Today In Trades

Special guest, Seth Garber from @PestDaily – the e-learning platform built for Pest Control professionals. Jim and Seth share insights about understanding the modern customer and how that can greatly affect the way we run business.

Pest Daily: https://growing.pestdaily.com/pages/home-screen-2

BidClips: https://bidclips.com/

This week we have a Roll Cast Episode where Jim discusses the hot topic of "Sales Velocity" and how the partnership between BidClips and PestDaily can save you a ton of time in the closing process. 

PEO is a Professional employer organization that basically outsources the HR department. Their infrastructure offers small businesses the resources for better employee benefits, payroll, conflict resolution, and much more. Join us with special guest Eli Johnson from Employer Flexible as we talk about the time and money a business saves with a PEO. 

What are you doing to get people to want to work for you? Vice President of Career Plug, Chris Igou, is today's guest; we talk about what he's seen businesses doing in the Trades to draw in and retain employees through improved company culture, better communication with applicants, and asking the right questions upfront. 

For more information on CareerPlug for the trades, please visit: https://www.careerplug.com/clients/home-services-hiring-software/

Joe Burnich, CEO of Big West Marketing, shares his story and how small changes to your online presence can make a big difference to your business.

A positive company culture is something every business strives to achieve, but how do you actually go about building one? In this episode of Today In Trades, we chat with Johnny and Loren from Service Station; a glass industry answering service that does a lot more than answer phone calls. We dive in to how Service Station has created a culture that not only makes it enjoyable for the employees, but also builds up and empowers the glass shops they service. 

Find out more about Service Station at goservicestation.com

"Crippling fear and complacency is not a strategy."

In the first "Roll Cast" Episode from Today In Trades, Jim tackles a current issue affecting businesses everywhere: the supply chain. In a scenario where so much is out of your control, what can you take ownership of to continue building your business? 

Keith Daubmann is on Today In Trades this week to share a wealth of knowledge about empathy, adversity, growth, and leadership. We talk about his upbringing, his methods of approaching the sales process, and how he's learned that hardship is the best producer of success.

This week's guest is Max Perilstein - story teller, consultant, marketer, glass industry expert, and managing partner of Sole Source Consultants. Hear how his family went from $34 and a glass cutter in 1898, to paving the way in the glass industry with leadership, strategy, and innovation.

Learn more about what Max is doing for the industry by reading his blog at http://fromthefabricator.blogspot.com.

Tom Reber, host of the popular podcast, "The Contractor Fight," joins us to discuss his new book, "Winning the Contractor Fight," available online October 23rd. Hear Tom & Jim discuss winning strategies to set yourself apart from competitors and win the battle between your ears.