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LBM Talks

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Trade Credit
Lumber and Building Materials Industry
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Bankruptcy
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Issaquah Lumber

“LBM Talks” hosts professionals from different sectors of the lumber and building material industry to share their expertise, with a heavy emphasis on practical, tactical strategies to help you serve your markets and grow your business. Tune into either LBM Talks Credit with Thea Dudley every other Tuesday, or LBM Talks Social Media with Sally Lacey every other Thursday. Subscribe and stay up to d... more

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After more than 20 years with Merit Distribution Group, Lea Callahan has learned a few things about relationships, risk and finding your voice in credit.

In this episode of LBM Talks Credit, Callahan joins Thea Dudley to discuss her path from AP fil... more

How does ChatGPT’s social media advice compare to the experience of someone managing social media every day?

Sally Lacey puts it to the test by answering 10 social media strategy questions before revealing ChatGPT’s answers. She covers hashtags, pos... more

What can credit managers learn from someone who has sat on both sides of the collections process? Thea Dudley welcomes Debbie Nute, author of Framework for Success in Construction Collections, who spent 15 years as a construction credit manager befor... more

In this episode, Sally Lacey welcomes freelance social media manager Ella Dianich to discuss her experience creating content for Issaquah Lumber. Ella shares how she learned the lumber industry, why many of her best content ideas happen on the fly, a... more

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Recent Guests

Debbie Nute
Author of Framework for Success in Construction Collections
Construction collections author and former collection agency owner
Episode: What Credit Managers Should Know About Collection Agencies
Ella Dianich
Social media manager/consultant in the lumber industry
Issaquah Lumber (client)
Episode: Ella Dianich Talks Learning LBM, Creating Content On The Fly, & AI in Social Media
Rodney Schwab
Recruiter from Professional Alternatives
Professional Alternatives
Episode: Tips for Hiring Your Next Credit Professional
Jill Escoto
Regional credit manager
Golf Eagle Supply
Episode: The Lost Art of Collecting Money
Sean Stevens
Creator of The Head of Credit
The Head of Credit
Episode: Rethinking the Future of Credit with Sean Stevens
Amber Little
Chief Human Resources Officer
Nations Best Holdings
Episode: Building Influence Through Authentic LinkedIn Content
Sadie Hoyt
Content creator and social media strategist
Dakota County Lumber (past)
Episode: A Candid Conversation with Sadie Hoyt (Part 2)
Leah Wallace
From Ambridge Do It Best Home Center, in accounting and social media support
Ambridge Do It Best Home Center
Episode: How Ambridge Do it Best Became a Community Favorite on Facebook
David Strano
Owner, Ambridge Do It Best Home Center; second-generation business
Ambridge Do It Best Home Center
Episode: How Ambridge Do it Best Became a Community Favorite on Facebook

Hosts

Thea Dudley
Host of LBM Talks Credit; focuses on credit strategy, risk, and finance within the LBM industry.
Sally Lacey
Host of LBM Talks Social Media; focuses on authentic content, community engagement, and leadership messaging in B2B social media.

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Time is Money, with Nuvo
Q: What is Nuvo's core value in onboarding and how does it impact DSO?
Nuvo delivers an electronic onboarding experience that speeds up approvals, reduces the friction of paperwork, and feeds real-time data to support proactive credit decisions, which helps shorten cash conversion cycles and improve DSO.
CREDIT: Why Credit Pros Are Drowning, with Jon Flora
Q: What practical steps can a credit manager take to start reclaiming time today?
Attack the problem with a structured approach: join and participate in affiliate education, leverage webinars, build a culture of knowledge sharing, and push for training that fits into a lunch break or short sessions rather than trying to solve everything in isolation.
CREDIT: Why Credit Pros Are Drowning, with Jon Flora
Q: Jon, what do you think about the time crunch and how it affects credit teams?
The key is recognizing that education and targeted training can pay off in real ways, and that you should advocate for time to learn and implement. It's about prioritizing and using available programs to avoid burnout.
LBM Dealers Should Be On Facebook, with Woods Lumber
Q: Do you have any concrete goals for your social media presence?
Yes, to highlight more building projects and larger contractor work, push beyond comfort zones, and experiment with more platforms while staying true to the brand and people behind Woods Lumber.
LBM Dealers Should Be On Facebook, with Woods Lumber
Q: What is the value of social media for your business: brand awareness, relationships, or both?
All of the above, with brand awareness being a game changer in a small town, but most importantly the relationships built with customers and the community drive engagement and store visits.

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What is LBM Talks about and what kind of topics does it cover?

LBM Talks offers tough-minded, practitioner-focused conversations about the lumber and building materials industry, with a strong tilt toward practical tactics you can apply in real businesses. Recent episodes center on transforming credit into a strategic driver for growth, authentic leadership and content on LinkedIn, AI-assisted marketing and content creation, and the operational realities of accounts payable, pay portals, and vendor relationships. Across guests from credit heads to regional retailers and builders, the show emphasizes actionable takeaways, ROI justification for tech investments, and how to balance speed with risk in a traditional industry. A standout pattern is the sponsor-driven integration of tools (notably Nuvo) that ... more

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1. Debbie Nute
2. Ella Dianich
3. Rodney Schwab
4. Jill Escoto
5. Sean Stevens
6. Amber Little
7. Sadie Hoyt
8. Leah Wallace

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