Title: Being a Joiner = Power!

Topic: Networking with your competitors could pay off with happier customers and a position of power when it comes to codes and business benefits.


During this edition of CareyBrosPros, you’ll find out :

➢How joining a professional organization can make you even more skilled and more informed about your industry.
➢Continuing your education makes your future customers more confident they’ve chosen the right person for the job.
➢How to leave a legacy of skilled labor in your industry!


Guest: Dan Taddei – Director of Education and Certification for NARI – the National Association of the Remodeling Industry

Phone: (847) 298-9200

Website: www.nari.org


3 Points for Success – from Dan Taddei:
➢The workforce is aging, and we need to bring in new blood. Be a Mentor!

➢Continuing education is key to success. NARI University and preparing for NARI Certifications are ways to grow your knowledge.

➢Consumers need assurance your company is successful and in for the long haul. NARI Accredited Remodeling Company can provide that assurance.

#Advocacy #OngoingEducation #FutureWorkforce #PowerinNumbers @NARI_National

Title: Make Your Taxes Less Taxing!

Topic: How does the new tax laws impact you and your business? Take a breath and get some usable advice in this edition of CareyBrosPros!


During this edition of CareyBrosPros, you’ll find out :

➢If the new tax laws impact THIS tax season (filing for 2017).
➢Should small & medium-sized construction businesses consider incorporating?
➢Employees and Independent Contractors. Know the difference!


Guest: Gregg Wind – Partner with KTL LLP - that’s Kallman Thompson Logan LLP (a CPA firm based in Los Angeles)

Phone: (310) 909-1900

Website: www.KTLcpas.com



3 Points for Success – from Gregg Wind:
➢Have a vision of what you would like to achieve as a business owner (retire at a certain again, acquire a certain amount of wealth) and engage experts to help you craft a plan to achieve this.
➢Keep an eye on your finances by reviewing your position a few times each year, this can be on your own, or with your advisors.
➢Remember to try to balance work with family and personal interests. Finding time to relax can make you more effective at work, and even prolong your working years!


#Taxes #TaxSeason #NewTaxLaws #TaxDeductions

Title: Morale & Health on the Job Site

Topic: Keeping your employees fueled, hydrated and alert not only leads to a safer job site, it can save you money! Job site morale and health can start in your job site kitchen.


During this edition of CareyBrosPros, you’ll find out :

- Not only can dehydration take a toll on workforce productivity but it can also be ruinous to an individual’s health and well-being.
- Plan on spending a little extra if you intend on using your home appliance at the job site kitchen.
- Creating a job site culture with high morale and energy starts in the kitchen.


Guest: Craig Searer – Sales Manager for OXX

Phone: 1-(866) 233-4714

Website: www.Oxx.com


3 Points for Success – from Craig Searer:
Staying hydrated on the jobsite goes beyond just water. Hydration translates into energy, productivity, and safety. Think of it as part of your safety gear right up there with safety glasses and hard hats.
The COFFEEBOXX is not just for jobsites. Use it for RVing, tailgating, traveling from hotel to hotel, college students in their dorm rooms, and is the ultimate gift for any holiday, birthday, and Father’s Day.
There are a lot of options out there in terms of coffee makers, we’d like to thank our current customers for choosing OXX. Without them and their continuous support, OXX wouldn’t be what we are today. We welcome any new customers to the OXX HERD who see the value in investing in a tool they’d use every, single, day.

#jobsitesafety #safety #hydration #morale #productivity #safetyfirst

Title: Growing Your Business
Topic: Is your business ready to expand? How to know when you (and your business) are ready for the next step.


During this edition of CareyBrosPros, you’ll find out :

What issues, specific to the Construction business, can stand in the way of success?
How to know if your business is ready to expand.
What all business people should plan for.


Guest: Mark G. Richarson – Author, National Speaker, and Business Advisor.
Mark is a Fellow at Harvard University’s “Joint Center for Housing Studies,” lectures at MBA programs and writes columns for Professional Builder and Professional Remodeler.
His books include: Fit to Grow, and the best-seller, How Fit is Your Business?

Phone: (301) 275-0208

3 Points for Success – from Mark Richardson :
Think. Not just do.
Define “growth.”
Act

#Business #BusinessGrowth #GrowYourBusiness #ConstructionBusiness #ExpandYourBusiness

Title: Soil and Substance
Topic: What is under your foundation? Know on what you’re building.

During this edition of CareyBrosPros, you’ll find out :

Shifting soil = shifting foundation. How to adjust.
What type of engineer do you need?
What to look for in a soils report.


Guest: Alan Kropp – President & Principal Engineer of Alan Kropp & Associates
Phone number: (510) 841-5095
Websites: www.akropp.com


3 Points for Success – from Alan Kropp:

Keeping water from ponding by your foundations will help improve your home’s performance. 
      
Nearly every house has some cracks, but call a specialist if the cracks are growing rapidly.

Don’t plant large trees immediately adjacent to your house.


#Soil #SoilEngineering #SoilsReport #StructuralEngineer

Title: Streamlining the Permit Process!
Topic: Can you streamline or avoid snags with plans and permits during a project?

During this edition of CareyBrosPros, you’ll find out :

Permitting complexities, and tips that may help you avoid them.
“Plan approval” still allows for changes in the middle of your project.
A service that can streamline design and permitting could be worth using on your next project.


Guest: Mike Hogan – CEO of Hogan Land Services
Phone: (877) 544-2104

Website: www.Hoganls.com

3 Points for Success – from Mike Hogan:
“Design Develop” until you have a frozen design to avoid revision costs. Do your planning & “design development” early on.

