The son of an LBM manager, Bradley Hartmann was born into the lumber business, where he worked during high school and college. After graduating from college and spending 11 years in purchasing with Pulte Homes, Hartmann launched his own training and consulting firm. As president of the Behind Your Back Sales Co., Hartmann’s four core service areas are sales and marketing strategy facilitation with executive teams, customized sales management coaching, sales rep coaching / workshops, and keynote speeches. Hartmann has written six books for the industry and hosts the Behind Your Back podcast, an LBM-specific sales leadership podcast sponsored by LBM Journal.