Trent Cotney - RCS Influencer
Where roofing and politics intersect
By Emma Peterson. Trent Cotney and Heidi J. Ellsworth look back at the 2026 Roofing Day in D.C. Earlier this year, roofing contractors and professionals from around the country came together to advocate for the future of the industry in Washington, D.C. This event, Roofing Day in D.C., is annually ...
Turn Rooftop Risks Into Profit
In this RoofersCoffeeShop® Coffee Conversations, Heidi J. Ellsworth is joined by Joel Stanley of Anchor Products; Trent Cotney of Adams and Reese; and Mark Graham of NRCA, to explore the hidden risks on rooftops that are costing contractors money and how they can be transformed into new revenue opportunities. From ...
Cash flow and accounts receivable
RCS Influencer Trent Cotney says accounts receivable SOPs are indispensable. Editor's note: The following is a transcript of a conversation with Trent Cotney, partner of Adams and Reese. You can listen to the interview or read the transcript below. Lauren White: Hello everyone, I'm Lauren White here for RoofersCoffeShop.com for our ...
OSHA inspection 101
By Emma Peterson. Trent Cotney walks you through your rights for when OSHA comes to the jobsite. OSHA, or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, is the regulatory agency within the United States’ Department of Labor (DOL). It has existed since 1970 and its role is to protect U.S. workers ...
Associations are a valuable resource
RCS Influencer Trent Cotney recommends everybody get involved in associations, whether it's on the local, state, regional or national level. Editor's note: The following is a transcript of a conversation with Trent Cotney, partner of Adams and Reese. You can listen to the interview or read the transcript below. Jenny Yu: ...
La guía del roofer para WRE 2026
Por Emma Peterson, traducido por Jessica Bravo. Descubre los eventos, seminarios y expositores que formarán parte del Western Roofing Expo 2026. Mantenerse al día en la industria del roofing puede ser todo un desafío. Ya sea enfrentando tormentas cada vez más intensas en el campo o lidiando con la ...
¡Gana tu pase para la Western Roofing Expo 2026!
Por Emma Peterson, traducido por Alberto Torres. Participa para tener la oportunidad de acceder a sesiones educativas de primer nivel, eventos para establecer contactos, almuerzos y una de las exposiciones comerciales más importantes de la industria. RoofersCoffeeShop® se ha unido a Western Colloid para enviar a cinco profesionales a la ...
Win your way to the 2026 Western Roofing Expo
By Emma Peterson. Enter for an opportunity to access top-tier educational sessions, networking events, luncheons and an industry-leading trade show floor. RoofersCoffeeShop® is partnering with Western Colloid to send five professionals to the 2026 Western Roofing Expo (WRE)! Known as the premier regional roofing and waterproofing event in the United ...
A roofer’s guide to WRE 2026
By Emma Peterson. Learn about all the events, seminars and exhibitors that will be at this year’s Western Roofing Expo. Navigating today’s roofing industry can be a bit of a challenge. Whether you’re facing more extreme storms in the field or juggling labor issues and material shortages in the office, ...
Top June articles: Operational efficiency, building trust and planning ahead
By Emma Peterson. Articles of interest from June 2026. As the second fiscal quarter of the year comes to a close, it’s hard to believe we’re coming up on the halfway point of 2026. And the number of articles The Coffee Shops™ crew has published in that time (over 2,300 ...





