Levelheads

John Hourihan - " Here's JohhnyH"

We caught a whoppa. You gotta listen. Our longest podcast yet.
Johnny bears all. He's a stud in our industry who faced a ton of challenges. We talk it out.
 
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Hosts:Zane EllisJamie Verdura Mike Conneely
 
 
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Lisa McNealy - Miss USA

This week we have Lisa McNealy a commercial broker in Knoxville TN that also operated in Scottsdale AZ. We talk about selling businesses, cadavers, basketball, and more. We get into how Lisa thrives in a male dominated industry and how her strong personality is an asset when competing with the "good ol' boys" in the business. We also find out how she got the title Miss USA. Listen in!

Bryan James - Liberty Homes

This week the Levelheads welcome Bryan James from Liberty Homes this week. Bryan has an interesting story of how he came into the home building business. The path was definitely not typical and  not free from road blocks. He also tells us how his company narrowly escaped going out of business after signing 26 contracts to build 26 new homes. Great episode.
ALSO listen in to here a special announcement about the Levelheads at this years International Builders Show
 
 
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Hosts:Zane EllisJamie Verdura Mike Conneely
 
 
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Nick Sandifer

For the first podcast in 2025 Jamie, Zane & Mike welcome Nick Sandifer from Sandifer Design Build. Nick is based in Jacksonville Florida and speaks about how his business has grown from small renovations to multi-million dollar custom home projects. Some great insight from Nick on thus episode and he also gets personal. He tells the Levelheads how the relationship with his father in the family business went through a rough point which ultimately led Nick to establish Sandifer Design Build. Very relatable story. Listen in.
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Zane Ellis
Jamie Verdura 
Mike Conneely 
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Matt from Monetti Custom Homes - Round 2

This week and our final podcast of 2024 we have Matt Krsyzkowski from Monetti Custom Homes. This is matts 2nd time on the podcast and we get heavy into BuilderTrend discussions. He tells us how he has taken the lead in at MCH for implementing BuilderTrend into their systems & processes. Listen in for the great tips Monetti Custom Homes has come up with to make BT work for them. Great stuff.
 
 
 
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Hosts:Zane EllisJamie Verdura Mike Conneely
 
 
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Spencer Lewis - Round 2

We've got Spencer Lewis back on the podcast this week. Our first repeat guest on The Levelheads Podcast and were super excited to have the best trim carpentry teacher on the internet. Spencers generosity with his knowledge, tricks tips is second to none. We talk shop. We talk about how Spencer doesn't need a pat on the back to know he's done a good job. We talk about some of the specialty work that Spencer post on his youtube page. So much packed into this episode!
 
 
 
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Hosts:Zane EllisJamie Verdura Mike Conneely
 
 
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Austin Katje - Veldhouse Companies

This episode the Levelheads welcome Austin Katje who is director of operations at Veldhouse Companies. The boys get into Zane's injury and why he misses the last podcast. They also discuss Austin's position in Veldhouse, the projects they are building including multi-family projects. Also discuss estimating and growing our businesses. Zane also has some crazy this or thats!
 

Veranda Estate Homes - Melissa Hryszko

In this weeks episode of the Levelheads Podcast we welcome Melissa Hryszko from Veranda State Homes in Calgary, Canada. She joined the podcast to discuss her custom home building business. She and her husband, Rob, have been in the industry for 24 years, focusing on high-end, custom homes. Their team includes 12 people, including project managers, construction managers, and her 18-year-old son. They face challenges like high material costs, stringent energy codes, and labor shortages. Despite these, they maintain high standards and have expanded into a new community with faster production homes. Melissa emphasized the importance of continuous learning and fostering young talent in the trades. 

Just the Boys

This week the boys have an internal discussion on the division in this country exacerbated by social media. Jamie's building inspector makes a special appearance, and they talk about different software available to builders.
 
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Hosts:Zane EllisJamie Verdura Mike Conneely
 
 
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Zack Kelly - Home Builders Financial Partners

This week we have Zack Kelly on the podcast. Zack simplifies money management for Custom Home Builders to increase organization, profitability and customer communications while allowing them to focus on what they do best, BUILD. We get into some interesting topics and Zane comes up with some pretty off the wall this or that questions. Listen in!
 
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Hosts:Zane EllisJamie Verdura Mike Conneely
 
 
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