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Who We are
At Catalyst, we are your partners in bettering your business. We vet industry professionals to deliver the best partnerships to manage all aspects of your contracting business. We provide education, resources, best practices, and proven methodologies to drive your business to the next level.
Our Name
We are a Catalyst for growth. In the ever-changing roofing contracting industry, we’re here to help you find the right partners to achieve your business goals. We propel your business with the right tools from trusted, knowledgeable partners.
We are a not for profit association and our members include trusted industry leaders that span the entire spectrum of services and tools that help contractors run their businesses as effectively and profitably as possible.
Our Purpose
There is a great deal of “noise” in this industry. Vendor calls never stop and most are fronted by talented sales professionals who present a compelling story. Unfortunately, many of these vendors fall way short of the promises that sound so good on sales pitches, but amount to nothing but wasted time and money once a deal is signed. It is hard to tell the difference between a good vendor-partner and a pretender that is only interested in siphoning off your profits with weak and low-value services. Choosing good, trustworthy partners is challenging but incredibly important.
Contractor Technology: What’s New
New Tools for Your Toolbelt
SkyMeasure by Acculynx
The property measurement service created by roofing experts to provide a new level of accuracy, simplicity, and affordability.
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Digital Catalogs by iRoofing
iRoofing possesses the largest roofing and siding manufacturer’s product database available in one convenient place. This database contains a comprehensive catalog of shingles, tile, metal, composites, slate, shake, underlayment and siding.
+ Learn MoreContractor Technology: What’s New
New Tools for Your Toolbelt
SkyMeasure by Acculynx
The property measurement service created by roofing experts to provide a new level of accuracy, simplicity, and affordability.
+ Learn MoreDigital Catalogs by iRoofing
iRoofing possesses the largest roofing and siding manufacturer’s product database available in one convenient place. This database contains a comprehensive catalog of shingles, tile, metal, composites, slate, shake, underlayment and siding.
+ Learn MoreCONTRACTORS WANT MORE – WE PROVIDE IT
Roofing contractors want to execute world-class service and we’re here to make that a reality. We saw the need for reliable partners to better the businesses of contractors in the industry, so we came together to create an alliance of high-quality, trustworthy vendors to take businesses to the next level. The Catalyst Group saw a need for change in the industry, and that is exactly what we aim to be. A Catalyst for change.
Raising the Bar For Conferences
Another way we’re providing more is with The RISE Conference. We’re proud to partner with Contractor Coach Pro to present a conference designed differently from the ground up, with a laser focus on you, your team, and your business. No sales pitch, no info dumps. This conference is designed to empower you and your team to do more. Register today and experience best in the industry panel discussions, workshops, speaker sessions, and much more.
When: March 21-22, 2018
Where: Drake Hotel Oakbrook, Oakbrook, IL
What’s Happening In the Industry
Conferences, learning opportunities, and trade shows take place across the country all year long. Visit our events calendar to find the latest roofing events that are worth attending for your business and your needs. See our member exclusive deals, and if you aren’t a member yet, sign up now to start receiving member offers.
Upcoming Industry Events
There are no upcoming events at this time.
Member Exclusive Deals
$250 off Job Nimbus custom set up and training services
Initial Facebook Audit and Strategy fee waived ($300 off)
The Catalyst Group Alliance
Innovation-driven companies across the nation have aligned.
What was once a small group of strategic industry partners with an idea to bring more value to contractors has quickly gained steam as a progressive think-tank of some of the most innovative partners serving growth contractors. The mantra: “Do it right.” Take care of people. Treat them fairly. Make decisions that propel our industry forward. Thank you to all The Catalyst Group members and sponsors that heard our contractor friends feedback and took action to change our industry for the better!
Spotlight
Bill Combes
No Time For Social
Bill Combes is the founder and CEO of No Time For Social. With more than 25 years of experience as an entrepreneur and business owner, Bill oversees the strategic direction of No Time for Social. He has extensive knowledge of social media platforms and process and is obsessed with happy clients!
No Time for Social provides full service social media management for small to mid-sized businesses. The team creates and manages personalized marketing and advertising strategies and take pride on making professional digital marketing and advertising accessible to all organizations and to all kinds of companies and businesses.
Members
This cloud-based platform and app is a trusted sales tool. They understand how difficult it is to keep track of leads, success rates of sales reps, and roofing assignments.
CompanyCam allows your team to snap smart photos in the field that automatically connect themselves to the right project (using GPS) and instantly sync back to the office.
Eagleview reports give clients detailed, fast, and accurate measurements for roofing, siding, and solar projects. Our reports calculate roof length, and pitch.
iRoofing is a powerful mobile app available for Apple® iOS and Android™ devices that provides roofers with the tools to win more customers and boost sales.
Iconic Digital Agency is a web design, branding, and complete outsourced marketing solution. They create memorable brand experiences that are truly Iconic.
HailWATCH allows roofing, insurance and adjusting companies to make smarter decisions when it comes to tracking, mapping and analyzing storms.
iink Endorsements is the smart solution for homeowners, contractors, public adjusters, and attorneys that require mortgage endorsements for their insurance claim checks. iink’s user-friendly platform simplifies the process while our network of industry professionals handles the headaches for you. Our priority is to always ensure you have “endorsements made easy”.
Balance is a Business Process Outsourcing firm focused exclusively on assisting contractors to manage their businesses as efficiently and effectively as possible. Balance specializes in third party file administration, Xactimate Estimating & Supplementing for insurance projects for contractors of all types in the areas of exterior reconstruction (Commercial and Residential Roofing etc…), Water and Fire restoration. We are knowledgeable, compliant and vertically integrated with all leading systems and vendors.
No Time for Social is a social media marketing service that allows you to focus on your business with the assurance that your social media strategy is executed professionally.
