b'On Deck with Morgan7 thi ng sa b o u tt President/ceoB i lls e ibe rof Fisher Roofing of Kearneykearney, neThe first time I ever got on a roof was the summer before my freshman year in high school.I had a buddy whose father was a contractor and when I saw my friend making this money, I asked him to hire me too, remembered Bill. He worked summers through high school and college. At the age of 21, Bill MRCA Board of Directors,was working on a roof when one of his friends was seriously injured. That was a real eye-opener; the Editorial, Conference, andemployer had been treating us like 1099 sub-contractors, which we did not realize, so there wasnt Steep Slope Committees any protection, no insurance and no workmans comp. After that, I couldnt continue to work for him. Starting his own company was the next step for Bill. I could only bid small jobs, I was truly a one-man-show. He traded his 65 Buick Skylark Gran Sport for a little 86 Chevy S10 pickup he named Papa Smurf. He would throw a blue tarp in the bed of the truck and throw the tear-off into it, drive to the landfill and offload by hand. I did 12 roofs like that; sometimes it took 4 or 5 trips just to finish the tear-off. I had saved enough money to purchase a 1969 International stub nose dump truck, I thought contact Us I was in roofers heaven.www.callfisher.com Bill grew up in Mitchell, a small town of just under 2,000 people, nestled in the panhandle of Nebraska Fisher Roofing of Kearney and attended Mitchell High School, (go Tigers!) He went on to college, first at West Nebraska Community 2308 E Hwy 30,College and then to the University of Nebraska at Kearney before leaving to start his business. I was a Kearney, NE 68847 rebel without a cause, chuckled Bill.866-251-8360 Bill has been married to his beautiful wife, Tawney for 19 years. Shes a great person. Shes easy-going and fun to be around. Together they have three children, Landon is 17 and a senior in high school, Lily is 14 and just started her freshman year, and their youngest, Olivia is 9, a fourth grader, she is our little pistol, shes always doing whatever dad is doing! I run my business, and really my life, based on two main ideas. The first is the idea that business and life can be relatively simple if you do whats right. That philosophy has kept me out of a lot of trouble. The second is to always keep a positive mental attitude. No matter the situation there is a positive to be found, and finding the positive can bring about many good things. I am a firm believer in the power of Prayer and Positive Mental Attitude. In his spare time, Bill can be found doing whatever my kids and family are doing. He has coached hockey and baseball with teams qualifying for the Little League World Series Mid-West Regional Championships and a team that placed 3rd in the Tier 2 USA Hockey National Championships. Every winter for the last 10 years he has built an ice rink in the backyard. I use 45mil TPO as my waterproofing liner. I have re-used the same TPO for the last six years! Bill also loves the outdoors and tournament Walleye fishing, tournament fishing helps satisfy my competitive spirit.My father-in-law introduced me to MRCA in the 90s at the MRCA Conference in Kansas City. When I first opened my business the value from MRCA was in the business forms and safety program. Now its much more, its the relationships Ive built with all these incredible roofing contractors. The experience has been priceless.24 www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer'