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Embracing Awkwardness, Making the Most of Your Next Tradeshow

4/17/2024

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Tradeshows are an excellent way to expand your knowledge and your network. Industry expos can also be socially awkward. To maximize professional value you must embrace social awkwardness by pushing through personal discomfort. Be intentional to move yourself from attendee to participant. One creative way I have found to force myself to meet new people is to try to meet a member from every state at larger industry events. This practice gives me a goal, forces me out of my shell, and has opened up some fun conversations. 
A few suggestions to help professionals embrace social awkwardness and harvest more value from industry events:
  • Do your research and be intentional in maximizing your trade show experience. Be more than an attendee.
  • Set a goal to meet at least a dozen new people each day or set an objective to meet a peer from every state. Be more than an observer.
  • Follow up with your association to discover its history and volunteer in an area that is interesting to you. Be an active contributor.
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October Seattle Contractors Event

10/2/2023

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The Fall Pacific Northwest Contractors Symposium will be hosted Tuesday, October 10, 2023 at Aramsco's Seattle office. This event is being organized by The DYOJO Podcast and the Fellowship of Construction Knowledge and Entrepreneurial Development (FoCKED). FoCKED hosts monthly roundtable meetings for contractors and this will be the second symposium of 2023. The first symposium focused on water damage mitigation and was hosted by American Water Damage Restoration at the Yacht Club of Edmonds. The theme of the October Contractor 1/2 Day Symposium is "Creating Value Within Construction Teams." 
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Seattle Workshops for Contractors 

The format for the Fall PNW Contractors 1/2 Day Symposium is four TED-talk style presentations by subject matter experts. Each presenter will address the theme of "Creating Value Within Construction Teams" from their area of expertise. Following the twenty minute presentations there will be focused peer-to-peer roundtables as well as question and answer (Q&A) with the speaker.
Ryan Hemmert Contractor Workshop
​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.
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​Presentation 2 
Geoff Lawson - Auburn School District 
Collaborative Productivity Goals 

Geoff Lawson is the 
Operations Coordinator at Auburn School District. Having built his career in the skilled trades, from a janitorial technician to supervisor and now coordinator. His innovative process for creating clear productivity goals and collaborative results have helped him guide service teams through the various challenges inherent to working within the educational system. Contractors will learn new ways to approach team goals and develop accountability. 

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Presentation 3 
Peter Holmes - Encircle (Ontario)
Communicating the WHY of Documentation 

Peter Holmes is an account manager at Encircle. He 
helps restoration contractors do more with less by making it easy for their teams to deliver clear reports that get them paid on time and in full. This presentation will focus on the importance of documenting work to field teams. It will cover how to capture data that tells the true story of every property loss and ways to involve field teams in the process. Contractors will leave with three key takeaways centered around context, clarity, and consistency.
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Presentation 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. 

Fall Seattle Contractors Symposium

THEME: 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: 
  • Washington Business Brokers (Seattle) - Business coaching, exit planning, and valuation expertise. wabusinessbrokers.com
  • Encircle - The only all-in-one field documentation solution. Getencircle.com 
  • Aramsco - Equipped for success. Aramsco.com 
  • The DYOJO Podcast - Helping contractors shorten their DANG learning curve. Thedyojo.com 
  • ARES - Giving You Back Your Home. aresrestoration.com 

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) 


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Join The Sock Side

8/22/2023

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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. 
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SOCKTember 2023 Zoom Call

7/19/2023

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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.

  • Join us Tuesday, August 8th, 9am PST / 12pm EST for a Zoom call to discuss SOCKTember 2023. JOIN THIS LINK.
  • Team confirmations DUE: Tuesday, August 22, 2023
  • SOCKTember 2023 STARTS: Tuesday, August 29, 2023
  • SOCKTember 2023 ENDS: Tuesday, October 10, 2023
  • Final counts for SOCKTember 2023 DUE: Tuesday, October 24, 2023
  • SOCKTember 2023 winner ANNOUNCED: Tuesday, October 31, 2023

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. ​
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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.
  • During the month of September, local teams get together to raise as many new pairs of socks as they can.
  • In October, we count them up and teams donate to local charities of their choice.
  • All year long, the winners get to brag about beating their peers
  • All year long, participating teams get to share about the good work they have done in their local communities

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) 
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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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Valuing Your Business (Even If You Aren't Selling)

3/21/2023

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Contractors who specialize in property restoration and insurance claims are invited to join the Fellowship of Construction Knowledge and Entrepreneurial Development (FoCKED) for a monthly networking meeting. On Tuesday, April 11, 2023 the group will gather at Arken Restoration in Tacoma, Washington to  discuss Valuing Your Business (Even If You Aren't Selling). This construction focused discussion will be facilitated by guest presenter Ryan Hemmert of Washington Business Brokers (Seattle, WA). 

Find out how you can be invovled and more events for contractors by checking out the FoCKED Events Calendar. 
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MEETING 017 April - Valuing Your Business (Even If You Aren't Selling) 
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​PLEASE RSVP through EVENTBRITE


WHEN:

Tuesday, April 11, 2023
Time: 10-1130am PST 

THANK YOU to our h
ost: Andrew Park of Arken 
Guest Presentation by Ryan Hemmert of Washington Business Brokers


Ryan Hemmert partners with privately-held business owners to think strategically and position for a successful sale of their most valuable asset – their business. As a business owner, he shares an owner mindset and can relate to the ups, downs, hard work and grit entailed in building a business. He welcomes the opportunity to partner with business owners and help them accomplish their goals.

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

WHERE:


Arken 
417 99th St E #201
​Tacoma, WA 98445


Rough Agenda: 
  • 1000am Open networking  
  • 1015am Introductions and announcements 
  • 1030am Presentation and discussion 
  • 1115am Closing remarks
  • 1130am Get lunch with a colleague ​
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    Book #4 - AVAILABLE NOW - How To Suck Less  At Estimating. Habits for better project outcomes. 

    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. 

    Book #2 - Be Intentional: Culture, is a collaborative publication discussing how the small things enhance or undermine your efforts to build a thriving culture. 

    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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