The Joinery Business Podcast: Recent Episodes
Bruce Poling
Joinery businesses are often low profit and long hours. We help you turn that around and achieve the goals you had when you first started in business. We will be providing you with weekly insights on how to turn your business profits up and your personal time down.
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by FlexiJet 3D
Flexijet is an automated laser measuring system and is the next evolution in digital measurement technology.
With seamless CAD Integration, generate 3D on site models that integrate directly into your design software, eliminating time consuming manual measuring with high precision laser technology.
Visit https://www.flexijetaustralia.com and request your tailored demonstration today.
Have you always wanted to get an insight into how some of the more advanced joinery factories operate? How did they get to that point, and what makes them run so efficiently? Well today on the show we have Paul DiBlasi from JFK Interiors to give us some insights on his advanced factory!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What makes JFK Interiors so advanced?
- How Paul DiBlasi got started in the joinery industry
- How to make the steps towards advancing your factory floor
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by FlexiJet 3D
Flexijet is an automated laser measuring system and is the next evolution in digital measurement technology.
With seamless CAD Integration, generate 3D on site models that integrate directly into your design software, eliminating time consuming manual measuring with high precision laser technology.
Visit https://www.flexijetaustralia.com and request your tailored demonstration today.
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When you become a business owner it often feels like the solution to all your problems is to simply make the business bigger. More clients, more staff, more machines, etc. But this is often far from the right solution as it can often lead to chaos.
On today's episode Bruce goes over why improvement is often a better outlook rather than growth. What does proper improvement look like? How do you implement better systems? And how long does something like that take? This and more discussed in todays episode of The Joinery Business Podcast.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to schedule improvement
- Growth leading to chaos
- How to implement new systems
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by FlexiJet 3D
Flexijet is an automated laser measuring system and is the next evolution in digital measurement technology.
With seamless CAD Integration, generate 3D on site models that integrate directly into your design software, eliminating time consuming manual measuring with high precision laser technology.
Visit https://www.flexijetaustralia.com and request your tailored demonstration today.
Operating a manufacturing factory can be 100 times more complicated than you think. Implementing proper flow, error tracking, quality assurance, and keeping it all on time can be tough. Though, with the proper system, it can all fall into place just as easily.
On today's episode Bruce talks about systems implementation, and how you can learn more at our Joinery Business Intensive at Biesse in Sydney on June 24th to 26th, with sneak previews from some of our Micro JBI's throughout the year.
Get your tickets below and start your path towards one system, one plan, one voice. https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/2026JBI
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why create proper business systems?
- What does it mean when we talk about business standards?
- What is our JBI?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Back again from Materials Days At Biesse, Bruce is joined by William Dedella and Kelsey Krauter from CAD+T to discuss their software and what CAD+T stands for as a company.
CAD+T is an CAD/CAM & ERP software solutions company with a focus on all things manufacturing. With a direct line to their support team, CAD+T offers a flexible and wide selection of software products which WIlliam and Kelsey talk about in detail in today's episode.
If you want to learn more, go to CAD+T's website below and reach out. https://www.cadt-solutions.com/en/
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is CAD+T
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What does the T stand for?
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What makes CAD+T stand out in the industry?
- Who to contact if CAD+T interests you
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
At the joinery coach we have clients from all over the world, most keenly at this point of time is New Zealand! With a number of clients with both modest factories and massive factories, we decided to do one of our "milk runs" in the north island of New Zealand and spend some time with our clients Orchard Joinery, Rabbitte Joinery, Graft Joinery, and Fernlea Cabinetry & Joinery.
On todays episode Bruce and Nigel go over the extent of their trip, discussing the most interesting things we learned about each client and how all of them are killing it right now in their own unique ways.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How our New Zealand Clients are killing it right now
- The unique qualities anybody could learn from each client
- Our excitement around exploring New Zealand as a country
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Filmed at Biesse's Materials Hub in Sydney, on today's episode Bruce has an insightful interview with Peter Zoumboulakis from Flexijet, a German based company manufacturing a 3D laser measurements & 2D digital templating machine.
How is 3D Laser Measurements the future of joinery and installation? How does Flexijet differ from similar products? And what does the machine's future look like? Join Bruce and Peter as they talk through all these key talking points and much more.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is Flexijet?
- What makes 3D Laser Measurements more efficient than physical measuring?
- How Flexijet can be used in CAD software
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Live from Brisbane Airport, Bruce is on the podcast today to go over some of the highlights of what we spoke about and found at our Micro Business Intensive here in Brisbane!
One key thing spoken about was standardization, something that seems small in concept but can really help your business maintain growth and consistency. Maintaining a profit margin may seem difficult especially when first starting out, but maintaining the little things in your business will eventually lead to the larger changes you'd love to see.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is standardization and how can it help?
- What is the Micro Intensive and what do we talk about?
- Maintaining profit margins
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
As a business owner it's difficult to keep up with an ever evolving industry, and joinery business owners know this better than anyone. Coming from a craftsman background moving into a manufacturing role can be really difficult as trying to maintain a business mindset while not taking away the creativity you once had can be hard. On top of the current technological advances in the industry, it can all feel like a lot.
Today on the podcast we talk in depth about this perspective and issue, going through the ways as a business owner you can manage the shift into manufacturing, and keep a steady head with all the big advances in technology.
We have Leeroy Reading from Reading Furniture & Joinery on to talk to us about his mindset around it and how he stays cool running the fantastic business he's built. And we also have Nigel Newman to talk about learning factory flow as a craftsman and how it can be an advantage to see the business from your perspective.
Today's episode is an incredibly dense and thorough dive into the topic of craftsmanship transitioning into manufacturing roles, so grab some coffee and get ready for some fresh insight!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- The hardships of transitioning from craftsman to manufacturing
- How to keep up with the current market and technology
- Why it's important to believe in your skills and keep a cool head
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
-
Joinery Business
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YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Welcome to our opening episode of 2026! This year we're looking to create an even bigger bang with the podcast than ever before, with more guests, more hard hitting topics, as well as more in depth perspectives on the industry!
In this opening episode Bruce talks a bit about the struggle of being a craftsman in a manufacturing role and the hardships of having to translate those skills into business skills.
We hope you love the podcast this year and what we have planned, but we're always open to feedback! Be sure to leave your thoughts in the comments!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why 2026 is going to be a massive year
- What it's like as a craftsman to enter a manufacturing role
- Why business doesn't need to be stressful
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Welcome to the finale of season 6! On todays episode Bruce, Tiffany, and Reilly spend some time going over some of the highlights from 2025 on the podcast, covering some of the fun episodes as well as the episode we felt best helped push the industry further. And at the episode the episode we go over some of the major plans we have for next year, and how season 7 will differ massively from any other season of the podcast
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Our favourite moments from 2025
- What's new in 2026
- A special thanks to our sponsor
- Announcing The Joinery Business Academy
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Todays Episode is just a quick announcment about when the last episode of season 6 will release, and what to expect in such a jam-packed episode.
As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
A saying I hear a lot in this industry is "better the devil you know than the devil you don't know", but is this really true? Running a business in the joinery industry is often like riding a roller coaster you don't know how to get off of, but what I find more often is that most business owners are addicted to being on this roller coaster mainly because they don't know how to get off the ups and downs..
Stepping into new territory that could potentially make things easier often seems scarier than facing the struggle you're already handling, but taking that plunge could get you out of the daily grind you face. On today's podcast I talk about this addiction to the roller coaster and what stepping off of it might actually do for you.
As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Our addiction to to the rollercoaster
- Why we have such a fear of the unknown
- How to take your first steps into making your business life easier
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Todays episode is a bit of a fun one! Bruce, Tiffany, and Myself had a look at some trending discussion topics, sharing our opinions and feelings on topics like hobbies we'd want to master, or whose role we'd want to swap with at the joinery coach.
This is an episode we didn't initially plan to use as a full episode, but after we thought it would be a fun one to put out so please let us know what you think! And if you'd like to see more episodes in a similar format!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What hobbies do we enjoy
- Our ideal coffee orders
- Our favourite part of our roles at The Joinery Coach
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
If you're a business owner looking to upgrade your employees, there's probably a myriad of concerns, including the idea of reaching out to an RTO. But what is an RTO? What if your employees leave after you've trained them?
Today Bruce goes over these concerns as well as what a RTO is, and what ways they can be helpful and what to look out for in your search.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is an RTO?
- Does being registered mean a high standard?
- The fear of employees leaving after training
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Marketing in joinery is often an underlooked aspect of the business. However, working with Holz Kitchen and Joinery have proved marketing to be vital, as we've seen a massive increase in leads through some successful marketing campaigns.
An already amazing joinery business is now properly receiving the work they deserve, and today Tiffany is going to tell us a little bit about how.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What an increase in leads meant for Holz Kitchen and Joinery
- How marketing is instrumental in business growth
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
H Miller Brothers have been a fantastic client of ours over the years, showing some tremendous growth and willingness to put in the hard yards. On todays episode Tiffany gives us a bit of a rundown over what H Miller Brothers have done to get them to where they are today, and what you can take away from their story.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What an increase in leads meant for H Miller Brothers
- How marketing is instrumental in business growth
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Within the joinery industry, and especially if you've just started out, sometimes it can be hard not to let clients walk all over you, they are the ones paying your bills after all. We often talk to clients that feel as though they're the dog getting wagged by the tail so to speak, with clients changing things last minute, making strange our ridiculous demands, or dates getting changed at the last minute.
Today on the podcast Bruce goes over what to do in these common scenarios, how do you stop clients controlling your business? Do you let them and just give into their demands? Bruce has the answers and he's here to talk you through it.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What to do with client making unusual demands
- Why creating good standards for clients to follow is great
- How to stop your clients from walking all over you
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Checking the pulses of your business is vital, similar to going to the doctor to check your health. In this final episode of our Time to Grow Up series, Bruce goes over the final pulse: the financial pulse. How do you identify financial issues and at what source? How do you improve them?
Well on todays episode bruce goes over the ways in which you can identify your financial strain, and improve the financial pulse of your business.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why the financial pulse is important
- How to keep tabs on all your finances
- What do to when your financial pulse is weak
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Sometimes we encounter resistance in the industry to have "business improvement" level conversation that may require an investment of some kind. This resistance is due to many factors but is something that is likely holding you back from seeing ways to improve your business in many cases.
Too many people feel like if they keep doing things the same way every year all will be good, and anyone trying to teach new methods must be selling snake oil, so there is often immediate rejection of improvement conversations that could give you massive benefits. In today's episode Bruce explores why this might be, and gives 4 specific points for you to think about.
If you would like to have non "salesy" conversations about how to improve your business, jump into our free facebook group.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why “Good Enough” shouldn’t be good enough
- Why the joinery industries Snake Oil radar is so sensitive
- How actions speak louder than words
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
When it comes to running a business, reading and understand numbers can feel intimidating, especially if you feel you don’t know what you’re looking at. We often find business owners not learning this skill and struggling because of it, so today Bruce is here to talk to us about why it’s important to understand your numbers, and how it’s not as intimidating as you might think.
In our facebook group, The Joinery Business Hub, we run a poll called "what's your problem" where members can vote on issues currently on their minds or they'd like more information about so that we can cover it on the podcast!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast or want to vote on next month's What’s Your Problem, be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What understanding your numbers is important
- What to look out for in a profit and loss statement
- How to look at increasing numbers as a tool to better your business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
-
The Marketing Joint
-
Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Today's Episode is filmed live at Biesse Materials Week, as Bruce goes over some of the machines and his views surrounding business efficiencies, and the pros and cons of buying a brand new fancy machine.
Biesse Materials Week was a fantastic opportunity for us to speak at, as well as connect with other business owners and industry professionals. At The Joinery Coach we’re incredibly grateful to be invited. Today's episode is a homage to mark our excitement surrounding Biesse and their current advancements.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Biesse Materials Week
- The Pros and Cons of buying a new machine
- The importance of business efficiency.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
It can be great to get a new machine that operates faster or makes the factory a bit more automated, but getting that new machine thinking it’ll speed up factory efficiency can be a mistake if you haven’t improved the efficiency of the factory as a whole.
In business there’s 3 pulses you need to be aware of, and today we’re looking at the second pulse: the efficiency pulse.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to create better factory efficiency
- Why it’s important to focus on flow
- Will a fancy new machine solve my problems?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Today, I am just a little bit over some of the stuff that I'm hearing so much out on social media right now. Today's podcast is gonna be just a little bit hard hitting and maybe a little bit offensive. So if you're easily offended, do not watch today's podcast. But today I want to talk about some things that we have to get this industry moving forward on and things that I'm hearing people saying.
People are in their comfort zone right now. There's a lot of stuff being said that isn't moving people outta their comfort zone, and I want to shake up the industry a little bit. if you're ready to move things forward in business and actually make some forward steps and find that next level in business you're looking for. Jump into today's podcast. I'll see you there.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Whats about the industry has got me worked up
- Manufacturers marketing tactics
- How to increase production flow
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
The joinery industry has been making very little progress in maturing over the past few years. Despite the many advancements in technology and business acumen, the industry has stayed stuck in its ways, one of those ways is business owners' mindsets around improving their business.
Creating business improvements is not a quick solution, you may think you’ve implemented better systems but you’ll find things revert back before you know it. On today's episode Bruce goes over some ways to create consistent improvements in your business, and why it’s important to stay consistent.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Business improvement as a long term exercise.
- What most businesses fail to account for
- The next business pulse
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
On September 19th between 1-2pm, Our resident marketing expert Tiffany Newman is going to be running an online workshop titled “The Social Roast”. In this workshop Tiffany will go through your businesses online presence and offer criticism and advice on how to improve it, “roast” your social media in essence.
In todays episode Tiffany goes through what the workshop will be about and how roasting your social media will serve as valuable feedback and advice to improve your online marketing and online presence. For more information follow the link below: www.themarketingjoint.com/socialroast
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is a “social roast”?
- Is your online presence important?
- What to expect from this online workshop
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
At The Joinery Coach we talk a lot about jobman and how useful it is, though we’ve yet to jump into its true depth and how to use it. Today we have our resident Jobman expert Aaron Gibb in to talk to us in depth about it’s capabilities, how useful it is, and some ideal methods to really get the most out of Jobman.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is Jobman and what can it do?
- How to use Jobman
- What most business owners don’t realise about Jobman
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
The joinery industry has had a lot of major advancements over the years, many of which have made it hard for manufacturers to keep up or adapt. This includes the methods in which factory floors run to how money is dealt with.
On today's episode Bruce goes over how the industry has evolved and what owners could be doing to stay ahead in this introduction to a new series.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How the industry has changed
- Why the Joinery industry is yet to mature
- Why adjusting to new technology has left the joinery industry behind
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
As a business owner your team is one of your most available assets in more ways than you may realize. On today's episode Clare gives a bit of an overview of the value of your team from a marketing perspective. This presentation is one of many that'll be presented at the Joinery Business Intensive running over November 15th and 15th, our yearly convention we have open to all joinery and cabinet business owners. Come on down to meet like minded business owners, as well as gain some priceless insight for running your business.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to utilize your team from a marketing perspective
- How your team is more useful than you may fully realize
- What it means to implement team based marketing
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
Bruce tells his turning point story
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Running a business day to day can be exhausting, especially when the factory floor staff have to constantly run things past you or ask questions while you have other tasks to complete.
Today on the show Nigel talks through the concept of “the voice of the boss”, and some systems you can implement to make day to day life easier not only for you, but your staff as well.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is “the voice of the boss”?
- How to help your staff run without your constant attention
- Why freeing up time helps your business grow
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Running a joinery business can often be an overwhelming experience, especially when it comes to choosing where to invest your money. Do you focus on software? Hardware? Staff? Well on today's episode Bruce goes over what your best investment as a joinery business owner is, as well as why tech might not be as important as you think.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Where to invest as a business owner
- Why tech isn’t the most important aspect
- How to get out of an excuse rut
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
At the joinery coach and the marketing joint, we’re always looking for every avenue in which someone could market their business, be it method or platform. One we often see underutilized is Linkedin, a website all about business networking.
On today's episode Tiffany will go over some of the best ways to approach Linkedin from a marketing perspective, and some of its key features you might not know about.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Linkedin’s core features you might not be aware of
- The marketing power of Linkedin
- Why it’s important to show the process
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
On June 26th and 27th we had our third, in person, Joinery Business Intensive, an event made specifically for our members. On today's episode Bruce goes over some of the value taken away from the JBI, our mantra around running events for business owners, as well as what we have planned for the future.
If anything mentioned today sounds like something you’d love to attend, be sure to reach out on our Joinery Coach website.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is the JBI? And how was this year different?
- How we run events and what we’re looking to achieve
- What's planned for the future
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
One of the key aspects to running a joinery business is what software you choose to help run the business early on. On todays episode we have Mark Pearl from Maxcut Software in the hotseat to tell us a bit about Maxcut and its capabilities, and a bit of an inside view into constructing software for the cabinetry world.
Maxcut is a great choice if you’re early in joinery and want to understand the software, and it even has a free version if you just want to try it out. Mark Pearl has some really great insights towards the joinery industry and offers a new perspective that you may not of heard before.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is Maxcut Software?
