Local Impact: Recent Episodes

BG Hamrick

The Local Impact Podcast was created to inspire home services business owners to achieve optimal success in their home service businesses. Your host, BG Hamrick, is the author of the book, “Home Services Digital Marketing: Double Your Contractor Business FAST”, and Founder and CEO of Local Impact, the Digital Marketing Agency for the home services industry. In each episode, BG will be sitting down with industry leaders to talk about their processes, the lessons they learned, and how to find success in your roofing, window, siding or other home service contracting business.

View Details

What You're Going to Learn

  • Why the biggest marketing challenge facing your Home Service Business is NOT Leadflow...it's a lack of lead conversion & how to solve it.

  • How you can TRIPLE the conversion rate with all your leads

  • Why you have to follow up with your leads in 15 minutes or less

  • A new way to engage with your customers & prospects that will make them LOVE you and 10X more likely to book their service call with you vs the competition

  • How to automate your follow-up using systems & A.I.

https://go.localimpactagency.com/schedule (800) 216 - 9805

Local Impact Agency 971 WV-34, Suite 6, Hurricane, WV 25526

Local Number (304) 364-0776 For more information visit: https://www.localimpactagency.com/

View Details

Jerill Vance of the Appalachian Heritage Woodshop is talking with us about season two of The Appalachian Heritage Woodshop TV Show on PBS & KET. We discuss the importance of Appalachian history, staying connected to our roots, and how we can be educated and entertained at the same time through Jerill's second season of the show. 

-Stream SEASON ONE of The Appalachian Heritage Woodshop: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz-B7bFYH02Hn8HuxhueRBw/videos
-Shop Jerill's completed works and plans to build your own furniture: https://shop.appalachianheritagewoodshop.com/
-Stay up to date on all things Appalachian Heritage visit their website and Facebook page:
http://www.appalachianheritagewoodshop.com/
https://www.facebook.com/JerillV/

View Details

Carol Legg is a Beekeeper and Hemp Farmer at 4 The Boys Farm in Crawley West Virginia. 

Carol, BG, and Whitney talk about the importance of our bees, how Carol keeps her bees, and how she's helping to save bees in her local area. 

We also talk about hemp, its uses, misconceptions, and how we can help Carol and other farmers in our local area. 

To connect with Carol, learn more about the farm, or shop their products, visit 4 The Boys Farm's Facebook page. 

https://www.facebook.com/4-The-Boys-Farm-263074710839524

View Details

Kelli Talbott and Jason Ferebee of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's West Virginia Chapter stop by to talk about some important subjects.
We cover:
Resources in WV for suicide survivors and those at risk
Events to join
And Ways you can help the AFSP.
https://www.facebook.com/afspwv
https://afsp.org/
apritt@afsp.org
(304) 859-5026

View Details

Kelli Caseman, the Executive Director and founding member of Think Kids stops by the podcast this week. We talk about what they are doing to keep all kids healthy, happy, and inspired to do great things in the state of WV.

Learn more about Think Kids: http://thinkkidswv.org/

Follow Think Kids:
https://www.facebook.com/ThinkKidsWV
https://www.instagram.com/thinkkidswv/
https://twitter.com/ThinkKidsWV

Reach out to Kelli for more information on how to get involved by emailing kelli@thinkkidswv.org

View Details

Dr. Marc Ellison from Marshall University's West Virginia Autism Training Center stops by to talk about what they're doing for Marshall students and throughout WV.
Dr. Ellison also talks about ending the Autism stigma, and what we can do to help!

For more info and to stay up to date on new events visit WVATC's Facebook page and website.
https://www.facebook.com/WVATC
https://www.marshall.edu/atc/

For more info, to apply for services, or volunteer to offer services, email:
ellison13@marshall.edu

View Details

Sara Knight Founder, President of the Sweet Julia Grace Foundation, and most importantly Julia Grace’s momma, joins BG & Whitney on the podcast to discuss the work they're doing in Virginia & West Virginia. 

For more information about the Sweet Julia Grace Foundation, how you can help, or to apply to be a Raindancer, visit https://www.sweetjuliagrace.org or email sara@sweetjuliagrace.org.

View Details

In this episode of the Local Impact Podcast, BG & Whitney talk with Lauren Patrick of Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation.

Lauren talks about her job as the Recreational Superintendent at the Greater Huntington Parks and Recreation of Huntington, West Virginia.

Lauren also talks about upcoming events in the Huntington Area including a Mother-Daughter Pajama Party, summer theatre, and more!

To stay up to date with events coming up, follow the Greater Huntington Parks & Rec's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GHPRD
To reserve space, learn more about the parks in the Greater Huntington Area, and to find out what amenities are offered to the community visit: http://www.ghprd.org/

View Details

Jon Davis, the Chief Humane Officer at the Putnam County Animal Shelter stops by to talk about the upcoming 6th Annual Dog Jog 5k fundraiser for their Spay/Neuter program.

Whitney Barnhart joins the podcasts.

https://www.facebook.com/putnamcountyanimalshelter

View Details

Allison Conley, the Director of Development at Recovery Point of West Virginia stops by to talk about substance abuse and the impact that Recovery Point is having across the state of WV to bring hope to families and individuals suffering from addiction. https://recoverypointwv.org/

View Details

On today's episode, Lieutenant TJ Dillon of the Hurricane Police Departments stops by to discuss his new book: Police Traffic Stops.

Book signing on March 26, 2021 at FireSide Grille in Hurricane, WV

Available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1715583752/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WQP6E9HP0BJN95QZ68EH

View Details

Matt Stevens, Founder of Hurricane Trail Racing stops by to talk about fitness, Meeks Mountain Trails and racing events scheduled for this summer in Putnam County.

View Details

We hope you'll join us beginning March 10th for the Local Impact Podcast.  We will feature the people, places and events that impact our communities.  Join us for the journey!