Heidi J. Ellsworth‘s long-running roofing-industry interview program, produced by RoofersCoffeeShop®, is recognized among the trades’ most influential podcasts for bringing contractors, manufacturers, distributors, associations and educators into one continuing conversation about the work shaping roofing.
August 29, 2026 – HG HomeClub, a national media platform dedicated to curating the most valuable stories, rankings and resources for the home improvement, home services and outdoor living industries, today announced that Roofing Road Trips®, the roofing trends, associations, products and industry-leadership podcast hosted by Heidi J. Ellsworth, has been named the No. 18 most influential podcast serving home improvement, home services and outdoor living professionals. The recognition places Roofing Road Trips® alongside contractor business shows, technical education programs and specialized trade media, and identifies it as a durable multimedia forum for the conversations that connect roofing companies with the partners, policies, products and workforce issues affecting their work.
A curated media platform built on “informed transparency” chooses the podcasts that actually move the trades forward
HG HomeClub was created to address a gap its founders identified in home improvement media: too much noise, not enough signal. According to the organization’s own description of its mission, HG HomeClub was “created from identifying a need in the home improvement media space to champion media back to its original purpose of ‘informed transparency.’” The platform pursues that mission by curating the top stories, headlines and “can’t miss” information across the home improvement, home services and outdoor living industries, spanning articles, videos, podcasts, webinars, events and product recommendations from working professionals, in one easily consumable destination for homeowners and contractors alike.
That purpose matters in roofing because the trade is shaped by more than the individual contractor. Manufacturers influence material systems and product knowledge. Distributors influence availability and market access. Associations influence professional standards and workforce conversations. Attorneys, educators and technology providers influence how contractors navigate compliance, training, contracts and changing customer expectations. HG HomeClub built this ranking to recognize programs that help professionals make sense of this larger industry ecosystem.
The criteria behind the list: practical value over download counts, and why industry connection earned No. 18
That mission extends to original editorial rankings, including HG HomeClub’s list of the 25 most influential podcasts serving contractors and home-service business owners. Rather than ranking shows purely by download counts, figures that are inconsistently reported and rarely independently verified across the podcast industry, HG HomeClub’s editorial team evaluated each show on practical value to contractors, industry influence and recognition, the credibility of hosts and guests, depth and originality, consistency and longevity, and reach across audio, video, social media and industry events.
Applied to Roofing Road Trips®, those criteria reward the scope of the conversation rather than one narrow business function. Heidi J. Ellsworth interviews contractors, manufacturers, distributors, associations, legal specialists and industry educators about leadership, products, technology, workforce development, market conditions, regulations and professional opportunities. The result is a program that helps contractors understand not only how to run a company, but also how the broader roofing environment affects the choices available to them.
The No. 18 placement reflects the show’s long-running industry presence, its award-winning designation in RoofersCoffeeShop®‘s 2026 media materials, its multiple distribution formats and its connection to an established roofing-media community. The show is less focused than some higher-ranked programs on one area such as sales, technical instruction or company management. HG HomeClub’s editorial assessment treats that breadth as its defining strength: Roofing Road Trips® functions as a gathering place for the industry’s connected conversations.
Why a roofing podcast that brings the whole ecosystem together matters to contractors
A roofing contractor’s work is shaped by decisions made far beyond the jobsite. The material systems a company specifies, the distributors it works with, the legal and contractual standards it follows, the people it can recruit and the market information it receives all influence business performance. Yet many professionals encounter these issues in separate channels: a manufacturer presentation, an association event, a legal update, a distributor relationship or a late-night search for an answer to a problem already affecting a project.
Roofing Road Trips® creates a single forum for those perspectives. Heidi J. Ellsworth uses the program to move across contractor stories, product and technology discussions, market conditions, labor and education, legal and regulatory updates, company leadership and the industry relationships that make roofing work possible. The format reflects an important truth about the trade: no contractor operates alone, and stronger decisions often begin with a clearer view of the ecosystem around the company.
This is why the show’s breadth has practical value. A contractor may listen to an episode on workforce development and recognize a new way to think about recruiting. Another may hear a legal discussion that prompts a review of contracts or compliance practices. A product conversation may help a company understand a developing technology or material option. Roofing Road Trips® does not replace technical training, legal advice or operational management; it helps roofers locate the larger questions and the people who can help answer them.
