ABOUT THE SHOW

The industry's hardest jobs,
told by the people who survived them.

The Tie-In is not trying to teach contractors how to be industry legends. It is making contractors admire the people who've survived the hardest jobs, the worst seasons, and the decisions nobody warned them about — enough to want to be around them.

Every week a commercial roofing veteran brings a story with teeth. Not a polished conference talk. Not a LinkedIn brag post. A story that makes a contractor stop scrolling and say: "There is no way that's real."

THREE TRUTHS

  • The builders are the heroes. Every roof tells the story of the contractor who put it there.
  • The job stories are the spectacle. The clip engine. The moment it went sideways.
  • The network is the next step. The show creates attention. The network creates participation.

EPISODE FORMAT · 2 HOURS DAILY

Every episode. The same arc.

01

THE FRAME

6 MIN

Hosts and AI characters build anticipation. Name the pressure, the stakes, the version of this situation every contractor has already lived. The guest hasn't entered yet — but contractors should already be leaning in.

02

THE SETUP

7 MIN

Guest enters. Sets the scene — what the job was supposed to be, who was on the crew, what normal looked like before it all went sideways. The goal is tension. Not the wild part. Not yet.

03

THE JOB

7 MIN

The peak. The wildest, most unbelievable part. The clip engine. The roof that failed mid-project. The crew that walked off. The moment they had to make a decision with no good options. The part contractors tell someone about tomorrow.

04

THE DEBRIEF

7 MIN

What it cost. What it taught. What still sticks. What was darkly funny in hindsight. What wasn't funny at all. Pull the meaning without turning it into a corporate lesson.

05

THE CONTRACTOR READ

7 MIN

Hosts translate what the contractor audience just witnessed. Not a listicle. Not a leadership seminar. This is why stories like this hit harder than any trade press article has ever landed.

06

THE INVITATION

2 MIN

The natural next step. The show lets contractors watch from a distance. The network lets contractors sit in the room. Not a sales pitch — an inevitability.

THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE SHOW

The hosts.

JK

THE VISIONARY ANCHOR

John Kiesel

Founding voice of The Tie-In. John brings the contractor's perspective — unfiltered, direct, and earned through decades of real work. The show is built around his instinct for what the industry actually needs to hear. Division 7 Roofing's founding channel partner and the anchor of the Roofing Authority Network.

THE RELATIONSHIP ANCHOR

ANCHOR TBA

The relationship layer. Focus on client experiences, what matters to the people the industry serves, and the faith and gratitude that grounds the work.

THE OPERATIONS ANCHOR

ANCHOR TBA

The operations layer. Technology, systems, and processes. Keeps every conversation grounded in how the work actually gets done on the ground.

AI CHARACTERS

The Estimator

The Business Voice

Numbers, strategy, market position. When the conversation gets too tactical, this character zooms out.

The Rep

The Industry Voice

Manufacturers, distributors, the supply side. Bridges the field and the factory floor.

The Foreman

The Credentialing Voice

Frames the guest's authority before they enter. Fast, specific, grounded — not a generic bio read.

EPISODES

SEASON 1 · AUG 2026
EP 01 SERIES PREMIERE

SEASON 1 · EPISODE 1

Premiere — Coming August 2026

The first episode of The Tie-In. Guest TBA. The hook will be the first sentence out of their mouth.

EP 02 COMING SOON

SEASON 1 · EPISODE 2

Guest TBA

A commercial roofing veteran with a story that makes a contractor stop scrolling.

EP 03 COMING SOON

SEASON 1 · EPISODE 3

Guest TBA

The job. The peak. The moment nobody warned them about.

EP 04 COMING SOON

SEASON 1 · EPISODE 4

Guest TBA

A guest who has lived through something the average contractor hasn't.

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