Latest Remodel Podcast Episodes
Ep. 196: Unlocking the World of Crucial Conversations – High Stakes, Disagreeing Opinions and High Emotions
Out of the Hourglass - May 01, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutesWhether it be a tough conversation you need to have with an employee or need to de-escalate an issue or job gone awry with a customer, we are unlocking the tools to better prepare ourselves for the dynamic of crucial conversations. With a passion for this topic, NCG Sr. Business Coach...
2 Topics Today: Crank Up The SOPs & Crank Up The Marketing
Remodelers On The Rise - April 25, 2024 09:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsJoin host Kyle Hunt as he sits down with Todd Schulte, owner of Schulte Design Build, on this week's episode of Remodelers On The Rise. In this episode, they discuss the importance of standard operating procedures (SOPs) and marketing in the remodeling industry. Todd shares insights on the be...
Mid-century landscaping…is that a thing?
Mid Mod Remodel - April 25, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsSo glad you asked! Let's talk landscaping with a certified mid-century landscaping expert - Jim Drzewiecki of Ginkgo Leaf Studio. In Today's Episode You'll Hear: How to let your house tell you how to design your landscape. Why hardscapes are the hardest (and most important) to get right. ...
Ep. 195: Fortifying your Organizational Citadel - Excerpts from the 2024 Grand Summit Keynote
Out of the Hourglass - April 24, 2024 07:00 - 48 minutesWe're changing things up today on Out of the Hourglass! We're sharing an excerpt from our Keynote presentation at the Grand Summit Conference last month in Savannah. The conference theme was "Build Your Inner Citadel." A citadel is a fortress or castle - built for war, bulletproof. Now...
Build Aotearoa 10: Warmer and Wetter
Home Style Green - April 20, 2024 09:10 - 25 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratingsThis week I attended a BRANZ seminar titled 'Building for our changing climate'. Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland was the last stop on the BRANZ seminar tour of the country and it's encouraging to think that rooms of designers, builders, product suppliers, building officials and others, were interested ...
Pricing for Profitability: Lessons Learned
Remodelers On The Rise - April 18, 2024 12:01 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsJoin host Kyle in a riveting discussion with Tim and Chris from ContentoCo on Remodelers On The Rise as they unpack their journey in launching a remodeling business and the key lessons learned. They delve into topics such as ensuring client satisfaction, managing business challenges, and optimiz...
What are the best mid-century flooring choices?
Mid Mod Remodel - April 18, 2024 07:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsWhat is the best mid-century flooring for your house? My answer to you, to my clients, to my students and to everybody who asks me this is, it depends. Now, when I answer this way, I'm not hedging or hesitating. I do have opinions about and experience with many types of flooring in all sorts ...
Ep. 194: Navigating the Digital Maze – SEO vs. SEM with Brittany Murphy, Marketing Strategist
Out of the Hourglass - April 17, 2024 07:00 - 1 hourWe are joined today by Brittany Murphy, the Marketing Manager at Bloom Consulting and a Marketing Strategist who has years of experience working in not only the Trades space but also other small businesses. One of Brittany’s missions is to help Small Businesses use their marketing dolla...
Build Aotearoa 9 with Steve Penny
Home Style Green - April 13, 2024 22:27 - 37 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratingsSteve Penny is the founder and director at Honoris, a building services consultancy in Christchurch, New Zealand. He is also the host of his own podcast, A Penny for Your Thoughts.
How long will my remodel take?
Mid Mod Remodel - April 11, 2024 07:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsHow long will your remodel take? Well that depends on you, my friend. This week's episode kicks of a full season of listener questions. First up? Timelines. In Today's Episode You'll Hear: All about the remodel schedule venn diagram. Where it is easiest to exert some control over your rem...
Ep. 193: Family Business Dynamics – Understanding the Core Pillars to Build Healthy Relationships In and Out of the Workplace
Out of the Hourglass - April 10, 2024 07:00 - 55 minutesToday we are talking about Family Business dynamics and to do that we've brought on Brian Nolan our Managing Partner here at NCG and Senior Business Coach This is an important topic, and while most people know that here at Nolan Consulting, we are a family business, but we also work wi...
Proven Tips for Your Remodeling Business
Remodelers On The Rise - April 04, 2024 12:09 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsJoin host Kyle Hunt in this episode of Remodelers On The Rise as he covers a range of topics in the first LIVE show of the year. From the importance of content creation to leveraging tools like Loom for effective communication, Kyle shares valuable insights on streamlining onboarding processes, ...
What we can learn from HGTV.
Mid Mod Remodel - April 04, 2024 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsIn the last episode of our HGTV season we’re talking about what we can learn from looking at other people’s houses. Despite its shortcomings, HGTV offers glimpses into remodeling and design processes and practical lessons for would-be remodelers. In Today's Episode You'll Hear: Why HGTV might...
Ep. 192: Understanding the Characteristics of a High Performing Team, a Chapter from the NCG Management Training Series
Out of the Hourglass - April 03, 2024 07:00 - 54 minutes“In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profit. People come first. Unless you have a good team, you cannot do much with the other two.” - Lee Iacocca This quote sums up the reason behind today’s episode! NCG Business Coach Jim Bradley jo...
Optimizing Your Sales Process: Technology and Strategies for Success
Remodelers On The Rise - April 01, 2024 09:15 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsJoin host Kyle Hunt and Jeff Wraley of Groundwork as they share insights and practical tips for streamlining the initial contact process and leveraging technology to enhance the customer experience. In this episode, we explore the importance of capturing videos from prospects to gain valuable ...
