April 2022
On this episode of the podcast, Dan has a conversation with Mark Lipton, a thought leader in the independent paint and hardware retailing channels. As a former independent paint retailer, Lipton shares his thoughts on…
March 2022
Are you ready for the National Hardware Show next month? On today's episode, Dan catches up with Beth Casson from NHS to talk about all the exciting things coming to the show in a few…
March 2022
On this week's episode of Taking Care of Business, Dan connects with Nick Talarico, vice president of e-commerce for Do it Best. They discuss how retailers should consider e-commerce as more than just one part…
February 2022
On this episode, Dan talks to Ryan Staggs from High Cotton Brewing Co. and Orgill president and CEO Boyden Moore about the companies' unique partnership ahead of the wholesaler's 175th anniversary.
February 2022
In this episode, we welcome back Gary Pittsford of Castle Valuation – a Division of Creative Planning. Dan and Gary discuss what has changed since the start of the pandemic for business owners and how…
January 2022
In this episode of "Taking Care of Business," Dan catches up with NHPA staffers Renee Changnon and Melanie Moul to find out what's on the horizon for the Member Services and Communications teams at NHPA.
January 2022
To start off the New Year, the focus of the first episode of Taking Care of Business for 2022 is technology. We talk to Grant Morrow and Stephanie Lee who head up Orgill's e-commerce and…
December 2021
On today's episode of Taking Care of Business, Dan goes over some of his predictions for the industry in 2022. We look at everything from employees' changing demands to supply chain updates.
November 2021
On this episode, Melanie Moul talks to Sarah Kalloch, executive director of the Good Jobs Institute, to learn more about the strategies companies can implement to become employers of choice in their communities.
October 2021
In today’s podcast, we are coming to you live (on tape) from the National Hardware Show where we sat down with show director Beth Casson to learn about how this year's show is going and…
October 2021
On this installment, we talk to E-comm expert Garrett Schwegler of Lucidworks about how more consumers are embracing contactless commerce and what small to mid-size retailers can do to react to these changing demands.
September 2021
On today's episode we talk with the folks from Live Oak Bank about how they can help small businesses through the SBA process. We also chat with NHPA's Melanie Moul about what's in store for…
August 2021
If you're looking at selling your business, or growing your business, you might want to listen in to this episode as we talk to NHPA's Dave Gowan who tells us all about the recently launched…
August 2021
Today we visit with friend of the show, Bill Brunelle, co-founder of Independent We Stand, who talks about how locally owned businesses are doing across the country and discuss the sixth annual America's Main Streets…
August 2021
Today we talk to Mike MacKay, owner of Vassar Building Center in Vassar, Michigan. Together with his wife, Brenda, the MacKay's made the decision to build their dream store right before the pandemic hit. Learn…
July 2021
In this episode, we circle back with Stacy Mitchell from the Institute for Local Self Reliance to catch up on some of the latest developments in her group's efforts to lobby for pro-small business initiatives.