An important part of the hiring process is the interview. A successful interview delivers a qualified candidate; an unsuccessful interview delivers you a candidate that is prone to failure. Today two of the best at interviewing new prospects, Brandi Biswell and Sheryl Isenhour, will share the interview success process that can deliver you the candidates you need to be rock stars.   The Chimney and Fireplace Success Network is a weekly podcast brought to you by the CVC Success Group and hosted by industry expert, Jerry Isenhour along with CVC team members Brandi Biswell and Sheryl Isenhour. Each week you will find new presentations to assist business owners and managers in turning their business dreams into their business realities.

This week's episode of The Chimney & Fireplace Success Network focuses on how teamwork is what builds the culture and creates the ultimate customer experience for a company. Without the team, it's likely the dream will always remain a dream and our desired destination always off in some future location. Join us as Brandi, Jerry and Sheryl discuss the writings of Dr. John Maxwell in his book The 17 Indisputable Laws Of Teamwork.    The Chimney and Fireplace Success Network is a weekly podcast brought to you by the CVC Success Group and hosted by industry expert, Jerry Isenhour along with CVC team members Brandi Biswell and Sheryl Isenhour. Each week you will find new presentations to assist business owners and managers in turning their business dreams into their business realities.

One of the challenges of recruiting new people to your team is the question of "Will They Be Successful," and the answer lies in the success profile for the job you are recruiting them to do. And this is a challenge, after all you want the right person in the right seat on your job. Not matter the position, the question is can they successfully fill the role. To determine this fit, there is a need to assess their behavior patterns. In today's episode Sheryl Isenhour will review how this assessment and debriefing is done to ensure the person you are hiring fits your success profile.    The Chimney and Fireplace Success Network is a weekly podcast brought to you by the CVC Success Group and hosted by industry expert, Jerry Isenhour along with CVC team members Brandi Biswell and Sheryl Isenhour. Each week you will find new presentations to assist business owners and managers in turning their business dreams into their business realities.

This episode is based on the culture of the day that the Groundhog either sees his shadow or not. We take this into the realm of doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results. This is what Einstein referred to as the Quantum Theory in his writings and research. And this is often the challenge of management. Success often requires pain for change to occur, and so many balk and run away from progress. As Larry Winget is quoted as saying "people will walk slowly towards progress, but they run from pain". Join us for a unique perspective on how Groundhog Day may be a problem for you in  your business.    The Chimney and Fireplace Success Network is a weekly podcast brought to you by the CVC Success Group and hosted by industry expert, Jerry Isenhour along with CVC team members Brandi Biswell and Sheryl Isenhour. Each week you will find new presentations to assist business owners and managers in turning their business dreams into their business realities.

Today our guest is Doug Wing, the son of the man who founded The Little Giant Ladder Company. Today Doug shares the story of the innovative and brave things Hal Wing did to start, build, and rebuild the Little Giant Ladder Company. But there is more to the story as Hal Wing was a guy who looked after people, both his customers and his employees. Doug will share an amazing story of a true American Success Story who built a business empire in an industry full of giants.    The Chimney and Fireplace Success Network is a weekly podcast brought to you by the CVC Success Group and hosted by industry expert, Jerry Isenhour along with CVC team members Brandi Biswell and Sheryl Isenhour. Each week you will find new presentations to assist business owners and managers in turning their business dreams into their business realities.

This week's episode reviews the history of the documentation of the findings in the field by a chimney technician in his inspection process. Our guest this week is Tom Urban, who along with Jerry Isenhour has developed much of the processes utilized by the chimney technician in the field. This takes the listener from the use of handwritten receipts to the development of software systems with insertable language that is utilized in today's world.   The Chimney and Fireplace Success Network is a weekly podcast brought to you by the CVC Success Group and hosted by industry expert, Jerry Isenhour along with CVC team members Brandi Biswell and Sheryl Isenhour. . Each week you will find new presentations to assist business owners and managers in turning their business dreams into their business realities.

In the world of home service the demand is simply overwhelming most business businesses and the management. When one looks at the overwhelming demand and then the challenges faced in the world of business today we could even say it is the worst of times. Add to that the challenge of finding workers, supply and demand and simply finding what you need makes today's business a chaotic environment. In this episode of The Chimney & Fireplace Network Brandi, Jerry, and Sheryl provide you some thought processes that may help maintain your sanity.    The Chimney and Fireplace Success Network is a weekly podcast brought to you by the CVC Success Group and hosted by industry expert, Jerry Isenhour along with CVC team members Brandi Biswell and Sheryl Isenhour. . Each week you will find new presentations to assist business owners and managers in turning their business dreams into their business realities.

Join us for this episode of The Chimney & Fireplace Success Network as we deep dive into one of the principals of the book Traction by Gino Wickman. The deep dive will be into the question, "Is there a member of your team in the wrong seat?" It could be a seat they do not like, it could be a seat that that does not fit their personality, it may be a seat that they simply are not good at. They might be a super member of the team, but they just are not in the right place that matches their skills with their behavior.

The Chimney and Fireplace Success Network is a weekly podcast brought to you by the CVC Success Group and hosted by industry expert, Jerry Isenhour along with CVC team members Brandi Biswell and Sheryl Isenhour. . Each week you will find new presentations to assist business owners and managers in turning their business dreams into their business realities. 

On this week's episode we welcome Easton Kuboushek, the Executive Director of The National Chimney Sweep Guild. This week, our conversation with Easton will review why the accreditation program that the CCP certification is going through development with will be a game changer for the chimney and venting industry as we move forward into the future. 

The Chimney and Fireplace Success Network is a weekly podcast brought to you by the CVC Success Group and hosted by industry expert, Jerry Isenhour along with CVC team members Brandi Biswell and Sheryl Isenhour. . Each week you will find new presentations to assist business owners and managers in turning their business dreams into their business realities. 

This episode of The Chimney & Fireplace Success Network is The Clay Lamb Story. Our guest is Clay Lamb who will share with you the story of how a fatality occurred in his company. This is a very emotional episode as you might imagine, and Clay tells the story of how the incident occurred and the toll it took on him and others. The accident was on a foggy day and is an incident very few would ever suspect could occur. This is a gift from Clay to every business owner, and why we're sharing the story. Likely one of the most emotional interviews that Brandi, Jerry, and Sheryl have ever done, and you may have a tear and your own emotions as you listen to this story of what no employer ever wants to live through.    The Chimney and Fireplace Success Network is a weekly podcast brought to you by the CVC Success Group and hosted by the members of The CVC Success Group Team of Coaches, Brandi Biswell, Jerry Isenhour, and Sheryl Isenhour. Each week you will find new presentations to assist business owners and managers in turning their business dreams into their business realities.