Appetite for Construction

Send us Fan Mail The boys talk with Michael Crouch, project foreman for NPL. As project foreman, Mike and his crew oversee distribution main services for natural gas, and it can be a pretty dangerous job. Our first in-studio guest, he talks about his eagerness to become a leader at his job, getting more kids interested in the trades, safety on the jobsite, and much more.  #notdeadyetpodcast #ndypo...

Send us Fan Mail PR guru Heather Ripley, founder of Ripley PR and author of a new book, "Next Level Now," joins the show to talk about all things PR. She discusses her new book and hugely important things such as SWOT—strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats—to negative reviews and reputation management to relationship building and the $1 million question: Why PR?  #notdeadyet #n...

Send us Fan Mail The guys get back together after Tim was away for a week on vacation in Punta Cana and they focus on a recent list highlighting the The Best Cities for Construction Workers in 2021; Building Permits; Architecture Billings Index (ABI). Just another quick take on a Friday! Enjoy the weekend peeps! Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming c...

Send us Fan Mail We thought it would be fun to talk about customer experiences, as John talks with Eric Aune and Alan Carlson about their close encounters with the unusual customer — standing over you while you work, negotiating costs, unprepared clients, "I could've done it myself but I didn't have the time," interrupting sexy time and hoarders. This light-hearted conversation...

Send us Fan Mail While Tim is away drinking cocktails with umbrellas in them, John invites Eric Aune to tackle the topic of paruresis, or bladder shyness—the inability to pee when others are around. We also talk about Earth Day and why we should be taking the future of the environment seriously everyday. #notdeadyetpodcast #ndypodcast #mechanicalhub #stagefright #gunshy peeproblems Subscribe to th...

Send us Fan Mail After a plethora of shootings across the country, and one that recently took the lives of two HVAC techs in South Carolina, John flies solo on this podcast to talk with Jason Ridgeway, Ridgeway Home Services and Veterans Heating and Cooling, to discuss conceal and carry and carrying on the jobsite. This honest conversation tackles a topic that we think more contractors are partaki...

Send us Fan Mail Last week Tim and John discussed some of the most chill places to live and some not so much. This week they piggyback off of that and talk about the Top 10 Most Stressful Jobs in America, according to a story by CNBC. Is your job on the list? We break down the top 10 most high anxiety producers. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of your favorite streaming c...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John welcome back Bill Gray, president or Uponor North America, to discuss disruptions in the supply chain, in part due to the storms in Texas, those pesky Western Conifer Bugs and Uponor's commitment to the trades. Case in point, donating to the American Red Cross and Water Mission, and providing materials to contractors in the Lone Star State. #notdeadyetpodcast #nd...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John report somber news as the second HVAC tech, who was clinging to life in a Charlotte hospital, died over the weekend. James Lewis and Robert Shook, employees of GSM Services, Gastonia, N.C., were shot outside their work vans while doing work at a prominent physician's home. Six people dead from a senseless act, and these two HVAC guys were at the wrong place at th...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John try out the new chill Friday podcast as they talk about whatever is on their mind, really. They step away from the seriousness and business of the industry and take a chapter out of Aaron Rodger's playbook and R-E-L-A-X. Sit back and joy this short snippet as the boys talk about the most chill places to live, and the most stressed. Subscribe to the Appetite for C...

Send us Fan Mail The boys travel to Washington D.C. to talk with Dain Hansen, Executive Vice President of Government Affairs, the IAPMO Group. One of the hardest working people in the industry, Dain talks about policy, IAMPO's mission, his journey into the government affairs world, and we take a deep dive into the new American Jobs Plan and the Texas crisis. #notdeadyetpodccast #NDYpodcast #I...

Send us Fan Mail Tim and John test drive the new NDY (Indy) news format (Mondays and week in review on Friday), and while we say these will be shorter in length, this introductory one goes a bit longer as we touched upon some BIG topics. We'll still be doing our regular, longer guest formats on Wednesdays. Here, we discussed the new ambitious American Job Plan proposed by President Biden, sti...

Send us Fan Mail As we reach the halfway mark of season 2, Tim & John make a major announcement to their podcast format. They also discuss stuck cargo ships, weather apps, truckin', fishin', boatin', NCAAs, NASCAR, and going commando? This laid back episode is just what the doctor ordered as they make the turn to the clubhouse on season 2.  #NotDeadYetPodcast #NDYPodcast #plumbi...