Scope Technologies® delivers aerial accurate and efficient measurement reports and services for contractors, engineers and insurance adjusters.
Their goal is to utilize their nationwide practice and catastrophe experience to make insurance companies uphold their contractual promises to policyholders.
JobNimbus is a lead, customer, and project management solution made simple. Manage your contacts, jobs, tasks, documents, and photos from the cloud.
Acculynx provides software to help specialty trade contractors succeed with comprehensive roof reports and to help contractors see their business more clearly.
RoofScope® is an accurate, user-friendly and cost-effective provider of aerial roof measurement reports drafted by expert CAD technicians.
Broadly’s customer engagement platform helps contractors manage leads, communicate with modern consumers, and generate online reviews.
RCM is a comprehensive marketing company for roofing contractors.
Premier Claims is a nationally licensed public adjusting firm.
Strategic Response Partners is a rapid response team of experts specializing in disaster preparedness, response and property restoration resulting from fire, water, wind, hail, storm damage, and other event driven disasters providing complete disaster project management for residential, commercial, industrial, institutional and historical properties.
When a weather event impacts your property, we help you recover a proper settlement from your insurance carrier. Through adjusting claims, estimating losses, and preparing expert reports, our professional services help insureds recover. We are instrumental in obtaining payment for insureds on property claims including wind, hail, hurricane, fire, and other casualty events.
The Catch-All is an innovative job site protection system designed by roofers for roofers. This system provides the ultimate protection of your customers’ lawn, landscape, gutters, and siding – proving your commitment to protecting your customers’ homes and reducing callbacks for left behind trash and damaged property. The Catch-All reduces cleanup time allowing your crews to be more efficient and get to the next job sooner. As a bonus, large custom logos create your own billboard-sized advertisement and lets the entire neighborhood know who you are. Save Money, Make More Money, and Get More Referrals.
Breakthrough Academy (BTA) believes that honest, hardworking entrepreneurs in the trades deserve success, both within their business and within their lifestyle. We provide smart and innovative solutions for trades business owners, including business skills, systems, coaching, and the community necessary to become balanced and thriving entrepreneurs. BTA members enjoy increased profits, better work-life balance, and the freedom to live the lives they envisioned for themselves.
HailTrace is a weather consulting company that uses meteorologists to track and analyze every hail storm in real time across the United States, Canada, and Australia.
GetTheReferral (GTR) is a proactive way to get more referrals thanks to our one-of-a-kind referral software and mobile app. We combine an integrated dashboard that manages your leads and communications, with an engaging, branded mobile app that makes it easier for your customers to actively refer you, and be rewarded quickly for their effort.
SFY assists roofing, fire, water, & restoration contractors by supplementing insurance carriers. This is achieved using extensive industry knowledge such as Xactimate. With over 10 years of experience, our team handles every step of the claims process efficiently.
Roofer’s Choice Insurance is an insurance agency that specializes in the roofing industry. Our insurance policies are designed to properly cover roofing contractors at the most competitive price.
Sponsors
Allied, from the start, has maintained high standards of integrity and service. They are committed to the roofing industry through maintained relationships with many large and small architectural firms.
Beacon Roofing Supply, Inc. is one of the largest distributors of residential and non-residential roofing and complementary building products in North America. Beacon currently operates over 500 locations in 50 U.S. states and 6 Canadian provinces. We are known throughout the building supply industry for having quality people, quality service and quality building products.
Atlas Roofing Corporation is an innovative, customer-oriented manufacturer of residential and commercial building materials. Atlas has grown from a single shingle- manufacturing plant into an industry leader with 24 facilities across North America. Join the Asphalt Life Community and build your business offering shingles with Scotchgard™ Protector by 3M, the HOLMES Approved asphalt shingle product on the market. For more information, visit AtlasRoofing.com. Stay connected with us on Asphalt-Life.com, Facebook, Twitter Instagram, and YouTube.
Stephanie Pelizzari is a new business development expert at Contractor Nation, an online lead generation website development company who works to showcase contractors completed jobs by pulling the closest content to the homeowner, allowing for a unique customer experience, driving more lead opportunities to the contractor. Previously, Stephanie has sold home improvement, built local and national sales teams in home improvement and in the credit card processing industry. Today she enjoys being back to working with contractors and is driven by her passion to support locally owned businesses grow.
My expertise is in disruptive technologies, brand building, startups, strategic selling, business development, channel management, new product introductions, and team-building.
Bill Combes and No Time for Social have helped hundreds of local and national clients and has been operating since 2013. NTFS manages social media for businesses that do not have the time, expertise or staff to manage it on their own and understand the importance of social media for their business. No Time for Social is focused on several core values when it comes to working with clients: Action, Accountability, Clarity and Communication. Prior to NTFS, Bill ran AnythingWeather (HailWatch) through 2011 and helped start the United Association of Storm Restoration Contractors (UASRC). Bill is also a meteorologist and was formally trained in weather in the US Air Force. He has been a resident of Round Rock, TX since 1997 and is married to his wife, Ileana. They have two boys, Alexander and Billy.
Helping people has always been part of my life. From spending 12 years as a firefighter to now assisting property owners in proper insurance settlements, adding value to the lives of other people has always been the most important thing I can do. This attitude, and the culture it encourages throughout C3 Group staff, has helped my company, which began in 2012, become the 214th fastest growing company in the entire United States.
Iconic Digital, a strategic design company based in Indianapolis, presents me with the challenge and exhilarating thrill of helping to build the strategies of companies that want to win. Whether they want to enter aggressive growth stages or are interested in designing a more effective business process, our clients are high potential industry players that seek digital tools, impeccable design, and unique strategies to take full advantage of their opportunities. Best job ever.
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