In this episode we talk to Sarah Padfield, a leader and partner at Delap! Delap is is a fully integrated financial services firm committed to helping clients manage, grow, and protect their businesses at every stage of their journey. Sarah carries over 17 years of experience, with a focus on forest products companies and manufacturers. Sarah takes time to discusses with us: Leadership during COVID, how her company encourages mental health wellness, her take on the lumber industry from an outside perspective, and how her career has changed over time.

Chelsea & Natalie (Chatalie) talk all things lumber prices, lumber futures, Canadian Old Growth Deferral and much more. End the year with us just as we started - lumber price mania. :) Questions/Comments? Email us: [email protected] All thoughts and opinions are our own and do not represent the opinions of our employer.

Live from Traders Market 2021! In this episode we sit and talk to our friend Scott Parker, the Executive Director of NAWLA (National American Wholesale Lumber Association). Traders Market is known for many on our side of the industry as the tradeshow of the year to attend. We discuss what the show was like in 2021, and also discuss the value NAWLA brings to its members when you're not at Traders Market, and all the programs available to its members.

For more information visit:

www.nawla.org

If you are interested in joining NAWLA, or already a member and looking to get more involved send Scott an email at: [email protected]

Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected]. All thoughts and opinions are our own and do not represent our employer.

In this Episode Natalie sits down with Alex to talk about relationships, log scaling and culture. Natalie and Alex open up about past mistakes and how to learn from them as well as future growth for an exciting conversation. Well worth the listen.

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Today on the pod we are talking to Mark Brennan of US Lumber. Mark has been with US lumber for 20 years starting in Accounting and holding a host of other roles throughout his career thus far. We discuss leading people, maintaining culture through acquisitions and how awesome the lumber industry is!

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This episode is a great conversation with Bob Fabian the General Manager of Weekes Forest Products. Bob has tremendous experience in Engineered Wood Products, but more importantly, managing people and culture. Recording in person (yay!) at Northwestern University for the NAWLA Executive Management Institute, we talk about what we learned and tactics to apply it to our current roles.

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On this episode we interview the president of Nyle Dry kilns: Jeremy Howard, and Henco Viljoen, their Kiln and efficiency advisor. We discuss their background and perspective as Kiln experts in the lumber industry. Jeremy and Henco discuss the types of Kilns they specialize in, the most common kilns, and what the future of dry kilns looks like. You don't want to miss this episode, and remember: "If you're not drying with Nyle, you're going out of Style."

Denny Sanders joins us to discuss kiln drying 101. He is a fantastic guest and even tolerates elementary questions (about socks, IYKYK). Take a listen and learn something!

Kiln Drying Presentation made by DS here:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1rYRZ_ZwEB7Bzg1BrGpbtQb6JbBj3qxYx/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=114944037010997502837&rtpof=true&sd=true

Questions? Comments? Email us at [email protected].

All thoughts and opinions are our own and not those of our employer.

Today we talk to Dave Gregg of Concannon Lumber about Southern Yellow Pine. We touch on mentorship, processing pine and most importantly, end with a Dad Joke.

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Today we are joined by Shayne Boelk from Zimmfor Management Services. We dive in to FSC and what that means for the Lumber Industry. Shayne is a wealth of knowledge and will definitely be back on the podcast!

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All thoughts and opinions are our own and do not represent our employer.