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Tony is one of the nicest guys I have ever had the privilege to get to know. He has been a huge advocate of both Deco Crete and me. I could not resist bringing a super fan on the show. Check it out!www.trinaldoconcrete.comhttps://www.facebook.com/trinaldoconcrete

For the last year, Jeff Kirt and I have been celebrating Fridays by calling each other and having a shot together. This interview is exactly what a Friday night is like with Jeff and me. Join us while we talk about creativity, attention to detail, and a heartfelt conversation about his best friend Dion Battles, who died from Covid. This video is full of non-stop talking interrupted by laughter and shots. Check it out!

This is a great interview with the 2025 Decorative Concrete Expo Smackdown Champion, David Rebello. David is a student of mine and did an incredible job with his project for the competition. We have a lot of fun talking about all sorts of aspects of the competition and life in general.

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The Decorative Concrete Expo, February 27-28, in Canton, Ohio will have the first ever Decorative Concrete Smackdown. There are 8 challengers competing for the Smackdown World Championship Belt. Josh Whitfield joins me as we talk shit to eat other about who will win. We have a great time learning more about each other and how he is actually intimidated by me but yet still called me out as the top contender. Check out our back and force banter about who will win! https://www.deco-cretesupply.com/expo/ https://www.facebook.com/WhitfieldConcreteConstruction/

Matt and Rick have a great time interviewing the current president of the ASCC Board of Directors, Chris Klemaske. They talk about how Chris got started in decorative concrete and how ASCC has helped all of them grow over the years.

Emil and I have known each other for over a decade. I have watched him grow from the shy guy into a great teacher of our decorative concrete industry. Genuinely one of the nicest humans on the face of this Earth. Emil owns Gera Concrete out of Weatherly, PA. Click link below to check out his amazing work and social media pages. Thank you Emil, for taking the time to meet with me. I tis always a great time around you. https://geraconcrete.com/ https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100045827273784

Brett has been one of my favorite students. He is always making sure that the industry knows about my classes and the knowledge I bring to those classes. I couldn't ask for a better advocate for me. Thank you Brett for being such an awesome person.

Rick and Matt have a great time asking Steve Lloyd of Lloyd's Concrete Services about all his experience. Steve has been pouring concrete for a very long time. He has great insight into how concrete has changed over the years. The best quote is, "They have concrete on drugs now". Check out this awesome interview.

While Rick is out of town teaching a training class, Matt interviews a couple members of his Mix Group. Mix Groups in ASCC are groups of 5 members that help each other grow their businesses. Matt takes an indepth look at how this has helped each of their businesses. To find out more about ASCC and all their benefits go to www.ascconline.org.

In this first episode, Matt and Rick start with introductions while discussing what this show is about. ASCC prides themselves on all their great benefits. One of those benefits is how much we all collaborate through this organization. Check it out!

I had a great time sitting down with Ben Bass. Ben is a great person, runs a successful decorative concrete business, and was a judge on Epoxy Floor Wars 2023 and 24. We talk about networking and the perception people have around us. Plus, how hard it is to judge Epoxy Floor Wars. Check it out! www.bensconcretecreations.com www.epoxydepotusa.com www.concretemystique.com

Daniel Howell, of Hometown Custom Design INC, sits down with me for a chat. We talk about how great Epoxy Floor Wars was for him and what to look forward to next year if he enters again. We talk about his bounty hunter skills and how he is the Dangerous One. Check it out! https://www.facebook.com/inchometown https://epoxyfloorwars.com

I had a great time interviewing Garrett Barnes. He is a two-time contestant on Epoxy Floor Wars and an amazing human being. We talk about how different each year was in the show. We celebrate his season 2 win. We get into some sobering truths about his life that will make anyone realize life is to short and you have to take control of your own future. check out: https://www.wegrindyoushine.com/ https://www.facebook.com/grindandshinepolishedconcrete

Brian Bourne and Andrew Henningsen join me just after they finish Day Two of their intense competition, Epoxy Floor Wars. This is a great interview about how they feel overall about the show and just an all-around good time. Check it out!

Ryan Samford has been one of my closest friends throughout my entire career. He has put up with more of my antics than anyone other than my wife. This is a very in-depth look at our relationship and the growth we have made through the years as small business owners. Ryan started his own distribution company years ago. We talk about how hard it is to transition from contracting to distribution. He has great incite on what it takes to plan your future in this industry.

Chris Land, owner of Dallas Epoxy Guys, sits down with me for an interview just before we leave for the Decorative Concrete Expo. Check out this interview and learn more about Chris and why he started working in metallic epoxy less than 4 years ago.

Without watching my presentation first, I ask Rose 20 questions about epoxy applications. Check out how good she did!

This is a very casual and candid interview with Crystal Ploszay. We are sitting outside, the morning of Bob Harris's 60th surprise birthday party. We talk about her painting process on epoxy, camping in florida, skuba diving, and even underwater ghost hunting. It is a great conversation that goes in every direction possible.

We have an amazing conversation about how the Epoxy Floor Wars competition was going and his crazy background in Professional fishing on the ocean. He went viral for a phot of him and a shark while helping scientist try to cure cancer. Its a crazy story!

We take a detailed look at what it took for Steven to start Epoxy Depot and how he made Epoxy Floor Wars happen. A lot of time and energy went into all the details it took to make Epoxy Floor Wars a success.

Isaiah and I have a great conversation about networking and the perception other people have on us. We pry into the changes I have made over the years to have a better attitude towards other people in the industry and how we can build a brighter future for the next generation in the decorative concrete industry.

Jeff is very knowledgeable on everything there is to know about decorative concrete. In this episode we talk about everything from being shy to teaching all the time. We dig into how hard it was to get used to being in front of a camera. It's an amazing conversation about all the struggles everyone goes through and the surprise direction he has taken because of it.

Ryan and I talk about all the benefits of joining ASCC. Go to ascconline.org to find out more about all the great benefits and how to become a member

Brandon and I talk about the benefits of joining ASCC. Go to ascconline.org and check out all the great benefits and see how you can become a member.

Ben and I talk about all the benefits of being a member of ASCC. Go to ascconline.org to find out more about all the great benefits and how to become a member.

This is a quick interview with Chris Sullivan at our ASCC annual conference in Grand Rapids, Michigan. We talk about the benefits of joining ASCC.