It’s OK to make changes as you go along. Don’t hesitate! There’s always some ways to improve the design.

Don’t forget to call for inspections and FINAL the permit. BEFORE you complete walls, be sure you get inspections and all your instructions, including “final instructions.”

#permits #BuildingPermits #Inspection #DesignDevelopment

Title: Bamboo Flooring
Topic: With homeowners and businesses looking for alternate and eco-friendly flooring options, more are turning to bamboo.

During this edition of CareyBrosPros, you’ll find out :

About the growth in interest in alternate materials of flooring.
Engineered vs. Solid Bamboo. What is the difference and how does it impact your installation approach?
Bamboo is a “grass” which provides a dense & eco-friendly flooring option for you and your customers. As well as outdoor uses for bamboo!

Guest: Chris Veety - Director of Online Sales for Cali Bamboo
Phone: (888) 788-2254
Website: www.CaliBamboo.com
3 Points for Success – from Chris Veety:

These are the World’s Hardest Floors.

According to official Janka Testing (which ranks the hardness level of various wood floors) Cali Bamboo Fossilized flooring scores up to 5,500+. That’s four times harder than oak and double Brazilian cherry. That means flooring is better protected from high heels, pet claws, furniture, and heavy traffic, and should never have to be refinished. We have so much faith in these floors, they’ve been given a 50-year residential warranty, so if you’re looking for resiliency, quality, and something that will stand the test of time, this is it.

We are bamboo experts.

We are a bamboo company that makes flooring, not a flooring company that happens to offer a bamboo option. That means we really know this material through and through. Our Fossilized bamboo flooring is our crown jewel and the result of over a decade fine-tuning the manufacturing process.

This expertise also means we have found ways to use this amazing sustainable material in more ways than one, to make extra durable bamboo composite decking, plywood, fencing, and more.

Cali Bamboo is more than a floor.

Every Cali product comes with the backing and support of our whole company to make each job as smooth as possible. Superior customer support has earned our company a Net Promoter Score of 75, which shows how likely a customer is to recommend us to a friend. That score is higher than Starbucks, Costco, Nordstroms & Southwest Airlines. We offer friendly, world-class support in the following areas:
Product selection - To help find the right floor for your space
All the Extras - Color matched accessories, underlayment, glues
Installation - Tips for nailing, gluing, or floating
Shipping - 3 national warehouses & orders go right to jobsite
Cleaning & Maintenance - Insider tips so those floors stay looking great.

#flooring #bamboo #bambooflooring #sustainable @Cali_Bamboo

Title: Cabinets
Topic: Using modular cabinets to meet both the style and budget of your clients


During this edition of CareyBrosPros, you’ll find out :

Modular cabinetry doesn’t have to be cookie-cutter.
How ease of installation for the builder can translate into style on a budget for the customer.
If modular cabinetry could be the match you’re looking for on a multi-dwelling project or a single-home job.


Guest: Samuel Deng – Sales Manager for FX Cabinets Warehouse

Phone number: (626) 333-2388 (888) 322-1888

Website: www.cabinetswarehouse.com


3 Points for Success – from Samuel Deng:
Indoor air can be more polluted than outdoor air, depending on the products or furnishings used in the home. That is why we don’t use particle board. and we use water-based paints.

Modular doesn’t have to mean, unoriginal.

Meet your customer’s price-point while making the labor straight-forward for you.

#cabinets #modularcabinets #greencabinets #indoorairquality @FXcabinets

Title: Speeding through jobs
Topic: The saying, “Hurry, don’t rush” is very applicable in our industry. Especially now!


During this edition of CareyBrosPros, you’ll find out :

How overscheduling translates to overstressing, which doesn’t equate to quality work.
Importance of making sure your employees are on board with taking on additional projects.


Guest: Paul Winans - Consultant, Facilitator, Writer, Speaker  with  Winans Consulting and Remodeling,  and Remodeler’s Advantage,  as well as past President of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry.

Phone number: (541) 488-9420

Websites: winansconsulting.com  and  remodelersadvantage.com


3 Points for Success – from Paul Winans:
All the money is made before the job starts. Rushing the sales/design/estimating means slippage, and distress will occur for the company and its clients.

Some employees who are quiet, talk with their feet. Get to know them before they leave in frustration.

Go slow to go fast. Do what you know needs to get done to ensure success. Shortcuts kill profits.

#Speed #WorkSmart #WorkFast #construction #shortcuts

Title: Landscaping – Not just the “finishing touch”
Topic: Consider advantages of bringing the Landscaper in during the design phase.


During this edition of CareyBrosPros, you’ll find out :
Difference between a Landscape Contractor and Landscape Designer
How bringing in landscaper during the design phase can save you time and money later in your project.
Taking care of client by being able to suggest options.


Guests:
Lisa Port - (Certified Landscape Designer & Architect) President of the Association of Professional Landscape Designers, and owner of Banyon Tree Design Studio (in Seattle, WA)
Kevin Monohan - (Landscape Contractor) Owner & Project Manager for Avalon Northwest Landscape (in Seattle, WA)
Phone numbers:
Banyon Tree Design Studio (206) 383-5572

Avalon Northwest Landscape (206) 933-1277


Websites:
www.banyontreedesign.com
www.avalonnw.com
www.apld.org (Association of Professional Landscape Designers)


3 Points for Success – from Lisa Port and Kevin Monohan:
Clients feel vulnerable. Set their expectations and keep them informed.
Never surprise a client with a $$ charge. No one is ever happy about a cost they didn't agree to ahead of time. No one, ever.
Be remarkable.
#LandscapeDesign #LandscapeContractor #landscaping