The Drywall Podcast

Brad McKinnon - Brad McKinnon Plastering

Really glad I Brad and I finally got a chance to sit down and talk.  Brad is a 46 year old bad ass from Tauranga New Zealand who's decided to live a full life.  Brad is a second generation finisher or Gib Stopper as they call it in New Zealand.  He's followed in his father's foot steps and made a name for himself on certain social media outlets.  Early on in his career Brad went on an OE experience (common in Australia and New Zealand) where he ventured to London and Ireland to explore the word and discover himself.  We talk about that experience, the tools and a little bit about the Morph sander on this, the 140th, episode of The Drywall Podcast.  
This episode of The Drywall Podcast is brought to you by AMES Tools Why buy automatic taping tools when you can rent?  Find out more at www.shopamestools.com

Chris Gosselin CG Drywall and Paints

Chris is one of those guys you just like instantly.  Not only is he very well spoken, he's just one of the nicest guys I could have asked to be on The Drywall Podcast.  Beyond that, he's probably one of the best finishers we've had on the show.  It's evident in the first few minutes of talking with Chris that he's an extraordinarily good drywall finisher and painter and offers some tips that just might make your next level 5 job a huge success.  I've met Chris in person but now I feel like I can consider him a true friend and I know you're going to like this, the 139th, episode of The Drywall Podcast.  
This episode and all the episodes of The Drywall Podcast in the month of June are brought to you by AMES Taping Tools.  This month they're highlighting their tool rental program.  Want to find out more?  Visit shopamestools.com or stop by your nearest AMES location.

Tyler Adler - Fine Touch Taping

We catch up with Tyler on this episode and start getting honest right away.  We talk about the challenges he faced learning the trade and how it wasn't until he quit his job and googled "how to start a business" that he really began to finish.  This is an episode of what it's like to be hungry for success at a very young age.  Tyler is very straight forward with his answers and his hustle might surprise you on this, the 138th episode of The Drywall Podcast
This podcast and all the podcasts in the month of July are brought to you by AMES Tool Company.  Curious about renting AMES Tools?  Check out their website at shopamestools.com

Carolina Garcia - Tape-Tech

Carolina has an amazing story.  Her parents moved to the United States from Columbia when she was in her early 20's and she embraced every bit of that transition.  She focused heavily on work in language translation and found herself working in the medical field.  A position opened up at AMES and the rest is history.  Carolina's work ethic and passion for the company has enabled her to become a very important person with the company and she continues to thrive as the latest and greatest sales manager.  Don't believe me?  Just listen to this episode, the 137th episode of The Drywall Podcast.  
This episode was brought to you by AMES Taping Tools.  Why buy when you can rent?  Check out www.shopamestools.com  for more information.  

Simone Cecchin - Co.Me Tools

Meet Simone Cecchin Managing Director of Co.Me Tools.  If you haven't heard of them, they've been around since 1964 and they make some of the best knives I've seen.  A while back one of their sales reps reached out to me and wanted some information on marketing in North America.  It wasn't long before I wanted to get Simone on the show and I'm glad I did.  He's a very well spoken, passionate, and dedicated product manufacturer and we have an amazing conversation and there might be a new romance between Fresco Harmony and Co.Me in the works on this, the 136th, episode of The Drywall Podcast.
This episode of TDP is brought to you by Tape-Tech Tools.  If you'd like to find our more about Tape-Tech Tools you can visit their website at TapeTech.com  

Craig Murphy - The Kilted Painter

Craig is one of the nicest guys I've interviewed and recently he's been up to some pretty cool stuff. In the last year he's become a brand ambassador, Worked on a panel for a show in Scotland and stared on a TV show called, "Faking it" in the UK.  Not only that he is a professional drywall and painter but he also does decorative walls.  Oh, and he happens to have an amazing white kilt which he wears when he works thus making him one of the only kilted tradesmen around.  Come on an adventure through Scotland and learn about taping from a not-so-conventional source on this, the 135th, episode of The Drywall Podcast. 
This episode of The Drywall Podcast was brought to you by Tape-Tech Tools.  this month we're highlighting the finishing knives.  Find out more about Tape-Tech by visiting TapeTech.com and follow them on social media.

