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This podcast focuses on everything from production and marketing best practices to risk management and leadership tips.

We are interviewing fellow component manufacturers and industry experts and teasing out valuable nuggets you can use to improve your company.

You can listen to the podcast at your desk, in your car, while eating lunch, even while you’re falling asleep at night.  Whenever you choose to listen, you can absorb this valuable information when it’s convenient for you!  It's Off-site. On-air.

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“As truss designers/sales we tend to stick with what we know, which is often what we learned when we first started in the industry. I appreciate how the podcasts will bring current industry information to light and they tend to keep me on my toes and not let me get stuck in my old ways.” Anonymous avid listener

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EP 9: Angie & Ashley Stroder Share Their Perspectives About the Industry
Posted In: Component Connection,
Date posted Oct 2

Angie Stroder and her daughter, Ashley, share their experiences as women in a traditionally male-dominated industry.

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EP 8: Matt Layman Discusses Lumber Market Trends with Kirk Grundahl
Posted In: Component Connection,
Date posted Sep 18

Matt Layman, president of Layman's Lumber Guide, discusses current lumber market trends with SBCA Executive Director, Kirk Grundahl.

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EP 7: BJ Louws Discusses Lean Manufacturing & Innovation Opportunities with Sean Shields
Posted In: Component Connection,
Date posted Sep 4

BJ Louws discusses the family business and how structural components became part of their operations.

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EP 6: Kirk Grundahl and Evan Protexter Discuss the History and Benefits of Quality Control
Posted In: Component Connection,
Date posted Aug 21

Kirk Grundahl and Evan Protexter discuss the benefits of quality control in the component manufacturing industry and how it has evolved over the...

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EP 5: Greg Griggs & Larry Dix Discuss Value of Face-to-Face Meetings
Posted In: Component Connection,
Date posted Aug 7

Greg Griggs, Builders FirstSource, and SBCA board member Larry Dix, Apex Truss, discuss the value they receive from face-to-face meetings.

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EP 4: Sean Shields and Jason Blenker Discuss Advantages of Expanding Business
Posted In: Component Connection,
Date posted Jul 17

Jason Blenker discusses transitioning the general contracting family business into Blenker Companies which operates five independently run businesses.

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EP 3: Sean Shields Talks With Current SBCA President Greg Griggs
Posted In: Component Connection,
Date posted Jul 3

Greg Griggs explores the latest efforts of SBCA to help component manufacturers grow market share and take advantage of opportunities in today's...

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EP 2: Sean Shields Interviews Dean Rana, Owner and President of Truss Fab
Posted In: Component Connection,
Date posted Jun 19

Dean Rana shares how he grew his business and overcame challenges facing his market and the industry.

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EP 1: Jess Lohse Interviews Past President Scott Ward
Posted In: Component Connection,
Date posted Jun 5

Scott Ward is the owner of Southern Components and a past president of SBCA.

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