Kick-Start Your 2025 IBS Experience with Pre-Show Webinars
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NAHB is once again offering its IBS Education webinar series ahead of the 2025 International Builders’ Show (IBS), taking place Feb. 25-27 in Las Vegas. These free monthly webinars will explore the current industry trends and topics that impact your business.
The 5 Pillars of Community Success
Jan. 30 | 1 p.m. ET
Speakers:
Mollie Elkman – President/Owner, Group Two Advertising
Jeff Shore – Founder, Shore Consulting
Two of the industry’s sharpest sales and marketing minds are talking candidly about how to build new home communities that flourish and are sure-fire home runs. They’ll show you how to ensure community success right out of the gate or jump start a stalled project.
Priority Management: Maximizing Your Time
Feb. 12 | 1 p.m. ET
Speaker:
Bobby Mink – Owner/Lead Coach, Choice Consulting and Management, LLC
Gain a deeper understanding of how to manage priorities, tasks and your calendar more effectively, while maximizing productivity each day. Led by IBS favorite and veteran speaker Bobby Mink, learn essential techniques for planning, task management, calendar organization and leveraging digital tools. Explore systems and the key time management quadrants to better understand where your time goes and how to optimize it.
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Unlock Your Leadership Superpowers & Build a Culture of Excellence
Dec. 11 | 1 p.m. ET
Speaker:
Cory Charles – Founder/CEO, The SuperHero Mindset
Unlock your leadership potential, learn how to motivate your team and foster a culture of excellence with IBS 2025 speaker Cory Charles during this transformative webinar. Gain practical tools and strategies to lead with authenticity, overcome obstacles and drive peak performance in any environment.
The Modern Marketer: Mastering the Mindset, Actions & Resilience for Success
Nov. 13 | 1 p.m. ET
Speaker:
Meredith Oliver – President & Chief Marketing Strategist, Meredith Communications
Communications veteran and IBS-favorite speaker Meredith Oliver dives into the mindset, behaviors and emotional resilience required for today’s successful marketer. Discover how modern marketers Think, Act and Feel to drive real results in a fast-paced industry. Find out how small, smart changes in tactics and content can make a significant impact. Explore data-driven, actionable steps to increase leads and conversions.
Pre-construction: Getting Paid to Plan
Oct. 16 | 1 p.m. ET
Speakers:
Tyler Grace – Owner, TRG Home Concepts/Co-Host, Modern Craftsman Podcast
Nick Schiffer – Owner, NS Builders/Co-Host, Modern Craftsman Podcast
Walk through the essential steps to set up a successful project from the very beginning with builders, Modern Craftsman podcast hosts and popular IBS speakers Tyler Grace and Nick Schiffer. They’ll cover how to create detailed, accurate plans, manage client expectations and implement strategies that ensure you’re compensated for your time and expertise during the planning phase. It’s all about laying the groundwork for a smooth and profitable project.
Dealing with the Complex Customer: Profit Protection Strategies for Our Highly Demanding Marketplace
Sept. 25 | 1 p.m. ET.
In this webinar, veteran IBS speaker Fred Reikowsky broadens the definition of the word “customer” and provides clear insight into understanding what each one needs for a builder to succeed. Learn how to define what “value” really means for all stakeholders, and how to implement a documented system to ensure it’s not compromised at any point, beginning with sales and ending with warranty.
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