--- title: Formula to Floor | Free Workshop for Coatings Manufacturers | June 3, 2026 description: Free 60-minute session for coatings manufacturers and powder coaters. Walk away with the operational visibility framework that protects margins in 2026. June 3. --- Crestwood Associates Open main navigation Close main navigation FREE SESSION FOR COATINGS FINANCE & OPERATION TEAMS # The Operators Who Think They Don't Need This Session *Are Usually the Ones Who Do. * A working session for coatings manufacturers, powder coaters, and metal finishers who know something in their operation is costing them margin, but can't see exactly where until it's already too late. ### Access On Demand Session + Operations Toolkit ### Audience ## This session is for you if... - You're a manufacturer, powder coater, or metal finisher running 10 to 100 employees - Your job costing runs through spreadsheets and end-of-month reconciliation - Raw material price changes are hitting your margins before you can adjust your quotes - A quarter has closed and the numbers were worse than you thought going in -  You know something in your operation is costing you but you don't know exactly where  *Not the right session for you? If you already have real-time visibility across inventory, production costs, and job profitability, this session won't tell you anything new. It's built for companies that are still closing that gap*. ### The Cost of Waiting ## The cost of not having visibility keeps compounding. Most manufacturers wait until something forces the issue. A quarter closes worse than expected. A customer audit surfaces gaps in batch records. A resin price spike turns a profitable job series into a retroactive loss. By then, the cost of not having visibility is already paid. The question is not whether the gap costs you. It does, every quarter you carry it. The question is how much longer you are willing to pay without knowing exactly what it costs.   [-> Watch the session now](https://info.crestwood.com/formula-to-floor-session#form) 1 Manual reconciliation grows in scope and dependency as the business scales 2 Raw material price changes hit margins before job costing reflects them 3 Compliance records fall further behind as customer and regulatory requirements tighten 4 Reporting stays slow and high-effort regardless of how many tools you add 5 Decision-making slows when leadership cannot trust the numbers they are working with 6 Operational risk increases as the gap between estimated and actual performance widens ### Session Content ## 60 minutes. Five things you can use Monday morning. ##### 1. Where the true cost gap lives between your raw materials and your finished jobs   Most manufacturers are losing margin somewhere between the formula and the floor. We'll show you exactly where it goes and why your current systems can't catch it.  ##### 2. Why batch costing falls apart when material prices move and how to fix it   Resin prices changed last month. Does your job costing reflect that today or at quarter close? There's a structural reason this keeps happening.  ##### 3. How to identify the exact friction points slowing your operation right now    Not generic advice. A diagnostic framework you apply directly to your own operation, not a theoretical model  ##### 4. What audit-ready traceability actually requires in 2026 and what most shops are missing   Compliance pressure is tightening. Most shops are one customer audit away from realizing their records are not enough. We'll show you what the gap looks like and what closes it.  ##### 5. A realistic path from reactive to proactive that fits a company your size    Not a 3-year transformation project. A prioritized sequence that starts with the highest-impact fix first and builds from there.   ### Tangible Takeaway ## Leave with more than insight This is not a generic webinar and it is not a product demo. Every attendee receives Crestwood's Coatings Operations Visibility Framework: a practical tool you can use to identify exactly where your operation is losing margin, prioritize what to fix first, and structure the conversation with your leadership team. 1 Coatings Operations Excellence Framework A five-step map of where visibility breaks down in manufacturing and finishing operations and what closing each gap looks like for a company your size. 2 Operational Blind Spot Diagnostic A structured way to identify which of the five blind spots is costing your operation the most right now built for manufacturers, powder coaters, and metal finishers. 