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Restoring Success: 4 Ways to Weave Safety into Your Company's DNA

March 1, 2018

As a company, PPE must be proactively managed; as an individual you must also take personal responsibility for your own PPE.

Restoring Success: Assignment of Responsibility

Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.

February 1, 2018

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Consider it difficult and demoralizing to hold someone accountable for something they have no responsibility for or understanding of their responsibility.

Restoring Success: Opportunity in the Power of the New Year

4 ways to rally your team in 2018.

Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.

January 3, 2018

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What is your organization's theme for 2018?

Restoring Success: Four F's of Restoration: Fear, Fun, Failure, & Family (& Doing Good)

A 17-year restoration journey.

Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.

December 7, 2017

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Things rarely go as plan; but as restorers, we continue to press forward.

Restoring Success: Inventory Management & Controlling What's Out of Control

Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.

November 2, 2017

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Implementing inventory management can feel overwhelming up front; but reap many long-term rewards.

Restoring Success: To Do or To Skip Contents Restoration

Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.

October 9, 2017

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If you do contents restoration, choose to educate yourself and your team and do it well.

Restoring Success: Hurricane Harvey – Our Industry’s Time to Shine

Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.

August 31, 2017

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As we see and experience the widespread devastation in Texas, we also see an outpouring of support and help. In the face of the tragedies, we also get to see the best in others.

Marketing Minute: Defining Core Values

O.P. Almaraz Tim Bauer

August 17, 2017

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If leadership doesn't have a vision tied to some core values, how do your employees know who to follow ... or where they are going?

Restoring Success: Improving Effectiveness, Efficiency, & Profitability by Looking Outside the Industry

Lisa Lavender M.T.R., M.F.S.R., M.W.R.

August 3, 2017

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Simply looking a bit outside of our industry you may find a wealth of resources that could benefit our restoration companies in many ways.

Marketing Minute: Mindset of a Champion

O.P. Almaraz Tim Bauer

August 3, 2017

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In this slam-dunk episode of Marketing Minute, Tim and O.P. talk about being the unicorn of your business, and being relentless in your pursuit of being the best.

Asbestos 101: What Restorers Need to Know About Testing, Work Practices, and Compliance

Contractors working and reviewing report

How Restorers Are Increasing Margins, Controlling Costs, and Scaling Smarter with AI

Pile of Documents with Occupational Safety and Health Administration OSHA

What OSHA’s Top 10 Violations Mean for the Restoration Industry

Events

April 27, 2026

RIA Convention & Expo

This event empowers professionals through world-class education, powerful networking, and access to cutting-edge tools and services.

September 9, 2026

The Experience Convention and Trade Show

The Experience Convention & Trade Show logo The Experience Convention and Trade Show unites the cleaning, restoration, inspection, indoor air quality, and HVAC industries through hands-on education, live demonstrations, and high-impact networking. Attendees gain practical skills, business insight, and connections that elevate industry standards and drive growth.