The Drywall Podcast - Where the Trade Meets the Craft

Brandon is one of those interviews that I'm excited to dig into because of his vast knowledge of the drywall industry.  He actually started All Wall online presence and was instrumental in developing the brands of many of the drywall products you use today.  Join us as we travel the past of an aspiring web developer as he navigates the early days of the internet and how his vision helped shape an...

Is your spiritual wellness low?  Are you looking for inspiration?  Well look no further.  Part 2 "Pearls of Wisdom" Will leave you floating on cloud 9.  Spanning all the way from episode 51, I've compiled some gems that can no longer be silenced.  Sit back and enjoy as drywall professionals from across the globe bestow their knowledge upon you.  We have some laughs and wax poetic on this, a compil...

In this follow up episode of The Drywall Podcast we, once again, meet up with Alana Black of Rocket City Drywall to discuss her brain child product Back to Earth which is a recycled gypsum product that is growing as an innovative product in the Drywall Space.  Launching a new product isn't the easiest of challenges for an already successful business owner but that isn't stopping Alana from taking...

Welcome to part one of this two part adventure with Alana Black of Rocket City Drywall.  Alana took over her family business in 2016 and began making strategic changes that has enabled this mom and pop company to grow and thrive.  She has a passion for over achieving and has most recently taken on the challenge of developing a product out of recycling sheetrock that would otherwise go to the landf...

As soon as I started talking to Ray I knew this was going to be a good episode.  Ray is an excellent conversationalist.  We dive right into his story.  Ray is open about his struggles with drugs and alcohol early on in his career but cleaned up and now has 40 years of sobriety to brag about.  We talk about that but we also talk about the various companies he's worked with spanning from Chicago to...

Walter has been buying Fresco Harmony for a long time.  I know this because I used to read a book to my son called Walter the Baker and I made the reference early on.  He's continued to do a lot of Fresco Harmony so after his latest order I said to myself, "I need to have him on the show."  Well we finally got him on and I can't believe what a wealth of drywall knowledge he has.  Especially surrou...

At 20 years old Faith is the youngest person to grace the microphone of The Drywall Podcast.  She may be young but she has an impressive drive.  Her and her boyfriend Tyler have been together since they were 15 and they both run the business.  We talk about the challenges of starting out, how she listened to the omens that were telling her which way to go and we also talk a little about technique...

We welcome back ItsYaManKam to the podcast.  It's been a while but Kam's been busy accomplishing just about anything you can think of with Fresco Harmony.  His latest conquest was a wood paneling job in Sardis Ohio that had his clients perplexed until Kam suggested Fresco Harmony.  The rest, as they say, is history but that doesn't mean he didn't receive some harsh criticisms from the social media...

On the 90th episode we catch up with Chris Bush out of Three forks Montana.  Chris is a very evolved 28 year old drywall finisher who runs his own business and had a knack for selling Fresco Harmony but that's not all.  He also has an affinity for painting cars so we talk about that quite a bit.  He turns the interview on its head at the end when he asks yours truly some questions about how I got...

On this episode of The Drywall Podcast we we welcome back an old friend to the Show.  Chad and I first met when he made the pilgrimage down to Albuquerque to learn about Fresco Harmony many years ago.  Since then he's made quite an impact in the drywall community not only continuing on his Fresco Harmony adventures but also branching out into other realms of plaster systems.  We talk about those s...

We finally catch up with Jay Strang of JWOL drywall for an hour and twenty minutes of pure gold.  Jay and I hit it off right away and dive into tales of working at the milk factory and how when that job ended he found himself getting involved with two very savvy entrepreneurs who may not have been the most honest.  Luckily Jay is and he turned away from the confines of H&N to form his own busi...

Clayton describes himself as a big teddy bear and his step-son Tyler will attest that he's the best step dad ever.  You'll see why after we delve into episode 87.  It hasn't always been easy for Clayton.  Prior to starting his own business he was diagnosed with PTSD and struggled with mental health issues.  Then right after beginning his business covid his leaving him wondering if he was on the ri...

