Agenda
2025 Conference Program
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Badge Pick-Up is located on the 2nd level outside the Grand Ballroom. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1:00 PM - 1:13 PM | General Session Welcome to The 2025 Pinnacle Experience! Get ready for three days of exciting and insightful information you need to propel your business forward. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1:15 PM - 1:45 PM | General Session ![]() Acquiring new customers today is harder than ever. Companies are facing stalled deals, declining website traffic, and a growing sense of frustration with ineffective, outdated marketing strategies. With trust in brands at an all-time low, the rise of AI, and shifts in buyer behavior, traditional approaches to sales and marketing simply won't cut it any longer. In this session, Lead Sales Consultant Connor DeLaney will expose the hard truths about what’s really holding businesses back and what they need to do to become the most known and trusted brand in their market. Attendees will learn how to break free from industry norms and achieve lasting business success through trust, transparency, and a focus on what matters most to buyers. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1:45 PM - 2:20 PM | Panel Session Get an exclusive look into the minds of four C-Suite executives leading the way in the remodeling and home improvement industry. This dynamic session will explore their strategies, challenges, and visions for the future. From navigating market trends to fostering innovation and leadership, these industry leaders will share insights that inspire and inform. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:20 PM - 2:25 PM | General Session Get to know Wells Fargo with a 3 minute interview of Andrew Burbank, Relationship Manager -AVP, Home Improvement Channel. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:25 PM - 2:40 PM | Grab some coffee and a snack while you get to know your fellow attendees. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:45 PM - 4:15 PM | Workshop ![]() Most people set goals that are too safe, too small, and too easy. But while staying comfortable may feel secure, it also limits growth. This workshop will challenge you to set big, scary goals— the kind that lead to transformation. Scary goals push us past the boundaries of what feels possible and allow us to tap into our true potential. This immersive session helps you define your goals, create a mental blueprint for success, and gain the tools to achieve your vision. Whether you're an emerging professional or an established industry leader, you’ll leave with strategic insights and an actionable path to chart a confident, intentional path forward. | Workshop ![]() Your general manager suddenly quits. A homeowner backs out of a project. A competitor's top salesperson contacts you saying they want a job. A long time team member asks for a raise and threatens to quit if they don’t receive a specific amount. Challenging scenarios like these—and a lot more— happen frequently to design build and home improvement professionals. But what is the best response? Is there a formula? The answer lives in leadership best practices. This workshop is designed to help businesses create aligned and high-performing teams. Through discussion of real-life situations, and hands-on exercises, this session focuses on the greatest issues facing leaders today and how best to handle them. | Workshop ![]() Is your tech stack nicely integrated and humming along like a well-oiled machine or is it a bit cobbled together with some redundancy and a touch of frustration? In this hands-on workshop you’ll explore how to assess and maximize your existing tech, while building a strategy for future additions. Through in-depth exercises and real-world scenarios, you'll gain a better grasp of your current tools and walk away with clear action items to enhance the overall efficiency of your business. With individualized content designed for both experts and more casual users, this session meets you wherever you are on your technology journey. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:20 PM - 4:30 PM | General Session Get to Know Spencer Havemann, GTM at Siro. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM | General Session Celebrate excellence in our industry as Pro Remodeler honors individuals and companies making remarkable contributions in operations, customer service, community impact, design, craftsmanship, and industry service. We want to take this opportunity to recognize achievements that inspire us all. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:45 PM - 5:15 PM | General Session ![]() AJ Ballantine, CEO of Cornerstone Remodeling, understands the chaos that arises from disorganized business operations. He’ll share his experience scaling his company from $2 million to $10 million in just four years, emphasizing how effective systems transformed that chaos into order. In this session, he will explore methodologies like RCA, Value Stream Mapping, and Lean Six Sigma, along with real-life stories of reducing the sales cycle by 50% while increasing closing rates and gross profit. Discover how to create peace, efficiency, and a structure that allows your business to thrive independently. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Connect, unwind, and build relationships at this casual networking event featuring drinks and hors d'oeuvres. It’s the perfect opportunity to meet fellow attendees, engage with Partners, and spark conversations that could lead to valuable partnerships or insights. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday, June 19, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7:30 AM - 8:15 AM | AI isn’t coming — it’s already here. And the best teams are putting it to work. Join Siro’s Spencer Havemann — former business owner and now Sales leader – for a session packed with specific ways your team can use AI every day to save time and win more deals. In under 30 minutes, you’ll learn how to:
