Andy McCabe is a veteran of the restoration industry with over 20 years of experience.
Founder of Claims Delegates and the Restoration Rebel group (now known as the Total Claims Alliance) on Facebook, he has dedicated his career to empowering Restoration Contractors, challenging unfair insurance practices, and promoting transparency.
As an early pioneer in remote estimating, Andy continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible for independent restorers, helping them navigate the complexities of insurance claims while growing their businesses.
Ben: We’ve got a really great episode tuned up for you guys today. This guest is somebody that you probably know, and if you don’t, you probably are living in a cave, especially if you’re in the Restoration Industry. He’s bringing over 20 years of experience and he has dedicated to his career to empowering Restoration Companies.
And that’s why I’m very excited to bring him on today because we’ve got a chance to hang out a little bit at RIA, and talk a little bit, and I think he shares the same sentiments as far as empowering the industry with education. However, his channel, much different than the Marketing. So without further adieu, I’m really excited to bring on my friend and yours, Mr. “Andy” Andrew McCabe from-
Andy: How you doing, man?
Ben: I love the weather that you got going on in the background there. I don’t know where you found that nook. Where there’s still snow on the ground.
Andy: It’s always beautiful here in Bend. It’s always beautiful.
Ben: And in Bend?
Andy: We haven’t switched over to summer yet. I’ll do that switch in a little bit.
Ben: Yeah. How long does, well at least you get to dictate how long the summer lasts? How, like, you know, versus, you know, having to play by nature’s rules.
Andy: That’s right. Right. I don’t play by rules. I don’t do, I don’t do that very much.
Ben: Man, and that’s why I love you and that’s why we are here today. So for everybody out there that doesn’t know or watching our tens of listeners here on Spotify and across the board and worldwide, I mean, we actually just saw, we have listeners in Japan and Australia.
The Japanese probably just accidentally hammered upon this but, we do have some international viewers or listeners. So gimme a little bit of a background on who you are, what you do and how you fit into this crazy world called the Restoration Industry.
Andy: This is a crazy world. I started back in 2001, just graduated college, had a Marketing and Business Degree, and saw an ad in the newspaper That’s back when jobs were actually posted in the newspaper, for a Marketing Representative for a local Restoration Company called Dow Columbia in Portland, Oregon.
And so I took the job and I was the marketing manager, which really meant I was the stop and drop candy guy to every agent in the Portland, Metro Area. I saw every agent in Portland, Oregon, every three months. And that’s really what got me started in this crazy world. I had no idea Restoration existed before I got into it. I think that’s a common refrain and I just kind of got stuck in me.
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Benjamin Ricciardi is the founder of Ironclad Restoration Marketing, A digital marketing agency that specializes in the Restoration and Cleaning industry based in South Florida. Benjamin is the author of The No Bulls**t Guide to Internet Marketing for Restoration Contractors and hosts The Restoration Rundown Podcast, a podcast that is focused on everything related to marketing and owning a Restoration and Cleaning Business. Connect with Benjamin and Ironclad Restoration Marketing on social media for the latest tips and tricks on how to grow your Restoration Business.