- An interesting perspective on the Joinery Industry
- What Maxcut is looking to improve in the future
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Welcome back to Shop Talk! Our segment of talking more joinery and carpentry specific, going into some of the more niche details of making joinery! Today's episode is a bit of a fun one on the topic of jigs and their many forms and uses!
Join Bruce in the barn as he goes over his collection of jigs, how they’ve been useful, and how you might even make your own jigs! Be sure to join us in the comments and at the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook to share your own Jigs and the stories behind them!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is a Jig and how is it used?
- How Jigs can be far more useful than you think
- Bruce's collection of Jigs and where they came from!
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Running a joinery business is not often something we see business owners train for. A misunderstood aspect of running a business is the ability to grow and learn, pick up skills, and expand your knowledge. as comfortable as it can be to think you’re as experienced and knowledgeable as you can get, you’d be surprised to see the results of trying to expand your abilities.
On today's episode Bruce talks a bit about why expanding your abilities is vital to the long run of being a business owner, and some steps you can take to expand your business and your knowledge around running a business.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why a willingness to learn is vital as a business owners
- How your business can’t expand past your own abilities
- Knowing your areas to improve can help you grow your business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Posting online is often an afterthought when it comes to marketing and running a business. We often see business owners upload poor quality pictures of benchtops or jobsites on social media and it’s time to accept that this is actually hurting your business more than you know.
Today on the show our marketing expert Tiffany Newman goes over the ways this type of poor quality content is detrimental to business in 2025, and some easy ways you can go about tidying up your social media and making content that doesn’t cost you time.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why the content on your social media is important
- How bad posts can be detrimental
- Easy solutions to keep your social media current
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
The Joinery Coach has been coaching businesses big and small for well over 10 years at this point, along the way we’ve learnt and grown a lot when it comes to our coaching methods. Someone who knows more about business coaching than anymore is Joel Hudson from the Australian Institute of Professional Coaches.
Today on the show Bruce and Joel have an extensive chat about their views on business coaching, what they see as a valuable way to approach business coaching, and why most business owners can benefit from coaching more than they may realise.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What makes coaching joinery business unique
- What makes a good business coach?
- Why business coaching is often underrepresented.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
When it comes to marketing, joinery has always had it a bit different than other businesses. As a service it fits into a lot of roles such as shop fitting or home improvement. But still, compared to other businesses, it’s considered to be quite niche, making marketing a hard nut to crack.
In today's episode Bruce goes over why taking a traditional approach to marketing can often be unsuccessful, and gives some keen tips and perspectives to keep in mind on your marketing journey.
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In this episode we discuss:
- Why a traditional approach to marketing isn’t successful
- What new approaches to marketing can you take?
- Marketing joinery for todays market
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Within any industry it can be really hard to avoid what’s called “shiny object syndrome"; the concept of being easily distracted by new hardware or equipment thinking it’ll solve your problems. As a business owner it’s really important to be aware of this and call yourself out when you feel it applies.
A new CNC machine may seem nice, but if you look more realistically, it may actually be more of a misstep than a positive one. On todays episode Bruce goes over some key mindsets you can apply to avoid shiny object syndrome, and what you can look at in your business to improve rather than the CNC.
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In this episode we discuss:
- How to avoid shiny object syndrome
- Why the new CNC won’t solve the problem
- How to improve efficiency without looking at equipment
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
It’s true that as a business owner it can often feel like your main battle is against the economy itself, and while true the economy affects your business, that doesn’t mean there’s nothing you can do to stop it.
On today's episode Bruce goes over why it’s important not to approach the economy with a defeatist attitude, and gives you some keen advice on how to out-smart a constantly fluctuating economy, and create a more consistent revenue stream.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why multiple revenue streams is important
- How the economy doesn’t control your business
- Why it’s important to remain in control
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Setting up a good foundation for your business is key to making your business thrive and grow. In episode 1 of The Joinery Business Podcast, I'm here to help you figure out the general elements of your business that you need to look out for and improve.
There are 9 drivers that create a strong foundation of business which all work hand-in-hand to make your joinery business a successful one. I'm going to walk you through these today to help give you an idea on how to build a strong foundation that will make your joinery business a profitable investment.
In this episode we discuss:
- Bruce’s experience with the joinery business industry.
- The definition of business growth.
- Bringing in sales into your business that you can do comfortably and sustainably.
- 9 drivers for creating a strong foundation for your business.
- The importance of managing tasks efficiently.
- The benefits of the foundations working in your business.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
When running a business day to day, it can be easy to fall into mindless or monotonous routines, enough so that some of the more menial tasks like cleaning and organization can fall to the wayside. On today's episode Nigel goes over how to create and maintain a daily management board that will keep your staff on track, and stop cleaning tasks from feeling like an afterthought.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- The importance of putting together a daily management board
- How failing to keep a clean work-space can effort work-flow
- Why falling into old routines and harm work quality
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Time blowing out on projects is a common issue we see at the joinery coach, and although there could be any number of reasons causing this, a key issue to look at is the small things. But what are the small things causing time to blow out?
Today on the show Bruce and Tiffany go over some of the key reasons time is blowing out on projects, taking a look at some of the more managerial issues, but also some perspectives on factory-flow that you may not have thought of.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why taking a look at your factory flow is important
- Blocking time and why it’s important
- Problem solving and troubleshooting issues.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Today's episode is an episode replay from Season 3 when we have Mitchell Black from FineCut Joinery on the Hotseat! Mitchell is a very skilled business owner. Today he talks to us a bit about his views on the industry and what advice he has for joinery business owners..
Mitchell also talks about his history in the joinery industry, and how he started from an unlikely place. There’s a lot of joinery business owners can learn from Mitchell's story, and from how he got from where he started to where he is now!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to keep up with a growing industry
- Mitchell's story in the joinery industry
- FineCut Joinery’s impact on the industry
- What to do when you’re feeling stuck
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Today for April Fools, Bruce and Reilly decide to take a different approach to the podcast and force each other to watch some obscure movie of their choosing. Reilly made Bruce watch Horse Sense and movie about a rich snob learning to be kind and caring, and Bruce made Reilly watch Where The Buffalo Roam, a movie about Hunter S Thompson bumbling around annoying everyone.
This is just a silly episode meant as a bit of a laugh, next week The Joinery Business Podcast will be back to its regularly scheduled programming.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Is Horse Sense or Where the Buffalo Roam a better movie?
- What’s Bruce’s thoughts on Shower Curtains?
- Does Bruce like every movie about horses?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
It’s easy to become motivated when it comes to business, the issues often come from the struggle of turning that early motivation into discipline. Creating a consistent and logical throughline from that initial motivation can be difficult, so on the show today Bruce and Tiffany talk about the difference between motivation and discipline and why slow and steady can often come out better.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to turn motivation into discipline
- Why slow and steady can be better than the rush from motivation
- Creating consistency in your work ethic
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Working as a business owner can mentally feel like a tough nut to crack at times due to the stress it can cause. Maybe you’ve hit a point where every day feels somewhat the same, maybe you’ve become overwhelmed with work and stress, maybe your workers are finding their morale a bit low. Whatever it may be, it's important to take some time to figure out how to keep business feeling fun for you and your employees.
On today's episode Bruce goes over some things you can implement in your business to keep business feeling fun, whether it’s some form of incentive, gamifying your work, or taking mental time to separate yourself from stress.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to gamify your business
- Why team based goals can be better than competition
- Why it’s important for business to make you happy
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
Social Media is often a great tool used in marketing and branding your joinery business, and although a lot of you are aware of its use towards recruitment, are you aware of just how great a tool it can actually be in finding the people you need?
Today on the show Tiffany goes over some key methods and ideology around using social media as a tool for recruitment, and why utilising it in the correct ways can go miles in optimising the search for the right people.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Using social media for recruitment
- What platforms you can use outside of the usual job seeker websites
- Why online recruitment will be key in 2025
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
This episode is a replay of season 3 episode 24
“I haven’t got time” I hear this often. Let's get real! If now is not a good time .. when is? What is wrong with right now? Are you being real with yourself when you say these words? Too many people convince themselves some other time will be better than right now .. and many people say this to themselves forever. Pretty soon, 30 years have gone by and you have still not started.
In today's podcast I did into this “problem” I hear far too often and also too often see people continue to struggle.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Why “I haven’t got enough time” isn’t a valid excuse
- How to treat every task with the same level of importance
- How always looking to improve is vastly important
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
On today's episode Reilly hops on to talk a bit about his perspective on the joinery industry, and an aspect of branding and marketing that he feels joinery business owners often miss out on.
Video content and creating an important audio-visual personality for your brand can be a really important aspect of having your joinery business stick in consumers mind, and today Reilly goes over why this is important, and why simply being yourself on camera can go miles in potential clients minds.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to market for the start of the year
- What’s new in marketing for 2025
- What The Marketing Joint is doing new
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do.
https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com
On today's episode Tiffany and Clare are in the barn to talk a bit about the best way to go about marketing your joinery business at the start of the year, the best ways to approach social media, as well as what 2025 has in store in terms of new technologies.
The marketing Joint is also looking to make a few big changes for 2025 and we couldn’t be more excited about the months ahead. Tiffany and Clare spend some time going over what’s new, but if you want to learn more be sure to reach out at the link below:
https://www.themarketingjoint.com/
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to market for the start of the year
- What’s new in marketing for 2025
- What The Marketing Joint is doing new
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
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On today's episode we do a deep dive with Brad and Lynn from Quantum Lean! At the joinery coach we’ve been following Quantum Lean for many years as we feel a lot of our philosophies and advice surrounding woodworking and joinery very much align.
In this chat Bruce, Brad, and Lynn go over their point of views surrounding joinery business coaching, and challenge each other perspectives. Follow the link below to learn more about Quantum Lean:
https://quantumlean.ca/signup/
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How Brad and Lynn got into coaching joinery businesses
- Brad’s perspective on Lean
- Why it’s important to own your factory instead of rent
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
- Maxcut Software
Hello and welcome to the first podcast of 2025! In our opening episode for the year, Bruce goes over what will be different in 2025 for the joinery business podcast, as well as the joinery coach! This is going to be a really big year with a lot of positive changes, and we’re excited to go over what will be different and what to look forward to!
if you want to learn more about starting out 2025, and how to make the changes you need to your joinery business, be sure to reach out to us at:
https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What’s new at The Joinery Coach
- How we’re improving the Joinery Business Podcast
- Why we’re excited for 2025
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
This week's episode is part 2 of 2 for our end of year wrap-up of the podcast as well as The Joinery Coach. This week we’re focusing solely on The Joinery Coach, what we looked to accomplish through the year, what we feel we’ve achieved, as well as our biggest take away from clients.
2024 was a great year for The Joinery Coach with a big influx in clients, progression in our learning structure, as well as some of our biggest client successes.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What The Joinery Coach learned from 2024
- What some of our biggest client take-aways were
- What we felt was our main accomplishment this year
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
This week's episode is part 1 of 2 for our end of year wrap-up of the podcast as well as The Joinery Coach. This week we’re focusing solely on the podcast, what Bruce, Nigel, and Tiffany think went well, what were our favourite moments, as well as highlighting the guests we had this year.
2024 was our best year of the podcast yet and we can’t wait to bring you more amazing content and advice next year, with more guests, topics, and higher production value.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What were our favourite moments on the podcast this year
- Highlighting the guest features each quarter
- Saying our appreciations for the greater teams involvement in The Joinery Business Podcast.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
This week on the podcast, as we look to wrap up the year, Clare decided to give an end of year wrap up for The Marketing Joint, going over what the adjacency accomplished this year, as well as go over what to expect next year with The Marketing Joint!
This year has been a great year for The Marketing Joint, and we’re always looking to improve things for next year with some exciting new announcements and steps towards the new year.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What The Marketing Joint accomplished in 2024
- What to look out for with The Marketing Joint in 2025
- A big announcement for The Marketing Joint
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
As we get close to wrapping up for the year, this week on the podcast we continue our Get To Know Us series by finally introducing our podcast editor and producer; Reilly Poling!
In this more unorthodox episode, Reilly talks to Bruce about his background in media production, how he started with the joinery coach and editing the podcast, as well as what Reilly offers to The Joinery Coach behind the scenes. Despite not having a strict background in joinery, having an outside perspective towards joinery in terms of content production has proven invaluable as it offers an understanding of what potential clients are looking for.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Reilly's background in sound and video production
- Reilly's contributions to The Joinery Coach and The Marketing Joint
- Why an outside perspective is important in marketing a business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show Rob Turner from Vision Drafting Services Australia joins Bruce in The Barn to talk to us about his background in joinery, what Vision Drafting Services Australia is all about, and how he believes drafting services can be an essential service to any joinery business.
Rob has a very unique and interesting perspective on the industry as Vision Drafting Services Australia is actually based in Poland, where Rob learned a lot about Poland's culture around cabinetry, and gained a lot of fresh insights into the industry.
If you want to learn more about Vision Drafting Services Australia, be sure to follow the link below:
https://www.vdsau.com/
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What Vision Drafting Services Australia is all about
- Rob’s background in joinery and cabinetry
- Why drafting services can be essential in any business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today's episode is a replay of one of our favourite episodes of last year, Bruce wanted to do a quick talk about the common phrase "we'll get there in the end" and why he views it as a damaging frame of mind for any business owner. The idea of trying to reach your goal “in the end” somewhat implies that until retirement your business has been struggling, which isn't a great result.
As a business owner, wouldn't it be great to reach what you view as "in the end", right now? instead of striving for some concept of the future, why not aim for right now? In today's episode Bruce goes over his views surrounding this frame of mind, and some general tips on how to get out of it and why.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why having the frame of mind “I’ll get there in the end” is damaging
- Why you should be striving for right now rather than later
- How to get out of this frame of mind
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Marketing is essential when it comes to increasing engagement and exposure for your business, but often we see clients view it more as a quick solution rather than more of a health care plan. Marketing often requires a little bit of planning and maintenance in order to be truly effective, and in today's episode Tiffany talks about why this is important, and why it’s not as scary as you might think.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to maintain an effective marketing campaign
- Why marketing isn’t a short term solution
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In today's episode Bruce has the owners of Spoke Joinery & Spoke Building and Interiors in the hotseat to talk a bit about their improvements in the past 18 months, as well as their background in joinery.
Spoke is an interesting business with a lot of history, they’ve made a vast amount of improvements over the past 18 months. Micheal, Gail, and David have a lot to say about the industry and have a lot of keen pieces of advice that will help the industry progress.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why Spoke Separated Joinery and Interiors
- David and Gail's background in the industry
- What improvements the business has made in the past 18 months.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
From 26th - 28th September 2024 Bruce and Nigel attended the incredible Master Joinery Conference over in Christchurch, New Zealand, Not only as guests to the conference, but as keynote speakers!
In todays episode Bruce goes oer what the experience was like, what he feels he learned from the other attendees and speakers, and why it was such a positive experience for The Joinery Coach as a business.
If you want to learn more about The Master Joiners, click the link below:
https://masterjoiners.nz/conference-2024/
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is the Master Joiners Conference?
- What Bruce and Nigel spoke about
- The overall positive experience
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
As a business owner your team is one of your most available assets in more ways than you may realize. on today's episode Clare gives a bit of an overview of the value of your team from a marketing perspective. This presentation is one of many that'll be presented at the Joinery Business Intensive running over November 15th and 15th, our yearly convention we have open to all joinery and cabinet business owners. Come on down to meet like minded business owners, as well as gain some priceless insight for running your business.
If you'd like to learn more click on the links in the description, or head over to The Joinery Business Hub on Facebook.
https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/events?fbclid=IwY2xjawF9zslleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHQYHsWTdrvSq3b62U6pWprJbLdfWgj4ovm8ZX6U_1gV7qDUlkG-chA-ylg_aem_mVx-S0eU7lXaqrBETYD6Fg
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to utilise your team from a marketing perspective
- How your team is more useful than you may fully realize
- What it means to implement te4am based marketing
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Often when it comes to improvement, it can be hard not to fall into the mindset of wanting things done right here right now. A lot of improvement takes time, and sometimes longer than you might think, the main thing to maintain is consistency.
In today's episode Bruce goes over why pushing yourself for immediate improvement- can risk burnout, especially when you're not used to the changes you're trying to make. implementing change slowly often leads to better results.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Long Term growth
- How to avoid burnout
- Why consistency in growth is important
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show we’re rerunning a classic episode from last year about the commonly asked question “how do I find good people?”. At the joinery coach we get this question a lot and we find it often comes from a position of looking in the wrong places, or from a “grass is always greener” perspective.
In this episode Nigel and Tiffany go over their perspective on the issue and what they think business owners can do to try and solve this problem, as often it comes down to not taking advantage of the talents your team already has to offer.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- The importance of resilience in tough times
- How the cost of living crisis affects business owners
- Methods to take when tackling to current financial climate
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In the year 2024 the cost of living is increasingly high, and it can feel like a crushing weight trying to run a business in the current climate.
On todays episode Tiffany goes over the current cost of living crisis, and some methods you can implement to help get through the current climate. applying a defeatist attitude can be damaging, and today Tiffany gives some advice on how not to fall into that trap.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- The importance of resilience in tough times
- How the cost of living crisis affects business owners
- Methods to take when tackling to current financial climate
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
On today's episode we welcome our part time coach Carol Hautot for her first time on the podcast as she and Tiffany discuss the ideas of leading change in your business as well as managing any resistance to change you might come up against.