Send us Fan Mail The boys are back from their Wisconsin planning session and share a bit on their weekend work activities as well as John's upcoming family vacation to the Outer Banks. After the cross talk John and Tim bring in their guests Chris Carrier with Reliance Worldwide Corporation and Ed Brady with Home Builder Institute.  Chris and Ed share the details of their recent partnership in...

Send us Fan Mail The boys head east as they cross over into Indiana to talk with newly appointed Executive Vice President at NIBCO, Ashley Martin. She discusses growing up all things NIBCO and now working with her father, Rex Martin, and she reminisces about her late mother, Alice. She talks about her new role, how the company navigated through COVID, the future of the NIBCO and Webstone, boarding...

Send us Fan Mail We celebrate the life and career of trade journalist Bob Mader. Some of his close friends and cohorts share some stories about Bob, from the various trade shows to traveling overseas. He was a giant in trade journalism, and one of the best to put pen to paper. But most of all he was a dear friend and he will be missed. Subscribe to the Appetite for Construction podcast at any of y...

Send us Fan Mail It seems that every week we talk about fitness and how it intertwines with everyday work functions—mobility, strength, etc. The boys visit John's home town of Sycamore, Ill., to talk with Carl Balentyne and Chris Robinson of Sycamore Crossfit to discuss the importance and fitness and health. Not only is strength and endurance important, but also the psychological boost you ge...

Send us Fan Mail Tim & John head into the social media zone and talk with the guys that run Hydronic Heating Techs, a Facebook group that celebrates the hydronics industry and its 5000+ member base. Mike Crompton, the creator of the group, and Ron Parshall discuss moderating the group and the ins and outs of running a successful social media page. Both contractors, with years of experience, ta...

Send us Fan Mail Anna Pearson is a rising star. The Not Dead Yet crew head to Las Vegas to talk with this first-year apprentice who has what it takes to make an indelible impression in the plumbing trades. Anna (@theplumbingprincess on Instagram) and the crew discuss her journey, championing for women in the trades and the recruitment of young, skilled women, dispelling sexist overtones on the job...

Send us Fan Mail The boys head up to one of the most beautiful, yet fairly frigid places in the world as they cross the border to the foothills of the Canadian Rockies in Calgary, Alberta, where they talk to the warm and toasty Bob Baker, Baker Plumbing. We run the gamut of topics, ranging from beard or no beard,  working with his boys—and now daughter—to his journey into the trades, coping with t...

Send us Fan Mail Talk about alliteration! The boys have a menage a trois with arguably the best trainers in the business. John Barba, Dave Holdorf and Rick Mayo talk about their journey—how they crossed paths and worked together at Wirsbo—eventually Uponor—and how training has evolved in the last 25 years, especially during the last year through COVID-19. They also talk about Taco After Dark and t...

Send us Fan Mail The boys head out to Falls Church, Va., to talk with Michael Copp, Executive Vice President, PHCC. Michael talks about how the PHCC-NA has navigated through the pandemic, describes the many benefits of being a member, the live, in-person CONNECT trade show planned for October and the state of the industry. We also get to know Michael a bit better as he tells us his journey into hi...

Send us Fan Mail Season 2 has begun! This week the boys head to Missouri & Utah simultaneously (what?) to talk with Bob Rohr and his son Max about the industry, how he got his nickname, the Grub Steak Restaurant, Max's return to Caleffi and the new Shop Talk webinar series in 2021 with a Showdown twist. The Rohr family has been an influential and important name in the plumbing, HVAC and h...

Send us Fan Mail As the boys finish Season 1 of the Not Dead Yet podcast, they reflect on the past year, and Mechanical Hub's Eric Aune joins the guys to talk about an array of different topics — the Make Trades Great Again podcast, the future of mankind, roach motels, colonoscopies, the pros and strangeness of Air BnBs, having fun getting together at trade shows, missing their friends in-per...

Send us Fan Mail This week the boys head over to northwest Indiana to talk with Danny Gronendyke, Gronendyke Plumbing, Inc., Merrillville, Ind. This rapping plumber talks about his burgeoning rap career, his entrepreneurial spirit, his professional journey, advice he would give people starting in the trades, what the industry can do to better itself, service calls during the Cubs World Series and...