The Trades Podcast has been recognized as a Gold Award Winner for Best Professional Industry Insights Series at The Nationals on Feb. 25th, 2025, the homebuilding industry’s most prestigious awards competition presented by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the National Sales and Marketing Council (NSMC).
Landon Tarvin, president of UFP Retail Solutions (Nasdaq: UFPI), has announced that Ryan Kemp has been named executive vice president of Deckorators®. Kemp’s new role went into effect on December 29, 2024.
Builders FirstSource, Inc. announced today that as part of a planned succession, its Board of Directors has named Peter Jackson, Chief Financial Officer, as the Company’s next President & Chief Executive Officer and member of its Board of Directors, effective November 6, 2024. Mr. Jackson will succeed Dave Rush, who has served as CEO since November 2022 and is retiring after 25 years of dedicated service to the Company. Mr. Rush will remain on the Builders FirstSource Board of Directors and continue as a special advisor to ensure a smooth transition.
Dr. Kevin Archer, Director of Research and Development for Viance, was elected President of the American Wood Protection Association (AWPA) at the AWPA's 118th Annual Meeting, held in Charleston, SC May 15-17, 2022.
Culture, Management & Leadership Styles Someone told me a long time again that if you want to understand what a company is about, look at who’s at the top. If you like what you see there, you’ll probably like what you see throughout the company. Look at the top and you’ll [...]
By: Heather A. Marchand I use gmail. If I click on my "promotions" tab, I can guarantee that 8 out of 10 promotional emails use the word "uncertain". In fact, just for fun, I searched my email for "uncertain". How many times do you think I found the word? TWO HUNDRED [...]
Our mindset and our actions directly affect our customer's experience. Every waking moment, either consciously or unconsciously, we make decisions that affect our lives, our families, our work, our customer's experiences and ultimately our take home pay. A major choice, with residual impact, is whether we decide to have a [...]
Can curiosity lead to profit? By: Kevin Jackson Absolutely! Curiosity sparks creativity. Creativity leads to innovation. Innovation helps you to increase your odds of continued existence and positions you well to be profitable. However, there is one monumental roadblock that stands in our way. It's huge, it's daunting, it's ever-present! It's [...]
By Kevin Jackson Have you ever seen a leader who is on fire? A confident, charismatic, contagious and consistent winner? Well, this person probably has mastered the "C's". Here are a few of them! Connection: Great leaders realize that their success was not achieved purely based on their skill, efforts [...]
Okay my friends, let’s cut to the chase! The key to being resilient is to recognize that if we live long enough, we will eventually face change or adversity. In addition, since we are all human, we understand that these state of affairs automatically trigger several types of emotions. However, the [...]