When it comes to growing your business and wanting to improve things, change is a really massive part and not everyone on your team is always going to be for every change you want to make. It's important to have the skillset to manage resistance amicably.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to detail with resistance to change
- The core to implementing change
- Why it’s important to view change positively
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
When it comes to learning more advanced methods of running a joinery business, implementing lean and learning the 5S system is a must. Being able to run a tight, efficient factory where everything is clear, labeled, and easily to follow can be vital. But often what business owners miss is putting the effort in to sustain it.
On today's episode Nigel and Aaron talk about the proper way to sustain 5S, how keeping an upkeep on your readability and factory flow is a must.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is 5S?
- How do you sustain 5S in a larger factory?
- Why 5S is a vital part of Lean
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
At The Joinery Coach, we often come across clients who haven’t had the time to put together a business plan, or have fallen off the initial plan and have found themselves stabbing in the dark when it comes to business decisions. Having a strategy plan for your business is far more important than you might think, as it establishes what you want out of your business as well as laying the groundwork for the years to come.
On todays episode bruce goes over some methods and tactics you can take when it comes to building a business strategy plan, as well as the idea of accepting the differences between your business and others.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Putting together a business strategy plan
- Why it’s common for business owners to not put a plan together
- Accepting that you’re okay having a small business without a lot of employees, and what putting a plan together looks like
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show Nigel and Aaron decide to go over the concept of a skills matrix. What is a skills matrix? Is this something that can actually help? and how to go about putting one together.
No matter how many years you've worked in the joinery industry, it's always important to be working and developing your skills so that you don't fall behind in the industry, or let yourself and your employees get rusty. In today's episode, Nigel and Aaron tackle this exact issue.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is a skills matrix?
- How does maintaining and tracking your employees skills help your business?
- How to go about putting a skills matrix together
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Having ideas for projects or ways to improve your business is a vital and active part of being a business owner. It can feel hard giving yourself the time and space to build on these ideas instead of just letting them fall to the wayside, an underestimated power to helping turn your ideas into greatness is allowing others to collaborate and build on your ideas.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to not let your amazing ideas go to waste
- Utilizing collaboration to bring your projects and ideas to life
- Believing in your ideas and allowing others to help
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
As a business owner, or often even as an employee, finding yourself in distraction mode is something I think we all find ourselves in. Once distracted it can be hard to get back into being productive, but it could be your daily scheduling that’s gotten you here in the first place.
On today's episode Bruce goes over some of the ways you can get out of distraction mode, as well as some fixes you can make to your day to day schedule that’ll help keep your mind on track
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why our brains cannot stay forced for more than 2 hours
- Why distraction mode is normal and how to get out of it
- How to fix your daily schedule in a way that benefits you
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
The economy can be a constant issue in terms of running your business. It’s hard to account for a variable that’s constantly in flux, but the important thing is to not let yourself fall victim.
On today's episode Bruce gives some food for thought on the economy and how to not fall into a victim mentality, giving examples of past clients and how they’re views on the constant flux of the economy has actually been beneficial to their business.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to not let yourself fall victim to the economy
- Examples of past clients success in spite of the economy
- How to recover from an economic downturn
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Time management can be a difficult thing to juggle, especially as a business owner. Oftentimes you’ll think you’ve got your schedule sorted before realizing your time still isn’t being used as efficiently as it could.
Today on the show Tiffany Newman goes over some key methods you can implement to properly evaluate, and manage your time in a way that’s more effective for you and your business.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is Time Blocking?
- Why managing your time is important
- How to make a schedule and stick to it
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
When first starting out in joinery, hiring and structuring your team can be a difficult task. Who goes where? Are these positions more important than others? In today's episode, Bruce goes over the starting foundations to building a team structure properly optimized for your business.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why structuring your team properly is important
- How to start the process of team structure
- What positions matter the most
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Morning Meetings are often a crucial part of starting your work day, but not every business does them. On todays episode Bruce goes over the important of running a morning meeting, why keeping them short and sharp can be beneficial, as well as methods to structuring your meetings to be effectual for your business.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why Morning Meetings are important
- How to structure you morning meetings
- The ideal length and topics for a morning meeting
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show we have a very special guest, Justin Collins from Cabinets by Computer, here to talk to us all about what Cabinets by Computer is, give us some insight to his background in the industry, as well as go over their Legends of the trade initiative.
Cabinets by Computer is a software solutions company that offers to install and support various cabinetry software to help improve manufacturing lines and automation processes, offering software products like KDMax, goCabinets, as well as many more.
If you’d like to know more about Cabinets by Computer or wish to reach out, follow the links below:
Legends of the Trade initiative
https://cabinetryonline.co/legends-of-the-trade/
Cabinetry.Online marketing website:
https://cabinetryonline.co/
Cabinets by Computer website
https://cabinetsbycomputer.com.au/
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is Cabinets by Computer
- Justin’s background in cabinetry
- The Legends of the Trade Initiative
- Why finding the right software for your business is important
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show Bruce decides to power through a painful recovery from the dentist to go over the concept of receiving financial help and advice, when to stop ignoring the problem and what you can look for to know what needs fixing.
Knowing the exact time financial troubles have reached a point of needing outside help can be hard to spot, especially if you're not experienced with understanding a profit and loss statement. In this episode Bruces goes over these finer details and more to help you get back on track, and feel comfortable reaching out for help.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to identify the problem in your finances
- What is a profit and loss statement
- The difference between a bookkeeper and accountant
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show we've got a quicker episode lined up. Clare Maree, the team leader over at the marketing joint, decided to jump on and talk a bit about Chat GPT and how to use it in a way that could benefit your joinery business without losing the human element or becoming overly reliant.
AI is a bit of a hot button topic right now with pros and cons on either side, though if used in the right way Chat GPT can be used as a useful tool to help benefit your business in new ways.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is Chat GPT?
- How can Chat GPT be a useful tool?
- How to maintain the human element in your work
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show we have an incredibly special guest, David Carr from Cadmate, the Australian and New Zealand Representative for Mozaik software!
Mozaik is a piece of CNC software striving to make CNC manufacturing and cabinetmaking more easy and accessible, and on today's episode David goes over some of the finer details about what makes Cadmate and Mozaik special, as well as his own thoughts and feelings surrounding the joinery industry. Transitioning from panel saw to CNC can be difficult, Cadmate offers a complete solution to help with the transition.
Be sure to check out Cadmates website for more details, and to get in contact if you have any questions https://www.cadmate.com.au/
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is Cadmate and Mozaik
- Davids thoughts around software in the cabinetry and joinery industry
- What lead David to starting Cadmate and working with Mozaik.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
We can all remember a point in our careers where we felt like we were just starting out and didn’t know what we were doing, whether in the joinery industry or outside. Who were the leaders that helped cultivate your skills? What attracted you to them in the first place, and what caused you to eventually leave?
In the 3rd and final part of our Can’t Find Good People series, we take a look at the ideals around being a good leader with Reilly Poling’s perspective using his own work history as an example. What do good leaders have in common? Is it possible to learn how to be a good leader, or are we born with it?
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Can you learn to become a good leader?
- Is emotional intelligence important as a leader? Can it be learned?
- Reillys perspective on starting out in a workplace, and what ideals can cause employees to leave
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show Tiffany Newman is going to go over the ideas and principles around having a fixed mindset versus a growth mindset. Is one mindset better than another? Or are they more situational, where you can take strengths and weaknesses away from either. You'll be surprised to hear what Tiffany has to say as you might take away a new perspective on either mindset.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is Fixed Mindset?
- What is Growth Mindset?
- Are you setting a good example for your employees?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
At the Joinery Coach one of our main Programs is the Manufacturing Excellence Program. In this program we dedicate ourselves to providing business owners with the resources and knowledge to let their factory floor implement Lean and reach a higher level of excellence and standard that every business owner should strive to achieve.
In todays episode Bruce and Aaron go over the main starting step to attaining Manufacturing Excellence, an opening taster to the program we run at The Joinery Coach.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is Manufacturing Excellence?
- How to define Lean
- The starting steps fo 5S and running an excellent factory
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Todays episode is a continuation of our get to know us series focusing on the internal members here at the joinery coach and the marketing joint. On the show today is Aaron Gibb our resident Manufacturing Excellence Facilitator at The Joinery Coach, who'll go through his past in joinery and what's lead him to The Joinery Coach, as well as his various mantra's surrounding manufacturing excellence
Aaron is a fairly new member of the team but an absolutely invaluable member of the team nonetheless. Aaron has a vast history in joinery manufacturing and using joinery related software, and through his experience he's got an incredible amount of insight on how to better help other business owners reach the level of excellence they're hoping to achieve.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What Led to Aaron joinery The Joinery Coach
- Aaron backgroun in joinery and joinery related software
- Aaron various mantra’s around Manufacturing Excellence
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Getting your head around social media on its own can often be a difficult task, especially when it comes to marketing your joinery business. Thankfully on today's podcast Bruce and Clare have you covered as they cover most aspects of marketing social media, going over terminology like SEO and analytics, as well as why marketing on the various social medias can be vital to getting the clients you want.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What social media is best for what
- What terminology surrounding social media means
- Why marketing is used to get ideal clients
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In the hub we often ask our community to vote on what they would like us to talk about here on The Joinery Business Podcast. Whenever the choice “Can’t Find Good People” is included, it is always the number 1 choice. It’s a common issue, feeling like your staff aren’t living up to your expectations, or struggling to attract the right people to your business.
To finally squash this quandary here on the podcast, Bruce has broken the issue down into 3 points, the first of which is the topic of today's episode. Today on the show Bruce talks about building up proper systems so that new staff can properly learn and adjust to your joinery business, allowing them to flourish more under your leadership.
Today on the show we have an incredibly special guest, Verity Hare, the
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why can’t you find good people?
- Is your business attracting the right people?
- How to put systems in place so new staff want to stay onboard.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Continuing our Get To Know Us series we’re talking with Clare Maree, our content and team lead over at The Marketing Joint and The Joinery Coach. Clare is an invaluable member of our team with a lot of really fantastic advice and thoughts surrounding marketing and utilizing social media.
Today we get to know Clare a bit more as she talks about her background in marketing and her thoughts surrounding Lead-based marketing.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Getting to know more about Clare Maree and her role at The Joinery Coach and The Marketing Joint
- Clare’s thoughts surround marketing and social media
- Clares connection to the joinery industry.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Within the joinery industry, and especially if you've just started out, sometimes it can be hard not to let clients walk all over you, they are the ones paying your bills after all. We often talk to clients that feel as though they're the dog getting wagged by the tail so to speak, with clients changing things last minute, making strange our ridiculous demands, or dates getting changed at the last minute.
Today on the podcast Bruce goes over what to do in these common scenarios, how do you stop clients controlling your business? Do you let them and just give into their demands? Bruce has the answers and he's here to talk you through it.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What to do with client making unusual demands
- Why creating good standards for clients to follow is great
- How to stop your clients from walking all over you
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show Tiffany gives us some great advice on LinkedIn, a social media website centered around employment and networking.
LinkedIn can be a difficult website to navigate and wrap your head around as there's a lot you can include or miss out on which might be losing you vital work. Today Tiffany gives some of the dos and don'ts when it comes to LinkedIn so you can optimize your page.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is Linkedin good for?
- How to use Linkedin
- What to do, and what not to do on Linkedin
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
The specifics of running a joinery factory can often be difficult with every moving part and choice to make regarding equipment and parts, maintenance and methods, sometimes it's great just to get advice on these more subtle aspects. This is what our segment shoptalk is here to speak too, the more intricate and factory specific issues.
Today on the show Bruce is speaking again to Nigel Newman, our resident factory flow expert. Today they wanted to talk about the vacuum pump on your CNC machine, what's causing it to not hold its seal and cause objects to fly off the CNC? How do you maintain this part and why?
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is a Vacuum Pump on your CNC?
- How to maintain it?
- Methods to make sure the suction on your CNC in in great condition
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show we have an incredibly special guest, Aaron Crees, the Director of sales and marketing at Jobman. Jobman is a fantastic piece of software for manufacturing that helps automate your factory, calculate quotes, track time, inventory, capacity planning, and much much more.
On today's episode Bruce puts Aaron on the hotseat, asking him about his origins in software and manufacturing, what spawned the idea for Jobman, as well as his own ideas around the joinery industry and manufacturing and what allows users to use Jobman to its full efficiency.
If you want to learn more about Jobman or sign up for their software, click the link below! https://jobman.com/au/
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is Jobman?
- How does Jobman help organize and run your business?
- Aaron’s background in manufacturing and what lead to Jobman
- Aarons insights into the joinery industry and how he feels owners can improve their business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
This year on the podcast, we want to have a bit more of a focus on the internal team and workings of the joinery coach and the marketing joint, and to kick that off we're running a series called Get to Know Us, and our first special guest in Nigel Newman!
Now Nigel has been on the podcast many times before, but today we're focusing more on him and his background in joinery. Nigel joined the joinery coach as one of our onsight coaches at the start of 2023 with a specialty in factory flow. Nigel has been an invaluable member of our team, offering many clients excellent advice and coaching, and today we get to know a bit more about his ideology and mentality when it comes to running a joinery business.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How Nigel got started in joinery
- How Bruce and Nigel met each other
- Nigel’s specialty in factory flow
- What are Nigel’s ideologies around running a joinery business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
When it comes to running a business, reading and understand numbers can feel intimidating, especially if you feel you don’t know what you’re looking at. We often find business owners not learning this skill and struggling because of it, so today Bruce is here to talk to us about why it’s important to understand your numbers, and how it’s not as intimidating as you might think.
In our facebook group, The Joinery Business Hub, we run a poll called "what's your problem" where members can vote on issues currently on their minds or they'd like more information about so that we can cover it on the podcast!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast or want to vote on next month's What’s Your Problem, be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What understanding your numbers is important
- What to look out for in a profit and loss statement
- How to look at increasing numbers as a tool to better your business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show we have a very special guest, The CEO of Duckworks Millwork Solutions, Jacob Edmond. Jacob became the CEO of Duckworks in august 2022 with over 15 years of experience in the millwork industry. He describes himself as someone with a "passion for creating solutions to problems and delivering innovative results.".
In today's episode we get to know Jacobs perspective on the industry, what Duckworks is all about and how it helps joinery businesses, as well as Jacobs background in Millwork. Duckworks is a fantastic company that's provided countless solutions to many other businesses, and Jacob even has his own podcast where he provides further detail on his thoughts and ideas around the industry.
Be sure to check out Duckwork Millwork Solutions Below:
https://duckworksmw.com/
And check out Jacob’s Podcast Verify In Field:
https://duckworksmw.com/podcast
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Jacob Edmond’s background millwork
- What is duckworks and how does it affect the joinery industry?
- Jacob’s thoughts around the millwork and joinery industry, and what advice he can give.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Running a team can be hard, especially in joinery. Sometimes you might feel you lack the confidence to lead your team effectively, or that communication between you and your team isn't where you want it to be.
Today on the show we have Tiffany Newman here to talk to us a bit about running an effective joinery team. What to look out for, what to keep in mind, and some general advice that'll help strengthen your relationship with the team, and build up your leadership skills.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What to do if you struggle to lead
- How to build confidence in your leadership skills
- Why communication with your team is important
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
We're well into February at this point, and you may be wondering if it's too late to kick start or refresh your marketing for the new year. Well today we have Tiffany and Clare from The Marketing Joint here to talk to us about how it's not too late, and go over some of the key methods you can implement in your marketing to really kick off 2024.
When it comes to creating an effective marketing plan, there's some key factors you want to keep in mind. If you've done marketing in the past, keeping track of the audience your marketing was effective with is important, as well as which types of marketing worked best for you. When it comes to starting new marketing, Growing your online presence is great. The people interested in what you post can be really helpful in growing an audience and bringing in potential clients.
If you're a joinery business owner looking to bring your marketing to the next level, be sure to reach out to us at The Marketing Joint website.
https://www.themarketingjoint.com/?r_done=1
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How it’s not too late to start marketing for the new year.
- How to not get bogged down in numbers.
- Why building an online presence is important.
- What examples to take from some of our key clients.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the podcast we have Mario Tsirbis from Cabinets express and 4 kitchens in the barn to talk to us a bit about his journey with joinery, what cabinets express is all about, and how The Joinery Coach has affected his business, as Mario has been a very long standing and consistent client of ours.
Cabinets Express is a flat pack joinery manufacturer located in Bayswater, Melbourne. Mario started Cabinets Express as a sort of "coming home" project which he's always wanted to start up, but couldn't due to a lack of the right technology. but as of today, Cabinets Express has had a strong start and proved itself to have a solid backbone, a great new joinery business fantastic at catering to client needs.
If you’re someone interested in cabinets express and what they have to offer, be sure to reach out via the link below:
https://cabinetsexpress.com.au/
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Mario’s inspiration for Cabinets Express
- The Accessible tools Cabinets Express has to offer
- How Flat Packs can help other joinery businesses
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
On our first episode today, Bruce is going to talk to us a little bit about some of the best ways to go about running your joinery business at the start of the year. What's new for 2024? What should you do if you feel you've had a bad start, or too late to make the changes you need?
