The Open Concept with Brandon Smith

Ashley Ashton, president of Raven Supply joins on this episode. We discuss supply chain challenges, what employers are looking for in their staff, A.I in trades and the importance of companies contributing to their community and giving back to larger causes.

🎯 What You'll Learn:

• How to overcome today's biggest supply chain challenges and disruptions
• The #1 skills employers are desperately seeking in trade workers right now
• How artificial intelligence is transforming the construction and trades industry
• Why community involvement is crucial for business success and brand reputation
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🔑 Key Topics Covered: ✅ Supply Chain Management Strategies ✅ Trade Industry Employment Trends 2025 ✅ AI In Construction & Trades ✅ Corporate Social Responsibility ✅ Workforce Development ✅ Business Leadership Insights

👤 Featured Guest: Ashley Ashton - President, Raven Supply | Supply Chain Expert | Industry Leader

🎙️ About The Open Concept: Your go-to podcast for construction industry insights, trade business strategies, and leadership advice you can deploy.

📱 Connect With Us: 🔔 Subscribe for weekly episodes 👍 Like if this helped you 💬 Comment your biggest supply chain challenge below 🔄 Share with someone in the trades

David Aurbeck is a high performance home builder who's passion for building healthy homes was driven by a powerfulstory that he shares in this episode.

The reality of mould and poor airquality in your home can really have some serious consequences.

Listen to his story and if you'reconsidering building a home, make sure you make the health of the home a priority.

Insta @davidaurbeck

DM him "sanctuary" and David will send you a list of questions you should be asking your builder if you're considering building a home and your health is a priority.

Ryan Anthony, CEO and Founder of Outcomes Not Ideas, joins us to talk about how to build a world class and recognizable brand and how staying true to who you are, is going to get you the customers you want and find the tribe you want to build with.

Find him on insta @outcomesnotideas

Loren Wernette, CEO and Founder of REI Double Close and REI Transactional joins us to talk House Flipping, Wholesaling and Creative Financing. We go into a journey of how many successful investors are building wealth through real-estate.

Find him on insta @investwithloren

Austin McMillan of flywheel financial walks us through his journey of blue collar business acquisitions, what to consider if you're looking at acquisitions, and what a lot of business owners get wrong when it comes to generating wealth.

Find him on inst @austindmcmillan and DM him "profit" for his playbook if you'd like to learn more.

In order to build. We must destroy.

Lessons in history of the phoenix moments that rise from the ashes of what needs to be torn down.

Connect with me on inst @buildwithbsmith

Kat Halushaka, Founder of Profitable Impact Academy walks us through a framework of storytelling that drives impact to an audience. She teaches where to start when are looking to shape our story and how to sell from stage.

Insta: @kathalushka - (DM her SPEAKING) and she will send you a special work book that walk you through the process we go through in this episode!

Kelsey Daingerfield is a Fractional Integrator or as some refer to her, their Pocket COO. Diving deep into businesses that might be stuck or need of real directional, or cultural change, Kelsey's team works to uncover the bottlenecks in the organization and integrate processes for long lasting results.

Insta: @kelseydaingerfield

Blake Chancey is a Realtor (PREC) in the Vancouver area. Top 10% 12 years in a row. We discuss buying your first home, AI in real estate, fitness and what separates the successful realtors from the average. Is buying your first home out of reach in the Vancouver market?

Insta @theblakechancey

Author of "The Recovery Way - How To Heal From Any Addiction And Start Enjoying Life Again", Mark Manderson joins us on this Episode.

Mark is also the host of The Recovery Roundtable Podcast .

In this episode, he shares with us tools to overcome addiction, depression and mediocrity to become the best versions of ourselves.

Check out his book on Amazon, his Podcast on your favourite streaming platforms, and find him on Insta @markmanderson