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Water damage mitigation seminar

5/31/2023

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Are you a contractor in the Pacific Northwest (PNW)?
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We are hosting our first half-day water damage and insurance claims symposium in Edmonds, Washington on Tuesday, June 13, 2023.

​This event will feature three Ted-talk style presentations from subject matter experts.
  • Joyce Gabriel - Landall (Tacoma) and Expert (Olympia) 
  • Colby Wynn - Affordable Restoration (Everett) 
  • John Walker, Jr. - MAS Solutions (Seattle) 

Our speakers will be discussing optimizing technology for mitigation excellence, creative solutions for challenging water damage scenarios, and where water damage insurance claims go bad.

If you'd like to know more about that or how you can support that you can go to thedyojo.com/events

​#waterdamage #insurance #claims #propertyrestoration #contractor #education #workshop #training
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Making Your Marketing Count In Your Local Market

5/4/2023

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Contractors face many challenges. Friend of the show, Michelle Blevins, returns for Episode 102 of The DYOJO Podcast to discuss some creative ways employers and managers can better engage their community as they build a local brand. Michelle discusses authentic leadership, the importance of marketing TO the team as consistently as one markets to clients, and the unique opportunity to join with other restoration contractors for Restoring Kindness during the month of May. ​
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IN THIS EPISODE:
0:00 Guest Michelle Blevins of C&R Magazine
2:02 Local, Regional, and National Contractor Networking
7:24 What the heck is Restoring Kindness?
14:09 The Do's and Don'ts of Contractor Marketing
18:26 Simple Budgeting Tips for Project Managers
24:22 Authentic Leadership and Engaging Your Team

Thursdays are for The DYOJO Podcast - helping contractors shorten their DANG learning curve.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS:

The Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) is a professional certification and standard-development non-profit organization for the inspection, cleaning, and restoration industries.

Advocate Claim Service was founded to provide policyholders, brokers, and attorneys with a dedicated claim professional to develop a comprehensive claim presentation strategy. Read David Princeton's column, Dear David, in C&R Magazine.

The Restoration Industry Association (RIA) Convention and Industry Expo is the industry’s premier event designed to bring together restoration and reconstruction professionals and vendors for networking, education, and discussing the latest industry trends. You won't want to miss this event on April 24-26, 2023 in at Rosen Shingle Creek Orlando, Florida.

Author Jon Isaacson, The Intentional Restorer, shares his two decades of professional experience to help anyone involved with, or interested in, the art of estimating to shorten their DANG learning curve for improvement. How To Suck Less At Estimating: Habits For Better Project Outcomes.

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Theme Music - It's Only Worth It If You Work For It by NEFFEX
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Water Damage Mitigation Workshop

5/2/2023

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Join local water damage contractors as we discuss the use of technology for remote readings for structural drying, creative solutions for unique mitigation scenarios, and how to avoid common mistakes made during insurance claims. 
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TUE 06/13/23 F019
Water Damage Mitigation Mini-Symposium 

Time: 1000am - 200pm PST

THANK YOU to our host: Andrea Florescu and Marin Caba from American Water Damage Restoration (Edmonds)

AGENDA
945am - Doors Open
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1000am - Opening Remarks
  • Jon Isaacson (DYOJO Podcast, FoCKED)
  • Marin Caba (host)
1010am - Presentation 1
  • Colby Wynn, Affordable Restoration (Arlington)
  • Topic: Optimizing Technology for Mitigation Excellence
  • Peer Roundtables + Q&A
1145am - Presentation 2
  • Joyce Gabriel, Landall Restoration (Tacoma)
  • Topic: Creative Solutions for Challenging Water Damage Scenarios
  • Peer Roundtables + Q&A
1220pm - Presentation 3
  • John Walker, MAS Solutions (Seattle)
  • Topic: Where Water Damage Insurance Claims Go Bad
  • Peer Roundtables + Q&A 
100pm - Lunch provided by American Water Damage Restoration
200pm - Clean up and tear down

Be sure you are on our MAILING LIST for the calendar invite.

WHERE:
Please use EVENTBRITE to RSVP and acquire location details

Water Damage Technology 

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Colby Wynn has owned and operated a local mitigation company, Affordable Restoration, for 3 years. With a great eagerness to perform water damage restoration at the highest levels he has attained many industry certifications including IICRC WRT (Water Restoration), ASD (Applied Structural Drying), AMRT (Microbial Remediation), FRST (Fire Restoration) as well as safety certifications for AHERA (Asbestos) and RRP (Lead based paint).  Colby is also a Council Certified Indoor Environmentalist with the ACAC and provides IEP consulting services.

Colby will discuss creative ways that his company has been using remote monitoring technology to help them maintain compliance with the industry Standard of Care.  He plans to quote specific references and standards while discussing the challenges contractors face with compliance. Colby believes that remote monitoring equipment provides part of the solution to achieving the standard of care while serving clients with excellence, his presentation will include real world examples from his own field experiences.  

Creative Mitigation Solutions

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Joyce Gabriel is a mitigation specialist who was leveraged her experience, training, and zeal for ongoing education to elevate her roles as well as her teams. She has over 10 years in the industry with exposure to many challenges and complexities on projects that require unique and creative resolutions. She currently serves as the the General Manager of Landall Restoration (Tacoma, WA) while she is building her own entrepreneurial dream as the owner of Expert Restoration (Olympia, WA). 

Joyce will share some of the challenging scenarios that she has come across in her water damage experiences and how she has helped prepare her teams to form creative solutions to address various structural needs. Joyce places a high value on knowing and applying the industry Standard of Care.  She will share how modern property restoration contractors can learn to see their roles through a new lens and source unique ways to fulfill their responsibilities to the customer, the structure, and best practices. 

Insurance Claims Litigation

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John Walker, Jr. is the COO of MAS Solutions. MAS was founded on the premise that their clients depend on MAS to represent them to the parties in a loss. Their professional adjusters, appraisers, and consultants engage with loss stakeholders – actively listening, gathering data, and providing comprehensive assessments. Relying on years of experience in their respective fields, the MAS team of property, auto and liability experts deliver quality reporting and reliable results daily.

John will be sharing from his unique perspective as an independent adjuster (IA), public adjuster (PA), and appraiser. John will share many of the issues he observes on water damage restoration scenarios and how property restoration contractors can better equip themselves and their teams to avoid unnecessary litigation. 
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    Book #4 - AVAILABLE NOW as a TRAINING COURSE through our friends at Restoration Technical Institute

    Book #3 - So, You Want To Be A Project Manager? is designed to help contractors with the mindset and habits for success in this role. 

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    Book #1 - Be Intentional Estimating, is the 5 star rated book that helps estimators produce more consistent outcomes in the insurance claims process. 

    ​Jon is the host of The DYOJO Podcast, helping the skilled trades to shorten their DANG learning curve for personal and professional development. 

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