We're very excited to bring you a new season of the joinery business podcast! We have some new changes and topics to show, focusing more on our team at The Joinery Coach and The Marketing Joint, highlighting the amazing insights our Marketing agency has to offer, as well as our usual retinue of fantastic advice and strategies to joinery business owners.
if you want to learn more about starting out 2024, and how to make the changes you need to your joinery business, be sure to reach out to us at:
https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How our exceptional clients can lead by example to your joinery business
- How to start off the year strong
- What to do if you feel you’ve fallen behind
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
This week's episode is the last episode we're releasing for 2023. As such, we felt it necessary to do a sort of recap of 2023, going over some of the accomplishments this year as well as some of our major new developments!
But on top of this, the break leading into 2024 should be something all business owners use wisely to recuperate and rest. As a business owner this is often far harder than you might think, we often have clients that feel if they take even a minute away from their business the whole thing's going to fall apart, which isn't a healthy way of thinking.
So today, Bruce goes over some ways you can go about not falling apart over the break, and really trust your business is going to survive the holiday season. 2023 was a tough year, and you deserve to take some time for yourself. be sure to use it wisely.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What we set out to accomplish with The Joinery Business Podcast
- What our major themes were for 2023
- What to look forward to in 2024
- How to rest properly over the break
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show we have another shorter episode from Tiffany going over some of the ways you can go about helping your team reach their full potential.
When it comes to training staff and helping them flourish, it can be tricky implementing the right strategies and techniques. What works for who? Who's strongest at what? Well today Tiffany helps you go about supercharging your team's engagement, as well as help increase their productivity.
if you want to learn more about teaching and learning strategies as well as unlocking your team's capabilities, be sure to reach out to us at:
https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Learning Strategies
- How to unlock your team's potential
- Increasing productivity
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today's episode is a replay of one of our most relevant episodes right now and something to think about heading into the new year; A talk Bruce gave about the importance of creating standard procedures in your joinery business.
When it comes to running the factory of your business, creating procedures and learning how to sequence everything can be tough. In this episode, we go through a few things you can do to make this side of your business a little easier.
Creating procedures, implementing sequences and learning new software can seem quite stressful, but it’s important to take steps one at a time and work through at a sustainable pace. Using some of the methods and details outlined in this episode, you’ll be right on your way to becoming a factory sequencing master!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Some programs you can use to make sequencing easy
- The best ways to implement procedures
- The Dos and Don’ts of creating sequences
- Why creating sequences is important
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
As a business owner do you ever feel overwhelmed? Like you're on a constant grind that you can't get out of? Sometimes taking a second to evaluate your mental state is really important, and todays on the show we have a very special guest, Natalie E West, a clinical psychotherapist in to talk to us a bit about the dangers of burnout, and what some of the major factors are that could be influencing your stress.
We've seen a lot of business owners in the past with this constant grind mentality, like they need to be constantly working and working otherwise they'll fall behind. This just simply isn't the case, and far more often than not leads to major burnout and stress. it's important to identify what's making you feel this way, and why you should avoid it. Taking some steps towards bettering your mental health and working towards avoiding this stress is really important. Today Natalie E West is here to help go through some of the steps you can take to identify your stress triggers, and much much more.
If you have any questions about today's episode, be sure to jump on over to the joinery business hub on facebook, or reach out to Natalie E West from her website:
www.natalieewest.com
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What in business is causing you stress?
- Are you receiving the right type of dopamine?
- Is it right to envelope a grind culture?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show Bruce wanted to do a quick talk about the common phrase "we'll get there in the end" and why he views it as a damaging frame of mind for any business owner. The idea of trying to reach your goal “in the end” somewhat implies that until retirement your business has been struggling, which isn't a great result.
As a business owner, wouldn't it be great to reach what you view as "in the end", right now? instead of striving for some concept of the future, why not aim for right now? In today's episode Bruce goes over his views surrounding this frame of mind, and some general tips on how to get out of it and why.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why having the frame of mind “I’ll get there in the end” is damaging
- Why you should be striving for right now rather than later
- How to get out of this frame of mind
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
As we're slowly approaching the end of year, it's important to take a look at your marketing and maybe make some adjustments. for today's episode, Tiffany Newman does a deep dive into some advice and methods you can apply for your end of year marketing
Around this time of year is when it's crucial to nail your marketing, and maybe make a different approach than you normally would. displaying your best work and showcasing your most impressive projects can really help set you up to impress higher end clients, and putting forward more "people first" content can really drive forward a level of personability. Today Tiffany goes through some ways you can go about doing this as well as the reasons why.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What to prioritize in your end of year marketing
- How to retain clients using marketing
- What to change about your marketing as we approach the holidays
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the podcast we have really special guests Cole Eklund, Cassey Gibson, and AJ Kramer from Innergy Here to talk a bit about what Innergy is, and what they stand for as a company.
Innergy is an ERP software made specifically for woodworking and joinery businesses. They've has had some major success in USA and are here in Australia to branch out their marketplace and talk a bit about why their software should be your go to. As most of their staff used to be tradespeople themselves, they know what the industry needs and what works best for their clients.
Over the past few months we've been steadily building something special over at The Joinery Coach HQ, also known as The Barn. This week we're finally able to reveal it in it's close to finished state, a podcast recording and production room so we can finally have guests physically with us, as well as a space designed to film and record content! We're very excited to have our guests from Innergy be our first takers to this project, and we're excited to post more content using the space.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is Innergy?
- Why Innergy is branding out to Australia
- How Innergy can change your joinery business for the better
- What does Innergy stand for
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
This week we're doing our monthly segment, what's your problem, where we ask the members of the joinery business hub Facebook group to let us know what's been bothering them lately so we can discuss it on the podcast. This week's leading response was that business owners feel they're not getting enough profit. This is obviously a common response and a common issue most business owners have, even outside of joinery. Given how broad of a topic this is, Bruce cover's just a piece of it.
Everything in business has a cost. People, materials, overhead are all something you should be well aware of as a business owner and how the costs of these things affect your profit. But is there more here that you could be paying attention to? Today Bruce does a small dive into this topic and offers his perspective on business costs and how they affect your profit, offering some pieces of advice that could make a big change.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- The importance of considering overhead
- Some small pieces of advice to improve profit
- Reasons you could be not getting the profit you want
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show we have a special guest in the hot seat, Lui Milevski from Luna Joinery. Luna is a really great joinery business that we've seen grow quite a lot over the past few years, and is now really hitting the strides and goals they've been aiming to achieve.
In today's episode Bruce has a great conversation with Lui, outlining his views around the joinery industry, as well as a lot of the lessons he has learned over the years with the changes he's made. Lui has been a client of ours for a long time, when we started he didn't have a CNC machine and has since made a lot of strides on his factory floor, along with making the jump to CNC. He has a lot of really great insights into what a joinery business needs to be successful, as well as his own story in joinery that got Luna to where it is today.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Lui’s story in joinery
- What key takeaways Lui learned over his years in joinery
- The importance of knowing your passions
- Lui’s advice to starting business owners
Links:
- Luna Joinery
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
When it comes to creating a schedule for you to work around, it can often be really hard trying to properly create a good work-life balance. How much work is too much? When is it okay to allow yourself some downtime? Giving yourself an endless to-do list might seem good on paper, but more likely than not you'll find yourself not giving every task your all, and slowly stifling your own creativity.
Today on the podcast we have our Marketing Joint team member Clare Mokdissi here to talk to us about her methodology around creating a schedule that works for you, and why dedicating time to specific tasks rather than creating lists can help increase creativity. Creating a good work-life schedule might seem like an elusive idea, but with a new perspective around your time at work vs not at work, and some re-evaluation on what is and isn't important, you might actually find it easier than you think.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Are to-do lists actually helpful?
- What to look out for when creating a schedule
- The importance of a proper work life balance
- What do and don’t you put into your schedule?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show we're doing one of our Shop Talk episodes where we go over some aspect of running a joinery business. Today Bruce talks to us a bit about the issue of supplier reps showing up on your doorstep unannounced, expecting you to drop everything so they can show you what they offer.
This is an issue I'm sure everyone in the joinery industry has experienced at least once, and frankly it's not something that should be expected. Your time as a business owner is far too valuable to expect you to drop everything for someone who hasn't even made the effort to call before showing up, and if this is the kind of thing you allow to happen it could mean there's some greater issues with your factory you're not addressing.
With the supply reps it's important to be frank, and today Bruce walks us through some ways you can address these reps, as well as some new perspectives on why we shouldn't let this be an industry standard.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why a supply rep might show up on your door
- Why it’s important not to drop everything for supply reps
- What this behavior shows about how you treat your business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
If you’re someone like me, you’re someone who doesn’t enjoy the idea of being in a secure, safe job, so you’ve gone out and started your own business. Often in that early period when things are going well, you can feel bulletproof, which is a fantastic feeling! Eventually however you’ll have some unsuccessful moments, make a mistake here and there, and/or burn yourself out on work. As things go along eventually you’ll lose that feeling of being bulletproof, and for some forget the passion they had that made them start a business in the first place.
If this is at all you then this is the episode for you! In todays episode I go over the importance of re-evaluating that passion that got you here in the first place, and spending some time to actually retool your goals and aspirations so you can feel that same level of enthusiasm you did at the start. Knowing how to run a successful business is important, but the first step is always to feel motivated to do so.
As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- My book The Wealthy Joiner and how it can help you
- The importance of retaining or recontextualizing your dreams
- Why feeling motivated to keep your business going is important
- How to retool your mindset to suit your businesses needs
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
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YouTube Channel
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The Marketing Joint
This week's episode is one of our monthly What's Your Problem Segments where we reach out to the members of The Joinery Business Hub on Facebook to let us know what's been bothering them lately. this week's topic is one we've covered a bit, the ever present struggle to quote "find good people". Since we have offered our thoughts on this topic many times before, we thought we'd get our Marketing Joint Manager Tiffany Newman, and our Lean Specialist coach Nigel Newman to talk about this topic as they've got a lot to add to the conversation.
The topic of finding good people is one we hear a lot and often from a misguided perspective. What a lot of business owners surprisingly don't know is that they've already got good people already working for them, it's just the process they follow that needs to be improved. Tiffany and Nigel Have seen this a lot in the joinery industry, owners searching for good people when they can't recognise the good people they already have working for them.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why it’s difficult to find good people
- Are you looking in the wrong spots?
- Could the good people you’re looking for be the people you already have working for you?
- How do you define “good people”?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today's episode focuses solely on our marketing agency, The Marketing Joint. Since we have received so many questions about it, we thought we'd do a podcast to tell you why we created it and what it is all about. We have our Manager of The Marketing Joint, Tiffany Newman in to tell us all about it.
So today on the podcast we want to talk about what makes The Marketing Joint stand out, why our agency gets such incredible results for clients, and what is different about our approach.
Tiffany is a real expert when it comes to all things marketing. She's great at listening and understanding clients needs and visions, bringing what they have in mind and turning it into something that gets great results. Her insights on today's podcast is a great window into what The Marketing Joint is all about.
If you’d like to learn more or reach out to us at The Marketing Joint, follow the link below:
https://www.themarketingjoint.com/contactus
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why did we create The Marketing Joint?
- How does The Marketing Joint stand out above other agencies?
- How does The Marketing Joint cater specifically to joinery business owners?
- Where can I reach out to The Marketing Joint?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today's episode is a continuation of our Debunking Myths series. Bruce continues his journey in tackling some of the myths surrounding the work we do coaching joinery businesses. Today's topic is the notion that gaining more knowledge doesn't get you more money.
We often hear from clients that they don't need more knowledge, they just need to make products faster, or make more sales, or things along those lines. And although this thinking can be helpful, how do you get better at these things without the knowledge to do so? Is there merit in simple brute force?
Well Bruce is here to squash these myths and offer some of his own knowledge around these subjects. So if you have anything you want to ask about today's episode, be sure to jump into the joinery business hub on facebook.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Is gaining more knowledge important in running a joinery business?
- What aspects of the business should I be continually learning about?
- Is there merit in brute force?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the show Bruce walks through some of what The Joinery Coaches 3F program provides regarding becoming more efficient through lean. As well as going through the importance of implementing 5S in your organization, the continuous thinking culture is the real goal. A lot of people don't know that an average factory worker will, in total, spend around 6 weeks a year walking around looking for things. This can be a massive loss of time to the company, and it's also so easily solved with some better organisation systems.
We've seen a lot of ways time is wasted on factory floors, and it would astound you to see how much 5S in your organization can be your saving grace if implemented correctly.’
This is just a small part of what we teach over at the joinery coach, and if anything we say in this episode helps, be sure to book a chat as I'm sure we can help you a whole lot more. And, if you have anything you want to ask about today's episode, be sure to jump on over to the joinery business hub on facebook.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What our 3F program entails
- What is 5S organisation?
- The importance of having a clean workspace
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Sometimes we encounter resistance in the industry to have "business improvement" level conversation that may require an investment of some kind. This resistance is due to many factors but is something that is likely holding you back from seeing ways to improve your business in many cases.
Too many people feel like if they keep doing things the same way every year all will be good, and anyone trying to teach new methods must be selling snake oil, so there is often immediate rejection of improvement conversations that could give you massive benefits. In today's episode Bruce explores why this might be, and gives 4 specific points for you to think about.
If you would like to have non "salesy" conversations about how to improve your business, jump into our free facebook group.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Why “Good Enough” shouldn’t be good enough
- Why the joinery industries Snake Oil radar is so sensitive
- How actions speak louder than words
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the podcast we are proud to announce our partnership with Vative. This partnership gives us a new ability to provide training to your staff on the factory floor and offer government recognised certificates each person can achieve. This is a massive new initiative that helps us provide "lean thinking" skills and knowledge at all levels of your business.
This will form the foundations in our new Joinery Manufacturing Excellence Program.
Today I talked with Theo Pappas and Parth Bommakanti from Vative about this new initiative and they tell us more about Vative and more about their own journeys.
Vative is a business optimisation consultancy and training organisation that operates around Australia, working with many businesses, many of which aren't joinery related. They have a lot of really valuable insights into business management and employee training, which Theo and Parth are here to talk a little bit about.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Our Partnership with Vative
- What is Vative?
- Theo and Parths Ideologies around running a business
- Vative’s insight into the joinery industry
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the podcast we have our monthly segment; What's Your Problem. Here we post a poll in The Joinery Business hub on facebook asking members to vote on a problem they're currently facing for us to talk about.
This month's topic is "my leaders are not leading", a pretty common problem we hear a lot in this industry. It's a hard topic, it can be easy to assign leaders, but what do you do when they're not leading? Is it possible to train somehow how to lead? Of course it is, and on today's podcast Bruce gives some great insight into a few ways you can tackle this problem, taking on a new perspective on the issue.
On top of that Bruce gives out some roads you can go down to help you get a more broad understanding of the issue and more in depth ways to go about solving it.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- 4 approaches to help your leaders lead
- Some new perspectives on leading staff
- Where to find more in depth knowledge on the subject
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the podcast we have our resident Lean specialist Nigel Newman to talk about his time working with joinery business and the results they have achieved.
What do these results look like? What methods did he have to implement to get these results?
Something as simple as refining your process can change everything, maybe trying to implement lean or creating a better workspace. Often what we find that needs changing is a lot more simple than you'd think, as a business owner it can be really easy to overcomplicate and overthink things, leading to a mess that could have been avoided.
Nigel's here today to talk about some of the results and approaches he's used to get joinery businesses the results they're after, and go through some of the case's in which he was able to achieve this.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Simple approaches to lean you can take to improve your business
- Implementing small systems to keep things smooth
- How a clean workspace can improve the business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Within running a joinery business, there's a lot of minutia that can easily slip past if you're not looking close enough. What might seem small or trivial can easily turn into something bigger without you realizing. Your Profit and Loss statement is a very good example, as it's something fundamental to understanding your business and how well it's going, but the details can get lost at times.
Today on the podcast Bruce goes into detail about what your Profit and Loss statement is, how to go about reading it, and make changes based on the information it presents. It's a valuable subject thats easy to downplay, but if you know what you're looking for and what to do about it, it can be some really powerful analytics to take full advantage of.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- What is a Profit and Loss statement
- The numbers you want to look for in a profit and loss statement
- How to adjust based on your numbers
- What to look out for in a profit and loss statement
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the podcast we have Tiffany and Clare from our sister company, The Marketing Joint, to talk a bit about how marketing affects the customer experience, and how marketing should function as the starting point down the funnel of turning that customer into a sale.
Marketing and branding plays so much more of a key factor than most business owners seem to realize, and marketing funnels are the main idea you want to be across when you start a marketing campaign. Thankfully Tiffany and Clare are here to talk about the phases of building a marketing funnel, what you want to look out for, and the positive impact this style of marketing could have on your business
The Marketing Joint is our Marketing Agency dedicated specifically to joinery businesses. If you're looking to bring your joinery business to the next level, The Marketing Joint understands joinery and what joinery businesses need, so reach out and book a chat and we'll see how we can help you.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- How to create a marketing funnel
- Why marketing is so important
- Why the customer experience starts at marketing
- What to look out for when starting a marketing funnel
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today on the podcast we have Christine Genocchio from Imperium Corporate Services, a combined bookkeeping, human resources, and compliance business that helps other businesses with their back of house needs. Christine's here today to talk a bit about her background and experience in the industry, as well as give her insights into the joinery industry from a HR perspective, giving some advice that could really help your team developer and create a great work culture.
