Expert Conversations
History in every can
By Emma Peterson. From being named for pharaohs to waterproofing the iconic Lincoln Tunnel, learn about KARNAK’s 92 years serving the waterproofing industry. In a new CoatingsCast® episode, Megan Ellsworth sat down with Chris Huttig to talk about KARNAK’s 92 years in the industry. KARNAK’s story begins in 1933 with a young ...
Tools with big impacts: New tech and trade pro support
By Jesse Sanchez. New products, trade programs and national contests bring innovation and inspiration to contractors. In this episode of MetalTalk™, hosted by Karen Edwards, Rebecca Talbot of Malco Tools dives into more topics than just hardware — she brings listeners up to speed on new innovations, smarter tool design and the ...
Oportunidades de educación
Por Jessica Bravo. SRS Para Latinos y Owens Corning se unen para traer más oportunidades educativas En un episodio de La Voz de los Ruferos, Jessica Bravo habla con Julissa Chavez de SRS Para Latinos y Octavio Vazquez de Owens Corning sobre el evento “Universidad”, una iniciativa enfocada en el ...
Bridging the gap between craftsman and businessman
By Emma Peterson. Learn how ABC Supply’s tailored support helps contractors manage finances and keeps projects on track. Many people in the roofing profession are craftspeople first and business owners second. This is why ABC Supply developed their Customer Financial Services (CFS) program to help contractors manage their finances and keep their ...
Roofing in real time
By Emma Peterson. Roofle reimagined the roofing sales process for modern contractors and consumers. In a new episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Heidi J. Ellsworth sat down with Travis Harvego and Matthew McDaniel, two of the founders of Roofle, to talk about their journey of bringing roofing sales into the digital era. ...
Navigating the evolving labor market
By Emma Peterson. Learn how to balance efficiency, quality and profitability as labor costs rise. In a new episode of Roofing Road Trips®, Heidi J. Ellsworth spoke to David Beiler of Equipter about the labor challenges that contractors are facing and how having the right equipment in your arsenal s more important ...
A million-dollar RLW
By Emma Peterson. Tune into the Read Listen Watch® (RLW) webinar to learn how composite roofing can help build your business into a multi-million-dollar company. Our next Read Listen Watch® (RLW) is fast approaching on May 28, 2025! Kicking off at 11:00 a.m. PT, this episode will feature Mike Heiland of Heiland ...
Estimating for everyone
By Emma Peterson. This new training course crosses language barriers by bringing John Kenney’s estimating training into Spanish. If you’ve been around the roofing industry, you’ve probably heard of John Kenney. The CEO of Cotney Consulting Group and an avid activist for the industry as a whole, John is truly a leader ...
From Toronto to the industry’s future
By Dani Sheehan. The innovations presented at CRE reflected trends being felt across the industry. In a live episode of Roofing Road Trips®, recorded on the show floor of the Canadian Roofing Expo (CRE) in Toronto, Ontario, host Megan Ellsworth sat down with Jason “Jay” Campbell, the current vice chair of the ...
Creating a place people want to stay
By Dani Sheehan. Roofing Corp of America is proving that in this industry, people really do make the difference. When Ashley Aldridge joined Roofing Corp of America (RCA), she didn’t know a thing about roofing. But what she did know was people. Today, as HR director for one of the fastest-growing commercial ...
