Mark, My Words!

Now we get to THE good part: I've begun my work surveying dealer sentiment towards their manufacturing partners. I've only performed a few interviews so far and have already been impressed by how willing dealers are to share their views. Join us as Steve and I discuss this current and most interesting engagement.

I'll be back with a new blog on Thursday!

Finally back behind the mike, join me as I catch you up on what I've been doing the last few months including talking tariffs, applicators, a recent paint store road trip plus an update on one of several consulting gigs I currently have going on in paint.

Mark, My Words and Friends! Episode 1: Tariffs and THE Consultant by Mark Lipton

Join me as the president of Farrell-Calhoun, Anthony Ward, shares THE story of his company's transformation in the moments after Kelly-Moore's closing.

Unlike Dunn-Edwards, Farrell-Calhoun had not prepared for the closing of Kelly-Moore. As word spread of Kelly's collapse, Anthony and his team had no plans to hire a team of Kelly-Moore alumni.

Until he met them!

As word of Kelly-Moore's closing spread a few companies took fast action to ensure that Kelly's losses would be their gains.

Dunn-Edwards was one such company, though their story is less about their response to Kelly-Moore's closing and more about their preparation for the possibility that their once mighty competitor may one day close!

Join me as Monte Lewis, the COO oof Dunn-Edwards shares their story.

As word of Kelly-Moore's closing spread a few companies took fast action to ensure that Kelly's losses would be their gains.

HIS Coatings was one such company,

Join me as the president of HIS Coatings Tony Cox shares how his family's business transformed their business in an instant to capitalize on THE opportunity.

And there's only one place to hear their story!

In the wake of the events at Kelly-Moore three companies took bold action to ensure that Kelly's losses would be their gains, each transforming their businesses in THE process.

THE Opportunists is their story!

Plus an update on paint news, because independents are doing so well I couldn't keep it to myself!

I think I've made my point, so what comes next? For my content, for Gassenheimer, the Flacks Group and for the Kelly-Moore family of now former-employees?

This is where you come to find out!

This is it for our time with Charlie and His Lying Factory, at least as far as my coverage is concerned. I'm certain his lying will go on!

And it's not just the lies he told which were evident at that time we recorded, like his boasts of his success at Corizon or the experience consumers will have using Kelly-Moore paints now that he's at the company's helm. But time has also made lies of every word he spoke that day, as he clearly never intended to pursue any of the endeavors we discussed.

Even at the last moment as the original recording cuts off I'm reminded of other conversations I had with Gassenheimer regarding his plans for Kelly-Moore.

All of which were lies!

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Halfway through that original podcast and Gassenheimer is waving THE red flags!