Hire Smarter™ with Tony Misura

Episode 23: Kendall Hoyd, CEO of the Sharpen Group

Dec 17, 2021

Are you interested in building a sustained business model that thrives whether you are there or not?

Are you facing scaling or turnover challenges?

Are you curious about what drives a building products business to sell for 6-8x EBITDA instead of 3x EBITDA?

This episode’s guest is one of the building industry’s...

Episode 22: Mai-Tal Kennedy, Principal Consultant at Building Industry Partners (BIP)

Oct 22, 2021

The #1 differentiating factor of great companies is simply the quality of their people. The quality of leadership determines the quality of people. Top talent does not want to report to mediocre leaders. It's the primary motive for most candidates we place.

Our guest today is Mai-Tal Kennedy, Principal Consultant...

Episode 21: Thea Dudley, Credit Overlord

Sep 3, 2021

In this episode, Thea Dudley teaches us her approach to establishing and maintaining a culture of accountability through the Art of Candor. Thea is respected in the industry as the credit and collections expert. Her career as a VP at Guardian Building Products and SRS Distribution pivoted to her consulting service,...

Episode 20: Stuart Kliman, Partner at Building Industry Partners

Aug 6, 2021

Our guest today is Stuart Kliman, Partner and Head of the newly formed Center of Excellence at Building Industry Partners. Stu’s previous experience with the Harvard Negotiation Project (think tank behind the book – Getting to Yes) and as a founding partner of Vantage Partners, a management consulting firm, has...

Episode 19: Mike Wisnefski, Co-Founder & CEO of MaterialsXchange

Jun 25, 2021

Our guest today is Mike Wisnefski, the Co-Founder of MaterialsXchange. Mike is shaking up the LBM purchasing supply chain with a low-cost, real-time e-trading platform for the 2x dimensional lumber and 4x8 plywood and OSB markets. Anyone can access Gold, Silver, and Palladium trades in real-time, and whether you are...