PowerHouse SMART Networking & Education

08/20/2026

• September 23 | Belle Kitchen at International Market Square
• Wine + lite bites
• RSVP required - Visit events link in bio or DM us.
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The best way to understand great collaboration? Hear from the people actually doing it.

Join PowerHouse SMART at Belle Kitchen in IMS as Interior Designer Kaitlyn Stokes and her Design Build partners pull back the curtain on their newest press featured luxury project, sharing the design vision, scope, and collaboration behind the work.

A little education. A little wine. And plenty of time to meet the people shaping the Minneapolis luxury design and build community.

08/14/2026

From Chicago, Lake Geneva WI, and Minneapolis - we have some wonderful events and networking opportunities in the next month 🗝️

Be sure to RSVP before limited seats sell out.

PowerHouse SMART has always been about:

Not collecting contacts. Building relationships.

Because years from now, we may not remember every event we attended or every business card we exchanged. But we’ll remember the people who opened a door, shared an idea, made an introduction, offered encouragement, or simply showed up.

That’s the real power of this community.

Visit events link in bio or send us a DM with any questions.

08/07/2026

The best networking doesn’t happen in a conference room.

It happens walking a jobsite, asking questions, sharing ideas, and seeing great work up close.

One of the best parts of summer isn’t just seeing incredible projects take shape. It’s seeing the people behind them. Architects, landscape professionals, builders, trade partners, and friends all in one place, talking shop and learning from one another.

Thanks to everyone who joined us for another Hard Hat Tour. This landscape and design community continues to prove that the best projects are built on relationships long before construction begins. 🌾

Chalet Landscape
H. Gary Frank
Dave Wasikowski
Hirsch Brick & Stone
Barrett's Technology Solutions
📸: Darren Joshua Photography | Orlando Photographer

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Scott Byron & Co
Rebecca Pogonitz
Re3 Creative \\\ Your Strategic Growth Partnerr

07/27/2026

07/27/2026

You never really know which conversation is going to matter.

That’s the fun part. ☕️

Join us this Wednesday at the Edina Realty Training Center for our Minnesota PHS Coffee Meet & Greet, hosted by Kim Lindquist, VP of Corporate Services. Spend the morning with builders, architects, designers, Realtors, and industry partners over coffee and conversations that have a way of turning into something much bigger.

Complimentary to attend. RSVP required. Visit event link in bio or send us a DM if you have any questions.

07/24/2026

🎧 Episode 46: Building Trust Before Building with Stone.

How Kristin Armitage Turned Marketing into Hospitality:

Most people think marketing is about getting attention.
Kristin Armitage believes it’s about earning trust.

In this episode of the PowerHouse Cool Collabs Podcast, Wendy Cohen sits down with Kristin Armitage, Marketing Manager at Buechel Stone Corp, to explore how one company has transformed the customer experience by treating marketing as hospitality rather than sales.

Kristin shares her unconventional career journey—from working in manufacturing immediately after high school, to returning to college after a plant closure, to becoming an intern at age 30,
and ultimately discovering a career she truly loves.

Today, she leads marketing for one of North
America’s premier natural stone companies, where creativity, authenticity, collaboration, and gratitude shape every customer experience.

Together, Wendy and Kristin discuss:

• Why great marketing begins with genuine human connection
• How Buechel Stone transformed its showrooms into educational, relationship-driven experiences rather than sales environments.
• The power of collaboration between builders, architects, designers, and homeowners.
• Why gratitude should be woven into every customer interaction.
• The importance of taking risks, embracing creativity, and trusting your instincts as a leader.
• How authentic company culture becomes your greatest marketing advantage.

Whether you’re in design, construction, architecture, marketing, sales, or leadership, this conversation is a reminder that the strongest brands aren’t built through advertising—they’re built through trust, relationships, and remarkable experiences.

Kristen Armitage, “When someone chooses to work with you, gratitude shouldn’t be optional—it should be the foundation of the entire experience.”

Thank you Kristin!🫶🏼

Follow Beuchel Stone:
Buechel Stone, Minneapolis, MN
Buechel Stone, Chicago, IL
Buechel Stone SFDC
Buechel Stone, Kohler WI

Www.buechelstone.com

Visit the COOL COLLABS PODCAST link in bio for more info 🔗

05/27/2026

05/19/2026

One week out. Join Powerhouse SMART and for an interactive, game show style evening!

We’ve partnered with this iconic brand for an evening with live demos, sharp perspectives, and a room full of designers, architects, builders, and industry leaders who appreciate great materials and even better conversations. 🪨

Don’t be the one hearing about this one after.

Register for free in EVENTS link in bio.

See ya soon MPLS fam 🫶🏼