Kirk Grundahl's guest appearances

Kirk Grundahl

The Leadership and Learning Podcast

Component Connection

Hardy Wentzel

Damian Mason

Doug Stevenson

Dave Mitchell

Richard Brown

Mark Hunter

Jason Ward

Matt Layman

Jim Davis

Ricardo Gonzalez

Scott Ward

Chip Bell

Bill Coletti

Vince Poscente

Paul Glover

OwlTail

Matt Layman, president of Layman's Lumber Guide, discusses current lumber market trends with SBCA Executive Director, Kirk Grundahl. Matt has worked in lumber commodities for nearly four decades and uses his real-world experience to analyze and forecast the lumber market.

EP 8: Matt Layman Discusses Lumber Market Trends with Kirk Grundahl

Kirk Grundahl, SBCA executive director, and Evan Protexter, SBCA engineer, discuss the benefits of quality control (QC) in the component manufacturing industry and how it has evolved over the years. Kirk has been involved in QC for metal-plate connected wood trusses since the early 1980's in setting up an industry-specific Third-Party Inspection program. Evan has been heavily involved in the QC process over the past year and is focused on testing and research to advance QC practices within the industry.

EP 6: Kirk Grundahl and Evan Protexter Discuss the History and Benefits of Quality Control

Kirk Grundahl, a professional engineer, the Executive Director of the Structural Building Components Association (SBCA) and the President of Qualtim, Inc., SBCA’s contract management firm, shares insights into ‘Making Relationships Work’ with host Randy Goruk. In this conversation, Kirk:   Describes the three diverse types of business relationships he is challenged with. Describes the signs he looks for in a healthy relationship in each of the three different groups he mentions.    Explains the top challenges to making these relationships work and describes a few techniques to overcome each of these challenges. Addresses the solutions to fixing a relationship gone bad.    Provides a simple solution for helping two people resolve a conflict.    Provides a practical suggestion on how to help someone who wants to get out of a relationship with a supplier or vendor, but they’re not sure how. Provides two powerful suggestions on how to maximize your value and time in the industry. 

<p>Kirk Grundahl, a professional engineer, the Executive Director of the Structural Building Components Association (SBCA) and the President of Qualtim, Inc., SBCA’s contract management firm, shares insights into ‘Making Relationships Work’ with host Randy Goruk.</p> <p>In this conversation, Kirk: </p> <ul> <li>Describes the three diverse types of business relationships he is challenged with.</li> <li>Describes the signs he looks for in a healthy relationship in each of the three different groups he mentions. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Explains the top challenges to making these relationships work and describes a few techniques to overcome each of these challenges.</li> <li>Addresses the solutions to fixing a relationship gone bad. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Provides a simple solution for helping two people resolve a conflict. </li> </ul> <ul> <li>Provides a practical suggestion on how to help someone who wants to get out of a relationship with a supplier or vendor, but they’re not sure how.</li> <li>Provides two powerful suggestions on how to maximize your value and time in the industry.</li> </ul>

Episode #6 - Making Relationships Work’ with Kirk Grundahl