A new Restoration Industry Management degree program is set to shape the future of the restoration industry by addressing the critical need for skilled professionals and preparing the next generation of leaders.

The RIA and KnowHow have recently collaborated to produce a landmark study aimed at assisting all restoration businesses with their business decision making, the “Cost Of Doing Business” survey. The results of the survey have long reaching implications on how all restoration businesses, large or small, can more effectively run their business. Leighton Healey, CEO of KnowHow, and Anthony Nelson, RIA Board Member and Co-Chair of the RIA Independent Pricing Taskforce, as well as  the Member Acquisition Manager & Group Facilitator at PivotMyBiz, join R&R to discuss the roots of the study, the rationale, the results, and of course how this study can help businesses today!This episode is brought to you by:

We introduce this year’s Ladder Award winner, and learn all about his professional life and what he likes to do in his free time.

R&R had the pleasure of speaking with Harley Jeanise, Regional Vice President at First Onsite Property Restoration, about how to stay safe amid storms and what it will entail to restore the damage after.

In this episode of “Ask the Expert” we are joined by Gregg Taylor, chairman and managing partner of GTE Holdings, parent company for Xactly by GTE, specializing in restoration recruiting, and Restoration Sales Force specializing in restoration sales management. We discuss the management of Restoration Industry Sales Reps, and the challenges that surround the management of a restoration sales team and what he is doing to solve those challenges!

In this episode of “Ask the Expert” we are joined by Jeff Milligan, VP of Sales and Strategy at Prism Specialties. We learn all about what Prism offers the restoration industry with its specialty restoration services, and, we learn a cool new way of document drying! Tune in to find out more!

In this week’s Ask the Expert, we chat with HVAC Expert Marco Radocaj about the importance of attic inspection during restoration efforts.

Congratulations to this year’s winner of Restoration & Remediation magazine’s Women in Restoration award, Lori Jones.  In this Ask the Expert interview, she talks about her commitment, and her team’s commitment to the statement, “There is no higher purpose than the service to others.”  In the very specialized and sensitive field of forensic restoration, it guides al that they do and embodies her leadership style.

In this episode of Ask the Expert, Eduard Mirzoian, CEO of RESTORERZ Emergency Services, gives a high-level overview of the importance of cultivating a strong company culture and how it directly contributes to customer satisfaction and loyalty.

Tom Yacobellis, founder and national director of DUCTZ, gives an inside look of the construction of the new IICRC S590 Standard.