From a fair work perspective a lot has changed over the years, and is still very much continuing to change. Christine has a lot of specialist insight into how these changes can affect you, and how to be on top of fair work changes.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
In this episode we discuss:
- Human Resources - Then and Now
- How to properly utilize HR so it benefits you and your team
- How changes in Fair Work affect you
- Dos and Don’ts when it comes to HR
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
“I just have to get this job out the door” is something I often hear in the joinery industry. This idea of jobs needing to be done quicker and better through the sense of “competition” rather than a sense of “community”. This type of mindset is what leads to a lot of mental fatigue, the idea that every job is in competition with the last, rather than finding a communal way to work through jobs in ways that are easier for everyone and have your staff feeling more together.
In this episode I go over mental fatigue and how that type of mindset can really start to affect the quality of your work and how your team operates.
If you’d like to know more about the JBI taking place between Jul 13 and 14 in Brisbane, be sure to connect with us on the Joinery Business Hub on facebook where you can take a look at the event page and ask us any questions or just click the link below:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
Or just go here to get your tickets:
https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/julyjbitickets
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How important is it to connect to other joinery businesses?
- Viewing work as competition rather than a communal effort
- Are there benefits in isolation/seclusion?
- JBI in July, an opportunity to meet like minded people and learn new things
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Todays podcast is a replay of an important episode from last year where I showcase a workshop I had with a group of joinery business owners going over some methods they can take to make their business fun again, and to make sure their team members are enjoying and contributing.
When it comes to running a business, it can be very easy to let things run into a monotonous cycle, doing the same things each week and create a sort of groundhog day effect. This is often how I see a lot of businesses go downhill, so it’s very important to keep in mind the excitement that got you into the business to begin with. Make sure you’re doing the things you love, celebrate your wins with your team, and even look to “gamify” work by incentivizing good performance with fun rewards.
If you’d like to know more about the JBI taking place between Jul 13 and 14 in Brisbane, be sure to connect with us on the Joinery Business Hub on facebook where you can take a look at the event page and ask us any questions or just click the link below:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
Or just go here to get your tickets:
https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/julyjbitickets
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to find the excitement in your work
- The importance of doing what you love
- How to gamify your work
- Methods you can use to make your team enjoy working for you
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In this week's podcast I take a different approach. Most weeks I tend to talk about a single topic and discuss ways to help your business grow, but this week I thought I’d have a look at some of my most common questions and answer each one. Where did I come up with the name GPS? What is the JBI in July about? And tons more answers on this week's episode!
If you’d like to know more about the JBI taking place between Jul 13 and 14 in Brisbane, be sure to connect with us on the Joinery Business Hub on facebook where you can take a look at the event page and ask us any questions or just click the link below:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub
Or just go here to get your tickets:
https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/julyjbitickets
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Where does the name GPS come from?
- What’s the JBI in July about?
- Why Call them Workshops?
- Who will be speaking at the JBI?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Bruce tells his turning point story
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
For today's episode we have something really exciting to share, Tiffany Newman, our Senior Manager of Content & Marketing at The Joinery Coach, and Clare Mokdissi, our Marketing Content Team Leader for The Marketing Joint, had a really interesting chat about how to keep your marketing simple but impactful.
Marketing is something that's easy to overthink and create something that's too convoluted, or have fallen by the wayside because you feel you don't have time. But often with marketing, keeping it simple can often have a greater impact as well as be far easier to accomplish than you'd think. If you want to know how, Tiffany and Clare have you covered in this episode, going into detail about some ways in which you can create some simple and impactful marketing strategies that'll help your business gain an extra step up in the industry.
If you’re looking for help with your content calendar, have a look at our free content calendar portal linked below to get you started!
https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/registerfreecalendar
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How marketing can be simple and impactful, more so than you’d think
- How to create a marketing calendar
- The best ways to create simple content that’ll have the highest impact.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
When it comes to implementing lean in your joinery factory, there’s a lot of myths and misunderstanding that come with it, and with that, a lot of it can be easily debunked. I’ve seen clients claim that lean is about laying off staff, or simply trying to cut costs, which definitely isn’t true.
Today I had a very interesting chat with our newest team member and coach, Nigel Newman, who’s an expert in everything lean, to have a chat about some of the biggest myths and mistakes he’s seen with Lean and gives some insight on how to avoid them!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Common myths with Lean
- Mistakes with Lean that you can avoid
- Nigel’ background with lean
- The best ways to implement lean in your business.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
When it comes to getting good people in your business, be it admin or manufacturing, often I find business owners mismanaging these good people without even realizing. Having a lack of standard operating procedures can harm your business more than you know, and having the belief that good people should just “know what they’re doing” can land you in a lot of hot water, often turning good people into bad people.
In today's short but sharp episode, I take a look at why you need to create some simple standard operating procedures, and the steps you need to take to start up that system. Getting good people to stay good people is vital, and I’m here to help you through it.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Why standard operating procedures are important
- Why good people turn into bad people
- How to create a step by step procedure
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
I thought we’d have another look at one of our most useful and well regarded episodes from last year covering an ongoing topic; continuous improvement.
In most industries, continuous improvement is an absolute must, but for the joinery industry it can be very tough due to limited understanding of what it means. When CNC machines were first introduced there was a lot of push back, so much so I still have clients TODAY debating if it’s worth getting one, even though this has been proven already for many years.
Taking a look at where your business is and figuring out how you can improve it should be a constant, but how do you know if these continuous improvements are actually helping? Is it ever possible just to keep things where they are? In this episode replay I take a bit more of a deep dive into the best ways you can implement a continuous improvement strategy, as well as a way to figure out just how effective these improvements actually are.
This podcast will be very insightful for a lot of you, so as always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- What is continuous improvement?
- Are the improvements you're making effective?
- Is it important to keep trying to improve, or is it ever possible just to let things be?
- What does continuous improvement look like in the long term?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
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YouTube Channel
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The Marketing Joint
Today we bring you some "gold nugget" insights from our resident Efficiency coach Nigel Newman where he talks about the micro steps to effective scheduling. Most joinery businesses struggle with scheduling, and as a result are always behind schedule with unhappy customers and employees. This leads to jobs being rushed and more mistakes being made, putting the schedule even farther behind!
To learn more about how we can help you solve this, please reach out by booking a short chat https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/bookcall . Taking this first step to solving this problem could be the start of solving many others!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Basics around Scheduling
- How scheduling impacts your business more than you know
- How to solve getting behind schedule
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
This week's episode is a replay of one of our best and most interesting “What’s Your Problem” episodes of last year where I handle the question; what do you do about constant mistakes being made?
Mistakes in business are always going to happen, though understandably it can be frustrating as a business owner if mistakes are becoming a regular occurrence. So how do we go about fixing this? In today's podcast we take a look at the most effective ways to go about handling mistakes, and how to help employees when a mistake happens.
It’s hard not to put the blame immediately on someone after they make a mistake, but it’s important to take everything into consideration. Are the processes in place working to avoid mistakes? Will blame in this instance really help solve the issues? I find the answers to these questions often surprises clients, so tune in to today's podcast for some very useful insight!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to deal with employees who make mistakes
- Taking a look at and improving processes
- What causes mistakes in a workplace?
- How to avoid a toxic work culture after mistakes have been made
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
A problem we often hear from joinery business owners is that they don’t have enough time to spend time with family or take a break because they’re too busy quoting. What I also often find is there is a low conversion rate as a result of all this time spent quoting.
In today's episode we give some advice on how to win more work while quoting less. Are you sure you’re attracting the right clients? Are you allocating time correctly? And is your marketing effective enough for people to know, like and trust you? All will be discussed on this week's episode of The Joinery Business Podcast!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Attracting the right clients
- Putting out clear and trustworthy marketing
- Allocating time so you’re not quoting all the time
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today's episode is a replay of one of our most popular episodes; A shop talk episode on standardization. In the joinery business industry, standardization is misunderstood. What is standardization? And what are the processes to make it most effective and work for your business? All will be covered and explained in today's episode of The Joinery Business Podcast!
Joinery businesses will find massive benefit from standardization, whether it is proper workbench structure or creating clearer roles for staff. But often they’re worried about the word ‘standard’, thinking it means ‘not custom’ .. or doesn’t apply to a custom joinery business. In today's episode, I work through the difference and give some better insight on how standardization will benefit your business.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Pros of standardization.
- How to create proper standardization and make it easy.
- The difference between ‘standard’ and ‘quality’.
- How to make Standardization standard in your business.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
This week's episode of the Joinery Business Podcast is a replay of one of our most popular, and now most relevant, podcast episodes from season 1. Despite being an older episode, the content here is incredibly useful, arguably now more than when it first came out. Learning how to really buckle down on what’s important in your calendar versus what you can hand off to someone else becomes ever important.
Often as business owners, we find ourselves completely overwhelmed in our own schedules and struggle to fit in any time at all. But it’s important to keep in mind that you cannot ‘create time’. When you ask, "how can I make better use of the time I already have?", you’ll get real about fitting the tasks into the time rather than the time to the tasks.
I believe it’s important as a business owner to not miss out on your own life. It’s true sometimes that you have to put in some hard hours in business, but that’s not all a business should be and you shouldn’t feel so swamped all the time. So in today's episode, I talk about how we teach our GPS Members how to find a way to breathe in their business, and help find a better balance with your schedule.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How creating a better schedule helps morale
- The importance of creating a better work-life balance
- How to find spots in your schedule which might help you breath more
- The idea of finding better use of your time, rather than trying to create time
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Let’s face it, the Joinery Industry can be a stubborn place. A lot of people are pretty set in their ways, don’t want to admit there’s a problem, or will always argue that their way is best. People are often, actually, wanting some form of help but just don’t know how to ask (or don’t want to). How do you get out of this mindset? What’s the best approach when you do want help?
In this industry, now more than ever, it can be important to find a community and an open space where people feel welcome to talk and ask for help. In today's podcast I go a little in depth on some of the ways you can consider asking for help, and some methods you can take to better help utilize the help you may be receiving.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to identify you need help
- Best way to approach others when needing help in the industry
- How to be utilize the help you may be receiving
- Why creating an open community is important
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
‘What’s Your Problem’ is a segment I run live in the ‘Joinery Business Hub’ Facebook group, where we have a look at some of the most commonly asked questions i.e. problems people are having, and we work out solutions.
This week was the old chestnut, “How do I find good people to hire?” This is a question I get asked a lot, and have spoken a lot about. The key, really, is you shouldn’t be thinking about ‘finding’ good people. If your business is attractive enough and you use your marketing systems well, you shouldn’t need to look for ‘good people’ because they will find you.
In this brief but sharp ‘What’s Your Problem’ episode, I talk about the mindset you should have when recruiting and thinking about whether or not someone is ‘good’ for you or if you are good for them. All will be answered on this week's podcast!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- What are ‘good people’?
- Is your business going to attract the right people?
- Should you keep your careers page open, even when not hiring?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
When it comes to running a business, keeping an open mind is extremely important. There will always be a need for you to be willing to learn and grow. In Brad Fraser from Seascape Kitchens and Joinery’s case, this has been especially the case as he comes from a different background than you might expect.
On this week's podcast I spoke with Brad Fraser from Seascape Kitchens and Joinery. Brad gives us some pretty detailed insight into his perspective on the joinery industry, given he doesn’t come from a background in joinery! Brad is someone I feel has a lot to contribute to the joinery industry, and it's exciting to be part of the improvements and the changes he makes!
If you want to work with Brad or get in contact with him, you can contact him via their website linked below.
https://seascapejoinery.com.au/
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Brad Fraser’s story and background leading up to working in joinery
- The importance of keeping an open mind and a willingness to change
- What makes Seascape Kitchen & Joinery unique, and what you can learn from it
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today's podcast is a continuation from Episode 1 “Return On Effort (ROE)”. After receiving a lot of questions asking me to delve a little deeper into the topic, today we are chatting about measuring ROE. So join me today as I do just that!
The first thing to consider when trying to get a return on effort is to think about what you might use to measure effort vs return as this can be different for everyone. I’ve had a lot of clients in the past put far too much effort into tasks that won’t offer an equal return on the effort needed. It’s a tough balance, and today I’ll offer some advice on how to keep the balance right for you!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Measuring effort vs return
- A deep dive into how to get return on your effort
- Whats important to consider when first deciding how much effort to put in with certain clients
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
As we now enter February, I’m sure a lot of business owners are starting to get back into the swing of things after the holidays. 2023 will be a great year for joinery business owners, but there’s a few key things to keep in mind to stop yourself from either burning out, or finding yourself putting in too much effort for too little return.
The work life balance couldn’t be more important, especially when it comes to laborious workloads like we have in the joinery industry. In today's episode I’ve put together a list of 5 easy tips to keep in mind to stop yourself from tipping the scale too far in either direction.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Learning how to schedule your workload as not to get overwhelmed
- Truly taking time off work (both physically and mentally!)
- How 2023 could be a great year if you keep the right work-life balance.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
2022 was a tough and challenging year, coming out of the pandemic brought new obstacles to navigate. Throughout 2022 we asked people in the industry for feedback on what they needed right now and in this podcast I go over some of the results.
So in the last episode for2022, I felt it best to go over some poll results we did over the year and show you how the people in our industry have similar and changing needs. You will find it interesting the results of the polls we have done throughout 2022 and what people are looking for in 2023.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to make 2023 the best year for your business
- What to leave behind in 2022
- A recap of 2022 in the joinery industry
- What will be new for The Joinery Coach in 2023!
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Knowing you’re not alone when it comes to struggles within running a joinery business is often very important. Sometimes problems and shortcomings can feel unique to you, but more often than not you’ll find others struggling the same. Ryan & Katye from Custom Built were once in that boat, but eventually reached out to us over at the joinery coach to help and found their issues were more solvable than they thought!
So today we have Ryan and Kayte on the hotseat to talk about what they went through with their business, how they overcame a lot of it, and their coming to understand how they weren’t alone. Today's episode offers a lot of insight into the inner workings of joinery business which I think you’ll find valuable!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Understanding you’re not alone
- Ryan and Kaytes journey in joinery
- How to reach out when you’re struggling
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
A common saying I often hear is “you don’t know what you don’t know”, usually said with complete confidence. But as often as I hear it, the person saying it doesn’t fully recognise its meaning. In business, it’s very important to acknowledge your shortcomings, but it's then equally important to actually work to improve them.
In today's episode I take a sort of different direction. What does it mean to understand acknowledging that you don’t know what you don’t know? How can you actually use this information to help yourself learn and improve within business? If you’ve asked yourself any of these questions, this episode is absolutely worth a listen!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Acknowledging that you don’t know what you don’t know
- The importance of actually taking action after acknowledging your shortcomings
- What does it mean to not know what you don’t know?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Marketing is an important part of any business success. Creating brand attraction will always make business success much easier.. It’s something you’re always playing the long game with.
Today we have the amazing Tiffany Newman on the podcast. Tiffany is a specialist in marketing and runs our marketing agency, The Marketing Joint. Today she’s here to talk about how marketing is not a magic pill that’ll solve urgent and immediate issues. It’s always something to take time with and play the long game as it is really a “health care plan”. . .
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How marketing should be viewed as a health care plan instead of a magic pill
- How do you use marketing to get the right clients?
- When is it right to use paid ads, and how should you use them?
- How to play the long game with marketing
- The importance of building up a brand
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
At this time of year business fatigue and burnout can be especially prevalent as it gets busier and pressures from the government are starting to rise. It’s important to know the right measures and tactics you can use to avoid feeling burnt out, so today we have another very talented coach at The Joinery Coach, Lynda Tregoweth, to go through all the ways you can avoid fatigue and feeling overwhelmed!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to feeling burnt out during rising pressures
- How to take some time away for yourself
- The basics in managing rising pressures in business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
At this time of year business fatigue and burnout can be especially prevalent as it gets busier and pressures from the government are starting to rise. It’s important to know the right measures and tactics you can use to avoid feeling burnt out, so today we have another very talented coach at The Joinery Coach, Lynda Tregoweth, to go through all the ways you can avoid fatigue and feeling overwhelmed!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to feeling burnt out during rising pressures
- How to take some time away for yourself
- The basics in managing rising pressures in business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In today's replay episode we take a look at one of our most well received episodes from season 2, a talk I did with Lynda and Tiffany about how to get staff training to stick. This episode is especially relevant now with the end of the pandemic and going into a new year business owners should be gearing up for.
Staff training is one of the most important parts of running a business. Telling someone what they’re meant to do and how to do it is easy enough in theory, but without a proper training procedure and method, getting your training to stick with the trainees can be more challenging than you might think. In today's podcast I’m joined by Lynda Tregoweth and Tiffany Marie Newman to talk about our tips and tricks to creating a proper procedure when training new staff, creating better staff retention.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to create a training procedure
- How to create better staff retention
- Training staff so the information sticks
Links:
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- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In today's replay episode we take a look at one of our most well received episodes from season 2, a talk I did with Lynda and Tiffany about how to get staff training to stick. This episode is especially relevant now with the end of the pandemic and going into a new year business owners should be gearing up for.
