Appetite for Construction

Send us Fan Mail This week, John welcomes his cousin and his son—Tim and Michael McRaith—to the Friday episode of Appetite for Construction. Michael, aka Flex Murphy, talks about pursuing professional wrestling and Tim talks about being an extra in movies, dating back to the mid-'80s with Sixteen Candles and Ferris Bueller's Day Off, to working on current TV sets. And, John retells the s...

Send us Fan Mail The guys talk with Chris O'Grady, chief sales officer for Successware, a contractor-founded business and field service management software company for the home services industry. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Pers...

Send us Fan Mail Rap Master Danny G joins John on this Friday Bonus edition to talk about his latest rap release, "Name Drop," which can be downloaded on iTunes. We talk about his love for rap music, how he got started, Shaq, and he debuts the full rap song from his America's Got Talent audition. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming ch...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk with Gary Klein, Gary Klein & Associates. Gary has been talking energy efficiency since the late '70s and has been carrying the torch for better plumbing systems through better design, right-sizing pipes, understanding behaviors and ultimately striving to better integrate a high performance hot water system into these buildings. What does he think about...

Send us Fan Mail The Hub team returns from another successful Iowa Build My Future Event in Des Moines. Tim & John jump on with Brandon Patterson, Iowa Skilled Trades, and the primary  architect of this impressive event. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Te...

Send us Fan Mail Tim & John head to Southern California to talk with Mike Prencavage Jr. (@socalplumbguy), president/owner of The Family Plumber in Los Alamitos, Calif. Not only does Mike run a successful plumbing business, he is also active with PHCC, as he is president of PHCC Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties (PHCC-ORSB), and on the board of directors for PHCC California....

Send us Fan Mail Tim & John talk about crazy airport/airplane stories over the years. Also, the Iowa Build My Future event is next week. We talk about it. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing_perspective Follow Me...

Send us Fan Mail The boys sit down with new CEO Cindy Sheridan and president David Frame, Bob Frame Plumbing, South Bend, Ind. In addition to adding union shops to the PHCC membership, see what else the two are doing to push the association, and the industry, forward through continued collaboration. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and d...

Send us Fan Mail The boys get together for a Friday Bonus episode! Tim quizzes John on The Masters, including lots of Green Jacket and Champions Dinner talk, Retirement Locations, share their Easter plans and end the week looking forward to family time. Happy Easter to all our listeners. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't fo...

Send us Fan Mail We were thinking of a different title but it wasn't family friendly. Tim & John reconnect from a busy 2+ months of traveling. What are the top 5 things forgotten in a returned rental car? John talks about his trip to South Carolina, we talk NCAA Tournaments, sportsmanship, Tim's fear of heights and all sorts of good stuff. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction p...

Send us Fan Mail The boys catch up with Da Coach Alan Carlson to discuss Mental Health, WWETT, Scooter Riding, Social Media Influencers, Community over Competition, Chicago Sports Scene and debate the vocabulary evolution of the phrase, "that shit is so ass." Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the othe...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John return from a whirlwind tour of 10 days in Germany and we talk with Janik Tscheschlok with REMS and Bruno Frie about the REMS experience in Stuttgart. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the other ways to interact with the Mechanical Hub Team! Follow Plumbing Perspective IG @plumbing...

Send us Fan Mail Tim & John talk with Ty (Thomas) Young out of California about his journey and battling colon cancer. From not wanting to live to now owning his very successful plumbing and whole-house remodeling company, Ty is grabbing life by the balls and living his good life. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forge...

Send us Fan Mail Recorded at the WWETT Show in Indy, Tim & John sit down with Ellen Rohr. How does she maintain the same amount of enthusiasm and passion for the industry as she did 20+ years ago? Also, we dabble in franchising, talk about tardiness and alcohol and a special guest joins the chat. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and...

Send us Fan Mail This week the boys head to Nashville to talk to Jimmy Hiller Sr. to talk about his journey into the trades, albeit not an easy one. We talk about his revolutionary Transition to Trades program that shows people transitioning from the military to civilian life that work in the trades is a viable path. Oh, and did we mention that Hiller Plumbing was featured on the American Plumber...

Send us Fan Mail Our Friday Bonus edition includes interviews we did from the WWETT Show with RIDGID's Maddie Suvak, engagement marketing manager, and Brad Yuronich, director of software development. Maddie talks about her relatively new position that includes the RIDGID Experience, booth meet-ups and other really fun stuff. Brad talks  on the software side and collecting as much data so the...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Tim and John talk to Carl Pinto and Louise Prader from Bradford White as they talk about new tech and innovation from the company, as well as industry buzzwords such as electrification and heat pumps, and they talk workforce development with Bradford White's Industry Forward initiative. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite stre...

Send us Fan Mail What a treat! While at the WWETT Show in Indy, we run into Jay Amstutz, president, Ohio Power Tool, a primary tool supplier for contractors and businesses all over the country. Jay talks about the ever-evolving tool industry and the changes he's seen over his 17 years with the company. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channe...

Send us Fan Mail Tim & John head to the beautiful part of the Southwest to talk with contractor Bob Dudley, co-owner of Harris-Dudley Plumbing & Heating. We talk about the company's roots, working snowmelt on multi-million dollar Park City homes, workforce development and what Bob and his company are doing to get more "yutes" into the trades. Subscribe to the Appetite for Co...

Send us Fan Mail Live from the AHR podcast pavilion, Louie the Boilerman and Danny G join the Tim & John as they discuss working together, attracting the younger generation to the trades, the importance of social media, and, of course, Danny busts out a Run DMC rap. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't forget about the oth...

Send us Fan Mail Straight outta AHR, we talk with Jennifer Russell, Segment Development Manager, Lochinvar, LLC and Dino Pioli, Senior Regional Manager, Spirotherm. Jennifer talks decarbonization, heat pumps and electrification, and what Lochinvar is doing to spearhead sustainability initiatives. Dino talks about his foray into the industry, social media, and he brings a new product to AHR. Listen...

Send us Fan Mail With the WWETT Show next week, John sits down with Becky Brotherton, Director of Brand and Engagement, RIDGID, and Jeff Albertini, Director of Product, RIDGID, as they talk about what's hot at the RIDGID booth, the meet-up at the show, the RIDGID experience and how RIDGID is a leader in the ambassador space, treating contractors like family. #appetiteforconstructionpodcast #a...

Send us Fan Mail Tim & John broadcast from the Podcast Pavilion at AHR and welcome guests Bruce Carnevale, president and CEO, Bradford White and Randy Roberts, Vice President,  Sales & Marketing, Rheem. Bruce talks inflation, Chinese balloons, our potential over-reliance on China and Bradford White's commitment to the contractor. Randy talks install date standards, supply chain stuff,...

Send us Fan Mail Tim & John, fresh off the AHR Expo, talk about the show, and they're tired. The boys talk about the logistics of having the show in Atlanta, and pose the question, which is the best AHR location? Also, they talk about their podcasts and the future of AHR. #appetiteforconstructionpodcast, #appetiteforconstruction, #mechanicalhub #plumbingperspective #supportthetrades #plum...

Send us Fan Mail Tim & John talk with Louie the Boilerman, and you are in for a treat because Louie tells it like it is. We talk about doing business in NYC, working with Danny G and what happened to have Louie end up in the hospital. Wepa! Warning: this episode contains explicit language. #appetiteforconstructionpodcast #appetiteforconstruction #construction #plumbing  #supportthetrades #mech...