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#358 Wayne Feltman Shares What Most People Get Wrong About Skylights

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4.91.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Summary

Wayne Feltman shares his incredible journey from building tree forts as a kid to leading skylight innovation at a global company. This episode dives into his winding career path, lessons from personal loss, and how skylights can dramatically transform a space. It’s about craftsmanship, perspective, and finding purpose on the roof and in life.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

The concept of skylights is still centered around, oh, they leak, oh, they're just a warranty nightmare.

0:05.0

Talk to any roofer, contractor, builder. They'll say, yeah, I love what they do.

0:09.0

But there's the risk reward ratio, right?

0:11.0

And we had to get that back to where the risk wasn't there, and the reward was all that you were capitalizing on.

0:18.0

We actually did something that you're not supposed to do in the world of marketing,

0:21.1

and we branded our third generation, the No Week Skylight.

0:26.3

Hey guys, welcome back to the Modern Craftsman podcast.

0:29.0

Today's guest is someone who worked for V-Lux, but this conversation isn't just going to be

0:33.8

about skylights.

0:34.7

It's a conversation about journey the messy winding and often

0:38.1

beautiful process of figuring out who you are and how you want to show up in this world

0:43.8

wayne feldman is one of the guys who's done a lot seen a lot and isn't afraid to talk about it

0:50.0

he's been with vlux for 25 years and we're really grateful to have him on today.

0:55.0

This podcast is brought to you by Anderson Windows.

0:57.6

What's one product that you think has a ton of hidden value in this industry?

1:01.1

One that some in the industry might not be considered, but maybe they should.

1:05.5

How about the Anderson 100 series product line?

1:07.9

I know that's not a specific product, but all the products in this composite

1:11.5

product line can help you save time, money, and even reputation. This is because Anderson 100

1:17.1

series products are available at a comparable price to vinyl, while being significantly stronger

1:23.6

and with dark colors that have a smooth, sharp-looking finish and can hold up to the heat.

1:29.3

Whether it's entry-level homes or luxury builds, more and more builders trust 100-series products

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