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Be the Builder of ChoiceDesign for Success - Part 2: Performance Review, Elevations and New Product
In today's environment it is essential to stay relevant to your target market. In this webinar/podcast, Emma Jane and Ed will discuss with Eric how to improve the product development process by focusing on cost reduction and creating maximum value for your buyers at a price they are able and willing to pay. In Part 2 of our Product Development Series we will focus on Elevation Review, Deeper Performance Review and when to get started on NEW Product. With a well thought out plan and discipline, you can stay ahead of your competition and be the Builder of Choice...
2024-08-0759 min
Homes for HOPE PodcastEpisode #37: "Keeping your organization efficient" -Emma Jane WildermuthThis week on the Homes for HOPE Podcast, Emma Jane Wildermuth joins Drake Holtry to discuss what she thinks the building industry needs to keep front of mind right now and who invested in her to help get her where she is today.
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2024-07-3024 minBe the Builder of ChoiceBuilder of Choice: Design for Success: Develop Product to Meet Your Buyer's Budget
In today's environment it is essential to stay relevant to your target market. In this webinar/podcast, Emma Jane and Ed will discuss how to improve the product development process by focusing on cost reduction and creating maximum value for your buyers at a price they are able and willing to pay. We'll start with the proven Shinn metrics and work through the key players on your product development team. With a well thought out plan and discipline, you can stay ahead of your competition and be the Builder of Choice in your market.Don’t miss this un...
2024-06-2656 minBe the Builder of ChoiceBuilder of Choice: Tipping Momentum to Create Positive Change
As a leader, navigating change is always a challenge. Join April and Emma Jane as they discuss how to tip the odds of change in your favor by managing change and leading people. Understand how leadership is essential to impact the direction you envision for your organization by being the role model your team needs.Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from industry experts. Submit your questions in advance of the webinar using the Questions & Comments box at registration.Be sure to subscribe to the Builder Partnerships newsletter from our website for industry insight and ne...
2024-04-0345 minBe the Builder of ChoiceBuilders’ Show Recap: IBS 2024 Tips and TakeawaysPresentation with Emma Jane Wildermuth, Ed Hauck and our guests: Monica Wheaton, NAHB Woman of the Year, ECI, Joshua McMahon, Bramante Homes, and Josh Pomerleau, JP Brooks.Are you curious what happened at the Builder Show this year? Join us as we hear from various perspective what was learned this year and how you can plan for making next year even better.Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear from industry experts. Be sure to subscribe to the Builder Partnerships newsletter from our website for industry insight and news.
2024-03-0855 minBe the Builder of ChoiceBuilder of Choice: Leading Ladies - The Pioneers of Home Building
Join Emma Jane Wildermuth on February 14, to hear from women who have impacted the home building industry over the years. Carol Smith, Lita Dirks, and Emma Shinn will share their journey and tips on becoming a Builder of Choice by cultivating relationships with customers, trades, employees and create efficient and effective management systems.Be sure to subscribe to the Builder Partnerships newsletter from our website for industry insight and news.
2024-02-151h 18Be the Builder of ChoiceDesigning an Efficient Home your Buyers will LOVE!
Evaluating the design of your homes is essential to continue building homes that your buyers love and that accommodate their budgets. Performance engineering is important for maintaining good margins. As a Builder of Choice, you want to maintain a high level of quality for your market. We will discuss the importance of knowing how to build the right product for your market and buyer. Join Emma Jane Wildermuth and Ed Hauck with guest Steve Moore for tips on how to build a beautiful home while managing costs to meet your buyer's budget.Become a Builder of Choice and...
2024-02-0959 minBe the Builder of ChoiceFireside Chat with Chuck Shinn
Join us for a Podcast style presentation followed by a Q&A session with our founder Chuck Shinn as he shares some of the history of homebuilding and the importance of focusing on becoming a builder of choice. Chuck will share stories of the journey he and Emma have taken in homebuilding and success stories of builders they worked with along the way
2024-01-041h 05Be the Builder of ChoiceProven Financial Strategies to Attract Home Buyers
In this episode, we will discuss strategies to help make financing easier for your home buyers. You will learn to about valuable tools you can use to create a frictionless buying process that will help ease the financial process of buying a home. Our panel will also give you tips to know when and how to use financial tools such as forward commitments and construction to perm financing and how they give your buyers options to realize their dream of owning one of your homes. Our panel of experts will show your options and help you create questions to as...
