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Walls & Ceilings 'If Walls Could Talk' — 277 episodes

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QXO Just Changed the Game-Here's What Contractors Are Asking

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Marketing Strategies That Really Work!

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Al Agents: The Key to Never Missing a Lead

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NWCB's Annual Wall and Ceiling Conference Banks on Sunshine, Higher Learning

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The Hidden Cost of Using AI: Why Contractors Must Add It to the Scope

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How SPFA Is Elevating the Spray Foam Industry in 2026

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Immigration Reform: Understanding the Dignity Act

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Professional Standards that Protect Your Roofing Company

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What R-Value Really Means

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Dear Anna: AI Is Changing How Customers Find Contractors

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From the Attic to Advocacy: The Attic Queen

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Dear Anna: AI In Construction—Transforming Client Acquisition

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I-9 Audits, Raids and Contractor Compliance

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Why 2025 Was a Turning Point for the Spray Foam Industry

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Legal Insights: The Art of Accounts Receivables

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I-9 Raids Are Rising - Don't Get Caught Off Guard

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Western Partitions Inc: Walls & Ceilings' Contractor of 2025

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Dear Anna: Why are Videos Essential in Marketing?

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Smart Software Decisions: Advice from Trent Cotney

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Understanding Air Barriers in Building Construction

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How Contractors Are Answering the Call in Jamaica

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Top Exterior Plastering Contractors

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ICE Shake-ups and Immigration Enforcement

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The Home Depot’s Acquisition of GMS: What It Means for Contractors, Employees, and the Future of Distribution

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The Retention Playbook: Never Lose a Customer Again

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Vapor Barriers Explained: Clearing the Air on Moisture, Codes and Spray Foam

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Alert! Visa's Oct. 1 Rate Hike Could Cost You Big!

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Inside NCPI's First White Paper: Rethinking OSHA for Safer Jobs

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USG’s Diane Earll Reflects on 30-Year Journey, Innovation, and the Future of Construction

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Hurricane Readiness: What Contractors Must Do Now

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Learn About Military Warriors Support Foundation at METALCON 2025

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Continuous Insulation 101: The easiest way to a high-performance building

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Navigating Workmanship and Material Warranties

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OSHA Expands Self-Auditing for Contractors

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Can't Miss Class at METALCON - Back Office Success

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The Right Way to Disclose Surcharges to Customers

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Breaking Down the Big Beautiful Bill and OSHA Enforcement Update

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The Evolution of Ratio Monitoring in Spray Foam Insulation

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AI for Impact: How to Harness Its Power Today

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Dear Anna: How Do I Optimize for AI Overviews?

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TLPCA and Texas Contractors Launch Workforce Initiative

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The Hospitality Wheel: A New Blueprint for Leadership in Construction

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You Hired Them, You Own It: Subcontractor Liability in Construction

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Update on Steel Tariffs, ICE Enforcement

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Innovating the Envelope

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Sales in a Slow Economy

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Handling OSHA Punchlists and Walkarounds

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Dear Anna: Test Your Website for Accessibility, Free and Fast!

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Celebrating Ron Rice: CISCA's Highest Honor Recipient Speaks Out

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Optiline Continues Upward Growth Beyond its New England Roots

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A Hawaiian Perspective on-the Wall and Ceiling Industry

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Tariffs, Immigration & M&A-What Contractors Need to Know Now

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NWCB's Wall and Ceiling Conference 2025

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Dear Anna: How Can I Optimize Lead Generation?

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The Enormous Savings of Utilizing Software on Jobsites

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Oaks Brothers of Arkansas Knows How to Plaster

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A Big Move: Trim-Tex Acquires Plastic Components

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Unlocking Opportunites: EIMA’s Grant & 2025 Annual Meeting

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Education and Understanding in the Trade Show Season

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Legal Impact of Tariffs on Roofing

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Top 25 Insulation Contractors

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Get Ready for IIBEC 2025: Events You Can’t Miss

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Credit Cards, Fraud, and Bankruptcy Insights

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Highlights from Trump’s First Executive Orders

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Big News and What's Ahead for CISCA!

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G&G Insulation—Idaho’s Premiere Subcontractor

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The Super Bowl, Sunshine and Spray Foam

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Episode 211: Legal Prep for 2025

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Episode 210: Dear Anna: Brand Development and Best of Success

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Episode 209: Dear Anna: What Did We Learn From Marketing From the Election?

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Episode 208: W&C’s Contractor of 2024—Curtis Partition

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Episode 207: What the New Administration Means for the Spray Foam Industry

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Episode 206: Top Preparation Tips for Extreme Weather Conditions

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Sponsored: How Can an Acoustical Ceiling Save Energy?

