Appetite for Construction

Send us Fan Mail The boys head down to Big D to talk with Mike Fisher. Mike has covered the NFL since 1983 and the Dallas Cowboys since 1990. He is the author of two best-selling books on the Cowboys and is the Cowboys "insider" as a radio personality on the team's flagship station 105.3 The Fan. Mike will be a frequent guest on our Friday Niagara SportsHub podcast as we discuss all...

Send us Fan Mail The boys talk to Green Beret turned Cherne general manager, Dave Biron. With the company the past seven years, Dave talks about how he got started at Cherne — a manufacturer of test-ball plugs — and how he moved the company to a new 130,000-sq.-ft. facility, all during a pandemic. What makes his journey so interesting is that Dave followed in his dad's footsteps and joined th...

Send us Fan Mail Now that the border is open, the boys travel to Vancouver, British Columbia, to talk with the ever-youthful Terence Chan, owner, Impetus Plumbing and Heating LTD (@the__impetus). Okay, we didn't really travel there, but we did talk being a plumber in the millennial age, and how to attract those young people to the trades. A son of an arcade owner, Terence's career path t...

Send us Fan Mail With the recent news of a possible new premise research plumbing program by the National Institute of Standards and Technology that will help to combat a 900% increase in Legionnaires’ disease since 2000, there's no better time to talk Legionella with one of the industry's foremost consultants and thought leaders on the subject. This week the boys visit with Tim Keane, L...

Send us Fan Mail This week the boys talk with Steve Coscia CSP, Coscia Communications, about his recent 5-month journey out west. Just him and his trusty pick-up truck, Steve logged his travels as he met some interesting people, had some great food and managed to still do some work as he met up with contractors, and taught at some vocational colleges along the way. As a nearly 40-year veteran of c...

Send us Fan Mail The boys heat up the podcast and scramble to the mic to enjoy a main course with Jay Egg. We even include a side serving of humor. Jay is a longtime friend to the Hub, where you can find many of his articles on our websites. Jay is also a consultant and designer of geothermal HVAC systems, author of two books and, as mentioned earlier, the founder of Egg Geo , which focuses on geo...

Send us Fan Mail This week the boys chat with John Ruese, vice president & general manager, RIDGID Pressing, a technology that has been introduced into the US for more than 20+ years. John Talks about the RIDGID Experience, the evolution of pressing, the R&D behind the tools such as the RP-350, and continues the good fight against the stigma that pressing technology is taking the skill out...

Send us Fan Mail John & Tim head to America's heartland and visit with Chad and Tyler Peterman of Peterman Brothers, formerly Peterman Heating, Cooling & Plumbing out of Indianapolis. We talk about the name change and marketing that goes along with that, Peterman Top Tech Academy where new recruits are trained the right way,  how the boys made their way into the business and industry,...

Send us Fan Mail Michael Flynn (@flynnstone1 on Instgram) joins the show to talk about his journey into the trades and more importantly his five years of sobriety. Michael admitted he was installing gas-fired equipment in customers' homes and he needed to be at his best, and not hungover. What was his turning point? Fast forward five years up the road and Michael is a new father, and that sho...

Send us Fan Mail After what happened in Texas earlier this year, how can the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)—which represents 90% of the state's electrical load—possibly be trusted? This week the boys return to San Antonio to talk with Joel Frederick, president of Quartermoon Plumbing & AC as he shares his views of ERCOT and conserving energy, the Texas deregulated electrica...

Send us Fan Mail This week the boys talk with George DeJesus as he talks about his journey into the trades, soaking in as much knowledge and experience as he could before venturing out on his own in August 2020—during a pandemic, mind you—to start his own business—George's Drains. One of the best in drain cleaning, George talks about his love for the trades. We talk about his experience with...

Send us Fan Mail This week's podcast is spent chatting with Cole Justice, Vertical Product Manager with Thryv, who we've recently partnered with on Thryv Connect Home Services Lunch and Learn Webinar that takes place on Wednesday, June 23rd. We talk about the various features, benefits and speakers we'll be learning about and hearing from during the webinar.  If that's not enou...

Send us Fan Mail What the heck is going on with the supply chain? From back orders to price increases, Bradford White's Travis Mikulenas, Director, Primary Metals Procurement and Carl Pinto, Senior Director of Marketing  Communications, talk about disruptions in the supply chain, especially as it pertains to steel. How long will this roller coaster last, and are price increases here to stay?...

Send us Fan Mail Season 2 wraps up as Tim and John discuss the supply chain craziness, stimi and unemployment checks that are making people soft, and they reflect back upon what was season 2. We will be back in a couple of weeks with a fresh new season just like a summer's eve. #notdeadyetpodcast #ndypodcast #mechanicalhub #plumbingperspective #letsgetbacktowork Subscribe to the Appetite for...

Send us Fan Mail It's Friday, and while we'd all like to be enjoying some CC&C, we talk with Michael Copp about a recent survey conducted by PHCC regarding contractors and the COVID-19 pandemic, and how it has affected their business. We also talk about the recent announcement that Michael is moving on from PHCC at the end of the year. Bummer; good luck, nonetheless! #notdeadyetpodca...

Send us Fan Mail This week we talk with Bob Clark, HVACR Program Chair at the College of DuPage, Glen Ellyn, Ill. Bob talks about his CTE program at the college, and he is damn proud of the fact that the lab is built from within, from the students. They need the smarts and aptitude to apply what they've learned in the classroom to the lab to the field—the real world—successfully. We also ask...

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...