The Fire Time Magazine | June 2026 Noel grew up in a house with an open fireplace and a wood stove. Wood stoves have also been the primary heat source in his last three homes, and he currently burns about three cords of wood per winter. As such, many of
FEATURED ARTICLE Tim Reed The Fire Time Magazine | June 2026 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Download Printable PDF Listen to the audio article. If you’re like most businesses in our industry right now, things are slow. The weather has turned, foot traffic is sluggish,
FEATURED ARTICLE Clay Dennis The Fire Time Magazine | June 2026 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Download Printable PDF Listen to the audio article. Are You Overspending on Marketing? One of the most common problems I see in small businesses today isn’t a lack of
FEATURED ARTICLE Featuring Jason TollesonWith Tim Reed The Fire Time Magazine | June 2026 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Download Printable PDF Listen to the audio article. Tim Reed: Joining me once again is Jason Tolleson, senior director of government affairs at the HPBA. Jason,
With Phil Connor Be Proactive The Fire Time Magazine | June 2026 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Listen to the audio article. Over the next several months, we’ll be exploring the seven habits outlined in Stephen Covey’s The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. The
Featuring April Sunshine HawkinsWith Tim Reed The Fire Time Magazine | June 2026 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Listen to the audio article. Tim Reed: Joining me from Nashville, Tennessee, is a curator of clarity. I’m here with April Sunshine Hawkins. April, thanks for being
June 2026 The Fire Time Magazine | June 2026 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Resource 1: “The Fire Time Podcast: HPBExpo Opening Session” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3v6SxkXC9w Watch the 2026 HPBExpo Opening Session on The Fire Time Podcast. Resource 2: “EntreLeadership Summit 2018 — Panel Discussion” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-2Qf1GesyI This
FEATURED ARTICLE Dave Anderson The Fire Time Magazine | June 2026 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Download Printable PDF Listen to the audio article. For many hearth retailers, service is still viewed as something that simply needs to be managed and survived rather than developed
Danny Kahler (General Manager, Smokey’s Stoves) The Fire Time Magazine | June 2026 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Listen to the audio article. For the last few months, the economy has felt like it’s in a downturn in my area. With fuel prices high and
Noel Putaansuu The Fire Time Magazine | June 2026 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Listen to the audio article. There is a specific kind of magic found in the transition months—those weeks in mid-spring and late autumn when the weather can’t quite make up its