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The Culture Show PodcastMarch 18, 2025 - The 35th anniversary of the Gardner Museum heist, Celtics City, and the Bach Birthday BashWe mark the 35th anniversary of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist with Holly Salmon, the John L. and Susan K. Gardner Director of Conservation and Anthony Amore, head of security and chief investigator at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.From there Emmy Award-winning director Lauren Stowell joins The Culture Show to talk about the HBO documentary series “Celtics City,” which is available to stream on Max, with new episodes debuting Monday nights.Finally we get a preview of Music Worcester’s “Bach Birthday Bash,” with four concerts featuring 14 of the composer's works performed by local an...2025-03-1855 minThe Culture Show PodcastOctober 7, 2024 - BACHtoberfest, Van Leeuwen, and Be the ChangeMusic Worcester’s THE COMPLETE BACH is an audacious 11 year project, which Music Worcester has launched to present all of the known works of J. S. Bach. Every season, beginning with 2024-2025, will feature a dozen concerts with music from each genre of Bach’s massive compositional output. it will wrap up on March 21, 2035—the 350th anniversary of the Baroque master’s birth.And it all begins with the inaugural BACHtoberfest, which kicks off October 25th and runs through October 27th at Mechanics Hall.Adrien Finlay, Music Worcester’s Executive Director, and Chris Shepard, Artistic Director of TH...2024-10-0749 min
Furniture Industry NewsFurniture Industry Closures And Bankruptcies In 2023, 2024 Trends Outlook Report, Concora Credit's Acquisition Of Great American Finance's Portfolio, Simpli Home's Expansion Into Brick-And-Mortar Retail, Hubbell’s Sale Of Its Residential Lighting Business To Kingswood Capital ManagementStay up to date on news related to the furniture industry! In this episode, we cover:(00:43): Challenges and Closures: The State of the Furniture Industry in 2023(04:59): "2024 Trends Outlook: Shaping the Future of Design"(08:58): "Concora Credit Acquires Great American Finance: Expanding Opportunities and Growing Partnerships"(10:24): "Expanding into Brick-and-Mortar: Simpli Home's Enhanced Sales and Marketing Framework for Success"(12:45): Hubbell Announces Sale of Residential Lighting Business to Kingswood Capital Management2023-12-3014 min
Furniture Industry NewsFurniture Industry Closures And Bankruptcies In 2023, 2024 Trends Outlook Report, Concora Credit's Acquisition Of Great American Finance's Portfolio, Simpli Home's Expansion Into Brick-And-Mortar Retail, Hubbell’s Sale Of Its Residential Lighting Business To Kingswood Capital ManagementStay up to date on news related to the furniture industry! In this episode, we cover:(00:43): Challenges and Closures: The State of the Furniture Industry in 2023(04:59): "2024 Trends Outlook: Shaping the Future of Design"(08:58): "Concora Credit Acquires Great American Finance: Expanding Opportunities and Growing Partnerships"(10:24): "Expanding into Brick-and-Mortar: Simpli Home's Enhanced Sales and Marketing Framework for Success"(12:45): Hubbell Announces Sale of Residential Lighting Business to Kingswood Capital Management2023-12-2900 min
The Concora CornerSarah Lero Of Peerless Products- Innovative Ways To Retain And Inspire EmployeesSarah discusses her strategies around marketing her company’s window and glass products as well as her company’s innovative approach to hiring, empowering and retaining employees to create a healthy and productive workforce.2021-08-0942 min
Breaking Stones PodcastUnderstanding the Buyer Journey with Concora CEO Kip RappKip Rapp, the CEO of Concora joins us to discuss the importance of understanding the buyer journey and how it applies to the digital landscape. Concora helps building manufacturers get specified and purchased more by making it easier for Architects, Engineers, and Contractors (AECs) to do business with them online.
