Audio Stream: Show Notes: “Don’t blame the other guy. Take responsibility for it. And I think there’s so much that can be done.” In this episode, Tim sits down with Kurt Rumens (President, Travis Industries and founder of Lopi Stoves) at the HPBExpo in New Orleans. Kurt shares the unlikely Read more…
Audio Stream: Show Notes: Welcome to Season 16 of The Fire Time Podcast—and for the first time ever, we’re on video. To kick things off, Tim steps in for Gideon Honeycutt at the 2026 HPBExpo to teach a session on breaking free from the quote trap—the costly cycle where salespeople Read more…
On his the way to the 2026 HPBExpo in New Orleans, Tim takes a break from Rapid Reactions to share an audio article from the upcoming 2026 Fire Time Journal, the yearly printed playbook for running a hearth retail business, featuring the best of the industry. Listen to Tim’s article titled, “Don’t Fall Asleep Read more…
While we prepare for Season 16 of the podcast, we’re taking a break from our Fire Time Magazine Rapid Reaction series to reply a conversation that Tim had with Clay Dennis about the steps that need to be taken in order to make a business attractive for someone to want Read more…
While we prepare for Season 16 of the podcast, we’re taking a break from our Fire Time Magazine Rapid Reaction series to replay a conversation that Tim had with Grant Falco about the first step to build a heartbeat report for your company—the weekly traffic count. Here are the original Read more…
While we prepare for Season 16 of the podcast, we’re taking a break from our Fire Time Magazine Rapid Reaction series to replay a conversation that Tim had with Stan Campbell about the value of building your organization the right way. Here are the original show notes: If you walked Read more…
While we prepare Season 16 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week’s episode, Tim reacts to an article he just wrote titled, “The Journey: Part 2” (released in the February 2026 issue of The Fire Time Read more…
While we prepare Season 16 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week’s episode, Tim reacts to an article by Ryan Przybylski titled, “5 Building Blocks of a Strong Company Culture” (released in the February 2025 issue of The Read more…
While we prepare Season 16 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week’s episode, Tim reacts to an article by Kim Davis titled, ” Value First, Discounts Second” (released in the November 2025 issue of The Fire Time Magazine). Read more…
This week, Tim walks through the Fire Time Guide to the 2026 HPBExpo in New Orleans (March 18-21), breaking down day-by-day strategies to maximize your time at the industry’s biggest annual event. From affiliate parties to education sessions to the first-ever Fire Time Karaoke After Party, Tim explains how to Read more…