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The Restoration & Remediation Ask the Expert Podcasts

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R&R Ask the Expert podcasts give you insight on specific restoration industry-related topics, through the eyes of the real experts. Check back often for new podcasts with new experts and new topics! Have a topic you would like to learn more about? Email your idea to kingv@bnpmedia.com.

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Andy Zavodney

Achieving 150x Growth: How Kustom US Is Bringing New Thinking to a Third-Generation Business

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Duration: 26:00
03-10-2022

Kustom US, a privately held restoration and remediation company headquartered in Florida, has grown exponentially since 2000 by streamlining operations, acquiring new businesses and embracing a people-centered strategy. In this episode of Ask the Expert, Andrew Zavodney, chairman of the board and CEO, talks about Kustom’s investment in company culture, employee value proposition, corporate governance, M&A due diligence, transparency, accountability and scaling without private equity. He also discusses his role as vice president of the Restoration Industry Association and consolidation as a key industry trend.

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REPLAY: Advancing Women and Minorities in Restoration

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Duration: 55:00
03-08-2022

In honor of Women’s History Month and Women in Construction Week, we are re-airing our Real Stories in Restoration interview with Jennifer Todd, president of remediation company LMS General Contractors. She discusses her experience as a Black, woman contractor-owner in a white-, male-dominated field. She also highlights the importance of viewing the labor shortage and diversity as one conversation. Todd has been recognized as a 2020 Top Newsmaker by R&R’s sister publication Engineering News Record (ENR), a 2020 Outstanding Women in Construction finalist by Construction Business Owner Magazine, a 2021 ENR 20 Under 40 Construction Professional, and a 2021 ENR Southeast Top Young Professional.

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Editor’s Note: Soft Skills in a Hard Industry

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Duration: 9:00
03-04-2022

On its surface, restoration doesn’t seem synonymous with “soft.” It is a hard industry that operates in physically and emotionally tough working environments. Restoring a property to pre-loss condition requires a particular set of hard (job-specific) skills and tools. But there is a soft side that R&R Editor Valerie King discusses in her latest editor’s note. She argues that it carries more weight than tools and technical training.

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Gregg Taylor

Rethinking Recruiting in Restoration: Attracting A Players and Nurturing B’s

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Duration: 49:00
03-01-2022

Xactly byGTE finds and places talent with restoration companies across the U.S. and Canada – from startups to businesses earning more than $1 billion annually. Their team recruits for all roles, from field technicians to estimators to sales representatives to executives. In this episode of Ask the Expert, Gregg Taylor, managing member of Xactly byGTE, speaks to the unmet expectations of restoration candidates during the hiring process. Taylor shares best practices, helpful tools, top trends and more related to finding, recruiting and keeping top-notch team members. A few of the many concepts he covers include the power of passive candidates, the cost of a vacant position and the importance of first impressions.

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Larry Cooper

The Experience Conference & Exhibition Heads to Cincinnati

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Duration: 35:00
02-24-2022

The 2022 Experience Conference & Exhibition is taking place April 6-8 at the Duke Energy Convention Center in Cincinnati. In this episode of Ask the Expert, Larry Cooper, executive director of Experience Events, offers a sneak peek of the upcoming cleaning and restoration event. Highlights include a two-pronged keynote on bioterrorism and microbial warfare; four educational tracks on cleaning, restoration, marketing and business management, and other topics; hands-on demonstrations; full-day pre- and post-conference courses; plus tickets to a Cincinnati Reds baseball game.

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Jeff Moore

Behind the Scenes: Two ATI Restoration Acquisition Journeys

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Duration: 51:00
02-22-2022

ATI Restoration, the largest family operated restoration firm in the U.S., acquired ProCare Solutions in November 2021. A month later ATI acquired Lang Restoration & Construction. Both acquisitions are part of ATI’s accelerated growth strategy launched in 2020, which also included acquisitions of Mark 1 Restoration, QFB Property Restoration and J&M Keystone. In this episode of Ask the Expert, ATI Restoration President Jeff Moore, ProCare Solutions Co-Founder Gus Timbers and Lang Restoration & Construction Founder Lawrence Nelson share first-hand accounts of the hot topic that is M&A. They revisit two unique acquisition stories and lessons learned through the lens of the buyer and the seller. 

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Scott Harding

Real Stories: Growing Through Grit With Scott Harding

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Duration: 41:00
02-17-2022

Scott Harding is provincial manager of S.A.H Disaster Restoration Services, Vancouver Trauma Cleaning, and BC Trauma Cleaning Group, serving British Columbia. In this episode of Ask the Expert, Harding talks about the grind behind his company’s growth, including the long hours and wearing of many hats. He shares his journey from laborer to leader and his approach to keeping up with the times, from expanding service offerings to partnering with one of British Columbia’s largest healthcare providers to embracing innovative technology to investing in safety and training.

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