Learn more about Concora on their website, www.concora.com.2021-08-0925 minThe Concora CornerMatt Lemke Of Prier Building Safe And Sustainable Plumbing ProductsKip welcomes Matt Lemke to the show to discuss how his background prepared him for his current role, and how is thoughtful and strategic approach gets the most out of his employees to create a fun and productive work environment.2021-08-0249 minThe Concora CornerRegis Verliefde - Warmup - Radiant Floor Heating for the building industryRegis Verliefde from Warmup goes over the wonderful benefits of radiant floor heating vs your traditional furnace and HVAC products. See how Warmup is creating a very sustainable heating alternative for home owners and buildings alike2021-07-2938 minThe Concora CornerMatt Thomas Of Nanawall: High Quality Innovation That's Defined A MarketplaceKip welcomes Matt Thomas to the show who dives into the innovative ways that his company, Nanawall, has changed the marketplace and how his company has assisted many restaurants at the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic due to their product innovation.2021-07-2445 minThe Concora CornerBrad Van Dam - Metal-Era: Robotics, Automation, Creating Career PathsBrad Van Dam - Metal-Era: Robotics, Automation, Creating Career Paths by The Concora Corner2021-07-2246 minThe Concora CornerJeanne Beacham - Delphon - Great Culture through Great LeadershipJeanne Beacham from Delphon is one of most down-to-earth and knowledgeable CEOs I have met. Her leadership style and focus on employees as a key driver to business success and happy customers is very impressive. Please join us if you are interested in learning some tips in creating a great culture and happy employees.2021-07-2040 minThe Concora CornerJosue Mercado Of American Steel Carports Crafting A One Stop Shop For ManufacturingKip welcomes Josue Mercado to the show to discuss his company's innovative strategy in manufacturing as well as his successful sales and marketing process.2021-07-1652 minThe Concora CornerBobby Vickers - Brennan Enterprises: Sales and Marketing Best Practices for Building MaterialsBobby has a great philosophy around marketing and sales and goes over simple yet powerful best practices for applying sales/marketing for reaching out (and winning business!) to homeowners and commercial buyers alike.2021-07-1656 minThe Concora CornerJames Abner of Technisoil: Environmentally Friendly Natural Pavement SolutionsKip welcomes James Abner of Technisoil to the podcast to discuss the founding of his company and Techisoil's innovative approach to landscaping.2021-07-1046 minThe Concora CornerJon Smieja - Andersen Windows And Doors, Sustainability for building material companiesPlease join us as Jon Smieja goes over the importance of Sustainability and how Andersen Doors and Windows is championing the cause. Jon is a wealth of Sustainability knowledge and a super awesome person to talk to. Thank you again Jon for spending time with us at Concora.2021-07-0946 minThe Concora CornerMike Wolfe Of Delgado Stone: Cultivating An Empathetic And Passionate Manufacturing CompanyKip welcomes Mike Wolfe of Delgado Stone to discuss his company's innovative ways they approach manufacturing and distribution, and the way Mike has helped drive an empathetic and passionate workplace.2021-07-0148 minThe Concora CornerPaul Grech of Trueform Concrete: Concrete as a building material for countertops, tables and more.Please join us in listening to Paul Grech at Trueform Concrete on how his family's entrepreneurial business was founded to where it is today. This building material is amazing and provides superior performance vs your traditional wood countertops, tables and similar residential and commercial applications. It also looks awesome2021-06-2344 minThe Concora CornerAmy Turner And Sri Deivasigamani Of Intellihot: Creating A Sustainable Commercial Building IndustryKip welcomes Amy Turner and Sri Deivasigamani of Intellihot to discuss how their company is creating a more sustainable world for saving water with their tankless water heaters for commercial buildings.2021-06-1841 minThe Concora CornerKaelynn Reid Of Kimball International: Wellness And Design Creates The Best Building ProjectsKaelynn Reid joins Kip to discuss how physical and mental wellness should be factored into the design of building projects.2021-06-1536 minThe Concora CornerMark Russell of Millard Lumber: Honoring The Legacy of A Family BusinessMark Russell joins Kip and Graham to discuss his role as being part of the third generation of Millard Lumber and how he balances continuing the best practices he was taught while also adapting to the ever changing marketplace to continue to allow his family business to propser.2021-06-0443 minThe Concora CornerTaylor Dame Of Woodgrain: Launching New Products Into The Market Based On Customer NeedsKip welcomes Taylor Dame, Marketing Manager of Woodgrain to discuss the company's 65 year history and its innovative business model in which it both manufactures and distributes its products.2021-06-0251 minThe Concora CornerKevin Harris Of AGS Stainless: The Benefits Of Stainless Steel Railings, And Offsite FabricationKip welcomes Kevin Harris of AGS Stainless to discuss how stainless steel railings not only requires less maintenance than other materials, but how his products are created using reusable and sustainable materials to create a durable and sustainability friendly railing.2021-06-0151 minThe Concora CornerScott Franklin Of Lumos Solar: Making A Difference With Solar Powered SolutionsKip hosts Scott Franklin of Lumos Solar who goes in depth with Kip about his company making a huge sustainable difference across the industry with his solar powered solutions.2021-05-2644 minThe Concora CornerShannon Linker Of Metal Sales Manufacturing: How To Excel In A Design Build ProcessKip hosts Shannon Linker who is the Vice President of Sales at Metal Sales Manufacturing Corporation.
