Are you tired of presentations that are only half relevant to your business? Many speakers are not practitioners of their material, simply teachers—not so with The Fire Time Podcast. This podcast is for the hearth industry and by the hearth industry. Host Tim Reed has over a decade of experience in the hearth industry, making conversations with guests relevant and extremely practical. In Season One, Tim speaks with twelve hearth industry leaders and provides content relevant to any position, whether on the retail or manufacturing side. Hearth companies everywhere are lost because the landscape of business has changed dramatically in the last ten years. They are trying hard, but they just don’t know what to do. The Fire Time Podcast equips hearth companies to win by sharing ideas and innovation from the best minds in our industry. This podcast will give you the tools to move the needle in your company and win in the changing landscape. This podcast is the first of its kind—specific to the business that you work in every day and simple enough to teach you what’s needed to succeed. Do not miss out on The Fire Time Podcast, available for Apple and Droid devices or at www.itsfiretime.com/podcast. The simple and repeatable steps provided will empower you to grow the bottom line of your company and inspire the team that you lead. ABOUT: Tim Reed is the Retail Sales Leader at Fireside Home Solutions in the Pacific Northwest where he helps his team members make it so stupidly easy to buy from them that there is no excuse not to. Starting as individual salesperson in an empty warehouse, he has grown Fireside’s Retail division by millions (after cutting his marketing budget by 90%). Tim has been invited all over the country to teach companies how to market effectively to their customers and sell more than ever before. His YouTube videos, sales blog, and “Fire Time Podcast” have become a resource for the industry and are actively helping thousands of people rethink their paradigms so that they can grow their businesses in the changing landscape. Tim learned “just enough to be dangerous” about sales, marketing, web development, and leadership from years of playing guitar in a failing punk band—which he swears has uniquely qualified him for his job today. Now considered one of the most innovative minds and compelling communicators in the industry, Tim uses his platform to serve others, helping them create clear messages that are wildly compelling to their audiences. Tim lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, Jessica, two children, Olivia and Luke, and his 90 pound Golden Retriever, Walter. He still plays guitar in a failing punk band. CONTACT: tim@itsfiretime.com | www.itsfiretime.com
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Are you tired of presentations that are only half relevant to your business? Many speakers are not practitioners of their material, simply teachers—not so with The Fire Time Podcast. This podcast is for the hearth industry and by the hearth industry. Host Tim Reed has over a decade of experience in the hearth industry, making conversations with guests relevant and extremely practical. In Season One, Tim speaks with twelve hearth industry leaders and provides content relevant to any position, whether on the retail or manufacturing side. Hearth companies everywhere are lost because the landscape of business has changed dramatically in the last ten years. They are trying hard, but they just don’t know what to do. The Fire Time Podcast equips hearth companies to win by sharing ideas and innovation from the best minds in our industry. This podcast will give you the tools to move the needle in your company and win in the changing landscape. This podcast is the first of its kind—specific to the business that you work in every day and simple enough to teach you what’s needed to succeed. Do not miss out on The Fire Time Podcast, available for Apple and Droid devices or at www.itsfiretime.com/podcast. The simple and repeatable steps provided will empower you to grow the bottom line of your company and inspire the team that you lead. ABOUT: Tim Reed is the Retail Sales Leader at Fireside Home Solutions in the Pacific Northwest where he helps his team members make it so stupidly easy to buy from them that there is no excuse not to. Starting as individual salesperson in an empty warehouse, he has grown Fireside’s Retail division by millions (after cutting his marketing budget by 90%). Tim has been invited all over the country to teach companies how to market effectively to their customers and sell more than ever before. His YouTube videos, sales blog, and “Fire Time Podcast” have become a resource for the industry and are actively helping thousands of people rethink their paradigms so that they can grow their businesses in the changing landscape. Tim learned “just enough to be dangerous” about sales, marketing, web development, and leadership from years of playing guitar in a failing punk band—which he swears has uniquely qualified him for his job today. Now considered one of the most innovative minds and compelling communicators in the industry, Tim uses his platform to serve others, helping them create clear messages that are wildly compelling to their audiences. Tim lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, Jessica, two children, Olivia and Luke, and his 90 pound Golden Retriever, Walter. He still plays guitar in a failing punk band. CONTACT: tim@itsfiretime.com | www.itsfiretime.com
"The customer bought the experience, not just the fireplace."