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Episode 205: Understanding the Greater Hazard Clause: Safety First

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Episode 204: The Great Heights of the Building Arts

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Episode 203: Four Year College for the Creative Minds! Check This Out!

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Episode 202: Hurricane Recovery Efforts in Florida

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Episode 201: Beware of Spray Foam in a Can—The Imposters

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Episode 200: Agent Walls Systems on What it Means to be a Top 50 Contractor

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Episode 198: Phampena: The Meaning of Family

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Episode 197: Do You Know Your Company’s Policy on Marijuana Use?

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Episode 196: How to Address Fraud and Slow Money

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Episode 195: Nancy Brinkerhoff: 2024’s Leadership Award Winner

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Episode 194: The ABCs of Marketing 2024

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Episode 193: IIBEC’s BES 2024 Symposium Heads to Toronto

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Episode 192: Dear Anna: Make Your Message Win During Elections

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Episode 191: One to One Consent Amendment Changes You Need To Know!

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Episode 190: Cincinnati Interiors: Training the Future

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Episode 189: Are Insurance Premiums Still an Issue for EIFS Contractors?

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Episode 188: The Specialty EIFS and Stucco Contractor

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Episode 187: Ban on Non-competes What You Need To Know Today

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Episode 186: Protecting Your Business from Fraud

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Episode 185: Resiliency in Retrofit Roofing

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Episode 184: Partner’s Insulation: Working for the Customers

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Episode 183: Understanding Independent Sales

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Episode 182: Top 3 Hiring Tips

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Episode 181: Dear Anna: Where to Use AI in Marketing?

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Episode 180: Utilizing EIFS for Greater Long-term Benefits

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Episode 179: Using Spray Foam in Metal-skinned Buildings

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Episode 178: Cybersecurity Insight: Top Hacks You Must Know Now!

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Episode 177: Dear Anna: What Can I Do to Increase Social Posts?

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Episode 176: A Proud New England (Patriot) Drywaller

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Episode 175: ADI Soaks Up the BUILD24 Experience

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Episode 174: Utilizing the Current Goldmine of Your Database

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Episode 173: 2024—The Year Ahead for the Spray Foam Industry

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Episode 172: The Rapidly Evolving Technology of AI

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Episode 171: Can there be Innovation in Drywall Ceilings?

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Episode 170: How One-to-One Consent Ruling Will Impact Your Business

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Episode 169: Are Contractors Construction Managers?

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Episode 168: OSHA: Know Your Rights

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Episode 167: Important Corporate Transparency Act Information

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Episode 166: What to Expect at the 2024 IIBEC Convention

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Episode 165: Drainage and Design

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Episode 164: Top 10 Excuses Customers Give for Outstanding Bills

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Episode 163: Dear Anna: Strategy Behind Growing Your Customer List

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Episode 162: Top 3 Goals For Your Next Tradeshow

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Episode 161: The Independent Contractor Ruling

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Episode 160: ICAA Discusses the Top Insulation Contractors

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Episode 159: Relevant Content for Your Company on its Website

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Episode 158: 2023 Highlights and Headwinds

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Episode 157: Top 4 Ways to Ratchet Down on Collections

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Episode 156: How To Get Your Business in Order for 2024

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Episode 155: Remedies for Delayed Payments

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Episode 154: Contractor of 2023: Trisco Construction Services

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Episode 153: Spray Foam Reality—Performance Path vs. Prescriptive Path

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Episode 152: What Makes A Great Leader?

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Episode 151: Safety Incentives – Could This Limit Proper Reporting?

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Episode 150: Keeping Your Sales Team Honest

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Episode 149: Contractors Turn Attention to Accounts Receivable Collections

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Episode 148: Dear Anna: How Do I Create More Business with Apple Maps?

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Episode 147: High Performance Acoustical Ceilings

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Episode 146: R.L. Reppert on Business in the Mid-Atlantic

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Episode 145: Do You Really Know Your Customer?

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Episode 144: IRA Deep Dive

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Episode 143: Is Your Workforce a Diverse Reflection of the Construction World?

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Episode 142: Why Acoustical Ceiling and Wall Solutions Matter

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Episode 141: Big New Ideas for ICAA 2023

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Episode 140: How to Have Accurate Marketing Information

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Episode 139: Storm Planning: Gas, Food, Generators – How to Be Ready!

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Episode 138: Practical Uses of Artificial Intelligence

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Episode 137: Your Text Messages Could Be Blocked as SPAM!

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Episode 136: Complying With Warranties and Public Contracts

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Episode 135: The Man Who Created The Go-to Drywall Podcast

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Episode 133: Has Your Company Converted to GA4?

