Sports columnist Tim Williams interviews people from the public golf community. Golf from the duffers' angle.
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Welcome to Small Town Roofer, the podcast that nails down the heart of craftsmanship, one shingle at a time. Join your host, Scott Tebay, a seasoned roofer with callouses to show and stories to share, as he takes you on a journey through the highs and lows of roofing in a small town. Each episode, Scott climbs the ladder to bring you candid conversations with the hardworking folks who build and shape our communities from the top down. Small Town Roofer is about more than just the shingles an ...
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11: Revolutionizing Cash Flow for Roofing Contractors: The Square Dash Advantage with David Summerly
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In this episode of the Small Town Roofer Podcast, host Scott interviews David Summerly from Square Dash, discussing how the service aids roofers with cash flow issues, especially in insurance restoration. They explore Square Dash's billing and quick funding services for contractors. The episode also covers the recent extreme weather in Ohio, the ro…
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10: Grow Your Revenue By Selling Financing for Every Job with Chris Scoville
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From securing loans for projects to managing cash flow effectively, navigating the financial landscape can be overwhelming for many home improvement businesses. However, with the right tools and support, these challenges can be overcome. That's where improvifi comes in as they provide tailored solutions designed specifically for contractors and hom…
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09: Scaling a Small Roofing Business with a Focus on Lifestyle and Systems with Chris Droll
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In our ever-evolving roofing industry, where technological advancements and shifting consumer preferences continually redefine market dynamics, staying ahead of the curve is significant. Successful roofing businesses understand the importance of adaptation in responding to emerging trends, customer demands, and other changes. By embracing innovatio…
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08: Systems and Strategies for Roofing Company Success with Josh Henderson
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The roofing industry is one of the most essential aspects of construction and home improvement, riddled with challenges, opportunities, and continuous developments. As such, roofing businesses like Patriot Roofing & Exteriors play a crucial role in delivering quality services that meet the diverse needs of customers through strategic planning and a…
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07: Insane $10 Million Automated Sales Pipeline Using Proline + Zapier With 0 Admin Staff
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In this episode of the Small Town Roofer, Scott and his Marketing Director, Johna pull back the curtain and show you their brand new automated sales pipeline build in Proline with Zapier automations. The amazing thing about this pipeline is that it will generate $10 Million in revenue this year and they built it themselves (they're roofers, not tec…
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06: Embracing Automation to take Your Business to the Next Level with Brian Huf, Modern Roofing Group
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In today's digital age, where advancements in software and technology are revolutionizing various industries, it is quite inevitable for roofing contractors to not integrate automation into their business processes. Incorporating automation into their workflow helps them simplify tasks, minimize mistakes, and get a clearer picture of their financia…
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05: Finding a Unique Niche for Your Business with Corey Adams of Elite Foundation Repair
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In building a business, understanding the various aspects of the industry is essential for long-term success. Among these critical components, a thorough grasp of the business structure and profit margins holds particular significance, serving as foundational pillars upon which the company's trajectory is built. For this episode, I’m joined by Core…
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04: Building a Business Around Repair and Maintenance with Joe Stuart
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Effective roofing business operations and incentives go hand in hand in driving success, profitability, and customer satisfaction. By prioritizing efficiency, safety, employee engagement, and customer value, roofing businesses can thrive in a competitive market while building a strong reputation for quality and reliability. Join us in another insig…
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03: Sustaining Long Term Success as a Roofing Entrepreneur with Zac Payne
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With many challenges along the way, growing a business in the roofing industry demands constant innovation and evolution. There is thus a need to embrace advancements in technology, automation, and digital tools like Proline and CompanyCam as a survival kit. Every improvement, every innovation, every upgrade must ultimately serve the goal of enhanc…
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02: Leveraging Technology to Empower Roofers with John DeLaurier
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The roofing industry, often associated with traditional practices and rugged work environments, has undergone a significant transformation with the adoption of advanced technology. Interestingly, this industry has embraced modern solutions to streamline processes and elevate customer satisfaction. It is indeed fascinating how technology is revoluti…