This week, Tim welcomes Nate Lammers, (Midwest Sales Representative for Kozy Heat), and Adam Spencer, a homeowner who recently completed a major fireplace remodel. After Nate discovered his neighbor Adam had purchased a fireplace from a local dealer, he realized Adam's buying experience validated everything they teach about the sales process—and they needed to get him on the podcast.
In this episode, Tim, Nate, and Adam discuss:
Why speed of response matters: How a 10-minute callback won the sale over competitors who were unresponsive or unmotivated, even though the actual installation was months away.
Being a guide instead of overwhelming customers with technical details: The winning dealer spent hours understanding Adam's needs without making him feel inadequate for not knowing fireplace terminology.
The value of one-stop-shop service: How offering "beginning to end" project management—from demolition to stone work to installation—eliminated customer stress and justified premium pricing.
Brand awareness disconnect: Why Adam can't remember his wood stove brand and what this means for how manufacturers should approach consumer marketing versus dealer support.
Price transparency builds trust: Why showing average installed price ranges online helps customers self-qualify and avoids the feeling of being "duped" by bare product prices that don't reflect real project costs.
Don't miss this unique episode that brings the customer's voice into the conversation and reveals what actually drives purchase decisions.
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"A mentor or a coach is someone that you can discuss your innermost fears with."
In this episode, Tim welcome Jerry Isenhour, President of the CVC Success Group, back to the podcast to talk about intentional mentorship and learning in the current landscape of the industry.
Tim and Jerry cover:
How to approach mentoring relationships while endeavoring to learn and grow, yourself.
Seeking guidance and avoiding the temptation to "go it alone" in an independent industry.
The SWOT assessment of a business: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.
Still being able to learn things during disagreements or in difficult situations.
Listen now to hear how leaning into coaching or mentorship can help you progress through fear and open the door of opportunity.
Jerry's podcast referenced in this episode: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FSix7LKho/
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"Customers need more than what you want to sell them."
This week, Tim has a long-awaited conversation with his sister-In-law Kristin Ratzlaff, a global team leader at a software as a service (SaaS) company, with decades of experience, who travels the world doing high-level sales. After years of discussing everything from business and sales to fear and opportunity, they finally sits down with Kristin to talk about growing up in the fireplace industry and how that impacted her career in sales.
In this episode, Tim and Kristin discuss:
How early experiences in sales can teach valuable lessons that stay with you throughout your career.
Building credibility through being authentic and allowing customers to talk about themselves to see where you fit.
Approaching difficult conversations with team members and balancing coaching and encouragement while being sensitive to the individual.
The sales process and building a framework that sets people up for success.
Pursuing opportunities so that momentum doesn't stall without being too pushy or aggressive.
Don't miss this unique episode to hear how a sales leader can create an environment that sets their team up for success.
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In the second episode of Season 15, Tim sits down with "Montana" Dave Anderson from AES to follow up on last week's conversation with Clay Dennis about how intentional small dollar sales can lead to big time growth in your business.
Tim and Dave Discuss:
Dealers and manufactures feeling sales pressure in the coming season, years after the post-pandemic boom.
Listening well to customer's problems in order to offer effective solutions.
Not letting opinions or assumptions about products or customers keep you from making a sale.
Following a checklist of items to maximize small dollars that add up to big sales.
Don't miss this great conversation to hear how the steps that increase small sales can also lead to building an impactful business.
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"Decide what you stand for and what you won't stand for."
Tim debuts Season 15 with podcast veteran and Fire Time Magazine author, Clay Dennis, to talk about his book, "Building Better Businesses: 10 Effective Steps to Building Impactful Businesses That Last."
In this episode, Tim and Clay discuss:
How impactful businesses are more than dollars and cents, but rather the success of the people they nurture and mentor.
Why making employees better professionally, financially, and as people, is what builds a dynamic culture where people want to stay.
Looking at core values as decision-making tools and how that applies across your company.
Don't miss the Season 15 premiere and discover how core values and mission statements help you look after long term customers, build long-term relationships, and protect your dreams.
Learn more at https://www.parttimebusinesspartners.com/
Check out Clay's book BUILDING BETTER BUSINESSES: 10 Effective Steps to Building Impactful Businesses That Last
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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article by Zack Estes titled, "Exceptions Create Chaos, Standards Create Clarity" (released in the May 2025 issue of The Fire Time Magazine).
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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article by Daniel Hammer titled, "Building a Business With Purpose, Mission, and Values" (released in the June 2024 issue of The Fire Time Magazine).
