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Component Connection — 202 episodes · page 2 of 3
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