The DYOJO Podcast
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Helping contractors shorten their DANG learning curve. The DYOJO Podcast will INFORM and ENTERTAIN. Personal and professional development for the skilled trades, construction, insurance claims, and property restoration. Thursdays are for The DYOJO Podcast.
This podcast is hosted by contractor and author, Jon Isaacson, aka The Intentional Restorer. Content for: Insurance claims professionals, property restoration contractors, construction business owners, skilled trades estimators, project managers, developing leaders, aspiring technicians, and insurance adjusters. TheDYOJO.com/podcast
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131 Death by Water Heater (Carbon monoxide poisoning)
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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130 Shrinkage & Aggressive Patience
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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129 The Essence of an Entrepreneur
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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128 Identifying and fixing issues
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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127 Help, My Business Is Slow
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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126 What Does Jeff Bezos Know About Property Restoration (Puttering)
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Sep 02, 2025 |
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125 Do Insurance Companies Apologize?
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May 15, 2025 |
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124 Construction Ethics, Shared Goals, and Building a Stronger Future
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May 08, 2025 |
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Get Paid, Not Played: Managing Client Expectations as a Contractor
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Profit Through Connection: Elevating Your Business with Industry Engagement
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Court Orders Insurance Company to Reveal SOME of Their Claims Tricks
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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Who's The Bigger Headache for Contractors: The Government or Insurance?
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Who Broke My Lamp?! Training team members to minimize the impact of mistakes
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Essential Project Communications
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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122 Intro to Construction Project Management
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Six Keys to Success for Construction Project Managers
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Mastering Construction Project Management: Staying on Scope, Budget, and Time
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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121 The Project Management Carousel: Navigating Construction's Challenges
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Three Ways to Ruin a Construction Project (and How to Prevent Them)
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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120 Let the Structure Speak During the Insurance Claims Process
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Protecting Your Construction Company
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Can Insurance Companies Fake the Claim Facts?
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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119 Falsifying Insurance Claims
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Tragic Incident at an Oregon Lowes
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Testing Contractor Competency
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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118 Porta Dryer Number 5 - Water Damage History
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May 23, 2024 |
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117 Xactimate Apologizes to Restorers
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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116 What Do Customers Know
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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115 Property Restoration and Insurance Claim Contractors Convention
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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114 No One Wants to Work
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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113 Learning from Job Description and Interview Fails
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Standing Out in a Job Interview - Tips for Employers and Employees
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Structuring Your Business for Growth - TDP 22 Replay PLUS
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Rethinking Outdated Job Descriptions
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Finding good construction hires from unique sources
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Ep 112 Create a Competitive Business Advantage in 2024
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Xactimate is a Claims Estimating Language (Clip from Ep 111)
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Invest In Yourself
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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111 A Simple Formula for Better Construction Estimates
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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110 Record Breaking Charitable Contractors
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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109 Billions for Construction Rehabilitation from President Biden
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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108 Crime & Construction - Contractor Burns Truck to Cover Fraud?
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Ep 107 Cashing in on Insurance Claims
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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Ep 106 Productivity Part 2 - Accountability & Leadership
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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Becoming Better Managers
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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Ep 105 Productivity Part 1 - Training & Expectations
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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Ep 104 Busy But Bankrupt
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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Understanding Contractor Costs and Pricing
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Jun 08, 2023 |
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Ep. 103 Defensible or Defensive?
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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Special Event - PNW Water Damage Claims Symposium
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Jun 01, 2023 |
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The Power of Being a Connected Contractor
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May 25, 2023 |
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Ep 102 Building A Strong Local Construction Brand
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May 04, 2023 |
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Ep 101 The "P" Word (Program Work, Preferred Vendors, and Third Party Administrators aka TPAs)
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Apr 13, 2023 |
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Can You Equalize The Insurance Claims Game?
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Apr 06, 2023 |
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Ep 100 Matching Materials for Insurance Claims
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Insurance Claims Predators
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Mar 16, 2023 |
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Who Can Kill The Zombie Parasite Mold, Cordyceps?
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Mar 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 99 Let Us Discuss Moldy Things
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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Stop getting burned, for dumb reasons, on construction projects
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Feb 23, 2023 |
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TDP 98 The Secret Life of Construction Contracts RJC v. AISD Part 4
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Feb 16, 2023 |
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Ep 97 Book #5, Gas Stoves, and 80s Prisons
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Jan 19, 2023 |
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One-Day Remote Storm Response Workshop
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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Ep 96 Moisture Damage Documentation RJC v. AISD Part 3
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Jan 12, 2023 |
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Filtering Through Industry BS with Cliff Zlotnik
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Workshops, Whistleblowers, and Matching Materials
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Jan 05, 2023 |
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Ep 95 A Tale of Two Contractor Litigation Scenarios
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Dec 15, 2022 |
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Content, Coaches, and Courtrooms
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Dec 08, 2022 |
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Ep 94 The Roadmap to Expertise with Bob Blochinger
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Dec 01, 2022 |
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What are you, stupid?
