Pro Tips How to Talk to Your Client About Sustainable Design Many types of sustainable design can save homeowners money both now and over the lifetime of the home. Sustainable design, green building, energy tax credits, and energy audits are all things that a homeowner may or may not have an understanding of.
Podcast Future of Women in Construction with Betsy Scott Betsy Scott shares inspiring stories of individuals coming together to advance innovative practices in the housing industry.
Pro Spotlight The America at Home Study: What are Clients Seeking? Teri and Nancy give us insights into what American homeowners and renters are focusing on as they consider their next homes. Read the full Spotlight for practical ways to understand your clients and their need for safety in their homes.
Podcast Industry in Flux: Post-COVID Trends Stacey Freed shares her impressions of the current temperature of the home remodeling industry. With her 15+ years of experience writing on topics related to our industry.
Owner Tips Finding a Pro Who Gets You Learn about finding the right pro for you with expert advice from Sarah Henry, Owner of Gaspar's Construction.
Podcast The Pro and Owner Partnership Sarah Henry tells us how the Pro and Homeowner relationship is like a marriage, why her company has an employee position title of “Relationship Manager”, and how she leads through vulnerability and humility.
Pro Tips 8 Tips to Impress Your New Client You probably already have a working rhythm to your new client meetings but unless the client always chooses you, there’s room to improve. Here are BEYREP’s eight tips for impressing your new client from the very first call.
Podcast How the Pandemic is Shaping Our View of Home with Teri Slavik-Tsuyuki & Nancy Keenan Teri and Nancy take us through the big picture of their America at Home study; a national survey asking Americans insightful questions about homeownership and home design priorities as affected by experiences of Covid and quarantine.
Pro Tips Achieve Your New Year's Business Resolutions with BEYREP The first month of the year is the perfect time to reflect on your business practices. While you may be attached to the way you've always done things — you have to take a long, hard look at the facts.
Owner Tips New Year, New Resolutions, New Home Design: Make Your Home Reflect Your Goals The time of year has finally come to make your goals for 2021! It’s been a long year of extraordinary circumstances, but now is the time to start out on the right foot.
Owner Tips Work Backwards to Make Confident Decisions Not a single question or decision seems easy or low impact. They’re all key, and represent a big financial investment that you hope to only have to make once. With the pressure of these decisions mounting, is it possible to make confident choices and actually enjoy the process of your project?
Podcast Season One Finale We’ve compiled some of our favorite moments from this year’s interviews. From ADU specialists, leading women who are changing the industry, and homeowners who shared their remodeling journeys, this episode gives us a small glimpse of what our first season about.
Pro Tips Managing Your Business in a Crisis As business owners and managers, we must be ready to act decisively to bring support and guidance to our teams. It’s in the highest stress situations where our actions matter the most. How you choose to manage your business in a crisis sets the tone and precedent for the future of your company.
Pro Spotlight Pro Spotlight: Carol Morgan In this Pro Spotlight, Carol Morgan lays out a clear route to establishing a connection to your clients online, talks real about what it takes for a company to succeed in today’s digital world, and gives us a useful recipe for SEO content.
Podcast Kerry Mulcrone on the Importance of Reputation Kerry Mulcrone, of Mulcrone Consulting, joining us today to talk about client relationships, trends, and Millennial clients.
Pro Spotlight Pro Spotlight: Darylene Dennon Darylene offers a fresh perspective on women breaking into the construction industry and gives a timeline of the way things have changed for women and minorities since she joined the workforce in the ’80s.
Owner Tips Setting Expectations With Your Pro and Neighbors Any project with moving parts needs healthy communication. Home improvement is no different. Before you even start a home improvement project, you can communicate boundaries and expectations with your contractor and others who will be affected by the project.
Podcast Lucinda Wong on Managing Your Remodel This week, Grace sits down with Lucinda Wong, homeowner and seasoned DIYer, to discover tips on managing your remodel, choosing pros, and designing for your family.
Pro Spotlight Pro Spotlight: Chuck Miller Today, we had the pleasure of interviewing Chuck Miller, Owner of Chuck Miller Consulting LLC.
Pro Tips Green Certifications for Homes Today’s highest quality homes are built with energy standards in mind. High-quality energy standards affect every aspect of a home so that it directly translates to almost any quality check a homeowner could think of.
Podcast John Arendsen on the Cost of ADUs In this episode, we talked to John Arendsen, Founder and Owner of Crest Backyard Homes. We discussed issues around ADU pricing, the first steps to building an ADU and how the ADU and manufactured homes landscape has changed over the decades.
Podcast Angela McKay on Connecting with Clients and Peers In this interview, we had the pleasure of talking to Angela McKay, Vice President of Client Interactions at ECI Solutions. She shared the backstory of her career, and how relationships, with clients or fellow professionals, can lift us all up.
Podcast Kimberley Martin on Communicating with Clients We had the wonderful pleasure of speaking with inspiration Kimberley Martin, Owner of Cyneburg Scapes, on her experience of working in a male dominated field, and gaining respect from colleagues and clients.
Pro Spotlight Pro Spotlight: Megan English Today we have the privilege of sharing our interview with Megan English, Vice President of O’Neil Interactive. We discussed how she started in the home construction industry, changing trends in residential construction and online, and how vital an online presence has become for Pros.
Owner Tips COVID Safe Holidays: Backyard Celebrations As we get closer to the holiday season, an obvious question becomes more and more pressing: How can we prepare our home for responsible holiday gatherings during COVID?