Shannon takes us through her design build sales process and how her products help the residential, commercial and agriculture industries. We also discuss how Concora’s submittal functionality will help optimize Metal Sale’s ability to present their products to AEC’s and increase specification.2021-05-2141 minThe Concora CornerJoel Simpson of Forney, L.P.: Building Marketplace Dominance Through Innovation and UnderstandingKip and Graham talk to Joel Simpson of Forney, L.P. about overcoming starting an executive role right before the pandemic and how the company's automated tool Forneyvault is blazing a new trail for the Construction Materials Testing industry.2021-05-1340 minThe Concora CornerMelissa Kois Of Unilux: The Importance of Communication and Empathy in Building A Successful CompanyKip and Graham talk to Melissa Kois who explains how Unilux has broken down barriers between departments in terms of communication, empathy and product knowledge and how that has translated to greater success for her company.
Melissa also talks about the great culture of their company and how it starts with leadership. Melissa also shares awesome insights with digital marketing practices, team collaboration and leadership principles. She's an awesome lady and her positive, down to earth conversational style is worth the listen by itself!2021-05-0542 minThe Concora CornerDan Benz Of Architectural Concepts - How To Build A Successful Company By Focusing On Customer NeedsKip and Graham host Dan Benz to discuss his innovative solutions to selling custom glass and door products by being laser focused on customer needs.
Dan goes over an amazing story of how his company started, almost out of out convenience of being at the right place and at the right time. He then talks about how the company grew by focusing on customer needs to where it is today. Its a great listen to anyone that has an entrepreneurial spirit and wants to learn some tricks of the trade.2021-04-2740 minThe Concora CornerSuji Sullivan Of The Davlyn Group: Using Kaizen to Grow Sales while Focusing on the CustomerKip sits down with Suji Sullivan to discuss her incredible journey. Suji joined the Davlyn Group right before the COVID-19 Pandemic as their VP of Sales and had to contend not only with navigating a new company but also do so in a time when the world completely changed.
Suji is the quintessential sales leader that leads by example, employee empowerment and peer collaboration. Her company follows this awesome Kaizen process that has propelled them to a different level that is customer focused while optimizing key performance indicators such as productivity, cost and revenue.
