Karen L. Edwards, RCS COO
Celebrating the History of Women in Roofing & the Trades
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS COO. In honor of Women's History Month, we are sharing some highlights of women who have blazed trails in roofing. While women had been working outside of the home prior to World War II, the push for them to join the workforce while the men were ...
Discover the Power of Networking
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. In an interactive Cotney and RoofersCoffeeShop® Affinity Webinar learn how to use company, industry and community networking opportunities to open new doors for your business. This webinar highlights the new workbook by Heidi J. Ellsworth and Karen L. Edwards of RoofersCoffeeShop, “The Power ...
Top January Stories: It Was Almost All About The IRE
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Here’s what’s trending on RoofersCoffeeShop®(RCS) this past month. In looking at our most popular articles for the month of January it was very apparent that the roofing industry was excited to get back together in person at the 2022 International Roofing Expo in New ...
Charis Babcock — How Educational Programs Make Your Company More Valuable
By Cass Jacoby, RCS Reporter. Sashco representative Charis Babcock explains how educational programs like Zero Failures are a tool for contractor success. In Season 4, Episode 7 of the Roofing Road Trips podcast, Sashco’s Charis Babcock meets with RCS COO Karen Edwards to discuss the Sashco Zero Failures ...
Invest Now to Scale and Save
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Learn how A-1 Roofing & Building Maintenance saved $11,000 on material alone with just one product change, not to mention the labor savings. As Western Colloid’s senior field tech and trainer, Tim Ford spends a lot of time with contractors of all sizes, ...
New Year, New Technology
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Be strategic about implementing new technologies into your business. A new year is the time when we plan for all of the things we want to do differently in our businesses. That might be new processes, new people or even new technology solutions. For ...
Top Things to See and Do at IRE 2022
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS Editor. Sometimes you can’t see everything at the IRE, so we’ve compiled a top 10 list for you to help make the most of your time at the show. If you’re headed to the International Roofing Expo in New Orleans February 1 – 3, 2022, ...
Episode 5 of The Weekly Blend is Here!
Join Heidi and Karen every Friday to hear what they have to say about all the happenings within the roofing industry. The fifth episode of our series The Weekly Blend is here! Join President Heidi J. Ellsworth and COO Karen L. Edwards for another exciting episode of this RoofersCoffeeShop® original ...
Most-read Stories of 2021
By Karen L. Edwards, RCS COO Materials, milestones, product innovations and safety were some of the hottest topics in 2021. A new year is a good time to look back at the previous year to not only note the hot topics but to also learn from what happened as we ...
Can’t-miss Sessions at NWiR Day 2022!
By Evelyn Witterholt, RCS Reporter. With speeches, seminars and live demos, one with our very own RCS President and COO, NWiR Day 2022 is set to be a great day for women in the roofing industry. The fifth annual National Women in Roofing (NWiR) Day will be held in New ...
