Appetite for Construction

Send us Fan Mail The guys return to Nexstar Super Meeting to talk with Brady Jolly, owner and CEO, Jolly Heating, Air, Plumbing, Electric, as he talks about private equity and not playing their game, instead focusing on the customer. We also talk with Jenny Benbrook, Powerhouse Consulting Group, as she talks about getting more out of technology. This episode of Appetite for Construction is brought...

Send us Fan Mail Last month, Tim & John caught up to Scott Harkins, Vice President of Sales at Resideo, as they talk smart home connectivity. And, a little bourbon talk, as well. This episode of Appetite for Construction is brought to you by Webstone. Protect the entire system with Webstone’s NEW Sediment Filter. Its spin-down design protects against rust, dirt, sand and other suspended partic...

Send us Fan Mail While at this year's Nexstar Super Meeting, the guys talk to Jon Ryan, president of Genz-Ryan HVAC, Plumbing & Electrical, Burnsville, Minn. Jon talks about taking over his family business and growing it to a 60-truck operation through collaboration and taking advantage of advancing technology. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite str...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Rick Goodman joins the guys as he talks about building great teams and great sales through repair, adaptiveness and performance, and building a culture through a sense of belonging, motivation and appreciation. Don't miss his keynote—“The Hidden ROI of Belonging: Building a Symphony of Talent in the Workplace—at this year's PHCC CONNECT. This episode of Appetite for...

Send us Fan Mail On the Appetite for Construction podcast, as we set our sights in the ASPE Convention next month in OKC, we caught up with Bryan Hutton, ASPE Society President and Director at Maverick Applied Science. We talk about his path to the ASPE presidency and we talk about the upcoming ASPE convention. This episode of Appetite for Construction is brought to you by Webstone. Protect the en...

Send us Fan Mail The guys talk with Nora Burns, Chief Curiosity Officer, The Leadership Experts, Denver. Nora Burns doesn’t study workplace culture from the sidelines; she has flipped the script to research it from the inside out. She has interviewed for more than 350 jobs and worked frontline roles inside Fortune 500 companies as The Undercover Employee™, uncovering what employees actually experi...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. David Yashar, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), talks about a new water heater design that helps keep pathogens at bay by raising the heat to at temperature that kills essentially all concerning bacteria. Normally these temperatures would be dangerously hot for human skin, so the new design cheaply and efficiently brings the decontaminated hot water back d...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John chat with Westie Magnuson, Chief Culture Officer, HireAligned, Portland, Oregon. He’s also a Presenter at PHCC CONNECT 2026: “Recruiting in the Trades: Modern Tactics With Proven Results.” Magnuson specializes in helping plumbing, HVAC, and multi-trade contractors scale their operations without losing their company’s identity. This episode of Appetite for Construction...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John welcome in Cambria McLeod, Vice President of Industry Relations and Business Development, IAPMO, as she discusses counterfeit plumbing products and the impact of counterfeit use of IAPMO certification marks what the industry can do to help protect the public.  Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming channels and don't...

Send us Fan Mail While John was on his annual fishing trip, Tim scooted up to Milwaukee for the annual Milwaukee Tool Pipeline event. There, he caught up with Zach Richman, senior vice president of marketing, and John Karl Jarzombek, senior product marketing manager.  This episode of Appetite for Construction is brought to you by Webstone. Protect the entire system with Webstone’s NEW Sediment Fil...

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Send us Fan Mail Tim & John talk welcome Julian Sadden, CEO of Nexstar Network to discuss the fact that Chick-Fil-A now has an arm of service contractors. And, we go deep into the mind of Mr. Scadden. This episode of Appetite for Construction is brought to you by Webstone. Protect the entire system with Webstone’s NEW Sediment Filter. Its spin-down design protects against rust, dirt, sand and...

