#7: Steve Lloyd

🚨 Thinking about entering the ASCC Awards? This episode is your roadmap to success! 🚨Join Matt Poppoff, Rick Lobdell, and Jeff Hershberger as they break down everything you need to know about entering the ASCC Safety Awards, Decorative Concrete Awards, and Polished Concrete Awards.Whether you're a first-time entrant or a seasoned competitor, this conversation is packed with insider tips, advice, and valuable insights to help you showcase your best work and maximize your chances of taking home an award.🏆 Entries are open right now!Don't miss your opportunity to gain national recognition for your craftsmanship, innovation, and commitment to safety.👇 Click the links below to learn how to enter and submit your project today.And the excitement doesn't stop there...📅 Join us September 30th in Columbus, Ohio, at the annual ASCC Conference, where the winners will be announced and celebrated alongside the industry's top contractors and professionals.🎉 Good luck to everyone entering this year's competition—we can't wait to see the incredible projects and achievements that will be showcased!Enter. Compete. Get recognized. We'll see you in Columbus!https://ascconline.org/About/Awardshttps://ascconlineinfo.org/event/ascc-annual-conference-2026-columbus-oh/

Rick and Jeff are judges for the Decorative Concrete Council awards. They break down some of the difficult decisions that had to make during the judging process. Chris just won his firstaward, so we get an inside look at both being a judge and the feeling of winning your first award.

Matt and Rick have a great time interviewing the current president of the ASCC Board of Directors, Chris Klemaske. They talk about how Chris got started in decorative concrete and how ASCC has helped all of them grow over the years.

Rick and Matt have a great time asking Steve Lloyd of Lloyd's Concrete Services about all his experience. Steve has been pouring concrete for a very long time. He has great insight into how concrete has changed over the years. The best quote is, "They have concrete on drugs now". Check out this awesome interview.

While Rick is out of town teaching a training class, Matt interviews a couple members of his Mix Group. Mix Groups in ASCC are groups of 5 members that help each other grow their businesses. Matt takes an indepth look at how this has helped each of their businesses. To find out more about ASCC and all their benefits go to www.ascconline.org.

In this episode, Matt and Rick start with introductions while discussing what this show is about. ASCC prides themselves on all their great benefits. One of those benefits is how much we all collaborate through this organization. Check it out!

Ryan and Rick talk about all the benefits of joining ASCC. Go to ascconline.org to find out more about all the great benefits and how to become a member.

Brandon and Rick have a great discussion about how ASCC has helped our companies. Go to ascconline.org and find out how the organization can help your company succeed.

Ben and Rick have a great conversation about all the benefits we get from being members of ASCC. Check out ascconling.org to find the benefits that help you succeed with your concrete company.

This is ASCC's first podcast. Rick Lobdell enjoyed having Chris Sullivan as the first guest on the show. They talk about some of the great benefits of joining ASCC. Go to ascconline.org and find out all the benefits that will help your company succeed in the decorative concrete industry.