{"id":11716,"date":"2019-01-29T14:47:20","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T20:47:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/?post_type=podcast&amp;p=11716"},"modified":"2019-01-29T14:47:20","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T20:47:20","slug":"building-verticals-with-steve-kitzman","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/podcast\/building-verticals-with-steve-kitzman\/","title":{"rendered":"Building verticals with Steve Kitzman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11717 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steve-Kitzman.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"169\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steve-Kitzman.jpg 1159w, https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steve-Kitzman-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steve-Kitzman-768x781.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steve-Kitzman-1007x1024.jpg 1007w, https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steve-Kitzman-144x146.jpg 144w, https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steve-Kitzman-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steve-Kitzman-74x75.jpg 74w, https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/Steve-Kitzman-80x80.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>The 2008 recession hit the lumber industry hard. Steve Kitzman, owner of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kitzmans.com\/\">Kitzmans Home Center Lumber and Building Material<\/a>, talks about how his family-owned business weathered the storm, and how he dealt with issues unique to those who are in business with their parent and siblings. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He also talks about how he\u2019s used vertical integration as a way to sustain and grow in an industry where the big box stores are dominating. Listen now!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2008 recession hit the lumber industry hard. Steve Kitzman,&hellip;<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/podcast\/building-verticals-with-steve-kitzman\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6198,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/what-works-podcast\/Steve%20Kitzman.mp3","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"55.59M","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"58294584"},"tags":[],"series":[19],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/whatworks_podcast.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/WhatWorksJasonToddblck_3000x3000-scaled.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/podcast-download\/11716\/building-verticals-with-steve-kitzman.mp3","player_link":"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/podcast-player\/11716\/building-verticals-with-steve-kitzman.mp3","audio_player":null,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/feed\/podcast\/what-works","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"zrpS7w5j1C\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/podcast\/building-verticals-with-steve-kitzman\/\">Building verticals with Steve Kitzman<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/thinkerventures.com\/podcast\/building-verticals-with-steve-kitzman\/embed\/#?secret=zrpS7w5j1C\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Building verticals with Steve Kitzman&#8221; &#8212; Thinker Ventures\" data-secret=\"zrpS7w5j1C\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! 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