People care about the heart of a company. Readers can check out the SOCKTember 2023 article in C&R Magazine to get some of the infographics and other visuals but wanted to shout out. In addition to what we wrote there. Michelle Blevins reminds contractors that SOCKtember and Restoring Kindness encourage organizations to, "Do these random acts of kindness throughout communities this is one of the best ways that you can market without marketing, right like you're building such great brand recognition and showing that your company really really cares." SOCKTember 2023 Teams
Record Breaking DonationsSOCKTember 2023 was a record breaking year. This year restorers set a record raising over 72,000 pairs of new socks for local charities. And that's teams that raised 30 pairs of socks all the way obviously to the winner that raised 10,794 pairs. We had quite a few raisins 651 in the 4001 in 3000, a couple in the twos very high twos as well. Several and that 17 1615 1100 A couple of five hundreds and then several teams less. Just remember Red Deer raise 36 pairs in the first year and then they've gone up from every year since so it every pair your team raises a pair that wasn't in the community going to people who need socks previously. Thank You to Pierce CountyFor our team, The Best DANG Sock Raising Team in Pierce County we want to thank those contributors who made themselves known. Many people gave generously and anonymously. Our generous drop sites - Jimmy, Dawn, and the team at Edward Jones of Graham Washington, Judy and the team at Tacoma Trophy, Quincy and the team at Campfire Coffee, and Theory Real Estate. There were several companies and individual contributors as well, including Movement Mortgage, Arken, ARES, Washington Restorer, Expert Restoration, Tyler Hegstad, Jotasha Krueger, Terrance Krueger, Dave English, Jennifer English, Hendricks Family, Nan Gehlen, Encircle, Luke Draeger, Aramsco, Joyce Gabriel, and MANY MORE.
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What is the importance of telling your story as a construction business owner? Communicating your vision and values to your team and your community is an important component of achieving your goals as a contractor. Mari Borrero, CEO of American Abatement and Demolition, will be sharing the lessons she has learned in building her company. She will inspire participants of the Fall PNW Contractors Symposium and help them to better understand how to tell their stories as construction business owners. Contractor Story Telling Seattle WorkshopPresentation 4 Mari Borrero - American Abatement and Demolition (Auburn) Telling Your Story, Achieving Your Dreams Mari Borrero is the CEO of American Abatement and Demolition (AAD). Inspired by the dignity of work, the promise of education, and seizing every opportunity. Mari will share her story of building a business within the skilled trades, contributing to the local community, and the lessons learned during the growth process as a leader. She will share unique ways that contractors can tell their story to inspire team members and community partners to help achieve those visionary goals. Seattle Contractors Story Telling EventTHEME: Creating Value Within Construction Teams
Hosted by FoCKED and The DYOJO Podcast DATE: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 TIME: 8am - 130pm (Doors open at 730am) LOCATION: Tukwila, WA 98188 Please RSVP through Eventbrite Meeting sponsors:
730 Doors open and set up 805 Opening Theme - Creating Value Within Your Teams 815 Presentation 1 Ryan Hemmert - Washington Business Brokers (Seattle) Would You Buy Your Business? 900 Presentation 2 Geoff Lawson - Auburn School District Collaborative Productivity Goals 1005 Presentation 3 Peter Holmes - Encircle Communicating the WHY of Documentation 1050 Presentation 4 Mari Borrero - American Abatement (Kent) Telling Your Story, Achieving Your Dreams 1140 Closing Thoughts Panel with all speakers 1205 FREE Lunch, networking, and exhibits Sponsored by Luke Draeger - Aramsco (Tukwila) What is the worth of a construction company? What is the value of a company that provide water and fire damage restoration services? According to Washington Business Brokers, "Understanding the worth of your business is just as important as knowing your personal credit score or having a will drawn up. It offers numerous benefits, including comparing its current value to the previous year, identifying strengths and areas for improvement, calculating revenue per employee, qualifying for bank loans or financing, planning for the future and retirement, and creating a succession plan." Ryan Hemmert, the founder of Washington Business Brokers, will be speaking at the Fall PNW Contractors Symposium on Tuesday, October 11, 2023 to discus Determining the Worth of a Construction Company. Seattle Workshop for Construction WorthFall PNW Contractors Symposium Presentation 1 Ryan Hemmert - Washington Business Brokers (Seattle) Would You Buy Your Business? Ryan Hemmert partners with privately-held business owners to think strategically and position for a successful sale of their most valuable asset – their business. His presentation will help contractors create maximize value and build financial freedom. Is your business running the way you would like? If you had to start over, how would you set it up differently? Ryan will help contractors approach their business with a fresh set of eyes and make a plan that buyers will value and pay for. Seattle Construction Value EventTHEME: Creating Value Within Construction Teams
Hosted by FoCKED and The DYOJO Podcast DATE: Tuesday, October 10, 2023 TIME: 8am - 130pm (Doors open at 730am) LOCATION: Tukwila, WA 98188 Please RSVP through Eventbrite Meeting sponsors:
730 Doors open and set up 805 Opening Theme - Creating Value Within Your Teams 815 Presentation 1 Ryan Hemmert - Washington Business Brokers (Seattle) Would You Buy Your Business? 900 Presentation 2 Geoff Lawson - Auburn School District Collaborative Productivity Goals 1005 Presentation 3 Peter Holmes - Encircle Communicating the WHY of Documentation 1050 Presentation 4 Mari Borrero - American Abatement (Kent) Telling Your Story, Achieving Your Dreams 1140 Closing Thoughts Panel with all speakers 1205 FREE Lunch, networking, and exhibits Sponsored by Luke Draeger - Aramsco (Tukwila) For the 4th Annual DYOJO Podcast SOCKTember NEW sock-raising competition in support of local charities, we've joined forces with C&R Magazine
Restoring Kindness and many teams throughout Canada and the United States are working together with the goal of raising over 100,000 pairs of new socks in the month of September. Find out more about this charitable event and how you can help from our SOCKTEMBER PAGE. SOCKTember 2023 will be kicking off soon. Join The DYOJO and Restoring Kindess for a Zoom call to discuss how you and your team can be involved with this community event.
Stay tuned via the Restoring Kindness website for more information. Please reach out to Jon Isaacson (The DYOJO) or Sarah Guastaferro (Restoring Kindness) for questions and information. What is SOCKTember? It’s simple really. Most local community services NEED socks. It is one of the highest demand items for people in need of all ages. SOCKTember was started with the idea of picking up an extra pack of new socks whenever team members go to the store. If teams of contractors, customers, and community members did this we could raise a lot of new socks for local agencies.
READ MORE about this great event in the C&R Magazine article LEARN MORE and get your team inspired by hearing about our haul of NEW SOCKS donated to LOCAL community organizations and the WINNER of SOCKTember 2022 (below) Are you a contractor in the Pacific Northwest (PNW)? 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.
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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