Staff training is one of the most important parts of running a business. Telling someone what they’re meant to do and how to do it is easy enough in theory, but without a proper training procedure and method, getting your training to stick with the trainees can be more challenging than you might think. In today's podcast I’m joined by Lynda Tregoweth and Tiffany Marie Newman to talk about our tips and tricks to creating a proper procedure when training new staff, creating better staff retention.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to create a training procedure
- How to create better staff retention
- Training staff so the information sticks
Links:
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- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today's episode is a replay of one of our more popular and very relevant episodes about creating certainty in your future. As we approach the end of the year, creating some assurance that your future is safe is just as important, and in this episode I’ll help you do just that.
I feel the joinery industry needs some certainty in these uncertain times. This Pandemic has done so much to flip a lot of peoples' worlds upside down, leaving a lot to be unsure about for the future, but the future is bright if you just make the right decisions but more importantly… be prepared to make mistakes and learn from them.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- The first foundation in building a joinery business
- Creating certainty for your future
- Getting through this pandemic struggle
- What to prioritise and how to make the right decisions
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Today's episode is a replay of one of our more popular and very relevant episodes about creating certainty in your future. As we approach the end of the year, creating some assurance that your future is safe is just as important, and in this episode I’ll help you do just that.
I feel the joinery industry needs some certainty in these uncertain times. This Pandemic has done so much to flip a lot of peoples' worlds upside down, leaving a lot to be unsure about for the future, but the future is bright if you just make the right decisions but more importantly… be prepared to make mistakes and learn from them.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- The first foundation in building a joinery business
- Creating certainty for your future
- Getting through this pandemic struggle
- What to prioritise and how to make the right decisions
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
For today's episode WE have a look back on one of our most popular episodes previously aired which I thought would be still relevant today. I had a really interesting chat with my good friend Mick Hawes. Mick runs a really great business called Builders Business Blackbelt where he works with builders and coaches them on their business practices.
We delved into the similarities between both our industries, exploring the bridges between them and highlight the important takeaways members of both industries can apply to their own businesses. Mick also gives us the story of how he got into the building business and what skills he learned from previously working as a life insurance seller.
Mick's perspective on the joinery industry and what it can learn from the construction industry is quite valuable. If you have any thoughts about today's podcast, be sure to let us know in the hub!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Mick Hawes story and how he entered the construction industry.
- The bridges between the Joinery Industry and the Construction industry
- What Joinery Industries can learn from builders and vise versa
- How and why builders can also be viewed as clients
Links:
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- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
For today's episode WE have a look back on one of our most popular episodes previously aired which I thought would be still relevant today. I had a really interesting chat with my good friend Mick Hawes. Mick runs a really great business called Builders Business Blackbelt where he works with builders and coaches them on their business practices.
We delved into the similarities between both our industries, exploring the bridges between them and highlight the important takeaways members of both industries can apply to their own businesses. Mick also gives us the story of how he got into the building business and what skills he learned from previously working as a life insurance seller.
Mick's perspective on the joinery industry and what it can learn from the construction industry is quite valuable. If you have any thoughts about today's podcast, be sure to let us know in the hub!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Mick Hawes story and how he entered the construction industry.
- The bridges between the Joinery Industry and the Construction industry
- What Joinery Industries can learn from builders and vise versa
- How and why builders can also be viewed as clients
Links:
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- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In today's episode we have Mitchell Black from FineCut Joinery on the Hotseat! Mitchell is a very skilled business owner. Today he talks to us a bit about his views on the industry and what advice he has for joinery business owners..
Mitchell also talks about his history in the joinery industry, and how he started from an unlikely place. There’s a lot of joinery business owners can learn from Mitchells story, and from how he got from where he started to where he is now!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to keep up with a growing industry
- Mitchells story in the joinery industry
- FineCut Joinery’s impact on the industry
- What to do when you’re feeling stuck
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In today's episode we have Mitchell Black from FineCut Joinery on the Hotseat! Mitchell is a very skilled business owner. Today he talks to us a bit about his views on the industry and what advice he has for joinery business owners..
Mitchell also talks about his history in the joinery industry, and how he started from an unlikely place. There’s a lot of joinery business owners can learn from Mitchells story, and from how he got from where he started to where he is now!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to keep up with a growing industry
- Mitchells story in the joinery industry
- FineCut Joinery’s impact on the industry
- What to do when you’re feeling stuck
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In today's quick episode of What’s Your Problem, I had a look at our Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group to see what people were asking me to cover, and one common question was about how to measure efficiencies within your business. This is a topic I plan to cover more extensively, but today I thought I’d cover the basics, and go over some quick ways for you to take a look at the efficiencies in your business, and maybe even improve them more.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to Measure the efficiencies of your business
- What does it mean if some days seem more efficient than others?
- Some of the technicalities around productivity
Links:
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- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
When it comes to running the factory of your business, creating procedures and learning how to sequence everything can be tough. In this episode we go through a few things you can do to make this side of your business a little easier.
Creating procedures, implementing sequences and learning new software can seem quite stressful, but it’s important to take steps one at a time and work through at a sustainable pace. Using some of the methods and details outlined in this episode, you’ll be right on your way to becoming a factory sequencing master!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Some programs you can use to make sequencing easy
- The best ways to implement procedures
- The do’s and don’ts of creating sequences
- Why creating sequences is important
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Marketing can often feel like the most tedious and involved part of running a business, though equally important. Having to run updates, keep up with social media, make sure posts are being uploaded consistently,etc. It’s no wonder business owners tend to limit marketing during holiday seasons! But what if I were to tell you there’s some easy solutions and methods you can implement to make marketing easy during holiday seasons?
In todays episode I have my marketing specialist, Tiffany Newman, in to talk about the importance of keeping up with marketing during the holiday seasons, and ways in which you can keep it easy on yourself without feeling like your slacking too much on marketing your business.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Why it’s important to market during the holiday seasons
- Methods you can use to make marketing easy during the holidays
- Websites and apps you can use to implement automation and post queues
- The importance of keeping up with clients and sending emails
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Marketing can often feel like the most tedious and involved part of running a business, though equally important. Having to run updates, keep up with social media, make sure posts are being uploaded consistently,etc. It’s no wonder business owners tend to limit marketing during holiday seasons! But what if I were to tell you there’s some easy solutions and methods you can implement to make marketing easy during holiday seasons?
In todays episode I have my marketing specialist, Tiffany Newman, in to talk about the importance of keeping up with marketing during the holiday seasons, and ways in which you can keep it easy on yourself without feeling like your slacking too much on marketing your business.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Why it’s important to market during the holiday seasons
- Methods you can use to make marketing easy during the holidays
- Websites and apps you can use to implement automation and post queues
- The importance of keeping up with clients and sending emails
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In this week's episode of The Joinery Business Podcast, I’m joined by Mario and Nicole from 4 Kitchens, 2 of my recent clients who have an incredible outlook on the Joinery industry, and some great insight on what it’s like running a joinery business.
In this interview Mario and Nicole talk about their experience working their way up in the industry, and coming to the realization that it’s alright to ask for help and seek some advice. Doing so can even lead to learning how to run your business in a way that allows a bit more freedom in your work/life schedule! Nicole also talks to us about the importance of women in the joinery industry, and some of the issues faced and how we can move past them as an industry as well as a community.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Mario and Nicoles outlook on the joinery industry
- What 4 Kitchens is about
- The importance of women in the joinery industry
- How to balance a great work/life schedule
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In this week's episode of The Joinery Business Podcast, I’m joined by Mario and Nicole from 4 Kitchens, 2 of my recent clients who have an incredible outlook on the Joinery industry, and some great insight on what it’s like running a joinery business.
In this interview Mario and Nicole talk about their experience working their way up in the industry, and coming to the realization that it’s alright to ask for help and seek some advice. Doing so can even lead to learning how to run your business in a way that allows a bit more freedom in your work/life schedule! Nicole also talks to us about the importance of women in the joinery industry, and some of the issues faced and how we can move past them as an industry as well as a community.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Mario and Nicoles outlook on the joinery industry
- What 4 Kitchens is about
- The importance of women in the joinery industry
- How to balance a great work/life schedule
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
This week's episode is an old talk I did about how to create lead magnets for your business and the best way to approach potential new customers! Despite being an older clip, it still holds very strong today and I feel is vastly important to keep in mind when establishing your business in the digital marpet sphere.
Making sure customers don’t feel explicitly “marketed to” is very important, it’s always best to make them feel nurtured into your business rather than trying to be sold to. This topic, as well as many other useful tips are talked through in this short but very useful episode!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- The 4 strategies to keep in mind when creating a lead magnet
- How to approach new clients and customers
- The best ways to use Kartra
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In today's episode of The Joinery Business Podcast, we continue to chat about everything LEAN in our 3F series. This time we’re talking Production Sequencing. In this episode we revisit a talk I did a few years back that I believe is still very relevant and will be useful to you today! Sequencing your factory flow is very important, and today I’ll help you get it down to a science!
Getting flow in your factory can often feel like a tricky task. It’s important however to remember it is achievable, and looking at the smaller aspects and using trial and error can often work to your benefit!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- The best methods to use when approaching sequencing
- What issues to look out for in your factory flow
- Are the smaller details as important as you might think?
Links:
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- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In today's episode we have a special treat. Katie Crismale-Marshall from Profit First is here to join me and talk to us about why simply getting more revenue won’t help your business. Katie also talks about her time in Profit first and what her life is like as both a Profit First coach and a bookkeeping business owner!
Today's episode gives a lot of insight into the financial aspects of running a business, something a level deeper than what most people would think about. Going above simply looking for more revenue can really help you really grow your business past where it is now, and Katie’s here to tell you how!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Why simply having more revenue won’t always help
- Katie’s time in profit first
- How to look at the deeper financial aspects of running a business
- What is profit first and how can it help you?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
“I haven’t got time” I hear this often. Let's get real! If now is not a good time .. when is? What is wrong with right now? Are you being real with yourself when you say these words? Too many people convince themselves some other time will be better than right now .. and many people say this to themselves forever. Pretty soon, 30 years have gone by and you have still not started.
In today's podcast I did into this “problem” I hear far too often and also too often see people continue to struggle.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Why “I haven’t got enough time” isn’t a valid excuse
- How to treat every task with the same level of importance
- How always looking to improve is vastly important
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
When it comes to running a business, it can be very easy to let things run into a monotonous cycle, doing the same things each week and create a sort of groundhog day effect. This is often how I see a lot of businesses go downhill, so it’s very important to keep in mind the excitement that got you into the business to begin with. Make sure you’re doing the things you love, celebrate your wins with your team, and even look to “gamify” work by incentivizing good performance with fun rewards.
In today's podcast I showcase a workshop I had with a group of joinery business owners where I go over some methods they can take to make their business fun again, and to make sure their team members are enjoying and contributing.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to find the excitement in your work
- The importance of doing what you love
- How to gamify your work
- Methods you can use to make your team enjoy working for you
Links:
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- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In business there’s always a fear of something completely out of your control going wrong, causing the business to have to shut down, this is a worry we all have. In today's podcast I go over a very personal time in my life when I had to go through something like that, and detail how it changed everything for me, turning my career into what it is today.
This is a very hard part of my life but I feel it’s important to share and connect. It shows that even in times that seem very dire, it’s never the end, and there’s always something to learn even from the most stressful times.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- A time in my life which caused my career to struggle
- What you can do to learn from disastrous events out of your control
- How to rebuild and stay positive even when all seems lost
Links:
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- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
When it comes to principles of running a business, I often feel like scheduling is one of the more misunderstood principles. I often hear that people struggle with scheduling work in a way that works and is achievable.
So today, I’ve got one of our leading coaches in, Hamish Campbell, to talk us through the basics of scheduling, and explain why it’s not as daunting or awkward of a task as you’ve been led to believe.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to create a basic scheduling system
- Why having a visual scheduling board can be important
- Why creating a scheduling system is a lot easier than you might think
Links:
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- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Mistakes in business are always going to happen, though understandably it can be frustrating as a business owner if mistakes are becoming a regular occurrence. So how do we go about fixing this? In today's podcast we take a look at the most effective ways to go about handling mistakes, and how to help employees when a mistake happens.
It’s hard not to put the blame immediately on someone after they make a mistake, but it’s important to take everything into consideration. Are the processes in place working to avoid mistakes? Will blame in this instance really help solve the issues? I find the answers to these questions often surprises clients, so tune in to today's podcast for some very useful insight!
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to deal with employees who make mistakes
- Taking a look at and improving processes
- What causes mistakes in a workplace?
- How to avoid a toxic work culture after mistakes have been made
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
In today's podcast I speak with Christian and Hannah from River City Cabinets in Queensland. They’ve been fantastic people to work with, always willing to take action on solving business problems and improving processes.
There’s a lot to learn from our chat together as they have achieved amazing things, and what Christian and Hannah have to say about their experience in the joinery industry is incredibly interesting and useful.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Standard work
- Making sure employees use the same methods
- Setting a standard routine
- How Lean applies to standard work
Links:
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- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
Routine is normal in a joinery business. Everyone has their daily tasks and jobs which may or may not differ from time to time. But sometimes looking at the smaller details of how those tasks are being done is important. Having two people doing the same job a different way can sometimes cause errors in the final product, which is why it’s important to create standard work.
One way of solving this is having staff agree to a standard method, and then making sure everyone’s following the same method. This is just one example of how you can use standard work to improve your business.
In today's podcast, I also have a look at how this applies to Lean Manufacturing, and what you can take away from the fathers of Lean in terms of creating standard work.
As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Standard work
- Making sure employees use the same methods
- Setting a standard routine
- How Lean applies to standard work
Links:
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- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
For today's podcast we have Tiffany Newman - Client Manager of The Marketing Joint (our marketing agency for joinery businesses only) and Content Creator Marketing Manager of The Joinery Coach - chatting all things content. She offers up 8 useful content ideas you can include in your schedule straight away. The importance of marketing as a joinery business is often misunderstood, showing that you make great products is one thing, but also showing you’re approachable and easy to work with is equally as important.
Tiffany’s talk today will help show you the best ways to easily create fresh, interesting and engaging content that will attract your ideal customers.
As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- The importance of marketing in the joinery industry
- What content should you be putting online?
- What’s the best way to come across as approachable to potential clients?
- Fantastic ideas from marketing content
Links:
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- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
- The Marketing Joint
A saying I hear a lot in this industry is “better the devil you know than the devil you don't know”, but is this really true? Running a business in the joinery industry is often like riding a roller coaster you don’t know how to get off of, but what I find more often is that most business owners are addicted to being on this roller coaster mainly because they don’t know how to get off the ups and downs..
Stepping into new territory that could potentially make things easier often seems scarier than facing the struggle you're already handling, but taking that plunge could get you out of the daily grind you face. On today's podcast I talk about this addiction to the roller coaster and what stepping off of it might actually do for you.
As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Our addiction to to the rollercoaster
- Why we have such a fear of the unknown
- How to take your first steps into making your business life easier
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
On this podcast we often have a lot of guests who talk about their journey through the industry, and the event in their life that led them to where they are today. With that in mind, a lot of viewers have been asking what my story is and what made me decide to become a joinery coach. Today I tell my tale leading up to where I am today, and give some advice along the way based on my own experience in the industry.
My origin and journey through the industry is a somewhat unique one, but probably not too dissimilar to a lot of you listening. It was a very different place and time to where I am now, and my time in the industry really shaped me to get where I am today. Today's podcast is one I hope a lot of you will relate with, as well as get a lot out.
As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- My start in the journey industry
- Where I grew up and what made me want to start making cabinets
- My first business and where it ended up
- What made me decide to become a coach
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Welcome to a new series to the podcast, Factory Flow Fundamentals! This series is based on one of our main teachings here at the Joinery Coach, the three F system. This system is all about engaging Lean manufacturing in your business, and discussing the benefits this type of system will have to your joinery industry. Lean manufacturing is a production method all about reducing production times, as well as response times from suppliers to customers. It’s an absolutely incredible system that’s done words to many joinery business owners I’ve worked with, and Today I believe I can give you a lot of insights on how it can help you.
As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Creating a better plan for your business so you don’t get overwhelmed
- How to help employees manage their time
- The importance of taking some time off for yourself
- How to create the perfect flow with your business.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Managing a joinery business can be stressful, as with any business. As your business grows and grows, it’s very easy to keep gradually swept up in the overwhelm and struggle to find time outside of business, which isn’t a healthy mindset to get into. It's always important to have time to yourself, and manage your time with your business so you’re not finding yourself overwhelmed constantly, and helping you create the perfect balance is just what Lynda Tregoweth and I are here to help you with.
On todays podcast we take an in-depth look at what causes overwhelm in the joinery industry, and how we can go about solving it, whether it’s creating a better plan, helping employees manage their time, or simply organizing the mental side of your life. Todays podcast will help you feel more at ease with your business, and teach you about the importance of leaving some time for yourself.
