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Feb 17, 2023 • 13min
Joe Tolzmann, Founder of RocketPlan: How Does This App Help Restorers Do Their Jobs More Efficiently?
Joe Tolzman, founder of RocketPlan, explains the ways his firm’s app benefits restoration firms by streamlining processes.

Jan 16, 2023 • 28min
What Is It Like to Open a Restoration Franchise in Puerto Rico?
Joseph Ortiz, owner of PuroClean of San Juan, discusses the challenges and opportunities presented by starting a restoration operation in this U.S. territory.

Dec 12, 2022 • 23min
Andrew Titley: What Goes into Running a Contents Restoration Business
Andrew Titley, owner and president of Prism Specialties of San Francisco Bay Area, shares why he sees a contents restoration franchise as a good investment.

Nov 23, 2022 • 30min
Leighton Healey of KnowHow: Why Employees Leave and What Restoration Contractors Can Do to Keep Them
Leighton Healey, CEO of KnowHow, shares his firm’s findings from a large-scale study on why employees leave the restoration business and what contractors can do to keep them.

Nov 14, 2022 • 23min
Ashley Taylor of Content Recovery Specialists: A New Franchise Responds to the Growing Need for Content Restoration
Ashley Taylor, executive officer of Content Recovery Specialists, shares why she started a franchise company for entrepreneurs looking to get into content restoration.

Sep 8, 2022 • 37min
2022 Ladder Award Winner: Nicholas Hopkins and the Future of Historic Restoration
Nicholas Hopikins, historic restoration foreman at EverGreene Architecture, discusses his experience as a rising leader in the restoration business.

Aug 29, 2022 • 22min
Ductz: The First Female President for the HVAC Restoration and Duct Cleaning Firm
Jessica Wicks, president of Ductz, shares her experience as a female executive in the restoration industry.

Aug 17, 2022 • 28min
Paul Davis of Louisville: Contractor changes his approach after kitchen fire
Charlie Horn, president of Paul Davis of Louisville, experienced a kitchen fire that sent him to hospital and left his family outside of their home for weeks. The incident made him rethink his approach to dealing with homeowners.

Jul 27, 2022 • 18min
The Experience Finds a New Home
Larry Cooper, executive director of the Experience, shares what to expect at this year’s event, taking place Sept. 7-9 at the Caesar’s Forum Conference Center. Cooper explains why the Experience is more than catchy name. It reflects the convention’s educational philosophy.

Jul 14, 2022 • 24min
Construction Comedy School: Teaching Serious Topics in a Humorous Manner
Carmen Ciricillo, owner and principal instructor, joins us to share how he combines his background in construction and comedy to present training on safety, codes and other crucial matter in a lively way. Ciricillo performs at comedy clubs across the country. He also posts videos on his YouTube channel in the persona of The Construction Comic.


