GMS PODCAST

Tom McGuire is the founder of Large Loss Mastery and he is back on the podcast to celebrate his 5 Year Anniversary!  I traveled to Cape Canaveral, FL to attend the Large Loss Mastery MEGA Course, hang out with my friend Tom, make some new friends and drinks some beers.  This podcast takes place right after the class ends.  Tom and I recap the course, talk about the upcoming year, a...

Chris Jeter is the owner of ServiceMaster of Abilene Texas and has 21 years in the restoration/cleaning industry.  Chris is also a certified trainer for the personality assessment DISC which is why I really wanted to talk to him.  We discus what DISC is, the 4 personality types, how DISC will help you communicate better on your jobs and within your team, and we go over my DISC assessment...

Colin Miller joins me on the podcast to talk with me about our fall 2021 hunting seasons.  Colin is a backcountry hunter, photographer and videographer.  I always enjoy hearing about Colin's adventures!  In this podcast we talk about Colin's successful elk hunt in Colorado, my successful mule deer and antelope hunt in Wyoming, what we learned this hunting season and our plans for ne...

Rachel Stewart is the CEO and Founder of Xcelerate Restoration Software, the Author of the book "Unqualified Success", and the host of Restore Your Power To Succeed Podcast.  She has worked with some of the greatest minds in the industry and was instrumental in growing Titan Restoration from 1.5M to over 20M.  Rachel and I have decided to interview each other and talk about the most infl...

Rachel Stewart is the CEO and Founder of Xcelerate Restoration Software, the Author of the book "Unqualified Success", and the host of Restore Your Power To Succeed Podcast.  She has worked with some of the greatest minds in the industry and was instrumental in growing Titan Restoration from 1.5M to over 20M.  Rachel and I have decided to interview each other and talk about the most infl...

Bryon Rocz is the Owner of Father and Son Restoration outside Detroit, Michigan.  Bryon has almost 20 years of experience in the restoration industry.  I was happy to have Bryon on the podcast so he could share the growth and success Father and Son Restoration has had in the last couple of years.  I talk to him about his company, rebranding, building a team, education, culture and a...

Andrew Golkin is the President of a top performing PAUL DAVIS franchise in Virginia outside Washington DC.  Andrew has partnered with his sister to grow their father's business from 7 team members to over 70 in less than 10 years!  I get to talk with Andrew about business strategies, sustainable growth, employee engagement, culture, and balancing it all with a new family.  Andrew sh...

Darren Hudema is the Director of Training at PuroClean.  He is an approved IICRC Instructor, Master Restorer and has over 30 years of experience in the restoration industry.  I have been wanting to get Darren on the podcast for a while (but he is so busy) and locked him down for a 15 min spot during The Experience tradeshow/convention which thankfully turned into a whole episode!  D...

A Restoration Industry LEGEND Barry Costa is my guest!!  That's pretty much all I need to say. This episode was recorded on September 8, 2021

Chris Phelps is the owner of Phelps Restoration in Pe Ell Washington.  Chris has a background in construction before starting his restoration company.  Chris stopped by the GMS PODCAST booth in Vegas during The Experience.  We talk about building the flood house, supply shortages, going to Texas, business strategies and little bit about elk season. I always enjoy talking to Chris an...

I'm really excited to get this podcast out!  While at "The Experience" in Vegas, I was able to sit down with 4 different software companies and find out how each one impacts the restoration industry.  I had a great time learning what each software company does and how they INTEGRATE (this year's keyword) with each other.  My guests on this podcast are: XCELERATE - https://www.xlrest...

Peter Lyons is a partner at RestCon Environmental and the Co-Founder of The Restoration Golf League.  He has been in sales and marketing for over 15 years with 8 years of environmental industry experience.  I had a great conversation with Peter about his new project The Restoration Golf League which is the result of some innovative marketing ideas during the pandemic.  The Restoration Golf League...

This episode was recorded during the first day of "The Experience Conference & Exhibition" in Las Vegas, NV.  I interview participants of the tradeshow and talk to them about their company, products, the tradeshow and much more.  I had such a great time talking to everyone and hearing about how they each have a passion for and impact the restoration industry!  The day 1 guests i...