A long-running multimedia series: how Roofing Road Trips travels through the trade in audio, video and text
Roofing Road Trips® is produced by RoofersCoffeeShop®, an established roofing-industry media community. Heidi J. Ellsworth hosts the program, with newer episodes also featuring Megan Ellsworth. The program’s title reflects its editorial format: it travels through the roofing industry by interviewing the people and organizations whose work influences contractors across products, business operations, education, advocacy and market development.
The show is available through the Roofing Road Trips® podcast page, its Apple Podcasts page, the RoofersCoffeeShop® YouTube channel, and the wider RoofersCoffeeShop® content platform. Episodes are distributed as audio and video, with written transcripts and related materials extending the conversation beyond a listening app. This multi-format approach gives contractors options to listen during travel, watch interviews, review a transcript or return to a subject when a relevant business issue appears.
The format is particularly well suited to the industry’s changing priorities. Roofing companies need timely information about products and systems, but they also need context around labor, training, legal rules, customer expectations and economic conditions. Roofing Road Trips® brings these topics into an ongoing archive where a contractor can follow a single issue or gain a wider sense of the market’s direction.
The reach of a trade community, and why platform scale must be separated from podcast audience
The RoofersCoffeeShop® YouTube channel lists approximately 1,770 subscribers, 3,789 videos and more than 617,000 views. Those figures represent the channel’s broader video output, not a direct measurement of Roofing Road Trips® audience size. The show’s reach is better understood through its place within RoofersCoffeeShop®, an established industry-media platform with content distributed across audio, video, articles, transcripts, social channels and email.
RoofersCoffeeShop® reported in its 2025 media materials more than 285,000 annual unique website visitors, more than 530,000 annual page views, more than 50,000 social followers and 23,000 email subscribers across the broader Coffee Shop platform. These are parent-platform figures, not direct podcast metrics, and they should not be read as a claim about Roofing Road Trips® downloads. They do show the distribution environment that allows a specialist program to reach roofing professionals through several different channels.
HG HomeClub did not rank shows by raw downloads, subscribers or page views. The No. 18 placement reflects a broader editorial judgment about practical value, industry relevance, credibility, consistency and accessibility. In the case of Roofing Road Trips®, the relevant strength is not a single audience figure but the program’s ability to connect contractors to the people, information and conversations circulating across the roofing industry.
Heidi J. Ellsworth and Megan Ellsworth bring continuity and new perspective to the conversation
Heidi J. Ellsworth is the central host of Roofing Road Trips® and guides interviews across the full range of roofing-industry subjects. Her role within RoofersCoffeeShop® gives the program access to contractors, manufacturers, distributors, associations and other leaders who shape the trade. That access is one of the show’s core strengths: it can bring a diverse set of industry voices into an ongoing discussion rather than treating roofing as a collection of isolated business categories.
Newer episodes also feature Megan Ellsworth, extending the show’s host team and adding a newer perspective to the platform’s continuing coverage. The pairing reflects the program’s broader function within RoofersCoffeeShop®: preserving continuity with long-running industry relationships while giving new voices room to take part in the conversation.
The host and parent-platform connection is important context for listeners. RoofersCoffeeShop® is an industry media company and the show operates within its commercial and publishing ecosystem. HG HomeClub’s assessment considers that context alongside the program’s practical value. The show’s influence comes from its durable ability to convene the trade and translate a wide range of subjects into accessible conversations for roofing professionals.
Guests from law, manufacturing, distribution and product systems show where roofing decisions really happen
Roofing Road Trips® has featured guests who represent several parts of the roofing ecosystem. These include Trent Cotney, construction attorney and roofing-industry advocate; Jennifer Stone, director of national accounts at Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance; Kent Gardner, president of building products at SRS Distribution; and Joel Shealey, president of Sources: BITEC.
The guest pattern illustrates the show’s larger contribution. Trent Cotney brings legal and policy issues into an accessible contractor conversation. Jennifer Stone and Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance bring a manufacturer perspective on roofing systems and market relationships. Kent Gardner and SRS Distribution bring a distribution and supply-chain lens. Joel Shealey and BITEC contribute product-system expertise.
For contractors, this range matters because operational decisions often depend on information that comes from outside the company. Product choices can affect installation, warranties and customer expectations. Distribution conditions can influence scheduling and margin. Legal updates can affect contracts and risk. Roofing Road Trips® gives professionals a way to hear from the people who work at those intersections, making the trade’s larger system more visible.
