2022 Owners Conference - Back in the Saddle!

"Excitement” is one of many words best describing Rytech’s 2022 Owners Conference. “It has been a while” most attendee’s remarked as they, for the first time in over a year, convened with other franchise owners, corporate staff and stirring presenters from across the country.  

Excitement also grew from Rytech’s remarkable expansion during the year(s) of COVID.  And....there was more, much more! 

Why not return to the sumptuous Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel in Orlando, Florida? Founder and CEO, Bubba Ryan and Chief Operating Officer, Randy Kerlin kicked off proceedings, Wednesday April 20^th setting the stage for one of the most remarkable presentations in Owners Conference (OC) history.

Major General Jay W. Hood and Major General Karl Horst have combined international experience of nearly 80 years in multiple high profile theatres--the perfect one-two punch for this “Back in the Saddle” symposium. 

General Hood served in the Middle East and was Chief Operating Officer for NATO forces in Kosovo, Commander in Guantanamo and directed security in Kabul Afghanistan. He’s the consummate leader and an expert on geo-political issues burning in the Middle East.   

Major General Horst, a 37 year veteran, authored “Common Sense Leadership” and lectures on the Middle East and other contemporary geo-political topics. Major General Horst had command experience at the Headquarters of the Department of the Army, NATO, U.S. European Command and the U.S Central Command.

As accomplished leaders these two Generals overlayed their perspectives on building a “Championship Culture” with the values, goals and practices that characterize Rytech Restorations’ operating principles. It’s not a “destination” the Generals agreed... “It’s a continuous journey that requires a mission, a vision, a set of core values, a plan of action, communication, nurturing and, most of all...LEADERSHIP!”

Owners Conferences are a major cog in Rytech’s leadership wheel and an excellent opportunity on how to “lead” a local franchise as well as rebrand, redirect and grow what is already the fastest growing restoration franchise in America.

Rytech’s 2021 goals were among the loftiest of pursuits and also among the most publicly visible; developing Rytech’s new brand and expanding its internet presence.  The 2022 Owners Conference was the first under Rytech’s new moniker, Rytech Restoration--a coast-to-coast company committed to absolute customer and partner satisfaction with added services of Contents, Fire and Smoke Restoration and more. All woven into a renovated internet presence designed to capture the front page of every search engine.

It's Rytech Restorations’ future and, like the two Generals said, it starts by building a “Championship Culture.”

Important OC business for sure, including: “Partnership Opportunities” via Zoom from Global-Lionbridge Contractor Group; Roundtable’s on Rytech’s National Catastrophe response and Added Service Offerings; a MYCORE update, and; Rytech’s digital marketing strategy presented by its designer and chief, Director of Marketing, Eric Chapman and Russell Burnett founder of Online Image, Rytech’s key social media partner.

And that was just Day 1.  Day 2 commenced with a workshop by Ryan Balcerzak with Encircle—showing how restoration vendors use technology to document their work in the field, reduce paperwork, and do both instantaneously.

Another example of how Rytech is poised to embrace cutting edge technology.  A demo by Matterport on how its’ 3D scanning technology can propel insurance carriers, claims adjusters and restoration companies into the future.  Using the company’s first-of-its-kind service, Matterport TruePlan™ generates SKX files in both floor plan and 3D views from proprietary models that import directly to Xactimate® software. Rytech is preparing to work with Insurance adjusters without a need to manually measure and sketch properties in order to determine value or to estimate repair and rebuilding costs—and all you’ll need is a smart phone and Matterport software.  

Getting “back in the saddle” (after two years without an Owners Conference) means Franchise Owners and other top performers have a two year backlog of unrecognized outstanding performances. Such are Rytech’s “Crystal Awards”-- for the deserving who went above and beyond even with the setback from COVID.

Thus was the the 2022 Orlando Owners Conference.  While not the first of it’s kind, it was the first in two years and the only one to follow a world wide pandemic.  It was a time of reunion, a time of renewal.  And, like every Owners Conference, it was a time for re-committing to excellence.  Because, as a wise person once said..

“Exellence is never an accident. It is the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligent direction, skillful execution and the vision to see obstacles as opportunities.”

Thanks to all of our sponsors listed below and we hope you enjoy the following images of yet another successful Rytech Owners Conference.