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01: Trials and Triumphs of Roofing Entrepreneurship with Dave Sullivan
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Embarking on a journey towards business or entrepreneurship is marked by both exhilarating highs and daunting challenges. Yet, it is through these hurdles that an entrepreneur is molded, as they get to hone their creativity, resourcefulness, resiliency, and other skills towards reaching their goals. For today’s episode, I am delighted to be joined …
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Ground Under Repair Previews The 2018 Open Championship
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It's a Ground Under Repair relaunch, as we join the Sports Talk Florida podcast network! That makes it as good a time as any to explore the belief that Golf Is For Everybody. Ground Under Repair also previews the Open Championship to be held in Carnoustie, Scotland, and a curious rumor about Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson playing for ten million do…
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Golf Clubs and Club Fitting with Pure Science Golf
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It's all about golf clubs on Ground Under Repair this week as Pure Science Golf's John Reynaud joins the show to talk about his business and their approach. There are many places to get golf clubs custom fitted, but Pure Science Golf takes an extremely personalized approach that seeks to help improve the game of any golfer, from a devoted scratch p…
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The National Club Association - On Golf, Business, and Lobbying
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Henry Wallmeyer of the National Club Association joins the show to talk about a lobby for private clubs. Henry discusses his run-ins with the decision-makers of Washington, D.C., as well as the benefits to playing golf at a private club. For more on the NCA, visit their website here. Ground Under Repair's Amazon Item of the Week Amazon Prime Free 3…
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Francis Ouimet Scholarship Fund Executive Director Bob Donovan joins the show to talk about the fund, the PGA's involvement with charities and organizations like his, Ouimet's legacy, and the PGA Tour Pro-Am experience. More on the Ouimet Scholarship Fund: ouimet.org Brush-T, the Amazon Item of the Week: http://amzn.to/2faN7Vu Add the NFL to your A…
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Ponkapoag golf course is famous largely as Rick Reilly's 1988 example of a beaten up public golf course. "Ponky" then became the inspiration for a Reilly book, and the reputation stuck with the course. On further examination, it's far more than the Ponky of Missing Links these days, including a brush with greatness that few golfers in the Boston ar…
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Good News from the National Golf Foundation
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Narratives can be powerful in sports, and they can make people believe things about those sports that aren't true. That is a problem facing golf these days, as the perception out there is that golf is suffering. The narrative, however, is far from reality. The National Golf Foundation tracks these things, and their research suggests that people are…
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Caddie Chat with Jim Bartlett and Dennis Cone
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Most golfers in 2017 do not get the experience of having a caddie. Indeed, there are fewer clubs than ever that offer caddies. Dennis Cone of the Professional Caddie Association wants to change that. Citing how many young golfers have been created by summer caddie jobs (including Jack Nicklaus), Dennis believes that growing the game of golf include…
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The US Open stands out among golf tournaments. With a low enough handicap, anyone can attempt to qualify for the US Open. Those qualifying rounds, then, have an allure to golfers to the point that they seem like mythical grounds. Here to put reality to those myths is the USGA's Bill McCarthy. Bill also tells us about the US Amateur Four-Ball, a som…
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We're all taught at some point that golf is a game between a golfer and the course they're on. Where does that leave the person who designed the course? This week on Ground Under Repair, I talk to Bruce Charlton of Robert Trent Jones II Golf Course Architects about his work designing courses. Bruce discusses his life playing and working in golf, an…
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When the 1990s boom golf saw dried up, a lot of new golf courses were immediately put into danger. Many of them have gone out of business, but those who have remained have established themselves as fantastic golf experiences. Perhaps there is no better example of that than Olde Homestead. Nestled in a corner of the Lehigh Valley, it's a bit of a dr…
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With Chris Riley of South Shore Country Club
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On the very first episode of Ground Under Repair, I sit down with South Shore Country Club's head golf professional Chris Riley of Hingham, Massachusetts. South Shore CC is one of the nearest courses to my home, so I felt it important to have our first episode involve somebody close to home. Chris tells us what inspired him to become a golf pro, ho…
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