Call is a youthful 25 year old with a knack for drywall.  Cal started his own company after working with Facility Enhancement for a couple years.  He sponged all he could from a couple amazing finishers there and decided it was time to branch out on his own.  Cal is very knowledgable about the finishing industry and recently has begun to dabble with Fresco Harmony.  He's a great guy and I know you...

Ahmed and I hit it off right away because we're both fans of soccer but as the interview progresses we find we have a whole lot more in common.  From music to ice baths to drywall we cover it all.  We discuss his meager beginnings out of college with a business degree he has no idea what to do with and found himself a first generation Drywaller living his best life but it wasn't until he had a vid...

Man I really enjoyed talking with Dan.  You can tell right away that he's an amazing finisher.  We dive into talking about blue steel knives and why that became the name of his business but we also get into the weeds about tools and the bazooka vs the super taper.  He comes from good stock as you'll learn early on in the episode and you won't be able to turn off this one, the 84th episode of The D...

We have Lee Goldman back once again to finish what he started on episode one.  Now that we've established him as a major product player in part one we can take a deep dive into the world of the Wet & Stick and find out for once and for all why this innovative idea, that had ample support, and backing, didn't have the good fortune to turn the Drywall Industry on it's head.  We discuss his marke...

Lee Goldman is one of those interviewees who comes along once in a blue moon.  He's unique, smart, and knows how to tell a good story.  I was interested in Lee for quite awhile because his product called the Wet and Stick kept coming up on other podcasts and I found it to be an intriguing idea.  I didn't know how far down the rabbit hole went.  The more we talk the more I realize there's more to t...

Sasha is an ambitious union apprentice who has her sights set on becoming a journeyperson soon. We talk about sports and how her athleticism plays into her hard work ethic.  We discuss the importance of wearing whites (or lack there of) and some of the dynamics of being a union apprentice.  Sasha is wonderful to talk to and we have a great conversation on this, the 81st episode of The Drywall Podc...

We once again catch up with Kevin Bush to find out more about these adventures in Drywall but are quickly distracted into talking about The Great Rocky Mountain Adventure.  We're then quickly sidetracked by The Wet and Stick tape system.  It's a curious conversation where we explore the trials and tribulations of bringing a new concept to market in the drywall space and the inherent challenges of...

John is the Drywallers Drywaller.  He's been in the trenches learning the trade for the last 10 years and isn't afraid to speak his mind.  John hails from Salem Oregon where he's worked for 5* Drywall for the past 10 years. or until his most recent layoff where he decided to venture out on his own to seek his fortune.  He's working on getting his aviation license so he can fly all over the country...

Shawn and I dig right in talking about a backsplash he and Shawn Ramsden finished in Fresco Harmony.  We talk about meeting at the CSR training in Toronto and how he got into the trade.  Not your normal route but after doing carpentry for a bit he found he had a knack for drywall and it wasn't long before he was in charge of all the patches.  Shawn is extremely humble and a great guy.  We talk a l...

If you pay attention to your followers it's likely that you'll see likes from Cullen Selinger and Elite Drywall.  He's that kind of guy.  He didn't hesitate to jump on board when I asked him if he'd like to be on The Drywall Podcast.  We dive into the interview like we'd known each other for years.  He's a great guy, a family man and a first generation Drywaller but he wasn't always drawn to drywa...

Round two with one of the most fearless women I've ever met.  Gloria and I take off where we left off with Episode 73 part one of this two part episode.  She's in NYC and poised to take on the biggest project she's ever encountered.  We talk about that and how she won over the crews when she was safety inspector girl by bringing coffee and donuts to the job on safety inspection day.  She's smart l...

I immediately liked talking with Gloria of GloJoy Companies and I quickly realized we were going to have to rewind quite a bit to get the full story.  So much so that an hour passed and we still hadn't gotten to the drywall parts.  I decided to make this interview into a two part episode because I felt that was the only way to properly do justice to this awesome person.  Gloria is an ambitious cre...

Shout out to Kevin Bush for putting me in contact with Addam.  I had a fantastic conversation with him and his brother Alex which led to this episode. Addam is super humble.  We start out talking about his relationship to Kevin but also about his beginnings pushing the broom at the formidable age of just 15.  We discuss his father's involvement with Better Than Ever Tools and how his family's work...