Eric Sprague and Larry Wilberton host the Blue Collar Nation Podcast.  They invited Jon Isaacson host of the DYOJO and yours truly to be part of a Podcast Extravaganza!!  So many things happen in this podcast, I don't even know where to begin with a description.  Basically, if you wanna hang out and laugh a lot...Press Play and ENJOY!! This episode was recorded on July 29, 2021.

Robert Jackson is the Brand Manager at Express Chem.  He has been developing chemical products for the restoration market for over 7 years.  I recorded this podcast with Robert while he was in Boulder, CO at the AIR Summit.  We talk about his products, military service, blowing up levy's, sliding into 3rd and beer!  I had a lot of fun talking with Robert.  He definitely ha...

Colin Miller joins me on the podcast to talk about his Turkey hunting and my bear hunting season.  Colin is a backcountry hunter, photographer and videographer.  In this podcast we talk about Colin's successful turkey hunt, my unsuccessful bear hunt, what we learned this hunting season and our plans for this years fall hunting.  Big shout out to my Uncle Brad for joining me on the b...

Dr. Jessica Stahl is the founder of Ignite Results and she has a PHD in Organizational Psychology.  Ignite Results is a Management Consulting firm that specializes in scaling small businesses by defining strategy, building systems, and developing leaders.  She joins me to wrap up the "Young Guns" series and helps me understand why these young men and the companies they work for are so su...

Isaac Sticht with Dayspring Restoration and Brandin Canida with ICON Property Rescue join me on this weeks podcast.  I was really looking forward to talking to these two guys because they are young and new to the industry.  I wanted to find out how they how they got started in the restoration industry and what they like about it.  I talk with them about their previous work history,...

Nate Newman with Crown Restoration and Jesse Mann with Showcase Restoration join me on this weeks podcast.  I was really looking forward to talking to these two guys because they are young and new to the industry.  I wanted to find out how they how they got started in the restoration industry and what they like about it.  I talk with them about their previous work history, mentors,...

Scott Vogel is the Chief Operations Officer at Emergi-Clean, Inc. in Rahway, New Jersey. Scott is a Certified Bio Recovery Master with 15+ years researching and creating standards and protocols for the biohazard and infectious disease remediation fields. He also started The Bearing Hope Foundation which provides teddy bears to children devastated by disasters. I had the privilege of speaking to Sc...

Tim Kreczmer is a Partner at PuroClean Property Restoration in Naperville and Wheaton.  Tim was featured back on episode 44 where we talked with him about starting his company.   Today I talk with Tim about partnering with his neighboring PuroClean Territory outside Chicago.  We have a great conversation about starting new business, mergers, football, hiring and the panty hose...

Eric Sprague and Larry Wilberton are the owners of Blue Collar Consulting and MorningTechMeeting.com. Eric and Larry have been in the cleaning/restoration industry since 2008 when they started a cleaning company in California. They have since sold that company and are focusing on business consulting, virtual training through “MorningTechMeeting.com” and hosting a podcast called “The Blue Collar Na...

Joe Cerone is the Product Manager and Sales Representative for Sentinel Products located in Minneapolis.  Joe started working in this industry during college when he worked for a cleaning company.  He later started his own cleaning company before taking a job with Sentinel developing products and supporting the contractors.  Joe is one of the most driven people I know and was so hap...

This episode was recorded during the third day of "The Experience Conference & Exhibition" in Charleston, SC.  I interview 6 vendors and talk to them about their company, products, the tradeshow and much more.  I had such a great time talking to every one and hearing about how they each have a passion for and impact the restoration industry!  The day 3 guests include: Doug Quinn...

Kerry and Heather Mayuer are two really great friends I finally had the chance to see in Charleston at The Experience Convention.  Kerry is a sales rep at Phoenix Restoration Equipment and Heather is the Regional Manager at Advantage Experts In CLean.  We talk about tradeshows, changes in the industry, cars, realestate, equipment and shed hunting.  I had such a good time talking and...