
EP 79: Smith Shares Trussway’s Focus After 50 Years
EP 78: Kerkhoff on Building Customer Loyalty
EP 77: Kerkhoff on the Benefits of the Two-Step Model
EP 76: Lohse Announces Arrival of Digital QC and its Advantages
EP 75: Broach on Starting a New Truss Plant
EP 74: Broach on Planning for Debt-Free Expansion
EP 73: How the Next Generation is Getting Things Done
EP 72: Briggs Talks Panels, Multifamily, and One-Day Bids
EP 71: Wiesen Shares Thoughts on Partnering with Builders
EP 70: Lokkart on Easing Single-Family Builders’ Pain
EP 69: Tomalak Gives Q1 2022 Housing Forecast
EP 68: Carey Explains Why 2022 is the Year to Retool
EP 67: Schwieters on How Field Labor Can Drive Effective Component R&D
EP 66: Schwieters Share How All Components Benefit Framers
EP 65: Ebinger on Rockstar Truss Designers
EP 64: Yasick Discusses Our Evolving Digital Presence
EP 63: Nuess Champions Supply Chain Engagement
EP 62: Frogale Praises Wall Panels and Innovation
EP 61: Frogale Shares Why Technology is Key to Winning
EP 60: Mattingly on LBM Framing Integration
EP 59: Mattingly on Becoming a Turnkey Lumberyard
EP 58: Austin-Shepherd Share What You’ll Learn at BCMC 2021
EP 57: Kozlowski-Dahlstrom Explore the ROI of BCMC
EP 56: Jones Shares How New Relationship Will Benefit All
EP 55: Penland on Attracting New Hires Efficiently
EP 54: Penland on Enhancing Your Hiring Process
EP 53: Ward Explores Strategies to Retain Workers
EP 52: Fleischman & Blenker Talk LBM-Component Integration
EP 51: Fleischman & Blenker on the Road to Solar-Power Robots
EP 50: Tatge Talks NFC and the Professional Framer
EP 49: Tatge on the Motivation Behind Turnkey Framing
EP 48: Saladin on the Best Networking Event this Year
EP 47: Butz on Leveraging the Latest Technology
EP 46: Helgeson on Benefits of Working with Big Builders
EP 45: Helgeson Recommends Data-Driven Expansion
EP 44: Gauger on Overcoming Offsite Challenges
EP 43: Gauger Tells How Offsite Benefits Their Customers
EP 42: SBCA’s Lohse Identifies the Opportunities Ahead
EP 41: Langton Provides Steps to Reduce Insurance Premiums
EP 40: Langton Identifies Insurance Cost-Savings Opportunities
EP 39: Hikel-Valis Use Framing Challenge to Illustrate Efficiencies
EP 38: Hikel-Valis Talk Tight Timelines and Tackling Them Together
EP 37: Hartmann Gives Concrete Steps to Transformative Sales
EP 36: Hartmann Shares How Today’s Sales Innovations are Vital to Success
EP 35: Hikel-Valis Extol the Benefits of Their CM-Framer Synergies
EP 34: Rana and Miller Share How TrussFab Has Evolved its Wall Panels
EP 33: Rana and Miller Share How TrussFab Is Convincing Framers to Use Panels
EP 32: Stroder & Overholtzer Discuss Benefits of Supplier-CM-Framer Partnership
EP 31: Don Groom on How He Overcame Business Challenges
EP 30: Austin Huskey Gives Insight on Family-Owned Company & Buying Raw Materials
EP 29: Ken Kucera Shares 84 Lumber's Component Manufacturing Strategy
EP 28: Margaret Whelan on How Innovations Are Changing the Construction Industry
EP 27: Art Schmon Explores Trends in Wood-Framed Floor Systems
EP 26: Jess Lohse Discusses the Who, What, When, Where & Why of Quality Control & Quality Assurance
EP 25: Hardy Wentzel Shares How CLT Fits Into Today’s Wood Construction
EP 24: Mike Bugbee Discusses the Industry’s Evolution and Approach to Sales
EP 23: Gene Frogale and Jeff Taake Discuss COVID-19 Impacts on Operations
EP 22: Mike Ruede and Scott Ward Share Business Changes Due to COVID-19
EP 21: Joe Hikel and Steve Stroder on COVID-19 Business Practices and Reactions
EP 20: Dave Mitchell and Zach Shepherd on Managing Company Growth
EP 19: Scott Arquilla Reflects on Running a Successful Business in Chicago
EP 18: Jason Ward Shares Best Practices for Onboarding and Retaining Employees
EP 17: Rep. Reggie Stoltzfus Shares How to Be an Advocate for Your Company
EP 16: Dean DeHoog Discusses Business Culture and Management Best Practices
EP 15: Framer Chris Tatge Discusses CM-Framer Partnerships & the Future of Framing
EP 14: SBCA President Mike Ruede Shares Thoughts on How to Better Promote Your Business
EP 13: Gene Frogale Shares His Approach to Component Sales and Marketing
EP 12: Jason Hikel Explores the Advantages of Thinking Outside the Typical IT Box
EP 11: Richard Brown & Jim Finkenhoefer Discuss Business Practices & Their Successful Partnership
EP 10: Barry Dixon Discusses Business Approaches to Integration & Automation
EP 9: Angie & Ashley Stroder Share Their Perspectives About the Industry
EP 8: Matt Layman Discusses Lumber Market Trends with Kirk Grundahl
EP 7: BJ Louws Discusses Lean Manufacturing & Innovation Opportunities with Sean Shields
EP 6: Kirk Grundahl and Evan Protexter Discuss the History and Benefits of Quality Control
EP 5: Greg Griggs & Larry Dix Discuss Value of Face-to-Face Meetings
EP 4: Sean Shields and Jason Blenker Discuss Advantages of Expanding Business
EP 3: Sean Shields Talks With Current SBCA President Greg Griggs
EP 2: Sean Shields Interviews Dean Rana, Owner and President of Truss Fab
EP 1: Jess Lohse Interviews Past President Scott Ward