RCS in the News
Heidi J. Ellsworth joins NRCA’s Board of Directors and Roofing Alliance’s Board of Trustees
By Emma Peterson. Ellsworth shares that she is looking forward to helping guide strategy and advocacy for the roofing industry in these new roles! Since 1886, the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) has advocated and support professionals across the construction industry through education, training and advocacy. NRCA operates through ...
Heidi J. Ellsworth joins roofing industry leaders in an LBM Journal feature
By Emma Peterson. Ronn Levine’s article dives into the challenges and opportunities in the roofing industry presented by labor, economic and technology trends. Recently, award-winning writer and editor Ronn Levine wrote an article for LBM Journal diving into the roles technology, relationships and training play in the roofing industry. The ...
Finding balance and success in a tech-driven era
By Emma Peterson. Karen Edwards shares her insights on AI and other new technologies that are changing the roofing industry. Recently, Karen Edwards represented The Coffee Shops™ at Pantheon 2025. Pantheon 2025 is ServiceTitan’s annual conference that brings their customer base together for a “two-day celebration of the trades grounded ...
Podcasting, marketing and roofing success
By Emma Peterson. Building connections and growing your business through podcasting. At the end of June, The Coffee Shops™ very own multimedia manager Megan Ellsworth was featured on the Roofer Growth Hacks podcast! This podcast is hosted by Chris Hunter, who helped found the marketing site RoofingSites.com in 2018. Today, ...
Heidi J. Ellsworth kicks off Roof Scout’s new podcast as their first guest!
By Emma Peterson. From bulletin boards to The Coffee Shops, Heidi talks the RCS story, industry evolution and more. Here at The Coffee Shops, one of our favorite things is sitting down for a conversation with our many friends in the industry. From our longstanding Roofing Road Trips® series to our newest ...
Finding the path to roofing
By Emma Peterson. You do not choose the roofing industry; the industry chooses you! Recently, The Coffee Shops’ crew members Karen Edwards and Megan Ellsworth had the opportunity to be interviewed about their journeys in the roofing industry. Karen didn’t plan on working in the industry. She shared in her ...
Heidi J. Ellsworth named one of The Top 50 Women Leaders of Oregon for 2024
Women We Admire is pleased to announce The Top 50 Women Leaders of Oregon for 2024. Each year, the Women We Admire organization highlights the accomplishments of women leaders across the United States and Canada and how they have impacted their local communities and industries. In the 2024 Women We Admire ...
Roofing Alliance announces new service provider member: RoofersCoffeeShop®
Roofing Alliance members help shape important initiatives that improve the roofing industry. The Roofing Alliance welcomes its newest member, RoofersCoffeeShop, Sisters, Oregon, who has joined at the Service Provider level and is the foundation’s 197th member. “The mission and pillars of the Roofing Alliance are inspirational. RoofersCoffeeShop is ...
METALCON introduces its 2024 Advisory Council
Industry experts shape new and enhanced programming; registration is now open. METALCON, the metal construction industry’s only global event dedicated to the application of metal in construction and design, introduces its 2024 advisory council, representing all facets of the industry and devoted to bringing new educational programming, hands-on skills training, clinics ...
Listen to Heidi J. Ellsworth on NRCA’s podcast!
By Emma Peterson. Making it in the roofing industry is a challenge that Heidi J. Ellsworth rose to with grace and authenticity. Heidi J. Ellsworth just joined Jared Ribble for an episode of the Stories of an Extraordinary Industry podcast to talk about building a business based on authenticity. This ...