3 Leadership Discussion Guide A practical guide to frame the visibility conversation with your leadership team what the problem costs, what fixing it requires, and what the realistic path looks like. #### Coatings Operations Visibility Framework Included with session registration | | **Live Attendees:** Framework delivered immediately following the session | | --- | --- | | | **Replay Viewers:** Framework delivered within 24 hours of the recording being released | The framework includes tools you can use immediately: in operations reviews, leadership conversations, and when evaluating your current systems. [-> Watch the session now](https://info.crestwood.com/formula-to-floor-session#form) ![Headshot STEPHANIE MCCOLLY CMO LEADERSHIP](https://info.crestwood.com/hubfs/Crestwood%20Employee%20Headshots/Headshot%20%20STEPHANIE%20MCCOLLY%20CMO%20LEADERSHIP.png) ### Your Host ### Stephanie McColly CMO, EOS Integrator, and Business Systems Strategist at Crestwood Stephanie brings an operator's lens to modernization decisions. With a background in business process strategy, leadership alignment, and EOS, she helps teams clarify what is actually breaking, where risk is building, and what leadership needs to align on before committing to major system change. This session is designed to bring that same practical perspective to finance and operations leaders who need more than product talk. It is built to help you think more clearly, ask better questions, and approach modernization with more confidence. ![1516343662818](https://info.crestwood.com/hubfs/1516343662818.jfif) ### Your Guest Speaker ### Ralph Kubek Direct of Sales and Services at eWorkplace Apps Ralph brings decades of experience helping process manufacturers improve operational efficiency, quality management, and business performance through practical technology solutions. With a strong background in manufacturing operations and ERP strategy, he works closely with coatings manufacturers to align systems, processes, and people in ways that support smarter decision-making and long-term growth. Through his work with eWorkplace Apps and the Acumatica ecosystem, Ralph helps manufacturers gain better visibility across production, inventory, quality, and planning without adding unnecessary complexity. This session is designed to bring that same practical perspective to coatings manufacturers looking to improve visibility from formula to floor while building a stronger operational foundation for the future.  ![bob scotts awards](https://info.crestwood.com/hs-fs/hubfs/bob%20scotts%20awards.png?width=166&height=116&name=bob%20scotts%20awards.png) ![Accounting Today Top 100 Vars 2025](https://info.crestwood.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Accounting%20Today%20Top%20100%20Vars%202025.jpg?width=939&height=675&name=Accounting%20Today%20Top%20100%20Vars%202025.jpg) ![presidentsClub-2025-for-light-backgrounds](https://info.crestwood.com/hs-fs/hubfs/presidentsClub-2025-for-light-backgrounds.png?width=1600&height=1533&name=presidentsClub-2025-for-light-backgrounds.png) ![acumatica-awards-pieces_Gold-Certified-Badge-1](https://info.crestwood.com/hs-fs/hubfs/acumatica-awards-pieces_Gold-Certified-Badge-1.webp?width=140&height=216&name=acumatica-awards-pieces_Gold-Certified-Badge-1.webp) ![MS Business Applications](https://info.crestwood.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MS%20Business%20Applications.png?width=1043&height=548&name=MS%20Business%20Applications.png) ![MS Modern Work](https://info.crestwood.com/hs-fs/hubfs/MS%20Modern%20Work.png?width=1043&height=548&name=MS%20Modern%20Work.png) ![Acumatica_MVP_Badge](https://info.crestwood.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Acumatica_MVP_Badge.png?width=400&height=400&name=Acumatica_MVP_Badge.png) ![Soc-2-Icon-2](https://info.crestwood.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Soc-2-Icon-2.png?width=150&height=150&name=Soc-2-Icon-2.png) Why Crestwood is leading this conversation   Crestwood works with mid-market organizations navigating growth, complexity, and modernization across finance and operations. We understand that modernization is not just a technology conversation. It is a business decision that affects visibility, control, process design, reporting, adoption, security, governance, and long-term scalability. This workshop is built to help leadership teams think more clearly about that decision before committing to the wrong path. ##  One more thing at the end of the session   At the close of the session, Stephanie will walk through how Crestwood helps companies like yours do a 60-minute Business Optimization Assessment.   In one focused working session, a Crestwood advisor maps exactly where your workflows, reporting, systems, and job costing are creating drag. You leave with a written, prioritized summary your leadership team can act on. Delivered within 24 hours.  If that sounds like something your operation needs, you can book it directly here or use the link in your confirmation email.  [Schedule a Business Optimization Review](https://info.crestwood.com/boa-schedule?hsLang=en) Designed for finance and operations leaders who want clarity before commitment. ![ca-footer-logo](https://info.crestwood.com/hubfs/ca-footer-logo.png) © 2026 Crestwood Associates LLC. Certified Acumatica Development Partner, Gold Acumatica Partner & Microsoft Gold Certified Partner