Two-thirds of Americans believe that the climate crisis is a major issue that needs to be addressed. Yet, many of the major companies that occupy our lives daily continue to pump out tons of CO2 with little to no public scrutiny. This is because they offset their emissions by purchasing Read more…
In recent years, our industry has been too occupied by intense demand to orient our businesses in accordance with shifts in society. Today, there are industry-wide struggles in labor, sales, supply, and electrification. These things are about to converge and impact our industry like never before. Listen to Grant Falco’s Read more…
Once you’ve paid for a TV ad, it’s gone. This isn’t necessarily bad, but before dumping money into marketing you buy, you should assess if you’ve fully taken advantage of the marketing you own. Listen to this Rapid Reaction Episode to learn more about the two different types of marketing Read more…
The Fire Time Podcast launched over four years ago, and the first episode featured today’s guest. After praising him as the George Washington of our industry’s Mt. Rushmore, Tim asks this guest to respond to a series of questions that came in throughout the last season. In today’s episode, Tim Read more…
Too many people treat business decisions like killing fish. Today’s guest explains how he believes this mindset is detrimental to maintaining meaningful connections with the people a business serves. Instead, he claims, every decision should be thought of as planting a tree. In today’s episode, Tim sits down with Kirk Read more…
The business owned by this episode’s guest experienced one of its greatest periods of growth during the 2008 recession. With the current instability of the economy, learning how to prosper when everyone else is suffering is in your best interest. This guest will explain how he did it. In today’s Read more…
As the economy starts to tighten up, it’s more important than ever that you’re in control of your sales process. In today’s episode, we begin a series of conversations with “Legacy Makers” that have seen turbulent times before and have come out the other side. This first conversation is with Read more…
As the market starts to shrink with the economy, the most important thing we can do is take the time to understand our customer’s problem. It’s simple. Companies who understand their customer’s problem are in a position to advise a solution—and companies who don’t understand the problem can’t. In today’s Read more…
Imagine operating a hearth business that dominates its local market and coaching a kid’s soccer team while being Tim’s accomplice in almost every endeavor. This episode’s guest does all these things in stride and has the humility to admit it’s not always easy. In today’s episode, Tim is joined by Read more…
Today’s guest typically spends 250 days of the year traveling to chimney businesses and helping salespeople become rockstars. He’s booked two years out, and Tim says he’s “as legit as it gets.” In today’s episode, Tim interviews the peak performer Alan Rush (Owner of Rush Profits and Partner at SureFire Read more…