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Kyle Nurminen - Bringing Roofing to the Inner City

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Release Date: 09/06/2023

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In this very special Roofing Road Trip, Heidi J. Ellsworth meets up with Kyle Nurminen of Total Roofing Systems to talk about the beginning of a very big idea.  Kyle is passionate about bringing opportunity to the inner city Not just for roofing but for all types of trades and new businesses With an entrepreneurial and philanthropist heart, Kyle was inspired to reach out to RoofersCoffeeShop due to past Coffee Conversations In this Roofing Road Trip, he will share his idea for inner city vitalization with hopes to inspire the roofing industry into action.