Welcome to the lab
Hardware Innovators
Mastermind Group
Are you a leader at a local hardware store? Are you looking to innovate your store’s technology and learn new tools for improving employee productivity and company culture? If that sounds like you then you’ve arrived to the right place. Here, you will find likeminded hardware retail leaders offering collaboration, inspiration, and access, so your store can not only grow, but thrive in today’s world.
Get the spark of connection with Hardware Innovators now!
Who are Innovators?
We are a collective group of hardware retail industry Business Owners, General Managers, Marketing Specialists, and OSR. Beyond wanting to innovate our stores, we all share a common bond of owning and operating local home grown stores and that have similar challenges and needs. For this reason, we are dedicated to creating meaningful connections, elevating our professional skills, and sharing information to grow our businesses.
Why Join Hardware Innovators?
Elevate Your Hardware Store
Learn and test new and useful technology to help you run a tighter ship and focus on better ways to provide for your customers and employees.
Experience Real-time Connection
Learn innovative ways to foster new and authentic relationships with the local community and employees that nurtures a strong and durable culture.
Unlock Business Growth
Use shared information & processes from a hive of knowledgeable business owners to help grow your business with proven strategies to adapt and fit the culture of your store.
Attend A Mastermind Event
Your Monthly Mastermind is the third Wednesday of every month on Zoom. The roundtable-style meetups are 40-45 minutes, so feel free to join multiple! The line-up will remain the same but the topics will change.
Member Wisdom & Insights
April 2025 Mastermind Recap
Our April Mastermind tackled the thing everyone’s buzzing about—AI. But instead of buzzwords, our GMs and marketers broke down what’s actually working (and what’s still clunky) when it comes to integrating AI into real-world hardware retail workflows.
March 2025 Mastermind Recap
Another month, another round of game-changing discussions at our Hardware Innovators Masterminds! In March, our marketing and general manager groups tackled some of the biggest challenges hardware retailers are currently facing.
February 2025 Mastermind Recap
This month’s Hardware Innovators Mastermind was a wealth share of knowledge. Our Marketing folks talked through sales opportunities outside of Red Hot Buys, and the General Managers spoke about inventory ordering, discounting, and discontinuing tips. Let’s dive in!
Get Connected!
The process is simple, but the commitment is real. Are you ready to become an innovator??
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APPLY
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CONNECT
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INNOVATE!