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Thea Dudley
Cashflow in the cut: The hidden value of metal specialization
MCS Influencer Thea Dudley shares five ways specialized metal construction services can boost your business. Expanding into specialized metal construction services — like custom fabrication or architectural metalwork — can be a powerful cashflow strategy for contractors. Here's how it plays out from a financial perspective (and if you are “for ...
How contractors can stay scrappy (and win) when the big dogs merge
MCS Influencer Thea Dudley says offering a smooth ride with clear terms, quick setup and a human touch isn't just service — it’s a selling point. Let’s be real: When the big players start merging and acquiring like it’s a game of Monopoly, it can feel like the little guy’s about ...
The unique (and overlooked) way that metal construction supports your cashflow
MCS Influencer Thea Dudley shares how metal can make it easier to forecast your cashflow needs. Metal contractors can improve their own cashflow, not just sell it better by flipping the lens and focus on how metal’s unique traits can be used to not only sell the projects to customers, but ...
Thinking of safety in a new way
MCS Influencer Thea Dudley says that a few strategies can help metal construction projects improve financial safety, reduce risks and ensure project success. Let’s talk about improving financial safety in metal construction projects. Focus on accurate budgeting, risk mitigation and cashflow management. This includes detailed takeoffs, contingency planning and proactive cost ...
Ethics, AI and roofing contractors? Is this a thing?
MCS Influencer Thea Dudley says that, in the digital era of business, it is up to us to keep evolving with it while maintaining our humanity. Tech has discovered our industry. The sheer number of software companies offering artificial intelligence geared to our industry is staggering. And we are leveraging it ...
Madonna and the metal industry?
MCS Influencer Thea Dudley says the metal business hasn’t changed, but the way we do our business has. Work life has changed. Madonna. Most people on the planet are familiar with who this is. I find her fascinating. Not fascinating in a “Hey come to my house for dinner” kinda way, ...
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