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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article by Claude AI titled, "The Chatbot's Perspective" (released in the July 2025 issue of The Fire Time Magazine).
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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article by Clay Dennis titled, "Beyond the Sale" (released in the February 2025 issue of The Fire Time Magazine).
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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article by Kenneth Walker titled, "The Forgotten Team Member" (released in the January 2025 issue of The Fire Time Magazine).
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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article by Zack Estes titled, "The Growth Paradox" (released in the November 2024 issue of The Fire Time Magazine).
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While we prepare for Season 15 of the podcast, Tim will be giving weekly rapid reactions to audio articles from The Fire Time Magazine. In this week's episode, Tim reacts to an article he wrote at the end of the year titled, "You Can't Make Everyone Happy" (released in the December 2024 issue of The Fire Time Magazine).
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“If aliens came to earth and demanded to know everything about the hearth industry and we had to promote a liaison - that’s how I explained Tim.”
At the end of Season 14, Tim trades places with Gideon and takes a turn in the interview hot seat to answer questions about his journey and the things that have shaped him and his career.
Check out the Season 14 finale to hear the (non)hostile takeover of the Fire Time Podcast and learn amore about your usual host and his life experiences - from delivering pizzas and scraping together gas money for the band van, to being a sales manager, to founding the Fire Time Network.
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“How can you help a customer solve their problem if you only sell one thing?”
This week, Tim has a Podcast first with four guests from Newfoundland after the Compact Appliances Trade Show in New Brunswick Canada.
Inspired by a captivating late night conversation, Tim brings together Peter Parsons, owner of The Tin Man, Adam Hunt, owner of The Wood Shed, Tim Brake, owner of Brakes Heating, and Kim Davis, Sales Rep for Compact Appliances to discuss the hospitality, community, and “scrappiness” of the hearth industry in Newfoundland.
The group discusses:
The importance of the industry staking the claim on energy efficiency and a proactive approach to addressing efficiency standards.
Clearly listing and discussing the operational costs of appliances.
What Newfoundland can show the rest of the industry and what makes them truly unique in the terms of diversity, independence, versatility, and opportunity.
How prioritizing service over sales plays into continuing to grow a strong customer base.
Check out the Traeger belt referenced in this conversation: https://www.facebook.com/100063798490735/videos/1520407712063775
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"In today's world, the experience of buying and how we are selling products to our customers, is more important that the products themselves. "
This week, Tim reflects on an interview from the Fire Time Journal and Fire Time Magazine Podcast with Dave Rettinger all about showrooms. From renting scenarios to bricks and real estate, in showrooms large and small, they discuss elevating your space to host clients and create a unique and intentional experience that goes beyond the sales desk.
In this episode, Tim and Dave cover:
Why more important than the product, is the project profile.
Creating an operational flow and dedicating space to each department with your showroom as the draw.
First impressions, hospitality, and creating a one-of-a-kind experience.
Intentionally managing the traffic of your showroom with knowledgeable staff.
Don't miss the chance to catch this interview again and hear why "trying to be everything to everyone is a losing game."
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This week, Tim shares some thoughts he's had based his recent travel and the moment that the industry finds itself in.
In his episode, Tim covers:
Why advertising isn't the answer most companies think it is when sales are slow.
Why companies need to think smaller in order to win big.
Where AI fits into our industry—and the tools that Tim has been using.
How Tim has simplified his digital life over the last few years.
Don't miss this episode.
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“No quotes left behind.”
This week, Tim takes a break from interviews to share a class he taught at the recent Oregon & NW HBPA joint conference about the customer journey from start to finish and building a process that is easy to follow in order to make it easy to buy.
In his class, Tim covers:
Combating “LAJ (Looking at Jobs) Syndrome” where time is wasted because of misalignment with customer expectations.
The psychology of the in-home sale framework: Understanding the customer’s problem, Setting the anchor, and Confirming the quote, and offering an incentive to buy.
Three steps to harness and build momentum intentionally and slowly.
How the best follow-up is the planned follow-up.
Tune in now to find out why the solution doesn't matter if you don’t understand the customer’s problem.
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"Take the time to hire the right person to the best of your ability."
This week, Tim talks with Brian Hogan, owner/operator of multiple Chick-fil-A locations in the in the Pacific Northwest to discuss his creative approaches to driving employee loyalty and engagement in order to serve customers and his team better.