Send us Fan Mail Tim & John get in-depth about workplace development as they talk with Tim Kopp, With 42 years at Greenlee, Tim Kopp, Education and Training Manager, Greenly. The boys also talk Skills Training Lab, technology and tools. This episode of Appetite for Construction is brought to you by Webstone. Protect the entire system with Webstone’s NEW Sediment Filter. Its spin-down design pr...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John go back to SkillsUSA one last time to talk with Jim Fusco, Granite State Trade School, and Scott Teson, senior VP of skilled trades, Milwaukee Tool.  This episode of Appetite for Construction is brought to you by Webstone. Protect the entire system with Webstone’s NEW Sediment Filter. Its spin-down design protects against rust, dirt, sand and other suspended particles...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John go back to SkillsUSA. We chat with Vicki VanNest, executive director of PHCC Texas, Gordon Unrein, Director of Columbus Tech's Carpentry and Cabinetmaking programs, and Betsy Conway, executive director of the Lowe’s Foundation.  This episode of Appetite for Construction is brought to you by Webstone. Protect the entire system with Webstone’s NEW Sediment Filter....

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John talk plumbing codes with Hugo Aguilar, IAPMO’s Senior Vice President of Codes and Standards Development Hugo Aguilar, P.E. This episode of Appetite for Construction is brought to you by Webstone. Protect the entire system with Webstone’s NEW Sediment Filter. Its spin-down design protects against rust, dirt, sand and other suspended particles, while the multi-mode hand...

Send us Fan Mail Tim & John talk with Rich Benninghoff, CEO of the Malco Group. As CEO of The Malco Group, Rich is responsible for developing and executing a strategic growth plan in the Americas market for Aspen Pumps Group. Heat pumps struggle in colder weather — but hybrid heat pump solutions powered by propane can deliver the comfort your customers desire. Understanding how to install thes...

Send us Fan Mail When it comes to propane, "say when," says Bert Warner, Director of Business Development for PERC. The boys go deep into the benefits of propane. Heat pumps struggle in colder weather — but hybrid heat pump solutions powered by propane can deliver the comfort your customers desire. Understanding how to install these systems can help grow your business and set your servic...

Send us Fan Mail We wrap up our podcasts from the GF Flow Symposium by talking pre-planning and prefab with Randy Ayers, Control Air Enterprises, San Diego; Daniel Worm, value added services manager, GF, and Danny Miller, global product manager, GF; and Jeffrey Sixsmith, director if engineering, GF and James Chandler, head of engineering services, GF. Heat pumps struggle in colder weather — but hy...

Send us Fan Mail Returning to SkillsUSA in Atlanta, the guys talk with Denis Hamon aka @denisthepprentice, Paige Knowles aka @alltradespaige, and Michael Riggleman, electrical instructor for the Center for Career and Technical Education in Maryland. Heat pumps struggle in colder weather — but hybrid heat pump solutions powered by propane can deliver the comfort your customers desire. Understanding...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John record from the SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta. We kick it off with Brandon Hudson, Director of Workforce Development, SkillsUSA, and then we talk to two Skills winners, Charlie Goode from the plumbing competition and Tristan Coates from the carpentry category. Heat pumps struggle in colder weather — but hybrid heat pump solutions powered by propane can deliver the...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John talk with Lauren Brand, director of marketing for Housecall Pro about the this Thursday's Spring Summit, and we talk about the 40 Under 40 campaign. Register here for the Spring Summit. 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!...

Send us Fan Mail When will sustainability not be a just descriptor but  integrated into a company's plan? John and Tim talk with Chrissie Walsh and Lindsay McIver Zingg of GF about the building the future of sustainable water infrastructure through intentional innovation, practical partnerships, and constructive collaboration. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John talk with Evin Jarrett, building trades instructor at Mayfair Elementary, the only middle school program in the Philadelphia School District that actually exposes kids to careers at an early age. 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 T...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John attend the GF Flow Symposium in Nashville, Tenn., and while there, they record a series of podcasts. In this first recording the guys talk with Dan Hubbard, customer and sales trainer, GF/Uponor, regarding his breakout session on residential fire protection and opportunities with updated IRC requirements and understanding code implications. Subscribe to the Appetite f...