The Fire Time Podcast

Tim Reed
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Nov 13, 2018 • 39min

VP Berger - Leadership in the Changing Landscape

VP Berger is the President of Hearth n Home Technologies, the largest company in our industry. He is a relentless leader and a forward thinker who stops by to share secrets of what it takes to lead through the changing landscape of business. In this conversation, VP lays out: -Why the Incident Rate of Fireplaces is falling at the national level -The 4 keys to leadership that have helped him win -The stages of evolution that a company goes through as they scale (and why they matter) -What the #1 trait is that VP looks for in a team member  You don't want to miss this conversation! For more information on Hearth n Home Technologies, check out: http://www.heatnglo.com http://www.heatilator.com http://www.quadrafire.comhttps://www.harmanstoves.com http://www.hearthnhome.com To learn more about Tim Reed and The Fire Time Podcast, visit http://www.itsfiretime.com 
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Nov 6, 2018 • 39min

John Waterstraat - Empowerment and Legacy

John Waterstraat is the President of Fireside Home Solutions in the Pacific NW and he comes with some serious wisdom to empower your people to win. In the is conversation, John covers why transparency and generosity are so important when growing a team and where to start if you are at the beginning. He has seen his business grow from a warehouse with fireplaces on cardboard boxes to having 6 Professional Design Centers in Oregon and Washington. Don't miss what he teaches about legacy and perspective–this can change the culture of your business! Click here to learn more about Fireside Home Solutions Click here to leave a question for Tim to address in Season 2 of The Fire Time Podcast
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Oct 30, 2018 • 43min

Eric Camp - Bootstrapping an Installation Company

Eric Camp is the owner of All Fuel Installations in Portland, Oregon and is an amazing installer. He has grown his business from the ground up to be dominant player in the market and if you want to do the same, give this episode a listen. Eric shares secrets from his journey and gives some great insight on how to scale a company. For more on Eric, make sure to check out https://www.allfuelinstallation.com  
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Oct 23, 2018 • 45min

Rachel Feinstein - Why Government Affairs Matters

Rachel Feinstein is the Senior Manager for Government Affairs for the HPBA (Hearth, Patio & BBQ Association). She works everyday to fight for the future of our industry in our nation's capitol. In this episode we dive deep on what Government Affairs is and why it's so critical for everyone to step up and use their voice at the local level. We also cover The Tom Pugh Government Affairs Academy, this is really the leadership training program of our industry and it's an amazing experience to go through.  After I went through the academy this year, I wrote up my experience in a blog post, click here to check it out! Here are some links from today's show that you need to check out: Click here to learn about the HPBA To get in contact with Rachel Feinstien, click here  
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Oct 16, 2018 • 45min

Kip Rumens & Ed Hosack–Sales Secrets to Make You Better

Kip Rumens and Ed Hosack, Sales Reps for Travis Industries are two of my favorite people in the industry–in fact, they are the reason that I am in it today. This episode dives deep on everything that you need to understand to win the sales game and goes into the origin story of Tim Reed (podcast host). For more information on Travis Industries: https://www.fireplacex.com https://www.lopistoves.com https://www.davincifireplace.com    
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Oct 9, 2018 • 31min

Heather Smith–Productivity & Excellence to Win

Heather Smith is an inside sales Guru at AES (Associated Energy Systems). She is the epitome of excellent and thorough in her job–and has been for years. We catch up with Heather to talk really practically about how to build habits to become the kind of person that companies are desperate to hold onto. http://www.aes4home.com  
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Oct 2, 2018 • 47min

Matt Doll–Hustle & Grind

Matt Doll is the CEO of American Fire Glass. He comes by to talk about hustle and grind in our industry. This guy has some serious fire and you need to keep up with him: https://americanfireglass.com Insta: @mattdoll Twitter: @mattdoll
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Sep 25, 2018 • 37min

Cherbel Yousief–Innovate to Win

Cherbel Yousief, President of Sherwood Industries (Enviro Fireplaces) stops by to talk about innovation. Their company has gone through many changes in the last few years–they shifted focus from their top-producing lines to the ones they saw would win in the years to come. For more information on Sherwood Industries check out this link: http://www.enviro.com
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Sep 18, 2018 • 43min

Carter Harkins & Taylor Hill–SEO & Marketing that Moves the Needle

Carter Harkins and Taylor Hill from the Blue Collar Proud show stop by to talk all things SEO. These guys are doing some amazing things, check them out at the links below: https://bcpshow.com https://sparkmarketer.com https://www.closingcommander.com  
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Sep 11, 2018 • 37min

Grant Falco–Innovation and Drive

Grant Falco (Falco's Spokane) stops by to talk about innovating in a 4th generation family business. This guy is rocking and rolling, if you want your company to win, give it a listen.   http://www.falcospokane.com

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