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On this episode, Renee talks with Ryan Ringer, owner of Gold Beach Lumber, a seven chain operation in Oregon and one of the newest members of the NHPA Board of Directors. Learn about Ryan’s experience as a fourth generation business owner, his thoughts on how NHPA serves independent retailers and why he decided to become a board member for the association.

Music Credits:

"Ingenuity" by Lee Rosevere

On this episode, Renee chats with Dave Westphal and Nick Perry, friends and co-owners of Campbellsport True Value and Mayville True Value in Wisconsin. They talk about growing up in the business, becoming owners and adjusting to ownership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Listen to learn more about them!

Music Credits:

"Ingenuity" by Lee Rosevere

On this episode, Renee talks with Michael Stoddard, owner and President of West Side Decorating Center in Saginaw, Michigan. Listen to the episode to learn about Mike's journey in the paint and decorating industry, the family business he's been a part of since 2000 and how the company stays connected to the community it serves.

Music Credits:

"Ingenuity" by Lee Rosevere

On this episode, Renee is joined by her colleague Todd Taber and together they welcome back Brett Thorne of Thorne Lumber Company in Chillicothe, Missouri. Brett shares updates on his business from the past year and he talks about what he's learned from hosting his own podcast, "Building the Future." He also discusses the importance of regularly reviewing key retail metrics.

Music Credits:

"Ingenuity" by Lee Rosevere

On this episode, Renee has a conversation with Ben Honeycutt, owner of Oak Knolls Hardware in Orcutt, California. Ben talks about his previous career in the space industry working for companies including Space X and how those experiences translate into his business he recently took ownership of last June.

Music Credits:

"Ingenuity" by Lee Rosevere

The father-son duo, Jim and Andy Wilkerson of Blackhawk Hardware in Charlotte, North Carolina, chat with Renee about a variety of topics on this episode. They talk about the history of the family business, their focus on creating unique shopping experiences, the store renovations they have made to the operation and why company culture is so important.

Music Credits:

"Ingenuity" by Lee Rosevere

On this episode, host Renee Changnon sits down to talk with Lesley Davies-Baptista of Paint Fair in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Lesley and her team recently incorporated Everything DiSC in their operation. She discusses the impact of the assessments on her and her colleagues, what it was like reviewing the results with Kim Peffley from NHPA and how she plans to implement Everything DiSC moving forward with her current and future staff members.

Music Credits:

"Ingenuity" by Lee Rosevere

"Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere

On this episode, Renee chats with Scott Wright of NHPA to talk about his career in the association, to share all of NHPA's great resources within the Academy for Retail Development and advice he has for those considering applying or nominating a retailer for the 2021 Young Retailer of the Year awards.

In the first episode of 2021, Renee hops on for her second solocast episode. In it, she looks back at 2020, she recaps the stories told in the last year and her goals for the podcast in 2021.

On this final episode...of the year, Renee has a conversation with Cody Goeppner of Blehyl Co-op. Cody returns to the podcast to discuss the challenges and bright spots of 2020, as well as how retailers can focus on goals going in to 2021 and why younger retailers should consider applying for NHPA's Young Retailer of the Year Award.