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Join Mike McGivern on Saturday mornings from 8am-9am. The show highlights different companies in the home improvement industry.
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Local builders and tradespeople reveal how customer service, project planning and industry relationships shape the home-improvement business.
Home Improvement Show turns local building work into candid studio conversation, with Mike McGivern and co-host Bingo Emmons moving between contractors, builders and businesses connected to finished spaces.
A garage sensor light has a story; your home-project brain might find its people here.
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Practical plumbing talk with a local feel and a relaxed pace.
Lucas Drake, the owner of C&V Plumbing, gives the episode a clear local anchor. Setting the conversation in Germantown and the four-county Milwaukee area helps the discussion feel grounded, and the strongest stretches are the ones that stay with plumbing and home-improvement…
A practical local marketing segment with neighborhood texture and a relaxed pace.
Angela Allen's visit from Minuteman Press Brookfield lands as a useful, grounded talk about print marketing. The hosts keep the pace loose, then steer it back to postcards, mailings, door hangers, and the basic idea of aiming a message at the right people instead of throwing it…
A loose, friendly home-show rundown with Pam Lohnes and the practical details that matter.
The segment stays focused on the coming home show, with Pam Lohnes in studio keeping the talk on the vendors and the practical details that matter.
A garage-light story that makes outdoor electrical work feel practical and close to home.
Current Electric comes off as a local sponsor chat that keeps its feet on the ground. The focus stays on outdoor lighting, security, and the small upgrades that change how a house feels after dark.
A grounded builder chat about plans, specialty work, and plain answers, with some radio banter along the way.
This episode keeps its feet on the ground. Michael Mack of Creative Construction of Wisconsin talks through what it takes to turn plans into a finished house, and the best part is the plain dealing: people bring an idea, ask if it can be done, and get an answer that reflects the…
A local-business segment folded into a home-improvement show, with the remodel and personal ties doing most of the work.
This segment follows Idle Coffee Roasters and the work Creative Construction Wisconsin did at 6330 West North Avenue, but it never plays like a clean sales pitch.
A live, practical pass through the home show floor, with homeowner concerns and event chatter kept in view.
This show follows the Creative Construction of Wisconsin Home Improvement Show on the floor, so it stays close to the homeowner questions people actually bring up.
Rob Walling on bootstrapped SaaS growth, plateaus, and exits — with founders who lived them.
Abbey Ashley's playbook for turning your job skills into a virtual assistant business.
SaaS operators on scaling, pricing and AI, metrics included.
Alex Blumberg interviews guests like Megan Phelps-Roper and Shane McAnally about failure and reinvention.
Mike McGivern interviews Toby Van Sistine, executive officer of Metro Builders Association, and his son Logan, a trades apprentice at Piper Power.
Megan Mulkey, business development lead at Designs in Marble, explains that a customer's kitchen slab is 'the one slab that exists in the world,' so her team runs a 'triple check process of approval' before cutting.
Mike McGivern opens the show from the Donovan and Jorgensen Heating and Cooling Studios with Bingo Emmons at his side.
Angela Allen of Minuteman Press Brookfield joins the show.
Mike McGivern and Bingo Emmons open with New Year banter and a few jokes about the studio before quickly turning to Pam, who joins to talk about the annual home show at State Fair Park, set for January 9 through 11.
Frank Cutraro from Current Electric joins the Home Improvement Show as the hosts pick up their earlier sponsorship connection, steer listeners toward the Home and Garden Show, and explain what Current Electric does for homeowners.
The show opens on high school football and a cold, mosquito-free night at the lake.
Tom Herman, who runs the Youth Apprenticeship Program for five schools, says that for every five people leaving the trades only two replace them.
Dave Kallie, president of Nary Milwaukee and CEO of Dimension Design Build Remodel, previews the 64th annual Nary Spring Show at State Fair Park on February 13-15, with about 150 member businesses.
Chad Smith and Dan Huber of Donovan & Jorgensen Heating and Cooling say most of their service calls come from dirty filters and flame sensors, which a once-a-year tune-up for each piece of equipment can prevent.
Aaron Anderson of Creative Construction of Wisconsin explains how his crew rebuilt about 90% of the back wall of Monica Mull's 100-year-old Wauwatosa house after 20-plus years of water damage.
Former Saint Louis University baseball player Parker Sniatynski, five years into a Sherwin-Williams career, joins the Creative Construction of Wisconsin Home Improvement Show on Fox Sports 920.
Nick Obrochta, president and owner of Blue Jacket Builders in New Berlin, Wisconsin, describes leaving a five-year Kohl's corporate job during COVID and filling a six-to-eight-month backlog by word of mouth.
Alec Hartsuiker, an 11-year Sport Court Wisconsin sales rep, tells hosts Mike McGiver and Bingo Emmons that his 30-by-50 half-court basketball builds once doubled as 20-by-44 pickleball courts but that customers now often request "just pickleball." He cites a Janesville backyard court that a local newspaper profiled because it is on its third generation of neighborhood kids, and says Sport Court has been around 52 years.
Senior mortgage loan officer Kevin Evanoff, five months into his job at Johnson Financial Group after a mortgage career that began in 1993, joins the Creative Construction Wisconsin Home Improvement Show.
Mike Turowski, residential construction sales manager at Werner (formerly Werner Electric Supply, rebranded at the start of Q4), tells the Home Improvement Show that the company has served tradespeople for over 77 years and entered residential in January 2022.
Jim Pitzen, a licensed Wisconsin architect with 30 years in the business and 17 running his own firm, explains his new design-build company, Brookfield Design Remodel LLC, launched January 1st.
Josh Pastryk of Rock River Roofing and Exteriors told hosts Mike McGivern and Bingo that a roof built with synthetic underlayment, ice and water shield and proper venting can carry a 50-year manufacturer warranty.
John Gscheidmeier, owner of RE/MAX Service First with about 45 agents and employees, announced his candidacy for Waukesha County Sheriff on Monday after 29 years in public safety.
Mike McGivern interviews Michael Mack, owner of Corinth Homes, about home building trends, including open concept kitchens, aging-in-place features, and hidden construction costs.
A radio show highlighting companies in the home improvement industry, with a host and guest discussing industry topics and personal anecdotes.
Mike McGivern interviews Freddie Hoppe from Hoppe Tree Service about tree care and home improvement, with casual banter about golf and sports.
Host Mike McGivern and guest Bingo Emmons discuss the home improvement business, current projects, and introduce a property inspection expert.
Mike McGivern interviews the 2025 MBA Associate of the Year about his award and the home improvement industry.
A show highlighting different companies in the home improvement industry, with sponsor ads for insurance, investing, and home fragrance.
A radio show highlighting home improvement companies, featuring an interview with Royal Chimney about chimney and fireplace services.
A home improvement show featuring sponsor ads for cannabis delivery and HVAC services, with casual banter about birthdays and seasonal furnace use.
Mike McGivern discusses common mistakes in painting kitchen cabinets and the challenges of DIY wallpaper installation with a paint expert.
A radio show highlighting home improvement companies, featuring an interview with a plumbing business owner.
A home improvement industry show featuring sponsor advertisements and company highlights.