Tim and Brian discuss:
Using scheduling and choice to drive employee loyalty and engagement.
Power in employee flexibility, autonomy, and freedom.
Staff retention in entry level jobs amidst rising labor costs while protecting your bottom line.
Gradual change and dealing with resistance when implementing new scheduling models.
Investing in employees to teach them a skill set of sales, leadership, and organization that will benefit them wherever they go.
Don’t miss this unique conversation between industries to find out why your recruiting and retention process should provide everyone in your company with the “3 P's" - Path, Pay, and Promise.
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“When you become a leader, you are no longer the one that shines, you are the one who illuminates the path for others.”
In this episode, Tim sits down once again with Fire Time Podcast Episode 1 guest, Tim Rethlake of TRaction Coaching to talk about leadership, serving well, and letting people in your organization shine.
Tim and TR discuss:
Being a good facilitator rather than a trainer and being comfortable with the spotlight being on someone else.
Accountability in going from a frontline performer to a frontline leader and trusting frontline salespeople with your reputation in front of customers.
Intentionality and being on the lookout for your team doing things right.
What’s the purpose for this stage in your life?
Don’t miss this wise conversation and find out why Tim Rethlake can give a full-day leadership workshop in four words: “Give credit - take blame.”
Check out the book “Soundtracks” by John Acuff, talked about in today’s episode: https://a.co/d/7WbNQpQ
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“Expectations are just clarity.”
In this episode, Tim sits down with Chip Brown, Vice President of Northeast Distribution to discuss EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System), a framework to optimize your business with structure, consistency, and efficiency, utilizing lateral communication and ongoing involvement throughout your company.
Tim and Chip talk about:
The 6 components of EOS - vision, data, process, traction, issues, and people.
The cadence of weekly/quarterly/annual meetings with teams and establishing the “heartbeat” of an organization.
Building a foundation for successful implementation and alignment.
Weekly L10 (Level 10) meetings within the EOS toolbox, including: check-ins, measurables, weekly action items, and the IDS (Identify, Discuss, Solve) process.
The cadence of getting things done and how this impacts the culture of a business.
Don’t miss this episode and find out why "when everything is important, nothing is important."
Check out the book “Traction” by Gino Wickman, talked about in this episode:
https://a.co/d/8NAlOqN
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Are you tired of presentations that are only half relevant to your business? Many speakers are not practitioners of their material, simply teachers—not so with The Fire Time Podcast. This podcast is for the hearth industry and by the hearth industry. Host Tim Reed has over a decade of experience in the hearth industry, making conversations with guests relevant and extremely practical. In Season One, Tim speaks with twelve hearth industry leaders and provides content relevant to any position, whether on the retail or manufacturing side. Hearth companies everywhere are lost because the landscape of business has changed dramatically in the last ten years. They are trying hard, but they just don’t know what to do. The Fire Time Podcast equips hearth companies to win by sharing ideas and innovation from the best minds in our industry. This podcast will give you the tools to move the needle in your company and win in the changing landscape. This podcast is the first of its kind—specific to the business that you work in every day and simple enough to teach you what’s needed to succeed. Do not miss out on The Fire Time Podcast, available for Apple and Droid devices or at www.itsfiretime.com/podcast. The simple and repeatable steps provided will empower you to grow the bottom line of your company and inspire the team that you lead. ABOUT: Tim Reed is the Retail Sales Leader at Fireside Home Solutions in the Pacific Northwest where he helps his team members make it so stupidly easy to buy from them that there is no excuse not to. Starting as individual salesperson in an empty warehouse, he has grown Fireside’s Retail division by millions (after cutting his marketing budget by 90%). Tim has been invited all over the country to teach companies how to market effectively to their customers and sell more than ever before. His YouTube videos, sales blog, and “Fire Time Podcast” have become a resource for the industry and are actively helping thousands of people rethink their paradigms so that they can grow their businesses in the changing landscape. Tim learned “just enough to be dangerous” about sales, marketing, web development, and leadership from years of playing guitar in a failing punk band—which he swears has uniquely qualified him for his job today. Now considered one of the most innovative minds and compelling communicators in the industry, Tim uses his platform to serve others, helping them create clear messages that are wildly compelling to their audiences. Tim lives in Portland, Oregon with his wife, Jessica, two children, Olivia and Luke, and his 90 pound Golden Retriever, Walter. He still plays guitar in a failing punk band. CONTACT: tim@itsfiretime.com | www.itsfiretime.com
