Industry Influencer Steve Smithwick sat down with our team to discuss Master Wall’s business in its genesis to current day. Smithwick talks about the culture at Master Wall being intentional, his favorite books that have helped him navigate the industry, where he started and how his family has grown to the point where he and his wife are seriously considering an addition. Steve tells us how coaching basketball helped him be a boss to all four of his children when they started working at Master Wall, and he gives us an inside look to chicken farming. You wouldn’t believe the colors of eggs chickens can lay! And who is that adorable bulldog that serves as Master Wall’s mascot? Well, that’s Darby.

W&C’s Hannah Belloli is joined by CISCA president and CEO of Heartland Companies, Scott Turczynski. Turczynski joined W&C to discuss CISCA’s 2022 Fall Conference taking place September 27-30 at the Royal Sonesta San Juan in Carolina, Puerto Rico. That’s right….Puerto Rico! Not only will the weather be beautiful, but the conference itself will be one you don’t want to miss out on. Turczynski also provides dates and location details regarding the CISCA Spring Convention. Be sure to save the date so you don’t miss out. Tune in for more details regarding both events!

Travis Vap is no stranger to W&C or the industry. Here, South Valley Drywall’s CEO revisits with the magazine to talk about the next year, the next wave of labor and what we can do as a nation to improve the immigration dialogue. He also outlines what his duties as AWCI’s next term president means and more.

Johannes Huber, executive vice president DIAMOND Tools and Accessories at Hilti, joins us to discuss Hilti Nuron’s key performance quality that makes Nuron so unique. In this short podcast, Huber discusses the performance that tools can now deliver with Nuron. Such as some of the most demanding applications now being cordless, all on one battery platform.

Guidance on Opioid Abuse and the ADA: The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced new guidelines that offer people with opioid addiction some protections under the Americans with Disabilities Act. In this episode, construction law expert Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese, breaks down what contractors need to know.

In this episode, Art Unlimited CEO Anna Anderson discusses what contractors can do to ensure their companies appear in search results for local customers.

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s (OSHA) announced last year it would change how it enforces the heat illness and injury standard, and now it’s launched it’s first-ever national emphasis on heat standards for contractors. In this episode, construction law expert Trent Cotney, partner at Adams and Reese, breaks down what contractors need to know.