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Be there or be square - Winter Break January 2023 and THREE exclusive DYOJO events
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Ep 93 Contractors behaving badly? RJC vs. AISD part 2
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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SOCKTember 2022 Winners & Plans for Next Year
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Ep 92 Contractor bankrupted by storm response, RJC vs AISD part 1
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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The customer WON'T Pay?!
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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Ep 91 What Is A Contractor's Time Worth?
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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They Hired a Cheaper Contractor?!
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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Ep 90 Charging for Construction Estimates?
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Sep 22, 2022 |
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The Myth of Free Estimates
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Sep 15, 2022 |
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Ep 89 Pain Points & Profitability: Project Lifecycles
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Sep 08, 2022 |
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Moving Beyond Scraping By As A Contractor
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Sep 01, 2022 |
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Ep 88 Business Catchphrases Are Killing Your Growth with Josh Zolin
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Aug 25, 2022 |
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Should Leaders Measure Results or Effort?
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Aug 18, 2022 |
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How Much Drying Equipment? An Intro To Lloyd Weaver
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Aug 11, 2022 |
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Ep 87 I Put Microban On Everything
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Aug 04, 2022 |
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Igniter of an Industry - Remembering Martin "Marty" L. King
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Jul 28, 2022 |
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The DYOJO Insurance Claims Standard
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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Ep. 86 Pain Points & Profitability: New Client Intake
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Jul 14, 2022 |
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Ep. 85 Project Management Resources
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Jun 30, 2022 |
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Help! My Insurance Company Is Acting In Bad Faith
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Ep 84 Developing Your Leadership Skills
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Jun 09, 2022 |
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Ep. 83 Asbestos and Mold Testing for Home Repairs
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May 26, 2022 |
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Ep 82 The Power & Practice of Questions
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May 05, 2022 |
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Ep 81 Leveling Up As An Industry
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Apr 21, 2022 |
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Ep 80 Common Estimating Shortfalls
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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Marketing, Winning, & Completing Large Loss Insurance Projects
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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Ep. 79 Xactimate Insurance Claims Negotiations with Adjusters (XM8 007)
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Mar 24, 2022 |
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Four Timeless Principles for Construction Project Managers with Randy R. Rapp (Purdue)
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Mar 22, 2022 |
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Creating Videos and Content for Your Business (SSC 020)
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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Ep 78 Insurance Claims Investigations (Appraisals Part 2)
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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EP 77 Insurance Claims Pricing Games, Resources for Contractors and Consumers
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Intro for TDP 77 - Insurance Claims Pricing Games, New Construction Pricelists
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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Ep 76 Behind the Scenes of THE Florida Mold Conference
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Feb 17, 2022 |
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Moisture, Materials, Mold, Methodologies and other lessons from AEML Winter Break TDP 76
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Feb 12, 2022 |
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No Dumb Questions, Plenty of Dumb Answers
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Feb 07, 2022 |
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I learned a TON about mold, moisture inspections, & building science - Recap of AEML Winter Break 22
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Ep 75 Training Others In Xactimate with Joyce Gabriel (XM8 File 006)
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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Intro for TDP 75 on Training others to utilize Xactimate (XM8 Sessions File 006)
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Jan 17, 2022 |
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Ep. 74 Insurance appraisals (part 1) with Roger Howson and others
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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Intro for TDP 74 on Insurance Appraisals
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Jan 10, 2022 |
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Ep 73 Using Mechanics Liens to Secure Payment as a Contractor
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Dec 30, 2021 |
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Struggling to hire employees? Double down on talent retention (TDP 72 clip)
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Dec 16, 2021 |
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Ep. 72 Millennials + Workplace Culture + Guest Host Pete Consigli
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Dec 09, 2021 |
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The Art and Science of Insurance Claims Estimating
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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Insurance Claims Questions #1 from ARES Restoration - Keep Detailed Notes
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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Overhead and profit for insurance claims - markup vs. margin (TDP 71 Clip)
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Nov 11, 2021 |
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Ep. 71 Improving as an Xactimate estimator with Ben Justesen XM8 File 005
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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This Thursday Ben Justesen joins us for TDP 71 to discuss becoming a better insurance claims Xactimate estimator (Clip)
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 66 Learning to XM8 with all the resources from Xactimate - The XM8 Sessions File 002
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Oct 31, 2021 |
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Ep. 70 WARNING: Michelle Blevins is taking over the world, you may be next
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Sep 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 69 Efficient and consistent Xactimate reviews with Chris Tilkov XM8 File 004
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 68 Fake it until you Xactimate it - The XM8 Sessions File 003
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Keys to NEW Sock-Raising Success - SOCKTember 2021 Pre Season Captains Call
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 67 Restoration Podcastalypse Megazord Blue Collar Nation + GMS + The DYOJO
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Aug 05, 2021 |
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What is this SOCKTember 2021 non-sense I keep hearing about?
