Latest Build trades Podcast Episodes
If You're Gonna Walk the Walk ...
Appetite for Construction - July 02, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutesSend us a Text Message. The boys catch up with one of their favorite guests, Linda Hudek, LH Plumbing Services, to talk about what she's been up to lately, a relatively new diet she's been on, and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the plumbing industry. The For The Pro® app is available...
Of Sound Mind
Appetite for Construction - June 28, 2024 15:00 - 16 minutesSend us a Text Message. John and Tim discuss last night's presidential debate and they also discuss John's latest article on Mechanical Hub regarding mental health. And, we talk about states that have highest addictive personalities. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of...
The Power of PR
Appetite for Construction - June 25, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutesSend us a Text Message. "Is your company valuable enough to have an expert help you?" asks Heather Ripley, founder and CEO of Ripley PR, a global public relations agency specializing in home service and building trades. We talk everything PR on the latest AFC podcast. The For The Pro® app is a...
Happy Contractor, Happy Customer
Appetite for Construction - June 21, 2024 15:00 - 16 minutesSend us a Text Message. We've all heard the phrase, "happy wife, happy life." As we approach National HVAC Tech Day on June 22, the boys talk with Chris Magee, product manager, Friedrich Air Conditioning, and his role in the happy contractor, happy customer dynamic. Subscribe to the Appetite f...
The Cheddar’s Worth the Cheese
Appetite for Construction - June 18, 2024 10:00 - 39 minutesSend us a Text Message. We caught up with the incredibly busy Nick Hotujec, owner of Cheddars Plumbing, Pittsburgh. With his wife to give birth any minute during the podcast, Nick talks about running a very successful plumbing business, while teaching an apprentice the ropes. Oh and he's a suc...
Shazam
Appetite for Construction - June 14, 2024 15:00 - 16 minutesSend us a Text Message. On this Friday Shorty, the guys discuss the most searched jobs in Illinois, favorite cereals as a kid, and yes, Shazam, the song-identifying app. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the oth...
The Safety Protocol
Appetite for Construction - June 11, 2024 10:00 - 35 minutesSend us a Text Message. We talk with our good friend, Mike Prencavage Jr., owner, The Family Plumber, Los Alamitos, Calif., about jobsite safety and PHCC CONNECT in Birmingham, Ala. The For The Pro® app is available for both iOS and Android devices through the Apple and Google app stores, down...
Sex-Craved Cicadas
Appetite for Construction - June 07, 2024 13:00 - 16 minutesSend us a Text Message. On this Friday Shorty, topics include D-Day, a recent trip to a Hammerhead Roadshow in St. Louis, sex-craved cicadas, the worst rated fast food and men's mental health. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don...
Pee Cycling
Appetite for Construction - June 04, 2024 10:00 - 39 minutesSend us a Text Message. No, this isn't a new revolutionary bicycle, although wouldn't that be cool? The boys talk with Pat Lando, Recode and John Lansing, CPD, PAE about urine recycling and circular sanitation. In other words, using your pee for agricultural use. The For The Pro® app is availa...
America the Beautiful, Right?
Appetite for Construction - May 31, 2024 18:00 - 16 minutesSend us a Text Message. This is as political as we'll get, but we briefly talk about the candidates, puppies and fishing. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Tea...
Modern Wholesaling with Katie Poehling Seymour, First Supply
Appetite for Construction - May 28, 2024 10:00 - 44 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week the boys talk about the current state and the future of wholesaling with Katie Poehling Seymour, President & CEO, First Supply, Madison, Wis. The For The Pro® app is available for both iOS and Android devices through the Apple and Google app stores, download i...
For Those Who Have Served
Appetite for Construction - May 24, 2024 14:00 - 18 minutesSend us a Text Message. As we near the Memorial Day weekend, and kick off the start of summer, let's not lose sight of what the day represents. On this Friday Shorty, the boys talk about the remembering those that gave the ultimate sacrifice, and Tim talks about his service. Subscribe to the A...
Brunt of the Conversation
Appetite for Construction - May 21, 2024 10:00 - 37 minutesSend us a Text Message. The guys talk with Eric Girouard, founder and CEO of Brunt, a fast-growing workwear brand known for its innovative and durable boots and apparel. The For The Pro® app is available for both iOS and Android devices through the Apple and Google app stores, download it toda...
The Good, Bad & the Techie
Appetite for Construction - May 17, 2024 15:00 - 11 minutesSend us a Text Message. On this Friday shorty, John talks about his recent trip to Scottsdale, AZ, and some takeaways from the Emerging Water Technology Symposium, and a driverless car? Take a listen. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channel...
Deepfakes
Appetite for Construction - May 14, 2024 10:00 - 41 minutesSend us a Text Message. No, it's not a football term. It may be time to write a whole new chapter in your crisis emergency playbook with the emerging AI technology and deepfakes that could put your company, and your reputation, in peril. The boys talk to Josh Weiss, president of 10to1 PR, about...
Why Plumbing?
