Ep 029: Standards, Training & Bottom Lines w/ Mark Cornelius

Ep 029: Standards, Training & Bottom Lines w/ Mark Cornelius

In this episode, we are joined by Mark Cornelius.  Mark is  President at EMTA (Emergency Mitigation Technician, an IICRC Triple master restoration industry,  President of Disaster Recovery Industries  (DRI), and an IICRC Board Member.  We discussed the common misconceptions about the IICRC standards, how proper training can lead to efficiency which positively affects your bottom line and more.

What We Talk About

  • Who is Mark Cornelius
  • Changes in the Industry
  • How Being a Better Tech Affects Your Bottom Line
  • Faster Dry-outs Can Improve Billing
  • IICRC Standards
  • What the Industry Needs to Change
  • Textbook Walkthrough Process
  • Documentation Blunders
  • The Future of the Industry
  • First Steps Entering the Market
  • Instructors and Classes
  • Technology and Chemicals
  • How to Find Mark

Biggest Takeaways

  1. Know your standards and what they actually mean.  A lot of people misunderstand or are completely unaware of what the IICRC standards actually state.
  2. Mastering the technical applications, technologies, and pieces of equipment of your trade
  3. Cutting costs upfront can actually mean bigger expenses, wastes of time, and loss of efficiency in the long run

Find our Guest

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RD 028: World’s #1 High Stakes Performance Coach w/ Tom McCarthy

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RD 030: Marketing, Business & Coaching w/ Floodlight's Brandon and Chris

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About Your Host

Rico Garcia is a husband and father to two young boys and the host of Restoration Domination as well as the founder of EcoTek Pro and owner of a private marketing firm for contractors, Alpha Media Agency.

About the Show

The Restoration Domination Podcast with your host Rico Garcia. A show sharing information, tactics, business strategies, experiences, for the Restoration industry. Solo shows and interviews with some of the top industry leaders to help your business move up to the next level.

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