This podcast will be very insightful for a lot of you, so as always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Creating a better plan for your business so you don’t get overwhelmed
- How to help employees manage their time
- The importance of taking some time off for yourself
- How to create the perfect flow with your business.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
What’s Your Problem is a monthly segment we run here at The Joinery Business Coach where we answer some issues people might be having over in the Joinery Business Hub. Today's question was about how to build a “business toolbag”, which is to say a set of knowledge and experience that can help you solve any issue in the right way.
Every business has its issues come up, whether it’s staffing, issues with clients, financing issues, or anything else. How you deal with those issues is what defines you as a business owner, and creating a great business toolbag is absolutely essential. To have a great business in the joinery industry, you have to be prepared to deal with anything that comes your way, and know how to solve the issues your business might be having, so I’m joined today by Lynda Tregoweth and together we’ll go in detail about how you;d go about building a business tool bag that suits you.
This podcast will be very insightful for a lot of you, so as always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Building the best business toolbag
- How to solve issues with clients
- How to go about “finding the right people”
- What’s the best way to go about solving financial difficulty
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Something common in any industry is the idea that if things are going well, and that if you’re happy with where you are, why try to improve? Or look to “change”? So I’ve found a few business owners here and there still living in the past with outdated technology and methodology. What a lot of people are resistant to come to terms with is that CNC machines are the current standard for joinery, they get things done more effectively, they improve your profit loss ratio, and they allow your workers to have enough free time to get other tasks done on the floor. What about them makes all these things possible? Well in today's podcast that’s what I’m going to explore!
What software you use and how to go about learning a CNC machine can seem tough to some, but I’m here to tell you it’s much easier than you’d think. Once you dive in and have a look, you’ll easily find that making the jump to CNC is absolutely a No-Brainer. In today’s podcast I go through some questions about CNC, go over any quarrels some might have, and give an overview on how’d you go about owning a CNC machine.
This podcast will be very insightful for a lot of you, so as always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- The process of owning a CNC machine
- How CNC is far more effective
- Questions you might have about CNC
- Why buying a CNC machine is an absolute no-brainer
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In most industries continuous improvement is an absolute must, but for the joinery industry it can be very tough due to limited understanding of what it means. When CNC machines were first introduced there was a lot of pushback, so much so I still have clients TODAY debating if it’s worth getting one even though this has been proven already for many years.
Taking a look at where your business is and figuring out how you can improve it should be a constant, but how do you know if these continuous improvements are actually helping? Is it ever possible just to keep things where they are? Well, in today's podcast I take a bit more of a deep dive into the best ways you can implement a continuous improvement strategy, as well as a way to figure out just how effective these improvements actually are.
This podcast will be very insightful for a lot of you, so as always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- What is continuous improvement?
- Are the improvements you're making effective?
- Is it important to keep trying to improve, or is it ever possible just to let things be?
- What does continuous improvement look like in the long term?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
If you’re someone like me, you’re someone who doesn’t enjoy the idea of being in a secure, safe job, so you’ve gone out and started your own business. Often in that early period when things are going well, you can feel bulletproof, which is a fantastic feeling! Eventually however you’ll have some unsuccessful moments, make a mistake here and there, and/or burn yourself out on work. As things go along eventually you’ll lose that feeling of being bulletproof, and for some forget the passion they had that made them start a business in the first place.
If this is at all you then this is the episode for you! In todays episode I go over the importance of re-evaluating that passion that got you here in the first place, and spending some time to actually retool your goals and aspirations so you can feel that same level of enthusiasm you did at the start. Knowing how to run a successful business is important, but the first step is always to feel motivated to do so.
As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- My book The Wealthy Joiner and how it can help you
- The importance of retaining or recontextualizing your dreams
- Why feeling motivated to keep your business going is important
- How to retool your mindset to suit your businesses needs
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Ever wondered if the time your employees spend moving around the factory is time that could be better spent? How much time could be saved and how much would it actually improve? Well welcome to this week's episode of Shop Talk where we’re covering just that! As well as being joined by my favourite person on this planet, Reilly Poling (who’s also my amazing son), who gives some insight into his view on the joinery industry and how amazing the people are.
Improving your employees use of their time on the floor is very important when it comes to getting jobs done efficiently, but often it can be a difficult thing to look out for and really notice. So in today's episode I will give you some insight into the tips and tricks you can use to really maximize your time on the floor, and how to efficiently move materials around your factory.
As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to create more efficient use of your floor time
- The best ways to move materials around your factory
- How to notice the faults in your factories systems
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's guest interview episode I have the amazing Lynda Tregoweth and Tiffany Newman on to talk about the importance of being a woman in the joinery industry, what it means to be the partner of someone who runs a joinery business, and also Lynda and Tiffany talk about their fantastic program, The Women's Elevate Group! The joinery industry is primarily a male dominated industry, but that doesn’t mean it’s not an industry exclusively for men. The Women's Elevate Group has been a fantastic program for women in this industry to have a safe space to talk and create a community around their perspective within our industry. Today's podcast is a really important topic that I think everyone should hear and be aware of. As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- What it’s like to be a women in the joinery industry
- How the joinery industry being male dominated doesn’t mean it’s only for men
- How to support your partner if they are running a joinery business
- The importance of Lynda and Tiffany's Program, The Women's Elevate Group
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
What’s Your Problem is a segment we do on the first of every month asking our members of the Joinery Business Hub; what’s your problem? But not how you might think! We want to know what our member’s main issues are right now, and then use that information to discuss and help our listeners with whatever issue that might be. This week's topic is how to get the most efficiency out of your factory!
A question that I find a lot of business owners rarely asking themselves is; what actually is productivity? It might seem silly at first, but if you think about it a little more in depth, it can be a word that’s hard to actually define when trying to apply better productivity to your business. What is negative vs positive productivity? Is it possible to have tunnel vision when it comes to productivity? How do you escape it? On today's podcast I answer all these questions and go further in depth about how to properly apply better efficiencies to your business!
As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Positive vs negative productivity
- “You’ll see what you’re looking for”
- How to apply better efficiencies to your business
- How to go over your previous jobs and decided assess the pros and cons of each job
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Managing finances is absolutely one of the hardest jobs when it comes to running a business. What’s the best way to set money aside? How much money do I put back into the business? How many bank accounts is too many or too little? Well today you’re in for a treat, as we have Profit Firsts Katie Crismale - Marshall to answer these questions and talk about why Profit First can help save your business and help it thrive!
When starting a business, it’s important to keep in mind that business is meant to be profitable. Churning all your money back into the business instead of keeping some as profit isn’t sustainable, and can lead to disaster. Katie takes us through how the Profit First system can set you on the right path today!
As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Why it’s important to set money aside
- The dangers of putting any profits back into your business exclusively
- Why running only one bank account can lead to disaster
- Why implementing profit first can help save your business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Today’s episode is a Shop Talk! A segment I do once a month exploring a topic discussed or asked by people in the hub which I go into greater detail about. Today's topic of choice was habits; how do you create healthy habits? What do bad habits look like? And how do you stop them? Habits are something everyone has, whether it’s something general like the time you brush your teeth, or something more personal and specific to you, whatever that is. When it comes to business, it can often be hard to identify if some of your habits are good or bad. In today's episode I go over the best ways to analyze your habits and figure out if they're benefiting you or causing some form of harm to your business, and how to create healthy habits in their stead! As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook! In this episode we discuss: * How to analyze your habits * Getting rid of bad habits * Creating healthy habits
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
The project of hiring a joinery coach is often a daunting one; will it be worth it? How much could they truly help? Well today I spoke with my good friends and clients Robert and Sue Motherwell from Creative By Design in Perth about how much hiring a joinery coach has helped them. In today's podcast, Robert and Sue talk about their history in joinery, and what led them to start in our industry. As a lot of you know, The joinery industry can be difficult to start up in, which Rob and Sue learnt about the hard way, leading Robert to join our coaching program without hesitation, which Rob describes how our help has gone on to help him and Sue thrive in the joinery industry, and especially help them through the pandemic.
If you want to get in contact with Robert and Sue, head over to their website https://www.creativebydesign.com.au/ or follow them on instagram @creativebydesignperth.
And if you have any thoughts or feedback on today's podcast, be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Robert and Sue Motherwell’s history in the joinery industry
- How joinery coaching has helped Creative By Design thrive
- What elements they had to incorporate in their business to help it grow
- Why Robert had no hesitation in joining a coaching program
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Welcome back to The Joinery Business Podcast for 2022! We hope everyone had a fantastic break, now fresh and ready to smash out your business goals for 2022! We think this year is going to be a great one, and we at The Joinery Coach couldn’t be more excited to help YOU elevate your business and make this YOUR year! In this first podcast of 2022, we wanted to start off strong and have everyone on board at The Joinery Coach talk a bit about what they bring to the team, some of their business beliefs, and give some general advice on how 2022 could really be a great year for business! The team also discusses some of the things they’ve first noticed with new clients that they could improve on, and offer some solutions to what you could look for to solve these issues early. This year we’re looking to really elevate the podcast, meaning more guests, better topics, and higher production value! We’re always looking to improve, so if you have any thoughts or feedback, always be sure to let us know in the Joinery Business Hub on facebook! In this episode we discuss:
- Some common mistakes to leave in 2021
- What does each member of The Joinery Coach bring to the team?
- Why 2022 is the year of no excuses
- The importance of a tidy workspace
- The best ways to “find the right people”
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
We all have an ideal business dream in mind, whether we’re currently in business, just starting out, or are looking to restart your business. Often though, we struggle either looking where to start, or what structure we should follow in order to reach that dream business.
In this final podcast for the year, I go over the 14 points you should follow in order to reach that dream you’ve been waiting to accomplish, whether that means starting a brand new business or looking to restart your current business in some way. Some of the key points include; the best ways to train staff, creating a workflow that works for you, what messages you should be sending to employees, how to attract customers, etc.
As always, if you have any thoughts be sure to share them over on The Joinery Business Hub over on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- The 14 points to follow when creating an amazing business
- How to market your business
- How to approach training new staff
- The importance of messaging to employees
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
An understated part of running any business is actually creating the business system itself. How are all the individual dependent parts of your business going to operate in order to create the most efficient and effective whole? What takes priority in the running order, what should be saved for last, and what's the protocol if two things clash?
In today's podcast I will go in detail about the best way to go about optimizing your business system in a way that suits you and your business using 8 easy to understand steps. Whether you’re trying to update your current system, going about employing a new system, or creating a system from the ground up, this podcast will guide you into the best way to go about creating YOUR business system.
In this episode we discuss:
- The 8 steps to creating the best business system
- The definition of a business system
- How to handle issues in a current system
- Why business systems are important
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Whether it’s hiring someone new, or training a staff member to do a different aspect of the business, staff training is always difficult, especially if what you’re telling them doesn’t stick. Having to repeat yourself or finding staff doing something incorrectly can be stressful, but there is a way for it not to be.
In today's episode we take a look back at an interview I did with Special Guests Lynda Tregoweth and Tiffany Marie Newman where we take a deep dive into the best ways to train your staff. Getting the information you tell them to stick isn’t always easy, but it’s important to approach training with patience and tact, as being too full on will only cause more mistakes. Using the right approach can also improve staff retention, as the last thing you’d want is to scare off potential new talent for your business.
As always, we’d love to hear what everyone thinks over in the hub!
In this episode we discuss:
- The best ways to approach staff training
- How to be sure your training sticks
- How to approach staff when they make mistakes
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Everyone has a different definition of value, some believe it has something to do with the market, or the economy, and if any of you have your own definition be sure to let me know!
The truth is; Value is whatever someone is willing to pay for. A good example is how sometimes when people try and sell a used car they won’t list a price. Why is that? It’s because they know that any buyer is going to have their own price they’re willing to pay, and whatever price the buyer and seller agree on is EXACTLY what the value of that car is.
But with that then resides a conversation of what is non-value? And for that you’ll just need to listen to today's podcast! In today's shop talk episode I go in depth on what you should value within your business, and what creates non-value and how to orient your time and energy around that.
In this episode we discuss:
- The definition of value
- What is non-value?
- Understanding what a customer is willing to pay
- Catering your value to an audience
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
We’re entering the most wonderful time for the year, as well as one of the most stressful… Christmas! A time when, if not looked after properly, some of the usually more minor problems potentially turn into something bigger.
In today's brief podcast I will help you through this upcoming christmas period, giving some pointers and advice on how to avoid some of the bigger issues, as well as point out how to take care of some of the more minor issues so they don’t catch up to you. My main advice: always keep your head up and alert! You never know what’s going to catch up on you...
In this episode we discuss:
- How the minor issues need to looked after in this christmas period
- Why christmas can be a pretty major period even for joinery businesses
- What to look for and why to stay alert this christmas
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In todays episode of Shop Talk, we take another brief but equally important look at quite an oversighted aspect to running a joinery business; File structure and admin efficiency.
Computers, in this day and age, is what most businesses rely on in one way or another. In this way, how efficiently the computer runs for you can ultimately impact how quick and easy it is to run your business through a digital lens. Being able to access your files quickly is extremely important in case something sudden comes up, i.e. a sudden job issue or someone requiring a document. Using the lean method with your file structure can avoid so many more headaches than you might realise, as well as incorporating a fool proof back-up system.
In this episode we discuss:
- Creating efficient admin
- Applying lean to your file structure
- Creating an efficient back-up system.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's short but useful podcast, I share an interview I had with Will and Hugh where they share how they used our program GPS to help them grow their business into the entity they wanted it to be and create the future certainty they want.
This interview is a great example of how good people like Will and Hugh can get the help they need by taking onboard new and better ways to operate their business and find the succes they want out of their business!
In this episode we discuss:
- How the GPS program helped save Cumming Brothers Joinery
- How a few changes can save your business and help you find success
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
There’s no greater feeling than when business is going great and you have good cash flow, it can feel like all your hard work is finally paying off! But in the adverse, it can be absolutely terrible when something unexpected happens, causing that cashflow to stop. As awful as that situation is to think about, it’s incredibly important to take the time to prepare for it, which is why in this episode I have the amazing Katie Crismale-Marshall from Profit First in to go in detail about just that!
Preparing for a crisis isn’t easy. It can be hard to admit what we don’t know, but it’s an important thing to learn when working in business, as simply asking for a little help can often get us out of a world of trouble later on. In today's episode Katie goes through the 3 main steps to preparing for a crisis, and what mindset to take when doing so!
In this episode we discuss:
- Preparing for a cash flow crisis
- How to admit what you don’t know
- Why putting something off it more stressful than getting it out of the way
- Why it’s important to prepare for trouble even during great times
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's podcast we take a look at a Shop Talk Live we did a live in the the Joinery Business HUB FaceBook group about creating standardisation in your factory, making it easy, and why you would do it.
Joinery business will find massive benefit from standardisation, whether it is proper workbench structure to create clearer roles for staff. But often they’re worried about the word “standard”, thinking it means nut custom .. or doesn apply to a custom joinery business.
In today's episode I work through the difference, and give some better insight on how standardisation will benefit your business.
In this episode we discuss:
- Pros of standardisation
- How to create proper standardisation and make it easy
- The difference between “Standard” and “quality”
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
The foundation series is back! In today's episode we talk about step 7 of creating the foundation of your joinery business; Production. How do you get jobs done on time? What’s the proper way to create flow? Sometimes the answer is more obvious than you think, but some know-how can really perfect the formula and get your joinery business flowing.
Another aspect I often hear from joinery business owners, is they come into work feeling terrible due to an overwhelming feeling for potential failure. Sometimes you get the feeling that the work you put in isn’t worth it.
In today's podcast I go over some ways that might help you get through this kind of funk, and help you rediscover what you love in joinery again.
In this episode we discuss:
- Creating flow in your production
- How to make sure all your jobs are getting done on time
- Some manufacturing models that will help your business
- How to get out of the daily funk you’re in
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's episode I spoke with Alastair Johnson, about his joinery business Freebird Interiors and how he used adversity to his benefit during tough times to turn his business into something very special.
We started working with Alastair about a year and a half ago, back then he was still finding his feet in the joinery industry and was still uncertain about what and how to take the next steps forward. Alastaire is very motivated and willing to really put the effort in to really make something out of his business. Since then we’ve been working together and he is using the GPS program to its fullest and is creating a truly unique joinery business.
Alastair gives us some very interesting and useful insight into his side of the joinery business, telling his story of what he was doing before joinery, and how the industry impacted his life. He talks about how he and his wife made it through the covid situation in the UK, and the changes they needed to make.
All of Alastair's business links are below, we fully recommend checking him out!
Freebird Interiors Website: https://freebirdinteriors.co.uk/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freebirdinteriors/
Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/freebird
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/freebirdinteriors
In this episode we discuss:
- Alastair Johnsons roots in the joinery industry
- How joinery coaching has positively affected his business
- The benefits of admitting your shortcomings in order to grow
- Involvement vs commitment
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
The past 18 months have been really tough for a lot of business owners due to lockdowns and covid in general. Some have been able to maintain their stride, others have found it more difficult. A common question I’ve had recently is; why are some finding it easier than others? Well, the short answer is that no one finds it easier. This pandemic has been equally as hard on everyone, but what’s important is to maintain a plan and not allow yourself to slip back into bad habits that will make things worse.
