TESTIMONIALS (quotes)

"The time spent with Mike was very informative, educational and thought-provoking".

- Franz Morsches, President & CEO

"There are many great voices with influence in the LBM world, but Mike McDole has something unique, which is his proven track record of success in both large and small companies."

- Mitch Johnson, CEO

"If you're looking to work with an industry all-star and improve your business, Mike McDole is your guy."

- Josh Hendrickson, President

"He’s very knowledgeable and a professional consultant, with many years of real-world experience in the LBM industry. His open discussion format makes the experience much more enjoyable than the normal format we tend to see.” 

- Jeremy Hammel, Director of Operations

"When we decided to have Mike work with our company, I was extremely excited to get to work! Being new in my sales management position, Mike has given me a wealth of knowledge to move forward in my new position.  Thanks Mike!” 

- Chris Peters, Sales Manager

"Having Mike as a consultant has given Wilson Lumber an edge on our competition and increased our bottom line. His experience provides value to every aspect of our business, and I can't think of anything we discussed that he has not experienced. If you're looking to work with an industry all-star and improve your business, Mike McDole is your guy." Josh Hendrickson, President

“I scheduled my meeting with Mike to expose my young, up & coming management team to another veteran and experienced voice from our industry. I wanted them to understand and learn new ways of looking at issues and help them improve their leadership skills. We especially focused on implementing a new sales management program and Mike was able to guide us in the direction we needed to go. Mike was the perfect choice for accomplishing this goal with my team by sharing his amazing wealth of knowledge regarding this. He has done it all and understands every aspect of running a business similar to ours. He is familiar with many operations and sales strategies due to his many experiences with companies doing volumes from 35M to 400M. We discussed real issues and had very productive back and forth conversations that had all of my team involved and not just a canned “rah-rah motivational speech”. The time spent with Mike was very informative, educational, and thought-provoking. Thanks Mike and we look forward to continuing working with you on future projects!” Franz Morsches, President & CEO

“Over the past few years, I have been able to get to know Mike through Executive Council meetings and I've enjoyed our many conversations together. When Mike retired from National Lumber and decided to start Firing-Line LBM Consulting as a consultant, I knew he would be great at it! When we decided to have Mike work with our company, I was extremely excited to get to work! Being new in my sales management position, Mike has given me a wealth of knowledge to move forward in my new position. Thanks Mike!” Chris Peters, Sales Manager

“There are many great voices with influence in the LBM world, but Mike McDole has something unique, which is his proven track record of success in both large and small companies. This allows him to see your organization clearly in its place of evolution in regards to the building blocks needed to grow. Wherever your organization is in its state of development, Mike can bring very strategic insights that are highly valuable. On top of that, he’s a great guy to work with!” - Mitch Johnson, CEO

“I enjoyed our time with Mike over the 2 days he spent with us. He’s very knowledgeable and a professional consultant, with many years of real-world experience in the LBM industry. His open discussion format makes the experience much more enjoyable than the normal format we tend to see.” Jeremy Hammel, Director of Operations