Appetite for Construction - May 10, 2024 15:00 - 20 minutesSend us a Text Message. On this Friday Bonus edition, the boys go inside the numbers of plumbing wages and opportunity. They also briefly talk about water heater and heat pump shipment numbers, and the results may shock you. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your fav...
Capitol Ramblings with DC Dain Hansen
Appetite for Construction - May 07, 2024 10:00 - 41 minutesSend us a Text Message. The boys catch up with good friend Dain Hansen, Executive Vice President, Government Relations, the IAPMO Group. We talk upcoming election, infrastructure money, electrification, water initiatives and a typical day in the life for Dain. According to Dain, even the thinne...
Free Ballin'
Appetite for Construction - May 03, 2024 15:00 - 24 minutesSend us a Text Message. On today's Friday bonus episode, the boys talk about being happy, getting stoned, deepfakes, the Kentucky Derby, and a tool named Patrick. The For The Pro® app is available for both iOS and Android devices through the Apple and Google app stores, download it today! Sub...
Jobsite Theft
Appetite for Construction - April 30, 2024 10:00 - 36 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week, we revisit the important and topical subject of job site theft. Two Chicagoland plumbing company owners, John Baethke, Baethke Plumbing and Kelly Castrogiovanni, Terry Plumbing Co., are joined by Matt Buckley, Director of Public Safety for the Village of Rive...
Digging Deep with Uponor's Daniel Worm
Appetite for Construction - April 23, 2024 10:00 - 34 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week the boys head north to the valley of the apples—which, by the way, we find out has neither valleys nor apples—to talk with Daniel Worm, CPD, Portfolio Application Manager for Uponor North America. We talk kitting services, new acquisitions, and how Uponor crea...
The Inspector
Appetite for Construction - April 16, 2024 10:00 - 42 minutesSend us a Text Message. Houston-area home inspector Matt Brading (@texas.edge.inspect on Instagram) joins Tim and John as they talk about how cool his job really is and breaking the stigma of home inspection through social media. The For The Pro® app is available for both iOS and Android devic...
Friday Bonus: Play Money
Appetite for Construction - April 12, 2024 15:00 - 21 minutesSend us a Text Message. The guys catch up on this Friday bonus podcast to talk about luck vs. hard work and play money. Click play. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanica...
Brent Ridley: Repeat Offender
Appetite for Construction - April 09, 2024 10:00 - 30 minutesSend us a Text Message. To the podcast, that is. Brent Ridley comes back to the show to talk about Miracle Mechanical, getting involved at trade shows, everything he is up to lately, and we get his views on social influencing. The For The Pro® app is available for both iOS and Android devices ...
Craig Childress: Proud Father, Husband, Plumber
Appetite for Construction - April 02, 2024 10:00 - 26 minutesSend us a Text Message. When the 12-year-old daughter of Craig Childress said how proud of him she was of all of his hard work, especially for winning both the plumbing and HVAC championships of the ServiceTitan Elite Trades Championship Series, it made it all worth it for Craig. We talk to hi...
Get Neutralized
Appetite for Construction - March 26, 2024 10:00 - 31 minutesSend us a Text Message. Why are condensate neutralizers so important? Tim and John talk condensate neutralizers with Kyle Emmons, President of JJM Alkaline Technologies—a leading designer and manufacturer of acidic condensate neutralizer products for the heating and plumbing industries—about ju...
Southern Charm with Chelsea Meissner
Appetite for Construction - March 19, 2024 10:00 - 37 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week the boys are joined by Spencer Brown of Pfister Faucets as they travel to Charleston, S.C. to talk with Chelsea Meissner of Survivor and Southern Charm fame. The For The Pro® app is available for both iOS and Android devices through the Apple and Google app st...
The Death Files
Appetite for Construction - March 15, 2024 15:00 - 22 minutesSend us a Text Message. Tim and John discuss the unenviable talk of end of life processes. Tim breaks out the Death File. We also talk about other lighthearted stuff as we get deep into leftovers and NFL free agency and the NCAA tournament. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at...
A Digital Sticky Note
Appetite for Construction - March 12, 2024 10:00 - 33 minutesSend us a Text Message. The boys talk with Nicholas Dimitruk and Catherine Chapman, co-founders of BitRip. What is BitRip? Well, it's a free app that seamlessly tracks any type of physical asset using pre-printed BR Code labels. BitRip easily integrates with existing software workflows, and eac...
From Maine, with Love
Appetite for Construction - March 08, 2024 13:00 - 24 minutesSend us a Text Message. Running into social media friends at industry trade shows is a trip, but having them on your podcast? On this Friday episode, John talks with Keith McGillivary, MPS, McGillivary's Plumbing Services about last week's Builder's Show, getting started in the industry, and li...
Don't Go Takin' My Parts
Appetite for Construction - March 05, 2024 11:00 - 34 minutesSend us a Text Message. This week John talks with Don Deschenes and Devynn Thompson (who are brother and sister, by the way) about job site theft and a company rebrand. Don, owner of Live Oak Plumbing Co., Flower Mound, Texas, talks about some recent thefts from the back of his truck, and Devyn...
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