Posts by Matt Allred

INTRO: Chris Miller is the General Manager with Kone in Salt Lake City, UT. Chris joined the elevator industry after several years in the US Air Force, where he took to heart the Core Values: INTEGRITY FIRST, SERVICE BEFORE SELF and EXCELLENCE IN ALL WE DO. Chris loves what he does and has come to…

INTRO: Emerald Kuhns, Executive Director of NAESA International. Emerald joined NAESA after working in sales leadership and she has never looked back. After 8 years administering the QEI certification program, Emerald was promoted to Assistant Executive Director and in 2023, she became the Executive Director. Emerald loves the fact that the elevator industry is one…

INTRO: Erin Scott is the Chief Operating Officer-US Inspections at ATIS. Erin joined the elevator industry after being a Naval fighter pilot and aviation maintenance duty officer in the US Military and quickly found her niche. Erin is passionate about learning as much as possible and knows the value of asking questions. Although she wondered…

INTRODUCTION: Nathan Hall is the Chief Elevator Enthusiast at Vasile Elevator, a designer, manufacturer, and installer of premium commercial elevator interiors, cab shells, entrances and doors. Vasile Elevator was started with old-world grit, determination and an absolute dedication to quality. Nathan Joined Vasile 13 years ago, and with his background in the hospitality industry, he…

INTRODUCTION: “Today our guest is Mike Loeffler, Senior Vice President/General Manager with VDA Vertical Transportation Consulting. Mike started in the industry working in the field and loved it from the very beginning. He values that early learning as being key to his success and continues to learn everyday even well into his career. Mike enjoys…

INTRODUCTION: Jeremy Metzger is the CEO of Axxiom Elevator. Jeremy graduated from Penn State and joined the elevator industry with Kone as a Sales Rep, with his first assignment in Tampa FL. After Kone, Jeremy spent over 15 years at Otis in multiple management roles and following Otis, Jeremy spent two years as COO of…

INTRODUCTION: Jeremy Metzger, CEO of Axxiom Elevator. Jeremy graduated from Penn State and joined the elevator industry with Kone as a Sales Rep, with his first assignment in Tampa FL. After Kone, Jeremy spent over 15 years at Otis in multiple management roles and following Otis, Jeremy spent two years as COO of Oracle Elevator.…

INTRODUCTION: Corinne Nawrocki is the CEO and Founder of Abel Elevator Consulting, Inc. headquartered in Boston, MA. Ms. Nawrocki entered the vertical transportation arena in 2015, leading new sales strategies for TKE. She later moved into project management and on-site development with Schindler Elevator, where she learned the key factors contributing to the operational side…

INTRO: Ed Rivera, Also known as “Your Elevator Pal” is a Regional Modernization Trainer with TK elevator, based out of New York City and has been in the industry many years. Ed has a passion for continuously improving the elevator industry and those in it. In the near future, Ed wants to start a live,…

Today, our guest is Chris Gutkes, President of Island Elevator. In this interview Chris shares his path of developing as a business owner in the elevator industry. Having been on this journey of a while, Chris has learned many lessons along the way; some of them the hard way. Though it’s not always easy to…