He has written over 20 books and several articles for magazines and newspapers, particularly specializing in the areas of lumber and building materials (LBM), software and corporate finance.
[1] Wagner's work has appeared in outlets including The New York Times,[2] National Public Radio (NPR),[3] the Los Angeles Times,[4] and the Chicago Tribune,[5] as well as trade publications including the LBM Journal,[6] the Journal of Light Construction,[7] and Fine Woodworking.
His debut middle grade fiction novel, The Crash Crystal: A Lego Mystery, was published in 2011.
[15][16] In 2020, Wagner was featured in All Things Considered—the flagship news program of the National Public Radio (NPR)—where he read a memoir.
[12] Since 2015, he is also the managing director of the LBM sector for 1stWest M&A, an investment bank and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) company.