This year, we participated in 30 Pro Expos presented by one of our top sponsors, Pella. Over 6000 people attended across the country and it was a great experience. Our best members represented Remodelers Advantage and presented a dynamic educational program and shared their expertise with the thousands of remodelers with whom they talked.

One of the ways we generated some excitement at the Expos was with a fun give-away. The prizes ranged from a set of our best-selling industry books to a Grand Prize of a 50″ flat screen television and Lifetime Membership in Remodelers Advantage University!

Well, I’m delighted to announce the winner of the Grand Prize: Ron Thompson, owner of Regent Remodeling in Imperial, MO. Ron’s a pretty nice guy because he chose not to receive the television but to donate the dollar equivalent to his favorite charity, Habitat for Humanity. That check is on its way.

He was even more excited about the Lifetime Membership and I can see why. Ron is like many of our members–learned to be a carpenter and worked for many years as an employee in other companies. When he was laid off, he grabbed the opportunity to make it on his own, along with the help of his fiance. He launched his company only a year ago.

So Membership in Remodelers Advantage University couldn’t have come at a better time for Ron. Instead of developing the myriad of systems, processes and procedures that a remodeler needs to insure success, Ron can just tap into our vast library of forms, ask for help via our private network, listen to audios from our award-winning members from across the country and basically, accomplish more in a year than he could in 10 years on his own!

From his response, I have a feeling that Ron is going to be a success story for us. We know that the sooner that someone jumps in and begins to use the resources we make available, the more profitable and controlled his/her business will be. So welcome aboard, Ron! We’re eager to see you develop.