🏠🔨 𝑩𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 𝒉𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔—𝒃𝒖𝒊𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔. 🔨🏠

CEO had an inspiring morning with Pete Fusaro, CEO of H&F Exteriors, alongside Kim Baugh (CFO) and their incredible team. From roofing and siding to full exterior transformations, H&F has built a reputation rooted in quality, trust, and strong leadership.
Pete shared powerful insight from his entrepreneurial journey, starting with a quote that set the tone for the day:

💬 “𝘿𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙬𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙘𝙖𝙣𝙣𝙤𝙩. 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. 𝙂𝙚𝙩 𝙪𝙥 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙂𝙊”

Key takeaways that resonated with our students:

🔑 You can have the best product or service -- but 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
🔑 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡…never. stop. growing.
🔑 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 -- what the customer thinks matters most
🔑 𝑳𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏 more than you talk
🔑 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 -- create an environment where people feel safe to share both strengths and mistakes

A huge thank you to Pete, Kim, and the H&F team for investing in our students—and for the delicious breakfast! We’re grateful for your time, energy, and wisdom. 👏