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Dan Tratensek, Publisher of Hardware Retailing magazine, sits down with industry veterans to get the latest scoop on the industry and their business.
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Monday Mar 01, 2021
Monday Mar 01, 2021
It's been just over a year since COVID-19 began tearing through our lives. In this episode of Taking Care of Business we talk with Grant Farnsworth of The Farnsworth Group to get a better idea of how consumers' home improvement habits have changed over the past 12 months and what we might expect to change in the months ahead.
Music Credits:
"Let That Sink In" by Lee Rosevere
Monday Feb 15, 2021
Monday Feb 15, 2021
This week on the Taking Care of Business podcast, we talk once again to our legal expert Mick Terrell to get some insights about what employers need to know about the COVID vaccine and their workforce. Can vaccines be required? Do you have to pay for your employees to get vaccine? Mick will weigh in on all this and more.
Music Credits:
"Let That Sink In" by Lee Rosevere
Monday Feb 01, 2021
Monday Feb 01, 2021
This week on Taking Care of Business, Dan has a chat with two guests. The first is Dan Harris, owner of Palos Ace Hardware and Lemont Ace Hardware. He is also the current chairman of NHPA. The second guest is Jake Smith, owner of Jared's Ace Hardware who is also the vice chairman of NHPA.
Music Credits:
"Let That Sink In" by Lee Rosevere
"Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere
Monday Jan 18, 2021
Monday Jan 18, 2021
In this episode of Taking Care of Business, Dan chats with Jonathan Mize, the CEO and president of Blish-Mize Co., to discuss the distributor's 150th anniversary and how it has adapted to doing business in this new era. We will also talk about the company's upcoming Dealer Market, which is scheduled as an in-person event this March.
Music Credits:
"Let That Sink In" by Lee Rosevere
"Puzzle Pieces" by Lee Rosevere
Monday Jan 04, 2021
Monday Jan 04, 2021
In 2020, the concept of supporting small businesses took the spotlight. So as we start 2021, we sat down with Stacy Mitchell from the Institute for Local Self Reliance to talk about how we can translate that heightened support for small business into action. We also learn what independent retailers can do to help level the playing field with the big corporate retailers.
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Monday Dec 21, 2020
Rounding out the year for the Taking Care of Business podcast, we welcome NHPA President and CEO Bob Cutter and LeAnn Day, NHPA's executive director of paint and decorating programs, to talk about the association's expanded membership and what is in store for hardware, paint and decorating retailers in 2021.
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
In our penultimate episode of 2020, Dan Tratensek sits down with The Farnsworth Group's Jim Robisch to reflect on the unique year that was 2020 and look forward to what 2021 might have in store for the industry.
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
On today's episode we chat with industry veteran, author, marketer and consultant Sonya Ruff Jarvis. Sonya, shares her unique insights into the importance of addressing diversity and inclusion within your operation and shares some best practices for marketing your small business.
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Today, we talk to Darrin Stern from Koelnmesse Inc., which produces the International Hardware Fair and the SPOGA/GAFA lawn and garden show. Both these global events are going full-steam ahead for 2021 and Darrin will share how they plan on doing this safely and why North American attendees and exhibitors should make these shows part of their New Year's plans.
Monday Sep 21, 2020
Monday Sep 21, 2020
On this edition of Taking Care of Business, we talk to Emily DeMarco from the National Hardware Show. She shares what attendees and exhibitors can expect from this year's virtual event, scheduled for Oct. 12-15. To register or demo the event, head to www.nationalhardwareshow.com.