Restoration Today

Restoration Today is a video and audio podcast covering everything restoration-related.

Every week, Michelle Blevins sits down with an industry peer – a contractor, a colleague, a supplier, an innovator, an insurer, etc. Every conversation covers the hottest topics in today’s restoration industry – going beyond fire and water damage restoration and diving into topics like M&A, company culture, hiring and recruiting, innovations in restoration, and tools of the trade.

Plus, there are some guaranteed laughs and heartfelt moments.

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2024 Hurricane Season Update

Phil Klotzbach, Senior Research Scientist in the Department of Atmospheric Science at Colorado State University is on the podcast to share an update on the 2024 Hurricane season. He shares timely information (recorded August 27, 2024) on: How they have adjusted the hurricane forecast from April til now It’s September and the weather has gotten quiet, is this normal? What conditions in the tropics have led them to adjust their forecasts ..and MORE! Contractors can find more information and updated forecasts at ⁠https://tropical.colostate.edu/

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Finding Alignment & Staying Motivated as Strong Independent Owners

Welcome back to the Restoration Today podcast! Joey Pendley, Owner of PENCO, and Drew Blackwell, Vice President of Strategic Growth at Rapid Restoration (now PENCO) to share their experience of partnering together and the last few years as strong independents. They share their favorite stories, how long they had been discussing a partnership, what the last few years have been like, advice for other restorers who might feel the same, and MORE!

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Launching re_build & Taking a Strategic Approach to Technology

Phil Rosebrook, President of Business Mentors, is on the podcast today to catch up and share the exciting news that he’s launching a brand new restoration technology conference this year, re_build 2024! Phil talks with Michelle all about what’s to come and: Inspiration for the conference Integrations and growing your business What venue & sessions will look like Teasers on speakers …and MORE! Join in the first ever restoration technology event! October 28 – 30, 2024 San Antonio, Texas Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort & Spa Learn more and register today: rebuildconference.io

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A Closer Look at 2024 Severe Weather Trends To Date: Hail, Wind, and Hurricane Activity

Publisher’s Note: This podcast and article are part of an ongoing conversation with leadership at Verisk. Check out our previous conversation with Aaron and David here, and be on the lookout for future dialogue on industry data, trends, etc. Have a question you would like asked in a future podcast? Email [email protected] The first half of 2024 has brought significant shifts in severe weather patterns compared to the same period in 2023. Public reports, while sometimes inconsistent due to reliance on voluntary reporting, indicate that severe hail activity has decreased by 4-8%, whereas severe

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Pioneering the Way for Women in Restoration

Chrissy VanderWyde, VP of Franchise Relations at PuroClean, is back on the podcast to share how she found herself as a leader in the restoration industry, the roles she has had within the company, balancing work and home life, how she’s learned to lead so many individual companies and other leaders effectively, best tips for leaders of leaders, and MORE!

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2024 State of the Industry & Professional Spaghetti Launchers

Michelle was able to spend time catching up with Leighton Healey, CEO of Knowhow,  to talk though the 2024 State of the Industry and share thoughts on: A recap of 2022 & 2023 State of the Industry Trends Excitement for report expansion in 2024 Bilingual aspects within AI Knowhow’s methodology in the report side of the State of the Industry The purpose behind the new workshop for vendors …and MORE! The State of the Industry survey is open until August 16! Join the conversation and take the survey: https://www.candrmagazine.com/stateoftheindustry/

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Finding Foundation in AI

Michelle caught up with Garret Gray, President, Protect Insurance Solutions at Corelogic, IMMEDIATELY after his keynote at CORE to talk through: The basics of embracing AI in restoration What’s coming in technology Hiring and making a career in the insurance and restoration space …& MORE!

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Canstar Restorations Continues Canadian Expansion

We are delighted to have Ji Yoon, President & CEO of Canstar Restorations back on the podcast just six months after his first appearance at the end of last year. Since then, they have announced the acquisition of Lydale in May of this year and he is here on the podcast to share the major growth at Canstar Restorations and talk about: What’s new since they last spoke in December Big trends happening in Canada Is Canada AS affected by weather compared to the U.S.? Pain points he’s seeing Sharing a favorite story …

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New Partnerships Helping Contractors Get Paid

Derek Stone, Actionable Insights, and Tom McArdle, Airbotx, join the Restoration Today podcast to share how companies like Actionable Insights and Airbotx can work together to help ease some of the pain points for contractors and help contractors get paid in full for the work they’re doing and the equipment they’re using.

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Launching Guardian Restoration Partners

Back in April, Alpine Investors announced the launch of Guardian Restoration Partners, a new platform focused on partnering with and building exceptional home restoration businesses. Today on the podcast, Michelle talks with Robert Horne, co-founder of DryLux Restoration, Matthew Sharpe, founder of Dry Kings Restoration, and Coyne Borree, owner of Midwest Restoration, about: Differences between Alpine and other PE firms or companies buying restoration companies When they started considering becoming part of a bigger organization – like Alpine Biggest pain points for restorer’s today and how partnerships like Alpine can help overcome those challenges

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