2025 International Builders’ Show Preview

Feb 19, 2025

Each year leading up to IBS, we love to highlight our friends and partners in the industry and encourage everyone in our audience to glean from the vast wisdom they’ll be imparting on the building industry throughout the week. We also like to highlight those who have booths. Go start a conversation with a company rep. Pick up some swag! You never know what meaningful relationships and mutually beneficial partnerships might form. Let’s start off with a tad bit of self-promotion.

Homes for HOPE – visit us on what we lovingly call “Nonprofit Row” in booth C19 and reserve your seat at The Prayer Breakfast we’re honored to host! Link and details here.

Education Sessions

Greg Bray – Search, Click, Sold! Website Best Practices for Selling Online Today & Tomorrow

Greg Bray and Dennis O’Neil – Jam(b) Session: Do This, Not That: What Homebuilder Marketing Experts Really Want Builders to Do

Beth Byrd, Cori Masters – Jam(b) Session: Winner Techs All: Tech-driven solutions for Online Sales & Marketing

Cory Charles – Sell Naked: Embracing Raw Authenticity in Sales |

Cory Charles and Anya Chrisanthon – The Rally: Wheel of Success – Building Today’s Complete Sales Professional

Katie Detwiler, Haley Naebig – 5 Essential Tips to Elevate the Customer Journey & Increase Referrals

Haley Naebig – Cohesive CX: Creating Raving Fans Online, Onside, & Beyond

Cory Dotson – Building with Tech: A Discussion on Industry Innovation

Mollie Elkman, Jeff Shore – Tapping into Emotions: How to Unlock the Unspoken in Your Sales Process

Kyle Erdman – 4/12 Pitch: Engage Home Buyers with an Interactive Customer Journey

Reyna Estrada – Two-Story Talk: How to Attract, Train & Retain Your Future Workforce

David Hagan – 9 Rules of Customer Experience to Set Yourself Apart | Why Customer Culture Affects Company Culture & How to Have the Best of Both

Ed Hauck, Kevin Jewell – Improving Jobsite Productivity

Taylor Humphrey – The Power of Communication & Its Impact on Your Company & Customer Experience

Julie Jarnagin – Punch List: 25 Marketing Mistakes Builders & Remodelers Make

Kevin Oakley, Jessica Seidel – The Experience: Leveraging Tech & Touch for Exceptional CX

Kevin Jewell, Kody Smith – Unreasonable House-pitality: Harness the Remarkable Power of Exceeding Buyer Expectations

John Lee – Leveraging AI for Business Efficiency & Higher Profit

Nathaniel Lemon – Beyond the Product Demo: How Small Builders Can Navigate New Tech & AI Implementation

Roland Nairnsey – Collaborate for More Leads, Higher Sales & Better Customer Experiences |

Roland Nairnsey, Brian Wildermuth – License to Sell: Mastering the Balance of AI & Human Intelligence in Home Sales

Fred Reikowsky – Getting Pay Right: High-Impact Compensation & Bonus Plans for Today’s Complex Labor Market | Project Management in the Fast Lane: Mobilizing a Profit-Driven Production Team

Scott Sedam – Design Lean to Build Lean: Next Level Value Engineering to Improve Product & Profit