Group publisher Jill Bloom speaks with legal expert Trent Cotney about the impact of new tariffs and labor challenges on the construction industry. Cotney explains how rising tariffs on materials from Canada, Mexico, and China, combined with labor shortages and increasing costs, are creating significant challenges for contractors, urging them to focus on strong bidding, contract management, and price acceleration strategies.

For the past few years, Sales Transformation Group (STG) has helped roofing contractors grow their businesses through structured sales training, leadership development and an annual growth conference usually scheduled in the fall. This year, STG is springing the TRANSFORM 25 conference forward to April 14-17 in Dallas.

In this exclusive episode, STG Founder and CEO Ryan Groth explains why they moved it up this year and provides his vision for what roofing contractors will take away from the event, whether they’re in the residential or commercial space.

“I want owners to bring their sales directors to be better at sales leadership, and I want them to bring their salespeople and become better at selling,” he said.

Post-holiday payment delays are hitting contractors hard, impacting bill paying and stretching payment cycles beyond the typical 45 days. In this brief episode, Thea Dudley, the "Credit Overlord," reveals how contractors can navigate cash flow, credit card usage and the rise of automated payment systems.

IIBEC’s Convention & Trade Show is coming up March 6-9, in Orlando, Fla. Recently, RC’s Group Publisher Jill Bloom sat down with IIBEC’s EVP and CEO Brian Pallasch to highlight what attendees can expect to see at this year’s show.

In this exclusive episode, Weather Shield Roofing Systems CEO Jim Bush explains what core values drive his company for continued success.

Jim Bush was out of a job, starting a new family and facing economic uncertainty as interest rates ballooned in the early 1980s. So he followed his entrepreneurial spirit and started a roofing company that today is a market leader in West Michigan’s commercial roofing space, a perennial RC Top 100 Contractor, and was recently labeled one of Inc. Magazine's Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Companies in America.

He shares his roofing origin story in the exclusive episode. Hear the entire conversation now.

Artificial intelligence continues to affect both consumer and business behavior, including recommending roofing companies to consumers searching for a contractor. In this episode, Art Unlimited CEO Anna Anderson discusses this development and how contractors can adapt.