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Brian, Brooks, and Sean King kick off 2025 with a packed first episode covering the full year event calendar, Fence University updates, FWA leadership changes on the horizon, and why everybody in the fence industry should be more excited about 2025 than they were going into 2024. #FenceIndustry #NewYear2025 #FWA 01-08-2025
Brian and Sean close out 2024 with an open door Christmas party episode where anyone in the industry can jump on live — featuring drop-ins from Gary at Easy Louver, Brooks at Fence University, Craig Eubanks from Fence Guy Friday, Billy Grove from the Gatekeeper Podcast, Kevin from Orlando Hinge Company, Alan from Oklahoma, and Kelly from NW Quick Pull — wrapping the year with laughs, industry Q&A, and optimism heading into 2025. #FenceIndustry #FenceFamily #NewYear2025 12-18-2024
Sasha from Lion Fencing, Sean King, and Jim from Lock and Ox join Brian to break down CMM's newest fully automated routing machine, the real injustice happening in fence material distribution, and Lock and Ox's Venus — a low energy brushless DC motorized pedestrian gate opener that installs in 20 minutes and needs no external safety devices. #GateOperators #FenceIndustry #FenceDistribution 12-11-2024
Isaac from Your Bid Helper joins Brooks and Brian to break down commercial bid takeoffs, the ongoing debate over whether gate operators belong in the fence industry, and why access control and recurring revenue are the biggest untapped opportunities most fence companies are walking right past. #GateOperators #FenceIndustry #AccessControl 12-04-2024
With Brian stranded in an airport, Mark Olson from Mr. Fence and Sean King commandeer the show for a candid conversation about mental health for entrepreneurs, the difference between growing and scaling a business, post driver comparisons, and upcoming industry events including the Mr. Fence Academy Retreat, the Fence Cruise, and the new Texas demo event. #FenceEntrepreneur #MentalHealthMatters #FenceIndustry 11-20-2024
For the first time ever, Brian, Sean King, and Susan are all on the same episode together for a post-Fence Week debrief — recapping the numbers, the energy, and the momentum, while answering live Q&A questions and teasing upcoming events including the Fence Cruise, the CMM Open House, and a new Texas training event. #FenceWeek #FenceIndustry #FWAEvents 11-13-2024
Brian brings on Billy Grove from the Gatekeeper Podcast and Craig Eubanks from Fence Guy Friday during a live Fence Week to talk about what it takes to start and grow a fence industry podcast, answer live Q&A questions from the field, and reflect on where the fence industry is headed in 2025. #FenceWeek #FencePodcast #FenceIndustry 11-6-2024
Brian sits down with SC from Omega Two Fence Systems and Mario from Builders Fence Company for a candid conversation about how the fence distribution model really works, why transparency between manufacturers, distributors, and fence companies is breaking down, and what social media and shop drawings have to do with keeping small fence companies competitive. #FenceIndustry #FenceDistribution #FenceContractor 10-30-2024
Brian, Sasha from Lion Fencing, Sean from CMM, and Matt Warner crash the show for a candid and heated conversation about the shifting distribution model in the fence industry, why foreign manufacturers are gaining ground, and what happens to the small fence contractor when the supply chain stops serving them. #FenceIndustry #FenceSupply #FenceContractor 10-23-2024
Brian and Sean King welcome 20-year-old Carter Schmidt to the show, a self-taught fence contractor from Kentucky who started his company at 18 with a lawn care background, already owns a super fencer, and is volunteering to run a Fence Week training location in Louisville while the crew preps for Fence Camp in Indiana. #FenceContractor #FenceWeek #TradeLife 10-02-2024
Brian and Susan break down the newly launched Fence University five step business program built for fence companies of all sizes, then Brian shares the deeply personal story behind why he fought so hard to bring affordable health insurance to the fence industry. #FenceContractor #FenceIndustry #FenceUniversity 09-25-2024
Brian sits down with Sasha from Lion Fence and Steel Supply for a post-show debrief on the Las Vegas Fence Show, covering what made it different, why vendors need to stop chasing the same 600 fence companies, and what it's going to take for the industry to truly come together. #FenceShow #FenceIndustry #FenceLife 09-18-2024
Brian goes live from the expo floor at the Las Vegas Fence Show and Security Expo with Matt Warner, walking the booths, breaking down what made Demo Days work, previewing the Unhinged audio drama series, and soaking in the energy of the biggest fence industry event of the year. #FenceShow #FenceIndustry #FWA 09-11-2024
