Vince Butler, GMR, GMB, CAPS is a second-generation builder and remodeler from Northern Virginia. He has served as President of Butler Brothers Corporation, a full-service design-build company, since 1984 and has extensive experience in the design, sales and production of residential construction and remodeling. Vince has a BS degree in Financial Management from Virginia Tech and is a Graduate Master Remodeler (GMR), Graduate Master Builder (GMB) and Certified Aging-In-Place Specialist (CAPS). He is a nationally recognized speaker on residential construction management topics and an approved NAHB Master Instructor. He has presented at many national and regional trade shows including the International Builders Show, The Remodeling Show, Sunbelt Builders Show, Southeast Builders Conference, Atlantic Builders Conference, Pacific Coast Builders Conference (PCBC) and the NAHB Remodelers Road Show. He was named NAHB CAPS Educator of the Year in 2012 and Builder Remodeler Educator of the Year in 2017. In 2017 he founded BizTrainingNow to serve the educational needs of small business owners and local associations.

Mikel Ochs is the owner and leader of Whisper Creek by 1978 LLC and Montana Log & Timber. She has helped to pioneer offsite, sustainable, precision building systems that merge timber craftsmanship with cutting-edge panelized building technology. Her companies have earned numerous NAHB Awards, including recognition for excellence in home design, marketing, and as the Off-Site Construction Manufacturer of the Year. Mikel’s experience spans multifamily, development, and residential projects, as well as collaborations with commercial clients such as Bass Pro Shops, Disney, and Fire & Ice Productions, where her team provided panelized walls, siding, log railing, and log materials for the set of the television series Yellowstone.

Elliott is the Owner and oversees the day-to-day operations of ELM Construction LLC, a design-build remodeling firm in Birmingham founded by him and his wife, LeArden, in 2008. He is deeply involved in industry leadership, currently serving as the Vice Chair of the NAHB Remodelers and is slated to be the National Chair in 2026. He is a Past President of the Greater Birmingham Association of Home Builders and a Past Chair of the Remodelers Council for the Home Builders Association of Alabama. Elliott holds the Master Remodeler designation from his local Association as well as the CGR and CAPS designations from NAHB. He was also recognized as the NAHB Remodeler of the Year for 2023