Ross Wheat, Point of Rental's Sales Operations Specialist joins us on the Front Porch this month. We discuss his career, from race car driving to bowling to the printing industry to his current role at Point of Rental. Ross, a father of four "Mini Wheats," shares his insights on the importance of proper communication within a company along with his love for bowling, music, and more fascinating stories from his work and personal life. 

At Point of Rental's 2023 International Conference, we welcomed several rental leaders up to the stage to talk about the state of the industry and its future. In this episode, you'll hear from Durante Rentals' Stephanie Rajzbaum, Elite Events & Rentals' Brandon Ahlgren, SitePro Rentals' Trey Calloway, and A Tool Shed's Rob Pedersen. If you have rental/hire industry knowledge you'd like to share and you'd like to be a part of Point of Rental's panels or webinars - or even do a regular episode of The Front Porch with us - send an email to [email protected] and let us know! We'd love to chat. 

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel or find us on the podcasting platform you're using! (If you use a platform that you can't find us on, email [email protected] to let us know about it.) Apple: https://apple.co/43kVz7uSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3njwQ3yKatie McFarland, Point of Rental's Inbound Sales Development Representative, drops by the Front Porch to discuss her career - from achieving her dream of becoming a teacher to why she joined Point of Rental. We also learned her athletic career, her Top 5 reasons to apply to become Point of Rental's GUIDE, and played a game of "McFarland or McFarlout".

SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel or find us on the podcasting platform of your choice!Apple: https://apple.co/43kVz7uSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3njwQ3yGoogle: https://bit.ly/PORonGooglePodsJames Morley, Point of Rental's SVP of Global Product Management, drops by the Front Porch to discuss...well, product management, overall. We learned about his philosophies and the goals for Point of Rental's product development in the future, as well as his background as an Eagle Scout and some of the opportunities it's afforded him. We also learned about his love of SCUBA diving, how his most embarrassing moment as a Pointer is "yet to be," and played a game of "Morley or Lessly".

Joseph (Joey) Marks drops by the Front Porch to talk about his path from paleontology to selling software. He explained the differences in working with strategic accounts vs SMB, talked about the growth of the company's SDR team, and how he got into sales in the first place.We also discussed his enthusiasm for watch collecting, the time he traveled the same roads as James Bond, and played a game of "Joey or Noey".SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel or find us on the podcasting platform of your choice!Apple: https://apple.co/43kVz7uSpotify: https://spoti.fi/3njwQ3yGoogle: https://bit.ly/PORonGooglePods

Evan Fort, Point of Rental's SVP of Global Technology, drops by the Front Porch to talk about his career in technology, from starting in IT for a school district to building the company's Essentials product from the ground up in 2014 to leading Point of Rental's development and QA teams. We also discussed his escape room expertise, ranked the country's best escape rooms, and played a game of "Fort or Fort No". 

On this episode we talked to Andy Clark about his career, coming from construction to tube sales to car sales to software. We learned about the time he decided rodeo was no longer for him, about how to chase fulfillment in your career rather than what you're told success is, and more!

Tier I Senior Windows Support Technician Brian Dugger steps onto the Porch to talk about his career in the service industry prior to getting to Point of Rental, as well as what he's been doing during his two-plus years at POR. We found out about his secret stashes of food in "Brian or Lyin'" and that he sure wants to know when and how he's going to die. 

Scott Plomer, Point of Rental's web developer, started his career with interests in firefighting and engineering. He ditched it all to pursue creative passions, move to the DFW area, and start a career in web development. Now he's helping Point of Rental build out a YouTube channel, developing new features on internal and external projects, hitting the links on occasion, and he's even published a book, available now on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rivet-Stone-Scott-Plomer/dp/B09QP5J7PT

Melanie Kaye is a Project Coordinator in Point of Rental's UK office, working with renters and hirers to get them set up and happy with their new software. We learned about how she got into the industry, all about her job, and more about her and her love of live music and leopard print...everything!