Expert Conversations
Stories from the Roof Podcast: Mike Hicks
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. With his first taste of roofing at age six, Mike now successfully runs a drug-free roofing company and managed not to go bankrupt. “Sometimes I feel like I was born on a roof,” Mike Hicks shares. Starting at age six painting installation caps for his father’s ...
Roofing Road Trips Podcast with Heidi: Carol Perkins
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Heidi welcomes Carol Perkins, Director of Marketing, North America, IKO to chat about how she got into roofing and the history and success of IKO. In this episode of Roofing Road Trips Podcast with Heidi, we hear from Carol Perkins of IKO. Carol shared with Heidi ...
Stories from the Roof Podcast: Mark “Lefty” Holencik
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. A self-taught roofer, Lefty started his own company and hired his two sons to work with him. Mark Holencik, known to everyone as Lefty, started contracting construction work in 1980 when he was just 25 years old. Now the owner of Holencik Exteriors in Coplay, ...
Podcast Shares How Generations Benefit from Working Together - Heidi and Vickie Show
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Hear 12 ways to better utilize and value the young people in your company. The Heidi and Vickie Show is centered around discussing issues that affect the roofing industry. In this episode, Vickie Sharples and Heidi Ellsworth, both RoofersCoffeeShop® partners, discuss a blog Heidi wrote concerning ...
Corey Johnston Delivers Tips and Tricks to Roofers - Stories from the Roof Podcast
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. From roofing at age 15 to Contractor Support Specialist, Corey has come a long way. Having been a roofer his entire life, Corey Johnston has a wealth of knowledge to share with other roofers. In his interview with Vickie Sharples, RoofersCoffeeShop® Partner, he explains how he ...
The Inside Scoop on Roofing Day and the NRCA - Roofing Road Trips Podcast
By Lauren White, RCS Reporter. Reid Ribble shares his perspective on Roofing Day, highlights, and NRCA membership benefits in this compelling Podcast. Roofing Day in Washington, DC is a successful and well organized event. When they say the event is for everyone in the industry, they really mean it. Participants ...
A Podcast about Safety and National Women in Roofing
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner A great conversation with Shari Carlozzi about Tremco Safety and National Women in Roofing. I had the opportunity to visit with my dear friend Shari Carlozzi, WTI Safety Services Director, on her new position with Tremco and Weatherproofing Technologies, Inc (WTI) a subsidiary of Tremco Roofing. ...
Stephen Phillips Shares Thoughts on the Upcoming 40th Anniversary Seminar - PODCAST
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner. Register today for NRLRC's September Seminar in New York. Legal issues are a fact of life in the roofing industry, and roofing contractors need to make the most of every resource available. Compliance with regulations, litigation, and product claims and disputes are all part of a ...
Changing the Conversation Between Building Owners and Roofing Contractors with New Technologies
By Heidi J. Ellsworth, RCS Partner Be sure to watch this RLW – Read Listen Watch Webinar on July 31, 2019 at 11 am PDT to learn about these new technologies that are changing conversations. On Wednesday, July 31, 2019, RoofersCoffeeShop will be visiting with Kurt Sosinski of Tremco Roofing about new ...
Podcast: Non-Traditional Plan Helps Contractors Manage Legal Costs
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Taking a cue from the software industry, legal subscription model helps contractors leverage legal services that are necessary to protect their interests and businesses. I had the chance to speak with Ken Kelly, President of Kelly Roofing and RCS Influencer, at the AEC BuildTech conference held ...