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Episode 132: A Testament on the Benefits of EIFS

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Episode 131: The Tough Debate Regarding Teens on Jobsites

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Episode 130: Spray Foam Reality—Moisture Control Layers (Part 1)

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Episode 129: Uptick in OSHA’s General Duty Clause Citations

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Episode 128: Why You Should Be Using Credit Applications

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Episode 127: From Drywaller to Starting a Successful Business

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Episode 126: Dear Anna: What Do the Latest Lead Forecasts Mean for Contractors?

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Episode 125: Trouble in Subcontractors’ Cash Flows

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Episode 124: The Inflation Reduction Act—A Strong Stimulus or Deterrent?

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Episode 123: The Fascinating But Potentially Dangerous Power of Chat GPT

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Episode 122: NWCB’s Premier Show Offers 10 Programs for Contractors

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Episode 121: What You Need to Know About a Pre Lien

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Episode 120: Cyber Security is Something All Companies Need to be Aware of

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Episode 119: Wrap-up of Early 2023 Insulation-related Trade Events

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Episode 118: The Labor Shortage Issue

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Episode 117: The Impact of the Train Derailment in Ohio

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Episode 116 - Material Volatility

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Episode 115: The Complex Issues of OSHA Visas

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Episode 114: OSHA’s Form 300A March 2 Deadline for Injury Reporting

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Episode 113: Michael Kwart Talks Top Insulation Contractors

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Episode 112: HILTI’s Exciting 2023 Announcements

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Episode 111: Ladder Citations – Don’t Get in Trouble!

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Episode 110: 2022—A Year in Review

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Episode 109: Transferable Warranties and OSHA Defense

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Episode 108: Fraud Finale: A Case Study

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Episode 107: Retention Bonus or Non-Competes?

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Episode 106: LinkedIn Best Practices You Can Implement Today

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Episode 105: What To Know About Fraud

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Episode 104: Walls & Ceilings’ Contractor of 2022: Alliance Partition Systems

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Episode 103: Responding to EPA’s Consent Decree on CBD 2014 RCRA Petition

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Episode 102: Off-Site Construction - New Opportunities

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Episode 101: What to Know About Fraud (Part 3)

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Episode 100: Is the Trucking Crisis Over? Not in California

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Episode 99: KHS&S Safety Coordinator on Duties, Initiatives

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Episode 98: What to Know About Fraud (Part 2)

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Episode 97: Ian: Restrictions Lifted What You Need to Know

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Episode 96: Update on the Inflation Reduction Act

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Episode 95: What to Know About Fraud (Part 1)

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Episode 94: Building Envelope Auditing and Contractor Business Development Options in an Uncertain Time

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Episode 93: The Patch Boys' Ted Speers on Repair Work

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Episode 92: Return of OSHA Record Keeping Tools Getting Pushback

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Episode 91: Are Mask Mandates Illegal?

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Episode 90: Non-residential Building Envelope Energy Performance on the Road to Decarbonization

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Episode 89: Banned Construction Products from China?

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Episode 88: Remote Worker Issues You Must Know!

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Episode 87: Dear Anna: Three Ideas to Hit Your Midyear Marketing Goals

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Epsiode 86: Hilti Nuron’s Data-Driven Services

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Episode 85: Arbitration Tips as Inflation, Material Issues Rise

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Episode 84: Independent Contractor Rule Could ‘Spell Trouble’ for Industry

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Episode 83: Hilti NURON’s One Platform Capabilities

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Episode 82: Recapping Florida’s Special Session on Roof Insurance Reform

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Episode 81: Hilti Nuron's Health & Safety Features

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Episode 80: Marketing for Storm Season

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Episode 79: How to Prepare for Fraud and Licensing Issues

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Episode 78: See You in Puerto Rico?

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Episode 77: Travis Vap Chats INTEX Expo, Immigration & Labor

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Episode 76: NURON’s Enhanced Performance

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Episode 75: Guidance on Opioid Abuse and the ADA

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Episode 74: Dear Anna: How Do Contractors Improve Local Internet Searches?

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Episode 73: OSHA’s New Heat Initiative for Contractors

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Episode 72: MAREK Talks Strong Forecast for Foreseeable Future

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Episode 71: Eliminating Solar Incentives in Florida

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Episode 70: KHS&S President Speaks on Business From Texas to New Jersey

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Episode 69: Reinstating the Trump-Era Independent Contractor Rule

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Episode 68: Nuron Tools Just For You!

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Episode 67: Legal Insights on Reporting Work-Related Commute Injuries

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Episode 66: What’s All the Buzz About?

