Welcome to Buchanan Business Consulting

After spending 40 years working in big business, Buck Buchanan founded Buchanan Business Consulting LLC, where he uses his business experience to help clients. Buck takes a practical approach to dealing with the complex issues. His opinions are based on the real-world experiences of people who have worked day in and day out in the business-to-business environment. He can provide support on a variety of topics as the company concentrates on consulting and speaking. The consulting part of the business focuses on business and building products while event speaking can be centered on either segment.

Buck can assist clients with a number of topics but the majority of the work is focused on Executive Coaching, Sales Management, Sales Training, and Strategic planning.  Regardless of the size of your business Buck can help you tackle the problems. Contact Buck to discuss your needs and how he can help your business.

On the building products side Buck can provide unique insight to Continuous Insulation, Air & Moisture Barriers, Exterior Claddings, Curtain Walls, and Panelization. Buck has written a number of articles on these topics and conducted webinars on Curtain Walls. 

As a speaker, Buck will entertain the audience with his story telling, energy level, and sense of humor. His topics include business issues and/or building products. Buck’s experience in business provides the background and is supported by his latest book, Behind the Walls. 

About the Book

Behind the Walls tells the story of the people who built an industry from scratch to become a multi-billion-dollar business. The book is about the EIFS industry in the United States, a building product that is so unique it revolutionized construction. It’s not just about the events that shaped it, but the people who contributed to its success.  Along the way there were multiple challenges, some that put the industry on the verge of collapse while others attempted to restrict its ability to grow. Many battles had to be fought as the business struggled for acceptance from building owners, architects, building codes officials, and politicians. Hurricanes, fires, and the Great Recession also presented formattable hurdles to overcome. 

This book tracks the industry’s development from its beginning to a period of astonishing growth and then follows as it evolved into a mature industry. It reviews many of the key points along the way, such as the rise and fall of the residential business and the industry’s ability to rebrand itself after its most catastrophic event.  Some deals were made, and some fell through as companies were bought and sold along the way. But the focus is on the people who built an industry from 1969 to 2019 - their careers, their difficulties, and the tragedies some of them faced. It’s an American story, one of survival and success.  Anyone who has been involved with the EIFS industry should read it.  The book was released at the 2022 Annual EIMA Meeting on March 24th and is available on our website: www.booksbybuck.com or from Amazon.