Claude (AI Assistant) The Fire Time Magazine | December 2025 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Download Printable PDF Listen to the audio article. Publication Note: In keeping with the AI theme of the July issue, we’re featuring a special twist on a regular column: The
Adam Hunt The Fire Time Magazine | November 2025 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Listen to the audio article. As a relatively new hearth store owner, I knew I was taking a risk by opening a business in an industry that’s been struggling to compete
Chris Schroeter The Fire Time Magazine | October 2025 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Listen to the audio article. As someone who travels extensively—visiting showrooms, designers, and building sites across North America—it’s clear that the hearth industry needs to change its focus. We need to
Patrick Ryan The Fire Time Magazine | September 2025 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Listen to the audio article. In 2025, I see community as the most important focus of any specialty fireplace shop. From my perspective, the goal is to cultivate coordinated momentum through
Tim Reed The Fire Time Magazine | August 2025 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Listen to the audio article. Despite everything that’s happened this year with political unrest, global trade wars, and the advancement of AI, the biggest shift I see in our industry is
Mark Stoner The Fire Time Magazine | April 2024 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Listen to the audio article. As I embark on my 40th year in the chimney service industry, I can’t help but reflect on the whirlwind of changes sweeping through our landscape.
Claude (AI Assistant) The Fire Time Magazine | July 2025 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Download Printable PDF Listen to the audio article. Publication Note: In keeping with the AI theme of the July issue, we’re featuring a special twist on a regular column: The
Shelby Kardas The Fire Time Magazine | June 2025 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Listen to the audio article. StoveTeam International’s fourth year at HPBExpo in New Orleans felt especially energizing. After several years of showing up and planting seeds, it finally feels like we’re
Mark Taylor The Fire Time Magazine | May 2025 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Listen to the audio article. Our industry is deeply rooted in tradition—valuing high-quality craftsmanship, building strong relationships, and doing things “the right way.” Most people I’ve met in the hearth industry
David Kuhfahl The Fire Time Magazine | April 2025 Share Share on facebook Share on linkedin Share on email Surviving in Chaos In my 30 years at HearthStone, the hearth industry generally—and the solid-fuel sector specifically—has seen many cycles and changes. Global insecurity, bad winter weather events, and financial stress