Build Aotearoa 8: Cool by Deign with Siân Taylor
Home Style Green - April 01, 2024 03:15 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratingsMany people might be surprised to know that the New Zealand Building Code does not require any consideration of overheating in homes. The energy efficiency requirements in our code are based only on the ability of buildings to keep warm without excessive heat loss. There is nothing to prevent h...
Build Aotearoa 8: Cool by Design with Siân Taylor
Home Style Green - April 01, 2024 03:15 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratingsMany people might be surprised to know that the New Zealand Building Code does not require any consideration of overheating in homes. The energy efficiency requirements in our code are based only on the ability of buildings to keep warm without excessive heat loss. There is nothing to prevent h...
White paint. STILL not the answer.
Mid Mod Remodel - March 28, 2024 07:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsWhite paint on wood? Well, that depends. Today's episode is going to be a love story to the wooden elements of a mid-century home. The main takeaway? Leave your original mid-century wood alone. In Today's Episode You'll Hear: Why paneling is not the place for paint - white or otherwise. ...
Ep. 191: Advanced Financial Workshop - A Preview
Out of the Hourglass - March 27, 2024 07:00 - 39 minutesThis week we are talking about Advanced Financials, also the topic of an upcoming virtual Workshop that we're hosting in April! We asked Andrew Amrhein, Sr. Business Coach, Director of Finance here at NCG and the Primary Facilitator of this Workshop to join us to learn about the conte...
Build Aotearoa: Changing the Window Industry with Benjy Simmons
Home Style Green - March 23, 2024 02:36 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratingsStärke has been in the window industry in New Zealand since the 80s. They were at the forefront of supplying aluminium frames to the building industry but have recently made some big changes. With a focus on building performance, Benjy Simmons describes the new direction of Stärke as a 'once-in-...
Art Pratt: The Next Generation of Homebuilders | Ep #22
Let's Talk Housing - March 22, 2024 20:28 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA talk with Art Pratt of Pratt Homes and the current board chair of Housing First Minnesota. Pratt shares his memories of growing up in the industry and how that shaped his career as a third generation homebuilder. Pratt gives insights into how the industry and Housing First Minnesota can help s...
From Challenges to Triumph: Jared Lewis on Building a Successful Remodeling Business
Remodelers On The Rise - March 21, 2024 12:45 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsIn this week's episode of the Remodelers On The Rise podcast, Kyle interviews Jared Lewis, the owner of Lewis Design Build Remodel, sharing his valuable insights and lessons learned from his extensive business experience. Jared dives into the importance of knowing your numbers and how it can m...
Painting it white is not the answer.
Mid Mod Remodel - March 21, 2024 07:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsToday let's talk about why slapping a coat of white paint on your mid-century brick, stone or concrete block is never the right answer. Even if your house is entirely brick or entirely stone, there are still meaningful things you can do to change the feeling of your house without large quantiti...
Build Aotearoa 6: Framology with Pete Hammond
Home Style Green - March 15, 2024 22:06 - 46 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratingsMore is not always better, especially regarding the amount of timber in the frame of a house. The more timber there is, the less space there is for insulation. The way this is measured is called timber fraction. Most homes in Aotearoa are designed using the assumption that timber will make up...
41 Little Observations About Life
Remodelers On The Rise - March 14, 2024 12:30 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsI told my wife on my birthday, "So I started writing 41 little thoughts and observations about life that I've learned so far." "I think I'm going to post them on Facebook because surely everyone wants to read them, right??" She replied, and I paraphrase, "If only I had your conf...
A ranch is not a cottage (and it never will be).
Mid Mod Remodel - March 14, 2024 07:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsThere are key difference between cottages and mid-century ranch homes. Your ranch is not a cottage, so steer clear of cottage style updates. In many ways American homes changed more between 1930 and 1950 than they have since. Part of the reason I find ranches so interesting is how modern they ...
Ep. 190: Big Rock Charters & Why They Matter
Out of the Hourglass - March 13, 2024 07:00 - 50 minutesToday on Out of the Hourglass we are talking about Big Rock Charters and WHY they matter! NCG Business Coach, Jay Rogers, is our guest for this conversation and it’s his very first appearance on the podcast! We often talk about Big Rocks on our channel but we want to hit on the Char...
Build Aotearoa: 5 Building Science with Denise Martin
Home Style Green - March 09, 2024 04:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 13 ratingsDenise Martin has been involved with many of Aotearoa's Passive House projects. As one of the most experienced blower door testers in the country, she's been involved with verifying a range of residential and commercial buildings both in New Zealand and Australia. I caught up with Denise to ch...
Are You Ready to Hire?
Remodelers On The Rise - March 07, 2024 10:15 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsIn this episode, Kyle Hunt and Laurel Winkle tackle the pressing question many remodeling business owners face: when is the right time to hire help? As they delve into this topic, they explore crucial factors such as risk tolerance, backlog of work, ambition, and understanding the financial impl...
Change your home, change your life.
Mid Mod Remodel - March 07, 2024 08:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 42 ratingsThe culture we live in is selling us doublespeak that you must remodel your home to make it your home. You can't just take a house as it is. And there's only one right way to improve your home. Let's interrogate this modern urge to change your life by changing your home. In Today's Episode Yo...
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