The all inclusive event provided attendees with valuable opportunities to connect and learn. Throughout the day, dealers were encouraged to visit sponsor tabletops to explore the latest products and services from BLD Connection supplier members. Dealers and suppliers also intermingled during the owner/manager and sales roundtables, exchanging ideas and discussing trends impacting the LBM industry.

Over lunch, keynote speaker Dr. Cindra Kamphoff energized the room with her presentation, 10 Practices of High Performance. Her interactive and motivating session offered practical takeaways to help attendees combat burnout, manage stress, and maintain peak performance, while literally getting the crowd on their feet.

Following lunch, attendees chose from engaging breakout sessions designed to sharpen sales and leadership skills. Lynne Jensen Nelson led the sales seminar Beyond the Bid: Driving Builder Sales, challenging participants to move past price driven conversations and focus on becoming trusted, strategic partners to builders and designers. Concurrently, Paul Burke presented Unleashing a “People Power” Revolution in Your Organization, emphasizing the importance of intentional, people driven leadership strategies in today’s evolving workforce landscape.

Later in the afternoon, Brad Boycks, Executive Director of the Wisconsin Builders Association, provided a market update followed by the panel discussion Stronger Together: Building Success Through Collaboration, which delivered real world insights on how communication, alignment, and a customer first mindset create stronger partnerships and shared success across the supply chain.