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Marine Corporal Josh Bleill [Bly-ul; rhymes with “Kyle” or “smile”] is a native of Greenfield, Indiana. After graduating high school, Josh attended Purdue University. Upon completion of his education, Josh decided to serve his country by joining the United States Marine Corps in 2004 and was activated for a tour of duty in Iraq in 2006. While serving in Iraq, Corporal Bleill was severely injur

Steve has been immersed in the plumbing, heating, and cooling industry from a very young age. His great grandfather was a utility contractor, and his grandfather opened Modern Plumbing Co., Inc. in 1956. He is extremely thankful to have grown up in and around this industry, learning the value of ethical work practices and how to grow a thriving business from his uncles Albert and Eddie Hollub.

Ask me thirty years ago and I assure you I would not have predicted that I would have built a career in the plumbing industry. Yet here I am through ups and downs with the knowledge that comes from 16 years of successful business ownership, 28 years of management and 16 years of consulting experience. Now don't blame me for this but I am a Jersey girl, born and raised in the farmlands. I met my h

Tammi Grow has had a long line of HVAC experience starting with her dad being a technician and then in sales for various manufacturers since she was a little girl. Tammi started her HVAC career selling maintenance agreements for commercial and industrial facilities in 1994 after a brief time in contracting and buying for large entities such as US West and Intel after graduating from Arizona State

Les Hanks joined Quality Service Contractors on June 1, 2013 and serves as the Business Management Coach for a variety of services, such as comprehensive business analysis, strategic planning, competitive analysis, program/seminar development and more. Les is a proud 1988 graduate of Texas A&M University with a degree in Finance. An expert in building solid relationships with people has led Le

Bernard M. Markstein is President and Chief Economist, Markstein Advisors, an economic consulting company providing analysis and forecasts of the national economy and construction activity. Dr. Markstein’s experience includes analysis and research in housing, residential and nonresidential construction, real estate, financial markets, macroeconomic issues, and regional markets. Dr. Markstein has

Rick Mears joined Quality Service Contractors on January 18, 2021 and serves as the Business Management Coach. Rick lives just outside of Salt Lake City, Utah in Stansbury Park – a once small little community on the south shore of the Great Salt Lake. Rick was born and raised in Sandy, Utah where he graduated from high school and then attended the University of Utah (Go Utes!) Rick has a BS d

Noelle Mykolenko helps professionals in consultative roles achieve their goals by rapidly creating trust with others, being more influential and selling with trust. She is CEO at Trusted Advisor Associates, developing and delivering tailored, interactive programs that examine the paradigm of trust in complex business interactions. Prior to joining Trusted Advisor Associates, Noelle was global Di

Rod Robison’s Mentallusions is an interactive show full of humor, illusion, and mind-bending mentalism. As a mentalist, Rod doesn’t keep his tricks up his sleeves. What he needs to entertain you is already in your head – minds eager to believe the impossible and ready to take a journey you will remember a lifetime.

Michael Sauer is Scorpion’s Master Trainer & Coach who has 18+ years of experience as a certified speaker, coach, trainer and professional consultant who works exclusively with trades businesses to develop customized programs to help them achieve their respective leadership, management and sales goals. Please feel free to email him with any questions or suggestions at Ask@Scorpion.co

Tracy Shear is the Marketing Manager for iMarket Solutions, a digital marketing agency dedicated to the business growth and success of HVAC, plumbing and electrical contractors. She joined the iMarket team in 2013 as an account manager and has helped grow the company from a few dozen contractor clients to several hundred spanning the US and Canada. With a background in journalism and advertising,

Mark Valentini was recently selected to serve as Director of Legislative Affairs for PHCC in March 2019. He joins us from the transportation sector, where his focus was on workforce and infrastructure policy issues for the U.S. trucking industry. During his tenure with the trucking industry he advocated on issues related to small business, workforce and training (including apprenticeships), highw