We are happy to be joined by Dan Giroux on this episode today.  We discuss Dan and Tony's experience at the most recent School of Hard Rocks.  Dan also gives us a sneak peek at some of his upcoming presentations involving texture and how to incorporate his methods into your designs.

We recap Tony's visit to the MBNA convention in San Diego and his takeaway from the convention.  We also discuss some happenings in our industry and may have become sidetracked...

In this episode, Tony goes full Swedish Chef and we go over a recent post made by us (Tony) and how ruffling a few feathers can bring about positive change.  

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  We're back in the new year and with conventions right around the corner we dive into some of what we believe makes a convention worthwhile.  We go over some recent FB poll results Tony had posted and after that the train might leave the tracks.  

In the episode, we discuss a recent event at Tony's shop that opened a conversation about being prepared to face a threat at your shop.  We discuss the results of a poll on Monument Builders about several options of potential means of defense and the pros and cons of each.  To wrap it up we discuss some new tips and tricks that you can apply in your shop that can help further your capabilities.

In this episode we go over the importance of education in our industry and the importance of continuing education.  Austin gives a recap of the recent shop seminar at Anderson Quarries.  We are also joined by a special guest J'nean Lee from Watson Signs and Monuments.  J'nean recently attended the EGA course in Elberton, GA and details her experience there.  

In this episode, Tony gives an update on the AICA trip to Italy.  He shares his account of the trip and getting to see some of the amazing sights Italy has to offer and what we can learn from the greats.  We also learn of Tony's connection to Michelangelo and how Tony is a direct descendent of Italian royalty.  Also we go over some upcoming events going on in our industry and wrap up with our normal baseball talk.

In this episode we interview Matt Worthington, CM, AICA, President of Monument Builders of North America (MBNA).  We discuss the current state of MBNA and about the path moving forward.  Matt lays out plans on how to improve the association and how to move the industry forward while Tony battles the elements and fights to establish an internet connection.

In this episode we welcome Ian Turpin of Hammond Memorial Design to the program and talk about advertising and what works for each one of us.  Also we go back and dig a little deeper into our last episode.  

In this episode, we discuss how memorials are quickly becoming commodities rather than the meaningful memorials they are meant to be.  This is in large part due to the rise of online monument companies.  We discuss methods of dealing with these companies and ways to set yourself apart from them.

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