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Practice Like a Champion: How Paul Burleson’s Grit to Gold Message Is Teaching Home Improvement Leaders Why Elite Sales Teams Are Built Before They Enter the Home

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Paul Burleson, author of Grit to Gold, 2025 Top 15 Industry Leader, Home Improvement Legends Hall of Fame inductee, and Power100 Advisory Board member, shared a powerful message at the Erie Materials event on sales training, role practice, preparation, customer trust, and why elite home improvement sales teams are built before they enter the home. … Read more

More Than a Golf Tournament: How Bo’s Effort and the Long Home Golf Classic Are Turning Community, Compassion, and Mental Health Awareness Into a Movement That Changes Lives

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Greg Cummings of Power100 joined Lynne Zink at the Long Home Golf Classic Bo’s Effort fundraiser, where the Bo’s Effort mental health awareness charity event brought the community together to break stigma, support families, fund scholarships, and raise hope for mental health care. Bo’s Effort was founded in 2015 by John, Jill, Katie, and Johnny … Read more

What Makes A Trusted Home Improvement Company: PJ Fitzpatrick’s Approach To Leadership, Culture, And Customer Care

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Greg Cummings of Power100 interviews Thomas Stover, Sales Manager at PJ Fitzpatrick, on how the trusted Mid Atlantic roofing, bath, siding, window, and door company is transforming home improvement through leadership development, employee growth, community trust, and a people first culture. PJ Fitzpatrick is a trusted home improvement company based in New Castle, Delaware, serving … Read more

Paul Burleson’s Grit to Gold Message at Erie Materials Shows How Resilience, Mindset, and Relentless Leadership Are Inspiring a New Standard in Home Improvement

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Paul Burleson, author of Grit to Gold, 2025 Top 15 Industry Leader, Home Improvement Legends Hall of Fame inductee, and Power100 Advisory Board member, shared a powerful message at the Erie Materials event on resilience, sales leadership, mindset, standards, and the future of home improvement. His story shows how grit, hard work, and purpose can … Read more

How Johnny DePaola and Bo’s Effort Are Turning the Long Home Golf Classic Into a Powerful Movement for Mental Health Awareness, Family Support, and Community Healing

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Power100 joined Johnny DePaola and Bo’s Effort at the Long Home Golf Classic to spotlight how the annual mental health awareness golf tournament is helping break the stigma around mental illness through community support, scholarships, pediatric mental health funding, and open conversations that help families feel less alone. Every year, the Long Home Golf Classic … Read more

More Than a Memorial: How John DePaola and Bo’s Effort Turned Personal Loss Into a Community Movement for Mental Health Awareness

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John DePaola and Bo’s Effort are using the Long Home Golf Classic to break the stigma around mental illness, support mental health scholarships, and unite Maryland communities through awareness, family support, and lasting impact. The Long Home Golf Classic has become more than a day of golf. It has become a day of hope, love, … Read more

Breaking the Silence Together: How Jill DePaola and Bo’s Effort Are Using the Long Home Golf Classic to Break the Stigma Around Mental Illness in Maryland

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Power100 CEO Greg Cummings joined Jill DePaola at the Bo’s Effort Golf Tournament in Maryland to spotlight mental health awareness, community support, and the growing impact of the Long Home Golf Classic in breaking the stigma of mental illness. The Long Home Golf Classic, created in support of Bo’s Effort, has grown into a powerful … Read more

How Bo’s Effort and the Long Home Golf Classic Are Breaking the Stigma Around Mental Illness Through Community, Awareness, and Action

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The Long Home Golf Classic and Bo’s Effort are helping break the stigma around mental illness through community support, mental health awareness programs, scholarships, and leadership advocacy. Discover how Bo’s Effort is transforming mental wellness conversations across Maryland and the home improvement industry.   For nearly a decade, the Long Home Golf Classic has grown … Read more

From Grit to Gold as Paul Burleson Shares a Leadership Playbook for Winning in the Home Improvement Industry

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At the Erie Materials annual event, Paul Burleson delivered a powerful Grit to Gold keynote that challenged contractors and business leaders to rethink mindset, discipline, resilience, and leadership in today’s fast changing home improvement industry. At Turning Stone Resort Casino, during the annual event hosted by Erie Materials, one message rose above the usual talk … Read more

Where Grit Meets Growth at Erie Materials as Paul Burleson Brings a Powerful Leadership Message to the Home Improvement Industry

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At Turning Stone Resort Casino in New York, Erie Materials turned its annual show into one of the year’s most important home improvement gatherings, bringing together more than 60 vendors, contractors, manufacturers, and Power100 to capture a high‑energy day that moved from fast product learning on the show floor to a Grit to Gold keynote … Read more