2023-12-0153 minBe the Builder of ChoiceDesigning Beautiful Homes with Your Customer's Budget in Mind
We discuss strategies to build a beautiful home that your customers will love and can afford. Knowing what your customers truly want is essential for selling homes. With today's market you need to build value and "right price" your homes for your buyers without losing your margins. Join us as we talk about ideas to "right price" your homes and still have your buyers fall in LOVE with their new home. Become a Builder of Choice and build your buyer's Dream Home.Be sure to subscribe to the Builder Partnerships newsletter from our website for industry insight and...
2023-11-1759 minBe the Builder of ChoiceBuilder of Choice: The Power of Checklists
Join us for a Podcast style presentation followed by a Q&A session with our senior consultant Ed Hauck and guests Jeremy Knicely from StyleCraft Homes VA and Ed Caldeira from FTQ360.Ed and our guests will discuss the power of using checklists throughout your build process to ensure better relationships and improve quality.Be sure to subscribe to the Builder Partnerships newsletter from our website for industry insight and news.
2023-10-1853 minBe the Builder of ChoiceReliable Schedules = Superior Cash Flow
Jim & Ed will discuss the relationship your schedules have on your cash flow. Being disciplined with efficient schedules will lead to more predictable cash flow, allowing you to make better decsions for your organization. Superior cash flow gives you the power to finance your business easier.
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2023-10-0445 minBe the Builder of ChoiceWorking with Existing and New Trade Partners to Right Size CostsSenior consultant Ed Hauck and guest Keith Schneider from Sierra Data Systems.Ed and Keith will discuss the issues of price escalation and lack of cost reduction.How do builders and trade partners work together to right size cost so everyone wins.
2023-09-2158 minBe the Builder of ChoiceUnderstand WHY you want to be a Builder of ChoiceEmma Jane Wildermuth and Ed Hauck disucss why you want to become a builder of choice. What is in it for you , the builder, when you incorporate a Builder of Choice Strategy.
When you are the Builder of Choice in your market, you will attract the best trades, the best suppliers, and the best manufacturers. When these parts all come together, the team will work together to get the best schedules, best prices, and highest quality.This is called the Trident of Excellence. Time- Cost- Quality. These all together = SUPERIOR PROFIT!
2023-08-3048 min
Be the Builder of ChoiceTransforming your Home Building Business - 3 Tips to Improve Profitability Today
Originally presented as a webinar for in July. Jim Weigel shares how to manage People, Processes, and Product to make an impact on your overall profitability.He has 3 valuable tips to transform your business for profitable today with 3 commonly overlooked tools that are simple enough to apply right now.
2023-07-2736 minBe the Builder of ChoicePerformance Excellence Powered By Data & Reporting. A Conversation with SKUWorld and Davis HomesPresented by Bryan Smith & Don Chesney
Join us for a short presentation followed by a conversation with SKUWorld and Davis Homes on using accurate data to drive excellence in a home building company. Davis Homes has partnered with SKUWorld to help streamline data and create valuable reports that help make decision making more effective.
2023-04-1955 minBe the Builder of ChoicePurchasing Best PracticesOriginally recorded as Webinar Wednesday. Kim discusses how builders can incorporate new systems to improve the performance in Purchasing from updating Scopes of Work to Managing Resourses to Managing Variances to Onboarding Trade Partners.
Be sure to take notes so you can implement improvements today.
2023-03-2248 minBe the Builder of ChoiceDesigning Homes to Beat High Interest RatesOriginally presented as a webinar, Ed talks about strategies to design a home to keep costs down giving you, the builder, an opportunity to price to the market.
2023-03-0154 min