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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How to go toe-to-toe with a contractor and win every time during insurance claims negotiations
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Ep. 65 The Xactimate Sessions - File 001 - Learning Xactimate from scratch with Greg Power
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Jul 22, 2021 |
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The Xactimate Sessions, a new audio/video series from The DYOJO Podcast
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Jul 19, 2021 |
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Let's talk about Lloyd Weaver
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 64 Building and hiring for the restoration company that you want to be with Andrew Golkin (BOG 6 of 6)
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Jun 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 63 The intention to be resourceful and helpful as a leader and a team with O.P. Almaraz (BOG 5 of 6)
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Jun 03, 2021 |
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This book helped me to advance my career as a water damage technician into project management
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May 31, 2021 |
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Ep. 62 The importance of a value driven administrative team with Whitney Wiseman (BOG 4 of 6)
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May 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 61 Building a career, growing as a leader, and elevating the skilled trades with Josh Zolin
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May 20, 2021 |
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DEDx Talk and a special message from Ed Cross
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May 18, 2021 |
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SSC 018 Surprise and delight your team members with Josh Dunn
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May 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 59 Becoming an employer of choice with Tammy Birklid (BOG 3 of 6)
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Apr 29, 2021 |
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SSC 017 Developing local partnerships and win-win business relationships with Paul T. Long
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Apr 27, 2021 |
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Ep. 58 You Play to Win the (TPA) Game - Pro vs. Joe 012
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Ep. 57 I'm gonna tell you where I suck at business - Benchmarks of Growth with Gordy Powell
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Apr 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 56 The Phases of Career Development and Growth with Doug Irwin
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Ep. 54 - Part 2 AOB and standards of care wrap up with Pete Consigli "The Restoration Watchdog"
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Apr 05, 2021 |
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Ep. 55 More is not always more when it comes to growth - Benchmarks of Growth with Lisa Lavender
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Apr 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 54 - We discuss Assignment of Benefits (AOB) with Ed Cross and Pete Consigli (Part 1)
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Ep 53. Personal and professional financial strategies to CAPitalize on your goals
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Mar 18, 2021 |
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Ep. 52 Mergers and acquisitions in property restoration with Mark Springer
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Growing your business from surviving to thriving through soft skills training
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Mar 10, 2021 |
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Ep. 51 Can old dogs (like you) learn new tricks with David Olson
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Ep. 50 Is soft skills training worth the time and investment with Larry Wilberton & Eric Sprague
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Is the RIA a Good Ol' Boys Club & Ken Larsen's $1000 water damage book
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Feb 22, 2021 |
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Ep. 49 Creating a purpose that is greater than a paycheck with Al Erisman
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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Ep. 48 Resolving Insurance Claim Disputes with Bill Wilson and David Princeton
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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The "Partly False" Controversy & Claude Blackburn Shares a Story About the Early Air Mover "Wars"
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Ep. 47 The founder of Dri Eaz discusses life before, during, and after property restoration
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Developing Relationships with Plumbers to Increase Water Damage Leads with Kevin Hussey
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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Ep. 45 Unleashing creativity for personal and professional development with Danny Morgan (PVJ 010)
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Jan 23, 2021 |
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Ep. 46 Be a Healthy Skeptic with Ken Larsen
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Jan 21, 2021 |
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Ep. 44 Pairing an innovator and an integrator in property restoration with Kevin Hussey
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Jan 14, 2021 |
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Restoration Reading List 2021
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Employee Development is Key to Retention
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Jan 07, 2021 |
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Ep. 43 Communicating and connecting opportunities for growth to candidates with Alex Blagojevic
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Ep. 42 Empowering your employees to create a positive customer experience with Jeremy Watkin
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Dec 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 41 An imperfect plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow with Mark Springer
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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Ep. 40 - The Docusketchers with Chris Phillipsen, Alex Blagojevic, Kevin Hussey and Jeff Turner
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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Ep. 39 Thriving not just surviving with Shannon Tymosko of Kickass Careers
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 38 I'll Show You How To Do It with Chris Stanley
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Ep. 37 Lessons learned the hard way with Andy McCabe PVJ 009
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Ep. 36 "Go learn it" and 20 years of business startup lessons with Lisa Lavender
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Oct 19, 2020 |
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Ep. 35 David Princeton returns to dispel some rumors and set the facts straight about COVID claims
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Oct 12, 2020 |
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Ep. 34 Idan Shpizear shares how growing your business starts with developing yourself
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Sep 28, 2020 |
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Ep. 33 How unleashing creativity can cause your profits to soar with Stephen Harrington
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Sep 21, 2020 |
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Ep. 32 David Princeton discusses solutions for home and business owners with coverage issues
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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Ep.31 Developing a better people process leads to better outcomes for all with Step Up 2 Success
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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Who's responsible for common sense in your organization?
