Piece By Piece Podcast, Episode 1: Business Strategies for 2024

March 12th, 2024 by Caleb Krugman

 

Welcome to Piece by Piece, a new Podcast by Lumbermen’s!

In this episode, Shawn Montague, VP of Building Materials, talks about strategies and expectations for 2024. “Find a way to create win-win scenarios between all the people that are involved in your business” was one strategy shared.

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