Workforce, SkillsUSA and mentoring show why the next generation of roofers is part of the business conversation
The roofing industry’s future depends on more than materials and market conditions. It depends on whether companies can attract, train and retain people who want a long-term career in the trade. Roofing Road Trips® includes workforce and education coverage involving apprenticeships, mentoring, recruitment and organizations such as SkillsUSA. These subjects are not peripheral to contractor growth; they shape whether companies can build the capacity to serve customers and sustain professional standards.
Heidi J. Ellsworth and Megan Ellsworth use the program to connect workforce development to the wider industry conversation. A contractor may need to improve hiring, but the trade also needs clear entry points, education pathways and visible examples of a meaningful career. Manufacturer, association and community partners can play a role in that work, and the show gives them a platform to explain how their efforts connect to contractors’ real staffing challenges.
This emphasis on workforce helps distinguish Roofing Road Trips® from programs focused only on revenue growth or sales tactics. The show recognizes that a company’s future depends on the people capable of building, maintaining and leading it. By keeping apprenticeships, mentoring and recruitment in the same conversation as technology, products and market strategy, the program reinforces the idea that workforce development is a core business issue.
Legal, regulatory and market updates turn the podcast into a continuing industry briefing
Roofing contractors routinely confront information that is difficult to follow through ordinary business channels: changes in legal standards, contract questions, regulations, market conditions, economic shifts and product developments. Roofing Road Trips® contributes to the trade by making space for those discussions in an ongoing format. The program does not replace professional legal counsel or technical manufacturer guidance, but it can help a contractor recognize when an issue deserves closer attention.
The show also includes conversations about reroofing data, market conditions, service departments and broader economic issues. These topics have practical consequences. A change in market demand can influence staffing, inventory and sales strategy. A regulatory change can influence contracts, safety practices or project planning. A new product system can affect training and customer conversations. Roofing Road Trips® helps connect those developments to the day-to-day decisions contractors make.
This ongoing briefing function is one reason the show has value beyond a conventional interview podcast. Its format makes it possible to return to a topic as conditions evolve and to bring in the people most familiar with the relevant issue. For a roofing professional trying to stay informed without having to monitor every association, manufacturer and publication separately, the program provides a useful point of connection.
An award-winning series and a registered trademark show the program’s lasting place in roofing media
RoofersCoffeeShop®‘s 2026 media kit describes Roofing Road Trips® as an award-winning program and one of the roofing industry’s longest-running and most widely distributed podcast series. The designation is significant because it reflects the show’s sustained place within a specialized trade-media platform. The program also received a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office registered trademark in 2023 as one of RoofersCoffeeShop®‘s flagship multimedia brands.
These recognitions should be understood precisely. The “award-winning” description is attributed to RoofersCoffeeShop®‘s own media materials, and the trademark recognizes the brand rather than the editorial quality of any individual episode. Neither replaces HG HomeClub’s independent editorial assessment. They provide context for a program that has become a durable part of the roofing information ecosystem.
The parent platform has also received multiple publishing and roofing-industry awards, strengthening the infrastructure behind the show. But the reason Roofing Road Trips® earns the No. 18 placement is its own contribution: it creates an accessible, long-running space where the diverse parts of the roofing industry can explain their work to the people who must apply that knowledge in the field.
Why the methodology rewards a program that connects contractors to the broader trade
HG HomeClub’s No. 18 placement reflects the way Roofing Road Trips® performs across the ranking’s editorial criteria. Its practical value lies in giving roofing professionals access to discussions on products, technology, leadership, law, regulation, workforce, market conditions and contractor experience. Its influence is reinforced by Heidi J. Ellsworth, Megan Ellsworth, and the long-running RoofersCoffeeShop® media community. Its reach extends across audio, video, transcripts, articles, social channels and email.
The program ranks below the 17 shows above it because those programs hold other advantages under the same criteria, including stronger concentration on business operations, high-volume technical instruction, active operator perspectives, larger direct video audiences or more specialized sales and leadership frameworks. Roofing Road Trips® earns its place because it fulfills a different but important function: it helps contractors understand the industry around their companies and access a wide cross-section of voices that few individual operators could convene themselves.
Its breadth is also its boundary. A contractor seeking a detailed operations playbook, legal advice for a specific matter or technical certification instruction will need a more focused resource. But a roofing professional looking for an ongoing view of the people, issues and organizations influencing the industry will find unusual value in Sources: Roofing Road Trips®.