We highly recommend this to anyone...2021-04-1937 minThe Concora CornerJean-Paul Hautekeer Of Dow: Growing Commercial Sales Through E-to-E Digital ToolsKip welcomes Jean-Paul Hautekeer of Dow to the show to talk about how his company has grown their commercial sales through their web based application Construction Online.2021-04-0936 minThe Concora CornerStacy Sherman- The Importance Of Customer Experience For Building MaterialsKip talks with Stacy Sherman about the importance of crafting a world class Customer Experience and how doing so will create an extremely positive ripple effect for your business.2021-04-0122 minThe Concora CornerLarry Lane Of LSI- Best Practices For Marketing And Selling To Architects And DesignersKip talks to Larry Lane of LSI. Larry goes into great detail about how truly taking the time to understand and empathize with each of your clients unique needs can create a winning formula in terms of how you grow and market your business. He also discusses why a one size fits all selling and marketing approach needs to go the way of the dinosaur.2021-03-2650 minThe Concora CornerMichael Lim- Creative alternatives to lunch and learns and building relationships with architectsKip and Graham talk to Michael Lim about some practical and innovative methods to present and sell building products to create a high quality presentation experience.2021-03-1847 minThe Concora CornerKevin Enke Of Klein Tools: Best practices for building successful social media communitiesKip sits down with Kevin Enke of Klein Tools to discuss digital marketing and more explicitly, marketing with Social Media and how to properly utilize it and the data that you need to know about when making your posts.2021-03-1141 minThe Concora CornerCommArch President Dean Horowitz On Effective Marketing To Millennial ArchitectsKip interviews CommArch President Dean Horowitz on to market effectively to millennial Architects, Developers and Owners.2021-03-0335 minThe Concora CornerDale Kruse @ Allura - Creating An Excellent Sales ProcessKip and Graham interview Dale Kruse, Area Sales Manager for Allura. We discuss Dale's sales process and how his experience in the field has helped him create a sales process that's firm but flexible and very successful.
We also discuss the ins and outs of fiber concrete and why it is the top solution when remodeling or building homes.2021-02-2443 minThe Concora CornerGeoffrey Cooper- The Road To Crafting Customer SuccessGraham interviews Concora's Customer Success Manager, Geoffrey Cooper. Geoffrey takes us through his humble beginnings in North Carolina as the son an armed forces member, his study of journalism in college and how it all led to becoming a customer success manager for Concora.
Geoffrey then details his day to day operations and how he keeps our customers happy and always wanting more from Concora.2021-02-1620 minThe Concora CornerPat Jarvis: Building A Winning Commercial Sales OrganizationWith over 30 years in commercial and residential sales, Pat Jarvis delves into his multifaceted approach when working with his sales teams to create a winning attitude and success with AEC's and BPM's.2021-02-0653 minThe Concora CornerKip Rapp: Bridging The Gap Between AECs And Building Material ManufacturersDirector of Product Graham Waldrop and CEO Kip Rapp take listeners on a journey through Concora's Digital Experience Platform and how it helps bridge the gap between architects, engineers, contractors and building product manufacturers.2021-01-2920 min
Simon SaysSIMON SAYS, LET’S TALK BUSINESS: Kip Rapp of Concora and Saurel Quettan of exeQfitKip Rapp/Concora Concora is a purpose-built Digital Experience Platform that helps manufacturers sell more products by providing a first-class web experience, technical content, and valuable tools for their design community. Saurel Quettan/exeQfit exeQfit exists to transform leaders from managers to propellers of growth and development. Be The Leader You Most Respect. Founding Beliefs: […]
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Northminster Presbyterian Church Hickory NCPandemic, A Poem by Lynn UngerToday's devotion is a poem written by Lynn Ungar. You can listen to a choral arrangement of “Pandemic” composed by Martin Sedek and performed by CONCORA, under the direction of Chris Shepard at https://www.martinsedek.com/reach2020-04-0802 min
Agile Marketing Interviews | Agile Marketing Blog - Home of Marketing Agility PodcastElissa Fink shares Agile Marketing Stories from Tableau
For the final episode in this series we reached out to Elissa Fink who served as the CMO at Tableau through an increadible period of growth. Elissa was practicing and scaling agile before most marketers knew what it was. Enjoy the conversation and thank you for listening.
2020-03-3123 minAgile Marketing Blog – Home of Marketing Agility PodcastElissa Fink shares Agile Marketing Stories from Tableau
For the final episode in this series we reached out to Elissa Fink who served as the CMO at Tableau through an increadible period of growth. Elissa was practicing and scaling agile before most marketers knew what it was. Enjoy the conversation and thank you for listening.
2020-03-3123 min