Fuel up with breakfast and walk away with a few bright ideas you can actually use. Brought to you by: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:30 AM - 8:45 AM | General Session Grab your coffee and get ready for an exciting Day Two! It kicks off with an inspiring keynote address, followed by an engaging exhibit hour to connect with our Partners. The day continues with dynamic breakout sessions and more opportunities to learn, network, and grow. Get ready for a full day of insight, innovation, and inspiration! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:45 AM - 9:20 AM | Panel Session Get an exclusive look into the minds of four C-suite executives leading the way in the remodeling and home improvement industry. This dynamic session will explore their strategies, challenges, and visions for the future. From navigating market trends to fostering innovation and leadership, these industry leaders will share insights that inspire and inform. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:20 AM - 9:30 AM | General Session Get rapid-fire insights from our Platinum Partners. Each partner will have three minutes to answer three key questions about their expertise, solutions, and industry outlook. It’s a unique opportunity to hear concise, impactful takeaways from the best in the business—don’t blink, or you might miss something great! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Keynote ![]() In this interactive keynote, longtime Second City creative executive Kelly Leonard (author of the best-selling book, "Yes, And") will speak to the skills that made stars of everyone from Bill Murray to Tina Fey and how those same skills can be used in work environments to foster more agile and successful collaborations. Additionally, attendees will get to practice some of the exercises that Second City has used with everyone from Major League Baseball players to FBI hostage negotiators and scientists working with the Gates Foundation. Key take aways include learning how a yes, and mindset can open new doors and deepen existing relationships; how evidence-based bespoke exercises can help you foster greater connections; and techniques that will help you manage difficult conversations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Spend an hour exploring our Partner Tables and connecting with the businesses that support our industry. This is your chance to learn more about their products, services, and innovations while building valuable relationships. Don’t miss this opportunity to discover how our Partners can help elevate your business! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM | Panel Session ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Josh McDermott, J.T. McDermott Remodeling Contractors Michael Anschel, OA Design Build Nicholas Donlin, Zenith Design + Build Pavel Abaev, BasementRemodeling.com Moderated by Michael Anschel, our panelists will bring and share trade secrets of the creative process, construction sequencing, contractual obligations, and effective communication.
| Panel Session ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() James Dobyne, Ecoview America, LLC Chris Hermes, USA Showers, LLC Emily Lewis, Veterans Choice Contracting Jay Shah, Bath Experts Paul Burleson, Westlake Royal Building Products In this panel discussion moderated by Paul Burleson, you will hear from home improvement pros who excel at marketing, process creation, lead gen, and leadership. Each of the panelists will share their experiences and expertise, talk about what they’re seeing in the market, how they navigate through uncertainty, some of the biggest professional challenges they’ve encountered and how they were able to solve them. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1:15 PM - 2:45 PM | Workshop ![]() Your general manager suddenly quits. A homeowner backs out of a project. A competitor's top salesperson contacts you saying they want a job. A long time team member asks for a raise and threatens to quit if they don’t receive a specific amount. Challenging scenarios like these—and a lot more— happen frequently to design build and home improvement professionals. But what is the best response? Is there a formula? The answer lives in leadership best practices. This workshop is designed to help businesses create aligned and high-performing teams. Through discussion of real-life situations, and hands-on exercises, this session focuses on the greatest issues facing leaders today and how best to handle them. | Workshop ![]() Most people set goals that are too safe, too small, and too easy. But while staying comfortable may feel secure, it also limits growth. This workshop will challenge you to set big, scary goals— the kind that lead to transformation. Scary goals push us past the boundaries of what feels possible and allow us to tap into our true potential. This immersive session helps you define your goals, create a mental blueprint for success, and gain the tools to achieve your vision. Whether you're an emerging professional or an established industry leader, you’ll leave with strategic insights and an actionable path to chart a confident, intentional path forward. | Workshop ![]() Is your tech stack nicely integrated and humming along like a well-oiled machine or is it a bit cobbled together with some redundancy and a touch of frustration? In this hands-on workshop you’ll explore how to assess and maximize your existing tech, while building a strategy for future additions. Through in-depth exercises and real-world scenarios, you'll gain a better grasp of your current tools and walk away with clear action items to enhance the overall efficiency of your business. With individualized content designed for both experts and more casual users, this session meets you wherever you are on your technology journey. