Beyond Clean with ACE

BCWA S3:E20 Sean DeVore is LIVE talking about Luxury Vinyl flooring.

We are trying something new in advance of the 2020 season.  LIVE streaming!  This is our first attempt and it didn't go too bad.
Sean DeVore is with Mannington and is here to talk about the Luxury Vinyl flooring.  Things like plank and tile.  Wear layers. Wood and fake wood.  
Sean will be on the show as a regular contributor during the 2020 season, so if you take care of floor surfaces, be sure to listen when Sean comes on the show.
Reach out to Sean: sean_devore@mannington.com
Reach out to Dave: dthompson@academyofcleaning.com
 
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BCWA S3:E19 Jeff Gargas with TeachBetter.com talks with Dave about communication, engagement, generations…oh and cleaning!

Jeff Gargas is the COO and co-founder of the Teach Better Team (Creators of www.teachbetter.com, The Grid Method, and Teach Further) and the co-author of "Teach Better." He works with educators to increase student engagement and improve student success. He also offers 1-on-1 coaching for teachers who have a product or idea they want to share with others to better education.
Prior to co-founding Teach Better, Jeff was the owner of ENI Multimedia, an online marketing firm, where he worked with entrepreneurs and small businesses, assisting them with web design, social media, content marketing, and brand awareness.
Prior to all of this, Jeff was an adjunctive professor at Kent State University and spent 10+ years in the music industry. He has spoken at conferences around the country, and has successfully promoted more than 500 events and launched 7 businesses in a variety of industries.
 
Dave Thompson is the Director of Education at the Academy of Cleaning dthompson@academyofcleaning.com
You can visit the Academy here: www.AcademyofCleaning.com

BCWA S3:E18 Brian Consolino is on with Dave to talk about what Jan/San distributors can expect when they partner with the Academy.

Over the last two years, Brian and Atlanta MRO Supply have been partnered with the Academy and have had some great experiences.  Brian talks about the most recent one, the Rock Star Custodian program.
Some sessions with the Academy have been LIVE and in person at a few Atlanta locations, while others have been utilizing technology and the web.
Listen as the two tell you what you can expect to get when you join the ACE family of regional campuses.
Contact Brian at brian.consolino@atlmro.com
Contact Dave at dthompson@academyofcleaning.com
Engage the Academy at www.AcademyofCleaning.com
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BCWA S3:E17 Mike Seebeck and Dave talk about the FSMPA conference and what distributors can gain from working with the Academy.

Mike Seebeck with Earthlabs/HDOX and Dave with the Academy of Cleaning Excellence were both in the GEM Supply booth at the FSPMA conference this week in Orlando, FL.  The two guys talk to distributors around the country as to the benefits of professional development and partnering with operations such as GEM Supply.  
The Rock Star series of motivational sessions was on Mikes's mind as he attended a couple of sessions and then applied the thought processes while on the show floor.
You and reach the Academy of Cleaning Excellence at www.AcademyofCleaning.com or email us at education@academyofcleaning.com
Mike can be reached at mike@hdoxinfo.com
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BCWA S3:E16 Aaron is back talking about motivating individuals by finding out what is key to them, then what is key to us.

Dr. Aaron Buchko has signed on to be a regular on our show and first of all, we want to say THANK YOU.
Aaron is a professor at Bradley University and during this conversation with Dave, he speaks about the classroom and cleaning from his perspective.  How the changes in the classroom affect him and his student's ability to both teach and learn.
If you thought that you as a custodian, janitor, cleaner, technician or whatever you want to call us, didn't have an impact, listen to this.
You will also want to listen to the end of the show to find out what the guys have to say about "Changing Habits", driving a different way and the Dutch Owens classic.
Don't forget that voting for the Rock Star Custodian for 2019 is now open and the twelve finalists have over 85,000 votes so far.  Go to www.RockStarCustodian.com
You can reach Aaron at aab@bradley.edu
You can reach Dave at dthompson@academyofcleaning.com
 
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BCWA S3:E15 - Dan Wagner with Triple S is on the show to talk about his favorites; The Power of Clean and now,The Power of Why.

