Franklin Building Supply September 2017

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www.franklinbuildingsupply.com 9222 W. Barnes Dr. Boise, ID 83709

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Employee Spotlight: Chad Brown

CHAD BROWN WINS ‘EM OVER Chad’s being modest. He’s done a tremendous job growing our market share in the McCall region, and as the economy has swung back, he’s worked hard to make sure that we benefit from the boom. From new contractors doing remodels to production builders like Pinetop Homes, Chad’s ability to connect with — and sell to — our customers is very impressive. His secret? “Honestly, the biggest thing is follow-through,” Chad says. “Get out in front of them, and if you say you’ll call, call. If you forget to do something or make a mistake, don’t pretend like it didn’t happen. Own up to it and make it right.” It doesn’t hurt to be a local, either. Chad’s lived in McCall since he was in the sixth grade, and he knows “just about everybody in town, it feels like.” When he’s not selling to customers or making sure they’re getting taken care of, you’ll find Chad hanging out with his girlfriend, training their new puppy, or working on his own house. “It took about nine months to build,” he says, “and I put a lot of sweat equity into it. It gave me a lot of perspective on what builders go through and how important things like schedules are.” He’d also love to spend more time hunting and fishing, but we keep him pretty busy — and when you sell like Chad, that’s a given!

Like many at Franklin Building Supply, McCall customer sales representative Chad Brown worked his way up from the bottom. “I started at the company driving

in the yard,” Chad says, “but there’s room to grow if you work hard.” From the

lumber yard, Chad moved on to the door shop, where

he worked for over a decade. By the time he was done, Chad was running the door shop and ready for the next challenge. “In the last couple years, I moved into sales,” Chad says. “I’ve managed to sell to a lot of the newer builders in the area and even gotten a few that we’d lost in the past back on board with us.”

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