Talking Clean in a Dirty World

BCWG S4:E01 Sean DeVore is with us on this first LIVE stream of 2020 talking everything floors!

This is Episode ONE of the Fourth season of Beyond Clean With GEM and our first full LIVE podcast.  
Today the guys are talking about the different types of flooring, slip and fall issues and carpet tiles.  Should you use a finish?  What about matting?  Is an autoscrubber the best?  Listen for answers and more.
Sean will be a regular host on the show talking about everything floors.  If you have questions, on just want to join in on the conversation, mark it down on your calendars; Feb 3 at 11 AM Eastern.
Sean DeVore: sean_devore@mannington.com
Dave Thompson: dthompson@academyofcleaning.com

BCWG S3:E25 Aaron Buchko is back talking about technology and the need for salespeople to utilize it to communicate value.

In this episode, Aaron is talking about podcasting and technology in business and how people, especially salespeople in the cleaning industry, need to start using every avenue they can to communicate their value.
Dr. Aaron Buchko is a professor of management in the Foster College of Business, Bradley University, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Planning and Strategy and graduate courses in Executive Development and Business Ethics.
He lives in Peoria, Illinois with his wife, Dr. Kathy Buchko, a counseling psychologist, their daughter, Alex, and son Andrej. In his spare time, he is an avid fly fisherman, hockey player, and coach, motorcyclist, reader, and is a student of U.S. history, particularly for the period from 1840-1940.
Engage with Aaron: abuchko@comcast.net
Engage with Dave: dthompson@academyofcleaning.com
 

BCWG S3:E24 Bill Fellows talks about chemicals, safety and his life’s motivation.

Bill Fellows is on the show for the first time, and it won't be the last as he has signed up to be on the show every month in 2020.  
Bill Fellows started his career in the cleaning industry over 53 years ago, February 1966.  Bill’s experience includes working as a custodian, business owner, multi-site manager, international support person, ISO auditor, and consultant.  He is currently an assessor for ISSA - CIMS & CIMS-GB certification, a verifier for CMI training courses and training centers, and a third-party custodial effectiveness auditor of buildings applying for or being re-certified in the LEED standard through USGBC.  Along with his wife Patty, they operate Fellows Custodial Consulting, LLC, providing training and consulting services for existing cleaning organizations and assists individuals in starting new custodial businesses.
Patty & Bill Fellows
Making Cleaning Organizations and Their People Better!
615.606.6056 Patty
410.530.8545 Bill
Bill@BillFellows.com
www.BillFellows.com
You can watch the video of this podcast on YouTube

BCWG S3:E23 Allan Langer talks about his view of the Seven Secrets to professional sales.

 Seven Secrets to Selling More by Selling Less
1.  Make the Switch
2.  The Helping Percentage
3.  Body of Evidence
4.  Selling Socially
5.  Stories are 1000 Pictures
6.  Crack the Window
7.  Show the Price
Sales reps are trained to just make the sale. That's it. They're never trained to help a customer. -Allan Langer
My ideal client is the sales rep who could be average, could be struggling, could be good, but they all want to increase their sales. -Allan Langer
A- Animate, which means get going, start.
C- Calibrate, calibrate yourself. Stop once a week and actually figure out if you’re on the right track. If you’re doing things that are heading in the right direction.
M-Motivate, obviously you had to figure out how to motivate yourself and what motivates you.
A- Adulate is the last one. And that means when you do something that you’re proud of, reward yourself. Take yourself to dinner, buy yourself a bottle of wine. Don’t just pretend that’s like, “Okay, that’s just part of my day”. Actually, reward yourself.
Email Allan at: allan@allanger.com
Contact Dave at: dthompson@academyofcleaning.com
 
Engage the Academy: www.AcademyofCleaning.com
or
www.RockStarCustodian.com

BCWG S3:E22 Sean DeVore talks about Luxury Vinyl Floor Maintenance

Sean DeVore has some things to say about the maintenance of different types of LV flooring.
You will learn about ticking, wear layers and more.
Sean DeVore: sean_devore@mannington.com
Dave Thompson: dthompson@academyofcleaning.com
 
Watch the video on YouTube of this podcast
 
 

BCWG S3:E21 Sean DeVore talks about LV Flooring Types

Sean DeVore is back on the show to talk about the different types of LV flooring and what you need to know before trying to maintain it.
You will learn that it isn't as simple as taking a picture and asking what to do.
Sean DeVore: sean_devore@mannington.com
Dave Thompson: dthompson@academyofcleaning.com
 
Watch the video of this podcast on YouTube
 
 
 

BCWG S3:E20 Sean DeVore is LIVE talking about Luxury Vinyl flooring.

We are trying something new in advance of the 2020 season.  LIVE streaming!  This is our first attempt and it didn't go too bad.
Sean DeVore is with Mannington and is here to talk about the Luxury Vinyl flooring.  Things like plank and tile.  Wear layers. Wood and fake wood.  
Sean will be on the show as a regular contributor during the 2020 season, so if you take care of floor surfaces, be sure to listen when Sean comes on the show.
Reach out to Sean: sean_devore@mannington.com
Reach out to Dave: dthompson@academyofcleaning.com
 
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S3:E19 Jeff Gargas with TeachBetter.com talks with Dave about communication, engagement, generations...oh and cleaning!

Jeff Gargas is the COO and co-founder of the Teach Better Team (Creators of www.teachbetter.com, The Grid Method, and Teach Further) and the co-author of "Teach Better." He works with educators to increase student engagement and improve student success. He also offers 1-on-1 coaching for teachers who have a product or idea they want to share with others to better education.
Prior to co-founding Teach Better, Jeff was the owner of ENI Multimedia, an online marketing firm, where he worked with entrepreneurs and small businesses, assisting them with web design, social media, content marketing, and brand awareness.
Prior to all of this, Jeff was an adjunctive professor at Kent State University and spent 10+ years in the music industry. He has spoken at conferences around the country, and has successfully promoted more than 500 events and launched 7 businesses in a variety of industries.
 
Dave Thompson is the Director of Education at the Academy of Cleaning dthompson@academyofcleaning.com
You can visit the Academy here: www.AcademyofCleaning.com
 
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