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Aug 27, 2020 |
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Ep. 30 Achieving your dreams by developing a financial strategy with Terrilski Davis
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Aug 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 29 The long process of regulation for an industry association with Gordy Powell
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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The DYOJO Podcast (Trailer)
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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Ep. 28 Do we care about price more than our customers with John Downey
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Ep. 27 Creating value when working with property managers Pro vs. Joe 006
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Aug 03, 2020 |
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Remember that time Ed Cross invited Bill Loveland (Xactimate) into a room full of estimators?
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Jul 31, 2020 |
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Ep. 26 Playing nice in the insurance claims sandbox (rather than making it a litter box) w/ Ed Fogle
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Jul 27, 2020 |
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Podcasts for personal and professional development
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Jul 23, 2020 |
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Ep. 25 Fear and loathing in social media with Michelle Blevins
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Jul 20, 2020 |
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Ep. 24 Pro vs. Joe 005 - FOMO your sales and your approach to adaptation
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Jul 09, 2020 |
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Ep. 23 Uncovering the dark truths of working with adjusters with Kirk Matthews
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Jul 06, 2020 |
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Can you actually make more as an owner by being transparent and sharing your profits?
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Jul 02, 2020 |
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Ep. 22 Growing your business without compromising your values with Lex Sisney
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Jun 29, 2020 |
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Ep. 21 Pro vs. Joe 004 - Motivating your team with vision
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Jun 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 20 Crisis leads to opportunity with Rachel Stewart
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Jun 15, 2020 |
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Ep. 19 Leading yourself first with Skylar Lewis
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Ep. 18 Pro vs. Joe 003 - The growing pains of a young business
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 17 Train to obtain with The Tech Whisperer
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May 25, 2020 |
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Ep. 16 Doing Good in Your Hood - Panel of Small Business Owners
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May 22, 2020 |
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Ep.15 No risk = no reward with Denis Beaulieu
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May 18, 2020 |
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Ep. 14 - Pro vs. Joe 002 - Powering up with good partnerships
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May 14, 2020 |
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Ep.13 Taking care of your partners with William Mendoza
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May 11, 2020 |
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Ep.12 Leadership motivation from real leaders who lead with Mike Kinney & David Smith
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May 07, 2020 |
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Ep. 11 Humor and using Instagram for your business with Water Damage Daily
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May 04, 2020 |
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Ep. 10 Pro vs. Joe 001 - Branding fails and networking
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Apr 30, 2020 |
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Ep. 9 Silica sand and the power of humility - Mark Whatley
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Apr 27, 2020 |
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Ep. 8 Extending the life of your restoration equipment - Elan Pasmanick
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Apr 24, 2020 |
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Ep. 7 Elevating your Mold Remediation Game - Amy Siedlecki
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Apr 20, 2020 |
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Ep. 6 Better Communication = Better Outcomes - Raymond Tittmann
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Apr 16, 2020 |
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Ep. 5 Innovation is the New Normal - Andy McCabe
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Apr 13, 2020 |
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Ep. 4 Facing Adversity as an Entrepreneur - Rick Dancer
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Apr 09, 2020 |
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Ep. 3 Property restoration law and advocacy - Ed Cross, The Restoration Lawyer
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Apr 06, 2020 |
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Ep. 2 Emergency Management Preparedness & Planning - Edward Colson
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Apr 01, 2020 |
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Ep. 1 Insurance Claims Advocacy with David Princeton
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Mar 28, 2020 |