Matt Arey - Arey Drywall

Matt and I met recently at the AWCI Build 25 show in Charlotte.  I knew right away that I was going to like him.  He's been a brand ambassador for Columbia for a bit and it's through that channel that we've gotten to know each other.  I'm fascinated by travel and have even lived in a camper myself so when I heard that he lives in a 5th wheel trailer I got even more excited to talk with him.  Recently he's blown up his social media pages and has quickly made a name for himself as a premier Drywaller but don't let me tell you.  This interview speaks for itself.  From Trim-Tex to Automatic tools, we cover it all on this, the 134th, episode of The Drywall Podcast.
This episode and all the episodes in the month of June are brought to you by Tape-Tech.  You can find out more about Tape-Tech by visiting their website at TapeTech.com or follow them on all your favorite social media platforms.  

Scott Russell - Russell's Drywall

Scott and I have been admiring each others social media pages for quite some time.  We almost had a podcast about a year ago and it fell through but I was able to wrangle him this time.  We talk about his experience being a Jehovah's Witness and how doing donation work for his religion brings him peace.  We also talk a lot about the automatic finishing tools and the difference between the banjo and the bazooka but the conversation takes a turn when Scott admits that he's struggling with Parkinson's Disease.  We discuss what the future holds for Russell's Drywall and a whole lot more on this, the 133rd, episode of The Drywall Podcast.
This episode of TDP was brought to you by Tape-Tech Tools This month we're highlighting the T-RAXX system exclusively by Tape-Tech.  Find out more about this amazing too by visiting their social media pages or checking out the T-RAXX first hand at AMES, All-Wall, and West-Tech.
 

Jeremy Mistretta - New Age Artisans

Most of the time I'm having conversations with drywall professionals, but sometimes a plaster person wanders into the mix.  I was unsure when Jeremy's creative director reached out,  but I was also curious.  I'm glad we hooked up.  Jeremy is a guy I could be good friends with and I hope we stay in contact after this experience.  We have several parallels within our lives and we happen to be around the same age too.  Jeremy owns and developed a company called New Age Artisans out of Bozeman Montana.  He's been working in the plaster space for over two decades and has launched his own flavor of plaster.  Not only that, he hosts a podcast called The Aggregate where he interviews professional plasterers from around the globe.  He's the quintessential expert in Tadelakt and we talk a lot about that.  We skim all over the airwaves waxing poetic about the nature of walls and why he's made beautiful walls his passion on this, the 132nd, epiosode of TDP.  
This episode of The Drywall Podcast is brought to you by Tape-Tech.  Find out more at www.tapetech.com

Logan Davis - Davis Custom Homes

Recently we had an unusually large order come through the Fresco Harmony and it was a familiar name.  Logan Davis.  I'd never talked to him on the phone and he'd never called to inquire about the product.  He just picked it up and has been crushing it with Fresco Harmony for many years now.  I decided to give him a call to see what in the hell he was doing to sell Fresco Harmony and maybe pass some of that knowledge onto some other finishers in the drywall community.  He agreed and the rest is history.  Logan is a great guy and is extremely well rounded in the construction industry.  This conversation moves through the fabric of the home building process and in the end we spin a tale that's sure to be pleasing to the regular listener of The Drywall Podcast.  This is episode 131...
Today's episode of The Drywall Podcast was brought to you by Tape Tech.  This month we're highlighting The T-Raxx system.
Exclusive to TapeTech and available through AMES, All-Wall, and West-Tech
$149 for T-RAXX or $500 total system cost for maximum mobility and jobsite flexibility. Head over to their instagram, Facebook, and YouTube pages to find out more...