cultured marble

Episode 9: How to Engage and Motivate Employees in Tough Times

On this episode, I’m pleased to welcome Lisa Ryan on the show to discuss the topic of employee engagement especially in times like this. Many of you know Lisa from her keynote presentation at POLYCON last year. She is energetic and dynamic, and her presentations are anything but standard. Lisa engages her audience with entertaining…

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Episode 8: Quality and Craftsmanship Since 1977 – Interview with Colin Stoesz of Award Marble

This week, I welcome Colin Stoesz of Award Marble on the show to talk about their company. His marble business is a family company established back in 1977 by his father Harold Stoesz. His family has nearly 100 collective years of experience crafting durable, long-lasting cultured marble and granite surfaces.  On this episode, Colin shares some great…

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Episode 7: POLYCON 2020 Postponed – Update From Luke Haas

On this special podcast episode, Luke Haas of Elite Marble joins me to share some details of POLYCON. As many of you know, this event has been postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic.  As of right now, the ICPA leadership is targeting October of 2020 for POLYCON, and Luke will provide some details on this…

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Episode 6: Eliminating Bottlenecks Within Your Company – Interview with Will Bachman

On this episode, I’m pleased to have Will Bachman on the show to discuss the process of ongoing improvement with your company.  Will is the co-founder & Managing Partner of Umbrex https://www.umbrex.com , a global networking community connecting 650 top tier independent management consultants in 30 countries, is a management expert. He began his consulting career with…

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Episode 2: How to Grow Your People & Build Quality into Workplace Systems – Interview with Luke Haas of Elite Marble Co.

On this week’s episode, I welcome Luke Haas, president of Elite Marble Co. located in Montello, WI. This company was originally started by Luke’s parents, Dan and Marlene Haas back in 1986. Luke purchased the business in 2007 and since then, he and his wife have expanded the company to include several product lines, new…

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