“It’s all about education. It’s about my education so that I can be more effective; it’s about business owners’ education so that they can be more successful; it’s about employee education so both they and the company can grow and be profitable.” ~Shawn McCadden
Shawn McCadden is a nationally-known columnist, remodeling speaker, business trainer and award-winning remodeler. As a Certified Remodeler, Certified Lead Carpenter, and RRP Certified Renovator Instructor, McCadden has more than 30 years of personal experience in the remodeling and new home construction industry. He was the owner of his own multi-million-dollar design/build remodeling business, Custom Contracting, Inc., in Arlington, Massachusetts until he sold that business in May 2004, was the co-founder of the Residential Design/Build Institute, which trained best business practices to remodelers and contractors across the nation and served as Director of Business Innovations for DreamMaker Bath and Kitchen.
Today, as a remodeling consultant, Shawn works with aspiring remodelers, helping them discover, identify and achieve their professional and personal goals. Some of the services he offers to serious remodelers include: Establishing company organization and procedures, planning and budgeting for business and personal profitability, starting a new business, and saving an existing business. Shawn has received many industry awards including several NARI CotY Awards, Remodeling Magazine’s BIG50, QR Magazines Top 500 and NARI’s Harold Hammerman Sprit of Education Award.
An active member of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI), McCadden has served as a Massachusetts local Board Representative and was a member of the NARI Certification Board. He writes an award winning monthly column and a weekly blog for Remodeling Magazine and speaks at industry trade shows and conventions throughout the year.
McCadden makes his home in Massachusetts with his wife and daughters.