Dan says that once we understand the why to cleaning, that then creates the passion for obtaining the end result.
He goes on to explain the Triple S program he presents as, "The Power of Clean."  That has now become the "Power of Why."
They talk about the 22, ACE regional campuses around the U.S., most of which are Triple S members.  You can now get the Academy professional development the two are talking about from almost anywhere across the U.S.
Did you know that Dan and his wife both gave up being lawyers? 
Contact Dan Wagner: dwagner@triple-s.com
Contact Dave Thompson: dthompson@academyofcleaning.com
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BCWA S3:E14 - Dr. Aaron Buchko and Dave had more to talk about in this continuation from last show. Listen to find out the first, two and three most important words in management.

As the two guys continue, Aaron is talking about the experience in development.  Learning is the power of experience. 
Smell and Vision are the two most powerful forms of experience. 
Aaron talks about, "Everything you need to know you learned in Kindergarten".
The single most important word in management; PLEASE
Two most important words in management are; THANK YOU
Three most important words in management are; I NEED HELP
If you like what you are hearing with Aaron and Dave, stay tuned as Aaron plans to be a regular on the show. 
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Connect with Dr. Aaron Buchko; abuchko@comcast.net
Connect with Dave Thompson; dthompson@academyofcleaning.com
 
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BCWA S3:E13 - Dr. Aaron Buchko joins Dave while on vacation at Disney to talk about learning, gamification and much more. (Please pardon the background noise as they are by the pool)

Please pardon the background noise as the two guys are by the pool while Aaron is on vacation at Disney.
Dr. Aaron Buchko is a professor of management in the Foster College of Business, Bradley University, teaching graduate and undergraduate courses in Planning and Strategy and graduate courses in Executive Development and Business Ethics.
He lives in Peoria, Illinois with his wife, Dr. Kathy Buchko, a counseling psychologist, their daughter, Alex, and son Andrej. In his spare time, he is an avid fly fisherman, hockey player, and coach, motorcyclist, reader, and is a student of U.S. history, particularly for the period from 1840-1940.
You might remember Aaron from an earlier podcast when he was in Orlando at GEM Fest 2018, https://beyondclean.podbean.com/e/dr-aaron-buchko-speaks-at-gem-fest-2018/
Managerial Intelligence, Aaron's latest book is now out. https://books.google.com/books/about/Managerial_Intelligence.html?id=6ZqSDwAAQBAJ
Today, Aaron talks with Dave about the use of gamification in learning and the differences between education/learning and training.  The two couldn't get all the conversation in on this session, so stay tuned for the follow up to this end of this engaging exchange of information.
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S3:E01 - In this first episode of 2019, Raphel with Talbot House Solutions tells Dave about the affect the partnership with the Academy is having on the homeless in their shelter.

Beyond Clean With Dave starts Season 3 with this review of the partnership with Talbot House Solutions in Lakeland, FL. 
The Academy of Cleaning Excellence and GEM Supply partners with Talbot House Solutions to provide professional development knowledge and to instruct focused skills to the homeless in the region.
Here, Raphel talks with Dave to explain the partnership and how it is affecting the local community in Lakeland, FL.

S3:E02 - David Swindle ll in his first podcast talks about the virtual world of technology and the cleaning industry.

David Swindle ll with A2D Cleaning Solutions and your host Dave Thompson talk about what they have found works when you blend real-world personal interaction with the virtual world of the internet, as it pertains to the cleaning industry.
Listen as they share what ACE and A2D are doing with product-agnostic education, eLearning, and virtual hands-on classes. 
If you're a distributor of janitorial goods, you will want to be sure to get your FREE stuff during their conversation.
 
Contact Dave Thompson: dthompson@academyofcleaning.com
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