What the recognition says about the industry conversations roofers need to have together
Roofing companies operate in a trade built on relationships. The relationship with the homeowner matters. So do the relationships with employees, suppliers, manufacturers, distributors, associations, technology providers and the communities where contractors work. The industry becomes stronger when those groups can exchange information openly and when contractors can hear directly from the people whose decisions affect their businesses.
Roofing Road Trips® is influential because it gives those conversations a continuing home. Heidi J. Ellsworth and Megan Ellsworth bring a broad field of roofing voices into a format accessible to working professionals. The No. 18 recognition reflects the value of a program that treats the trade as an interconnected community rather than a collection of separate companies and product lines.
The broader lesson extends beyond roofing. Home improvement, home services and outdoor living industries need media that helps professionals see the systems around their work: the supply chains, policies, workforce pathways, technologies and peer networks that influence whether individual companies can thrive. The programs with lasting influence will be those that make those connections easier to understand and more useful to the people doing the work.
The complete ranking: HG HomeClub’s 25 most influential podcasts serving home improvement, home services and outdoor living
The full list of shows recognized by HG HomeClub, in ranked order:
- The Home Service Expert – hosted by Tommy Mello
- Owned and Operated – hosted by John Wilson and Jack Carr
- PowerChat – hosted by Greg Cummings
- Contractor Evolution – hosted by Danny Kerr
- Toolbox for the Trades – hosted by Jackie Aubel and Amanda Salvatore
- To The Point: Home Services Podcast – hosted by Chris Yano and Chad Peterman
- Waste No Day – hosted by Brian Burton and Nate Minnich
- Service Business Mastery – hosted by Tersh Blissett and Josh Crouch
- The Wealthy Contractor – hosted by Brian Kaskavalciyan
- HVAC School – hosted by Bryan Orr
- Roofing Success – hosted by Jim Ahlin
- The Strong Roofer – hosted by Adam Bensman
- Remodelers on the Rise – hosted by Kyle Hunt
- Can’t Stop the Growth – hosted by Chad Peterman
- PowerTips Unscripted – hosted by Victoria Downing and Mark Harari
- Contractor Growth Network – hosted by Logan Shinholser
- Hammer & Grind – hosted by Brad Huebner
- Roofing Road Trips® – hosted by Heidi J. Ellsworth
- The Green Industry Podcast – hosted by Brian Fullerton
- Contractor Fight TV – hosted by Tom Reber
- Pest Control Legends – hosted by Dan Leibrandt
- Profits for Sanity Podcast – hosted by Dominic Caminata
- The Construction Leading Edge – hosted by Todd Dawalt
- The Build Show Podcast – hosted by Matt Risinger
- Modern Craftsman – hosted by Tyler Grace, Nick Schiffer and Johnny Hourihan
About HG HomeClub
HG HomeClub is a national media platform serving the home improvement, home services and outdoor living industries. Created to champion media back to its original purpose of informed transparency, HG HomeClub curates the top stories, headlines, rankings, videos, podcasts, webinars, events and professional recommendations across the industry and presents them in one consolidated, easily consumable destination – helping both homeowners and professionals make better-informed decisions. More information is available at Sources: hghomeclub.com.
About Roofing Road Trips®
Roofing Road Trips® is a long-running roofing-industry podcast and multimedia series produced by RoofersCoffeeShop®. Hosted by Heidi J. Ellsworth, with newer episodes also featuring Megan Ellsworth, the program features contractors, manufacturers, distributors, associations and industry experts discussing products, technology, leadership, workforce development, regulation, market conditions and business strategy. Episodes are available as audio, video and written transcripts through the Roofing Road Trips® page, Apple Podcasts, and YouTube. More information is available at Sources: rooferscoffeeshop.com.
Frequently Asked Questions
1. Who is HG HomeClub?
HG HomeClub is a national media platform focused on the home improvement, home services and outdoor living industries. It was built to curate the most valuable stories, rankings, videos, podcasts and events across those industries in one place, with a stated mission of restoring “informed transparency” to home improvement media, helping both homeowners and professionals make better decisions. More detail on its mission is available on the Sources: HG HomeClub About page.