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Episode 65: Dealing With Supply Chain Material Issues

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Episode 64: CISCA Convention Details

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Episode 63: Cotney on Joining Adams & Reese

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Episode 62: Clauses and Tactics to Use for Price Increases

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Episode 61: Breaking the Bias: Women in Building Trades

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Episode 60: Share Your New Contact Info Digitally

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Episode 59: The Construction Industry and the Russia-Ukraine War

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Episode 58: LEGALCon March 10 and Truckers

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Episode 57: Why Biden’s PLA Executive Order Should Concern Federal Contractors

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Episode 56: Dear Anna: What Must I Know About Event Marketing?

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Episode 55: What It Means to Be a Top Insulation Contractor

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Episode 54: The Value of Innovation in 2022

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Episode 53: Dear Anna: How Do I Run a Marketing Plan During an Election Year?

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Episode 52: OSHA Withdraws ETS Vaccine Mandate – What Now?

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Episode 51: Former National SkillsUSA Masonry Champ on Combatting Labor Shortages

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Episode 50: What’s to Come With Future and Current Mandates

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Episode 49: The Future of the Industry

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Episode 48: Chatting With W&C’s Contractor of the Year: Cal Drywall

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Episode 47: Why the Supreme Court Blocked Biden’s Vaccine Mandate

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Episode 46: Be Decisive for 2022 NOW!

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Episode 45: The Journey of a Spray Foam “Expert

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Episode 44: What to Expect at HPIP’s Insulation Career Fair & Expo: And Why to Choose a Career in Insulation

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Episode 43: Appeals Court Upholds Vaccine Mandate

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Episode 42: Dear Anna: How Do I Market New Products and Services?

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Episode 41: Heading to Kentucky? Get Your Training and Contracts in Line

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Episode 40: Risk Management: Who Not to Do Business With

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Episode 39: Cutting Through the Confusion over Vaccine Mandates

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Episode 38: Cyber-Security & Small Business

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Episode 37: Dear Anna on WC: How to Handle a PR Crisis

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Episode 36: Educating Crews on OSHA’s Vaccine Mandate

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Episode 35: Title: Houston-area Contractor Has the Chops for Development

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Episode 34: Are You Ready for the Federal Vaccine Mandate?

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Episode 33: Managing Online Reviews for Contractors

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Episode 32: OSHA’s Hefty Fine Increases for Contractors

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Episode 31: OSHA’s Changing the Heat, Illness and Injury Standard

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Episode 30: Biden’s Vaccine Mandate: Does OSHA have the Authority?

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Episode 29: Cyber Attacks – Think You’re Safe?

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Episode 28: How to Strengthen Your Company’s Cyber-Security: Part Two

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Episode 27: How to Strengthen Your Company’s Cyber-Security: Part One

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Episode 26: Three Things to Know when OSHA Shows Up

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Episode 25: Do Florida's New Insurance Laws Violate Free Speech?

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Episode 24: What Women Bring to the Construction Industry

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Episode 23: Questions for Contractors after Florida Building Collapse

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Episode 22: Protecting You and Your Company Against Cyber Attacks

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Episode 21: Critical Insights on Employee Misclassification

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Episode 20: Beating Heat Injury and Illness on the Jobsite

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Episode 19: Trim-Tex CEO Joe Koenig on Family, Labor Shortage and Drag Racing

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Episode 18: Marketing Tips: How To Stay Ahead Of The Curve

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Episode 17: Watch Warranties on Substitute Materials

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Episode 16: How a Little PR Goes a Long Way

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Episode 15: Hanging With Herman Talking Job Opportunities, Sales and Plastic

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Episode 14: Final Rule on Independent Contractors and New Estimator Training

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Episode 13: Steve Smithwick on Business Culture, Chicken Farming and Master Wall’s Evolution

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Episode 12: Catching Up With Stucco Mike

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Episode 11: How To Ask For the Money

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Episode 10: New CDC Guidelines on Vaccinations, Mask Mandates for Contractors

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Episode 9: Dept. of Labor Nomination’s Impact on Contractors

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Episode 8: Opioids in the Construction Industry

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Episode 7: Alternative Corridor Systems: Longer, Stronger Grid Spans in Less Time

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Episode 6: On the Lookout for Laws and Going Green with Trent Cotney

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Episode 5: What’s Coming 2021?

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Episode 4: Watching Weather’s Impact on Contractors in 2021

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Episode 3: Protect Yourself With a Payment Portal

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Episode 2: Moving Forward with COVID, Ideas to Implement Today

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Episode 1: W&C Talks with EIMA’s Scott Robinson