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Spark Solar is on a mission to bring solar to every roof in Texas, including yours and they are in it for the long haul, building a company that will last. Listen to this insighteful Roofer of the month podcast to learn more about Spark Solar and how to incorporate solor into your compnay? Join RoofersCoffeeShop in celebrating Spark Solar and awarding them the honor of being the R-Club Roofer of the Month for January 2023!

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This month's topic: What do roofing companies need to do to be sure they are more than profitable?

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Why should roofing companies offer preventative maintenance? Greg Hayne of Hayne Coaching Group and Eugene Zukowski Head of Implementation and Training at Jobba Trade Technologies, will share why start one and how to easily enhance your roofing service department by offering preventative maintenance to your customers. Partnered with Jobba Trade Technologies, Greg speaks to data where Jobba found that only 28% of roofing companies have active maintenance contracts, a huge missing opportunity for roofing contractors. In this RLW, Greg and Eugene will review the importance of preventative maintenance and how roofing contractors can build and use certain practices to maintain new and existing customers.

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Heidi J. Ellsworth meets with Justin Shirley, CEO & President of Achten’s Quality Roofing and President of Roofing Contractors Association of Washington (RCAW).  As a fellow board member, Heidi visits with Justin about the upcoming RCAW tradeshow in January 2023.  It is one of the first tradeshows of the year and offers exceptional education, tradeshow continuing education and networking.  Justin talks about the importance of state roofing associations and local tradeshows.

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Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with Reed Hitchcock, ARMA Executive Vice President and Aaron Phillips ARMA Vice President of Technical to talk about the state of asphalt roofing.  With the 2023 Excellence in Asphalt Roofing Awards recently launched, they are continuing to showcase the performance and sustainability of asphalt.  They will share information about new initiatives and research from ARMA that are making a difference in the roofing industry including the 2022 edition of the Residential Asphalt Roofing Manual – Design and Application Methods.   

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Heidi J. Ellsworth visits with Justin Koscher, president of Polyisocyanurate Insulation Manufacturers Association (PIMA) about the industry survey that PIMA has lead with other industry associations.  It is an incredibly knowledgeable industry resource. They talk about the recent industry study which assesses the impact of commercial roof insulation retrofits on state- and national-level energy use, energy costs and carbon emissions. While the study’s in-depth findings span across a rather intimidating 100+ page report, Justin offers easily digestible, bite-sized nuggets of information that listeners will find interesting and applicable to their trade.

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Heidi J. Ellsworth meets up again with Eric Carlisle, the cofounder and Chief Marketing Officer of Labor Central.  This unique technology start-up is an on-demand recruiting platform connecting roofing contractors to roofing crews to deliver manpower.  Eric and Heidi talk about the intense need for skilled labor and bringing crews and contractors together in an easy format that works.  They will also talk about how some roofing companies may also be working as sub-contactors to other roofing contractors and how it can help keep crews busy and companies profitable. 

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Heidi J. Ellsworth sits down with Patrick Fingles, CEO of LEAP, to discuss their acquisition of JobProgress.  With this dynamic combination, the LEAP/JobProgress teams are working with customers to grow their businesses more than ever.  They will talk about how contractors can go from under a million to much more with business productivity management software and why they need to start now.  The need for processes and systems continues to be the foundation of success for exterior contractors and Patrick shares how they can help contractors establish that success. 

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In this poignant and exciting Coffee Conversations, sponsored by CertainTeed, Heidi J. Ellsworth will be discussing the new diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) course from National Women in Roofing. The program is called REAL Roofing and the DEI Essentials learning journey is the course. Through a one-month interactive series, the DEI roofing industry education program is available at a low cost for any company to provide access to the program for its employees. The course of study centers on four major themes: Identity & Language, Bias Awareness, Prejudice & Discrimination, and Inclusive Leadership & Culture. RoofersCoffeeShop is proud to give these incredible women the stage to bring the roofing industry into a new era of diversity, equity and inclusion. You won’t want to miss this captivating Coffee Conversations!

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Heidi J. Ellsworth road trips to meet with David Corson is the publisher/editor of Commercial Construction & Renovation.  Heidi invites David to Roofing Road Trips to look at the state of the industry around commercial construction for 2022.  David had been a thought leader in commercial construction for decades and sheds light on what is happening with building owners, facility managers and general contractors in the commercial space.  It is a great road trip to look back at 2022 and forward to 2023 in the commercial construction world.

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