2. Why did Roofing Road Trips rank No. 18 rather than higher or lower on the list?
Roofing Road Trips® earned No. 18 because HG HomeClub’s editorial assessment recognized its long-running contribution to the broader roofing-industry conversation. Heidi J. Ellsworth and Megan Ellsworth bring contractors, manufacturers, distributors, associations and specialists into discussions of products, law, workforce, market conditions and leadership. The program’s multimedia distribution, parent-platform reach and award-winning designation in RoofersCoffeeShop® media materials supported the placement. Shows ranked higher hold other advantages in operator access, business specialization, technical training or direct audience scale. The No. 18 position reflects broad industry-connection value.
3. Who hosts Roofing Road Trips, and what are their backgrounds?
Roofing Road Trips® is hosted by Heidi J. Ellsworth, with newer episodes also featuring Megan Ellsworth. Both hosts are associated with RoofersCoffeeShop®, the roofing-industry media community that produces the show. Heidi J. Ellsworth leads interviews across contractor stories, products, market developments, industry associations, legal updates, workforce education and business leadership. Megan Ellsworth adds a newer host perspective to the continuing program. Their connection to RoofersCoffeeShop® gives the show access to a broad range of roofing-industry voices.
4. What kind of content does Roofing Road Trips produce?
Roofing Road Trips® produces interviews and multimedia content on roofing-industry trends, contractor stories, products, technology, leadership, workforce development, legal and regulatory issues, apprenticeships, mentoring, market conditions, reroofing data and business strategy. Heidi J. Ellsworth and Megan Ellsworth have featured guests including Trent Cotney, Jennifer Stone of Tremco Roofing & Building Maintenance, Kent Gardner of SRS Distribution and Joel Shealey of BITEC. Episodes are available in audio, video and written-transcript formats.
5. How large is Roofing Road Trips’ audience?
Roofing Road Trips® has not published a comprehensive independently audited download total. The RoofersCoffeeShop® YouTube channel lists approximately 1,770 subscribers, 3,789 videos and more than 617,000 views; those are channel-wide figures, not podcast-only measurements. RoofersCoffeeShop® reported more than 285,000 annual unique website visitors, more than 530,000 annual page views, more than 50,000 social followers and 23,000 email subscribers across its wider platform in 2025. Those are parent-platform figures, not direct Roofing Road Trips metrics. HG HomeClub ranked the show through editorial criteria, not raw audience volume.
6. What makes Roofing Road Trips different from other roofing podcasts?
Roofing Road Trips® is distinctive for bringing many parts of the roofing ecosystem into a single ongoing conversation. Rather than focusing only on sales, technical training or contractor operations, Heidi J. Ellsworth and Megan Ellsworth cover contractors, manufacturers, distributors, associations, educators, attorneys and technology leaders. This gives listeners access to product, workforce, regulatory, market and leadership perspectives that influence how roofing companies operate. The program’s audio, video and transcript model also makes it more than a conventional podcast feed; it functions as a continuing roofing-industry information resource.
7. Has Roofing Road Trips received other industry recognition?
RoofersCoffeeShop®‘s 2026 media kit describes Roofing Road Trips® as an award-winning program and one of the industry’s longest-running and most widely distributed roofing podcast series. Roofing Road Trips® also received a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office registered trademark in 2023 as a flagship RoofersCoffeeShop® multimedia brand. These designations provide context for the show’s standing but do not replace the No. 18 editorial recognition from HG HomeClub. The parent RoofersCoffeeShop® platform has also received multiple publishing and roofing-industry awards.
8. What role does RoofersCoffeeShop play in Roofing Road Trips’ credibility?
RoofersCoffeeShop® produces Roofing Road Trips® and provides the media community through which the program reaches contractors, manufacturers, distributors, associations and other roofing professionals. The platform gives Heidi J. Ellsworth and Megan Ellsworth access to a wide variety of industry voices and supports distribution across audio, video, transcripts, articles, social media and email. It also provides important context: RoofersCoffeeShop® is an industry media organization operating within a commercial publishing ecosystem. HG HomeClub considered both the access and that context in its editorial assessment.
9. Where can people listen to or watch Roofing Road Trips?
Roofing Road Trips® is available through the Roofing Road Trips® podcast page, its Apple Podcasts page, the RoofersCoffeeShop® YouTube channel, and related RoofersCoffeeShop® articles and written transcripts. The program’s official page serves as the central destination for episode information, Apple Podcasts offers audio access and YouTube offers video content. No verified official Spotify URL was supplied in the publishing template, so the release does not include a Spotify link.