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:45 PM - 3:10 PM | Grab some coffee and a snack while you get to know your fellow attendees. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM | Breakout Session ![]() For nearly 30 years, Ed Kalaher has worked with hundreds of home improvement entrepreneurs to help them go from startup to $10MM and beyond. And one thing has become clear: One size does NOT fit all. Ed’s unique perspective will drive this discussion that focuses on 4 specific stages of growth (0-1MM, 1-2.5MM, 2.5-5MM, 5-10MM), and the differences in strategy, execution and leadership necessary to rise through these revenue levels… along with some common mistakes to avoid. | Breakout Session ![]() Many business leaders find themselves trapped in daily operations, unable to step back and focus on strategic growth. Mark McClanahan, President of Mosby Building Arts, reveals five proven tactics to develop leadership within your team and empower them to run the business so you can confidently exit day-to-day tasks and concentrate on scaling your business successfully. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3:50 PM - 4:00 PM | General Session Get rapid-fire insights from our Platinum Partners. Each partner will have three minutes to answer three key questions about their expertise, solutions, and industry outlook. It’s a unique opportunity to hear concise, impactful takeaways from the best in the business—don’t blink, or you might miss something great! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM | General Session ![]() The Remodeling Mastery Award acknowledges an individual who has demonstrated mastery in innovation, growth and excellence throughout their career in the remodeling industry. Last year’s award winner was Brian Gottlieb. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM | General Session ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Mark Richardson Andy Wells, Normandy Design Build Remodeling Christopher Sever, Thompson Creek Window Company Josh McDermott, J.T. McDermott Remodeling Contractors You and your business will be successful as a result of your actions (and habits) not your dreams. In this panel we will share some success habits and stories by some of the leaders in the industry. Come with an open mind, see how you measure up, and learn how to take your game to the next level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Friday, June 20, 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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8:30 AM - 8:35 AM | General Session On our final day, dive into insightful leadership sessions and engage in dynamic roundtable discussions tackling hot topics in the industry. It’s a day designed to spark meaningful conversations, share ideas, and leave you inspired to lead and innovate. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:35 AM - 8:45 AM | Get rapid-fire insights from our Platinum Partners. Each partner will have three minutes to answer three key questions about their expertise, solutions, and industry outlook. It’s a unique opportunity to hear concise, impactful takeaways from the best in the business—don’t blink, or you might miss something great! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8:45 AM - 9:20 AM | General Session ![]() Power100 CEO Greg Cummings will provide valuable insights into what the most successful home improvement leaders are doing to grow their companies, how leaders can be both passionate and practical, the importance of having the right team in place, and setting realistic goals. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Roundtable ![]() Explore key leadership strategies for success in the design-build industry. Share experiences and gain insights to inspire and lead your team effectively. | Roundtable ![]() Discuss leadership approaches tailored to the home improvement industry. Share experiences and gain strategies to lead teams and drive success. | Roundtable ![]() Join this roundtable moderated by Paul Burleson, to share and explore effective marketing strategies tailored for the home improvement industry. Engage in lively discussions and gain actionable insights to boost your outreach and results. | Roundtable ![]() Discuss innovative marketing strategies specific to the design-build industry. Share insights and discover new approaches to effectively promote your services and grow your business. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10:15 AM - 10:30 AM | Grab some coffee and a snack while you get to know your fellow attendees. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | General Session ![]() In today's fast-paced business world, effective leadership requires more than just vision; it demands action, accountability, and motivation. Home Genius Exteriors aligns its leadership development around three central tenets: Teach, Track, and Inspire, offering a structured yet dynamic approach to leading teams toward success. This talk provides practical strategies and real-world examples to help leaders teach with authority, track precision, and inspire with purpose, transforming their teams and organizations. Teach, Track, and Inspire has enabled Home Genius to grow from $2.7 million to $161 million in five years, and CEO Jeff Gunhus will share specific action items you can immediately implement in your own business.
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11:30 AM - 12:00 PM | General Session |
2025 Partners