In this podcast I go over some key factors to keep in mind, and give you some really useful tools to help you and your business push through this pandemic and still maintain growth, both personally and from your business.
Something important to mention as well is that if you find you’re struggling in business, the best thing you can do is talk to somebody and seek help.
At The Joinery Coach, we are always here to help you and your business, but if our help doesn’t seem right for you it’s important to find someone that does.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to not compare yourself to others
- Understanding the impact this pandemic has had on everyone
- Finding your own strength through adversity
- Keeping the right mindset in times of strife
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Today we take a break from our foundations series, and take a look at a Shop Talk segment I did last week about time, regarding how we look and think about time.
In today's podcast I talk about something that a lot of people don’t consider, but was something that was a true lightbulb moment for me, and it has to do with time, something we spend a long time agonizing over. But something I pose is; how much time do you spend agonizing over time? Is it worth it? This is something you need to ask yourself as a business owner, as well as the question of what are you actually buying from your employees?
This podcast will provoke some interesting thoughts on how we consider what we are actually buying from our employees.
In this episode we discuss:
- Time and what it means for your business
- What are you buying from your employees?
- Is the time you agonise over, worth agonising over?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Most joinery business owners never receive training in how to sell and convert. They often feel that because they are good people and do great work people should just buy your stuff. Unfortunately, that never results in high conversion rates or working with your preferred clients.
If you’re constantly working with D grade clients, you’ll never find the work you want or sell at the price you want, so being able to convert A grade clients is key, and in today's podcast I talk about how to install a great sales process to get you started on this in your business.
In this episode we discuss:
- The difference between A and D grade clients
- How to maintain relationships with the right clients
- The best way to walk lead through your steps
- How to know what you need to learn in the first conversation with leads
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Finding the perfect pricing methodology can be one of the biggest struggles you’ll face as a business owner. How can you implement a pricing system that is easy to use but also gives important info to production to produce the jobs whilst still ensuring the business profitability you need?
Today I will go in depth and discuss some easy methods and tactics you can use to help you find what works best for you, and your business!
Pricing is not as complicated as many people think. In this podcast I break down the components of pricing and give you some very easy tips on how you can begin using a cost plus system that will ensure profitability.
This and much more is discussed in today's podcast, and of course if you have any thoughts or questions be sure to let us know over in the Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- Building a fool-proof pricing scheme
- Understanding your value when it comes to clients
- Finding the perfect balance quick, accurate and detailed
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
When building a joinery business, almost every business owner eventually hits a roadblock. How are we going to market ourselves? What’s our pricing system? Don’t worry, you’re not alone! A lot of clients I’ve had in the past struggle with this, and there’s a lot of things to keep in mind when building your marketing strategy.
In this business it’s important to know your worth. You should never price your products and services low just because you think that’s what people will pay. Only you can raise your value. Your clarinet will not do it for you.. In this industry people want the best, not the cheapest, and it’s important you show that to potential clients.
I talk about this and many other tips towards marketing in today's podcast. As always, I would love to hear everyone's thoughts over in the hub!
In this episode we discuss:
- Is more work better? Or should you keep a look out for the right work?
- How to go about pricing
- What to look out for in clients
- How to approach quoting
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's episode we take a little break from the “ 9 foundations of business” series as I felt it’s important to help everyone take note of what you are doing right now, how the lockdown is affecting you, and the benefits you can find in today's situations .. even during this pandemic.
Right now, as with every major event, there are many opportunities. One of these opportunities is the glut of work available right now. With this in mind, we have a “once in a lifetime' opportunity” to know you have the work (money) coming in and you can take the time you have always wanted to have to focus on real business improvements!
It’s time to stop thinking all this extra work will fix everything!
What does “business improvements” really mean. It means you now have time to work on yourself and your missing skills and knowledge that is the real bottleneck in your business growth right now.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to turn this negative time into a positive
- How to take advantage of this crisis
- Stop thinking about it .. do it.
- Keeping the right mental approach
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Building a team for your joinery business is one thing, but getting that team to actually flow and work how you want is another. Implementing the right tactics to create a great work culture and having your staff working to their full potential is never easy, but with a few tips and changes in your mindset, your team can do wonders. In this podcast we explore the best way to achieve this!
Getting rid of blame culture, treating staff as a community rather than simply workers, and knowing how to consider “mistakes” as opportunities are all major mindset changes you’ll need to know in order to create the perfect team. So join me today where I go through the key things you should be doing to get your team to flow!
In this episode we discuss:
- Getting your staff to flow
- Getting rid of blame culture
- Turning your team into a community rather than simply workers
- Having the right mindset towards mistakes
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In this second episode of a 9 episode series we take a deep dive into the best ways you can really maximise your time/task management, creating more time in your calendar to find more free time for you to live life.
I often find joinery business owners struggling to get things done on time, but unsure what to do about it or what's even causing the problem. One way we can help you gain hours and days back in your week is a technique called time blocking? The results will surprise you as I teach you how to put compression pants on your calendar.
As always, I would love to hear everyone's thoughts over in the Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to put compression pants on your calendar
- Putting the microscope on who is doing what?
- My own story of struggling to get jobs done
- Creating more mental space for yourself
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
What if you could predict the future? What if you knew what the result of taking a risk in business would be. Would you take more risks and get more rewards? Would you make more decisions quickly?
I cannot promise to be able to tell you the future. What I can do is help you become more confident to make decisions and take risks to get more reward.
In this first out of 9 episodes, I’ll be going over the 9 foundations to building a joinery business, what needs prioritising and how to make the right decisions.
I feel the joinery industry needs some certainty in these uncertain times, so that’s what I’m here to do. This Pandemic has done so much to flip a lot of peoples' worlds upside down, leaving a lot to be unsure about for the future, but I’m here to tell you the future is bright if you just make the right decisions but more importantly… be prepared to make mistakes and learn from them.
In this episode we discuss:
- The first foundation in building a joinery business
- Creating certainty for your future
- Getting through this pandemic struggle
- What to prioritise and how to make the right decisions
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Not everyone gets the immediate success in business that they dream of. Sometimes there’s a lot of struggle with little light at the end of the tunnel. For a lot of joinery business owners the struggle era can feel impossible to overcome and many never accept there is a lack of skill and knowledge on their part missing to get their business to the next level.
In today's podcast I delve deep into the 4 levels of learning you need to take in order to find the success you are probably dreaming of. Fair warning, in this podcast I don’t pull any punches, so if you’re someone that gets offended easily, this might not be the podcast for you!
In this episode we discuss:
- Moving from struggle to success within your business.
- Learning to know what you don’t know.
- How to create an open mind and allow your business to grow instead of stagnate.
- My personal experiences with struggling joinery businesses.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
When it comes to running a business, deciding which tasks are the most important to tackle first can often seem impossible. What if picking one task over another actually comprises the business more? What if you're spending time on a task that actually doesn’t matter?
Spending time on tasks that don’t matter can be a killer in some businesses, so in today's episode of Shop Talk I take a small dive into how to Prioritize tasks properly, and improve general effectiveness through your business.
In this episode we discuss:
- Learning how to Prioritize tasks properly
- The Importance in knowing the Pareto Rule
- Creating better outcomes from your task management
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Needing to create change within your business is necessary, but a common side effect to that is people's resistance to change. As frustrating as it can be, this is something quite normal, and finding ways to deal with it and help smooth the transition is a little easier than you might think.
In today's episode I go in depth about the methods you can use to help implement change, the types of attitudes and responses you should expect from employees, and how to eventually get these employees to reduce their resistance and help create a better transition.
As always, I’d love to hear what people think and further the discussion over in the Hub on facebook!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to implement change.
- What types of resistance you should expect to encounter.
- How to manage each type of resistance.
- Creating a smooth transition into the change you want.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's episode of Shop Talk, I do a short but sweet talk about Plastic Feet Vs Ladder Kicks, going over the pros and cons of each, and discussing if one is indeed better than the other.
Some people love Plastic Feet and some hate them. I feel it’s important to know the difference so you can make an educated decision. Your decision needs to be based on how to achieve the best outcomes for your business
In this episode we discuss:
- Plastic Feet Vs Ladder Kicks; Pros and Cons
- Is one better than the other?
- What installers think of both these options and what are the options.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's episode I put the “Business Spotlight'' on one of our amazing clients that are running a highly successful joinery business. They open up about the journey over the years and their methods of getting to where they are now.
Michael Madden and Travis Carey about their joinery business, Mivis Joinery, and how they got to where they are now and the methods they use to run such an amazing business. We had a really insightful conversation about learning how to get control of the finances of your business, creating the best workflow, and how they found hiring people based on who they are as people rather than exclusively their credentials has worked wonders for them.
In this episode we discuss:
- Mick and Travis’s amazing business, Mivis Joinery
- The methods they used to get to where they are
- Advice they can give to other business owners
- What inspires them to keep working and growing their business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Staff training is one of the most important parts of running a business. Telling someone what they’re meant to do and how to do it is easy enough in theory, but without a proper training procedure and method, getting your training to stick with the trainees can be more challenging than you might think. In today's podcast I’m joined by Lynda Tregoweth and Tiffany Marie Newman to talk about our tips and tricks to creating a proper procedure when training new staff, creating better staff retention.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to create a training procedure
- How to create better staff retention
- Training staff so the information sticks
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
During the year and a half that we’ve been doing this podcast, we’ve grown such an amazing and devoted community. We have started to receive a few messages from various sources so I have decided to do a podcast to talk to everyone about how to contact us and how to get help if you want it. We simply do not want anyone missing out or not getting your questions answered.
In this podcast I will outline the best way to get the help you want and I also have a very special offer to all of our podcast listeners as our way of giving back to you and saying thanks for being one of our amazing podcast listeners.
To receive your invite send us an email to bruce@thejoinerycoach.com with either Recalibrate Podcast offer or GPS Podcast offer in the subject line
In this episode we discuss:
- How to receive this free gift
- How much I appreciate this community and those that reach out to us
- How to reach me and ask question
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Shop Talk is a new segment where we will dig into some of the specifics in your shop that you can improve or change and will have a huge impact on your business.
From being in this joinery business for over 25 years I have collected 100s of great tips and tricks. In this episode of Shop Talk I talk about how to keep your cutters sharp and improve efficiencies in the process.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to properly maintain your cutters
- What to listen for when looking to replace or sharpen your cutters
- How keeping proper maintenance can improve general efficiencies
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Often I find joinery business owners in need of better construction methods, but too quick to defend the way they’re doing things currently because "that's how they have always done them". As a business owner one of the hardest things to accept is that some things need to change, so for today's episode I thought I’d open up a conversation about what IS the best way to improve your business, looking specifically at construction methods.
Getting better business outcomes is what this podcast is all about, and one of main ways we can work towards this is encouraging listeners to take a critical eye. So using 4 easy steps we do just that, deconstructing what we thought was working, and applying these new methods to create a better outcome.
In this episode we discuss:
- Breaking down our defences
- Reconstructing our construction methods
- Creating better business outcomes
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
A common question I’ve had recently is people wondering what are the common traits of successful joinery business owners and asking themselves how to "get what it takes" what it takes to build a successful business. Ultimately anyone is capable of doing anything as long as they set their mind to it, but today I felt I should talk about the 5 most common traits I’ve noticed in my clients, and high performing business owners in general, and discuss some ways you could go about gaining these traits and improving your business!
In this episode we discuss:
- 5 Common traits in successful business owners
- How to look at the solution instead of the problem
- The best way to go about building your team
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
So, you've taken the right step into finding the right people to help run your business instead of overloading yourself with work. Great! But now how do you manage those people in the right way? Sure there’s a lot of stress now off your shoulders, but is everything running as effectively as it should? In today's episode I go in depth about how to ensure your people work in a way best for your business!
Previously I’ve spoken about the topic of “finding the right people” and discussed who to invest your time into so that your business can run smoothly, as opposed to struggling to run everything yourself. In this short but powerful episode I follow this topic up with HOW to invest into your people, and manage them in a way that’ll make your business the most effective and alleviate a lot of stress.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to run your people the right way
- Tips and tricks to make things run that extra bit smoother
- How to create a great work dynamic for yourself and your employees
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Change can be something hard to accept and even harder to implement. I’ve had a lot of clients in the past who’ve asked for help but been unable to stay committed to the changes they’ve needed to make, but what if I told you there’s an easy formula you can follow to make change happen? Something easily repeatable and accessible? In today's podcast I go over this formula, and talk about how to make positive change something permanent.
It’s easy to settle into a state of “just surviving”, or lose the aspirations for greater goals, especially when things seem so tough. Today I would like to ask you to never settle for less than what you dreamed for, everything is entirely within your grasp! It’s just about applying the right changes, and making the right decisions, and in this episode I help guide you through the magic change formula that’ll really help your business flourish.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why accepting change is a good thing
- How to apply the change formula
- Why you should never settle for less
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
A lot of joinery business owners feel the pressure of getting quotes dong fast, always feeling like you have to have more quotes out quickly. Well in today's podcast I’m here to explain why that might not be the best course of action for your business, and explore some solutions that’ll help your business solve this issue.
I explore with you what the real focus should be and why this focus will serve you better than feeling like you need to quickly get a quote to a client. This is a topic we have helped many joinery business clients with, and I share our experiences and results from working with 100s of people in the joinery sales game over the years.
This episode has the potential to change how you approach your sales and possible help you gain time in your life AND win more work at the same time!
In this episode we discuss:
- Whether getting quotes out quickly is the right method.
- How to relieve yourself of the pressure of having to get quotes out quickly.
- Winning more work for your joinery business .
- How to change your sales approach for the better.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Customer reviews are an incredibly important part of any business, let alone joinery. When someone first hears about your business, the first thing most of them will do is look it up and see what people have to say. But what if you don’t have many online reviews? How do you get people to share their positive experiences with your business? Well, in today's podcast Melanie Gardener and Rebecca Foster From The House Of Social have you covered as we have an incredibly in depth conversation on the methods and techniques you can use to get customers to leave you great reviews and help grow your business immensely.
On top of positive reviews, negative reviews can have a pretty major impact on your business as well. Sometimes customers leave unjust, harsh reviews that are blatantly untrue, some people leave negative reviews despite never working with you, and some leave, as hard as it is to admit, entirely fair reviews recounting a mistake your business made. Whatever the case may be, what really determines the impact of the review is how you respond to it, and you do have to respond. In this episode we go over the full spectrum of ways you can respond to negative reviews and ways you can nullify them or improve that customer's experience.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to get your customers to leave great reviews after positive experiences.
- How to deal with negative reviews, what to do and what NOT to do.
- The importance of understanding that negative reviews are natural in a business, it's how you respond that matters.
- The importance of getting reviews over using “word of mouth”
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Building a team in a joinery business can be one of the hardest aspects of starting and running a business. Who’s the right pick? How do you find the right people? What do you do when they make mistakes? People even 10 years into the business find themselves still asking themselves these questions, so today I felt it’d be important to cover these questions, and help you manage your joinery business team.
I took it to the hub to talk about these questions, giving 5 key steps to keep in mind when managing your team. These steps involve looking at why your employees might be asking more questions than they should, how to deal with mistakes being made, and how to put your people in the right roles, as well as many other problems you might be facing.
In this episode we discuss:
- Managing your team.
- How to deal with mistakes being made.
- Why your employees are asking more questions than they should.
- How to put people in the right roles.
- How to find the “right” people.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
I believe there’s a conversation to be had about our industry, and it’s long overdue that we talk about it. In today's podcast, I felt it important to discuss some of the hard hitting facts about our industry I’ve had on my mind in an unfiltered forum.
The Joinery industry is a fantastic industry, but to say it can’t be improved would be a lie. Some of the ways we need to move forward may not be the easiest to accept for some people, but I feel it’s a conversation that needs to be had. This week I talk about some solutions to the issues we face in this industry, give some advice for how YOUR joinery business can improve our industry, and in general air some of my grievances.
Of course this is a conversation, so please feel free to discuss any thoughts you may have over in the Hub on facebook.
In this episode we discuss:
- Ways in which our industry can improve.
- Personal grievances with the joinery industry.
- How YOUR business can help make the joinery industry better.
- How to overcome feeling stuck in our industry.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In our last 2-day JBI (Joinery Business Intensive) we had special guest Dean Brakell, CEO of ACFA.
Dean talked to us about the current state of the joinery industry, the challenges we face currently and what we are doing to tackle them.
This is a very interesting and insightful conversation you will enjoy, particularly if you run a joinery business.
In this episode we discuss:
- Dean Brakell gives us the run-down of ACFA
- The state of the joinery industry locally and globally
- What current projects are happening behind the scenes to improve the state of our industry
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
For today's episode I had a really important chat with my good friend Mick Hawes. Mick runs a really great business called Builders Business Blackbelt where he works with builders and coaches them on their business practises.
I felt this was an important conversation to share as we delved into the similarities between both our industries, exploring the bridges between them and highlight the important takeaways members of both industries can apply to their own businesses. Mick also gives us the story of how he got into the building business and what skills he learned from previously working as a life insurance seller.
Micks perspective on the joinery industry and what it can learn from the construction industry is quite invaluable and something I can’t wait to share with you all! If you have any thoughts about today's podcast, be sure to let us know in the hub!
In this episode we discuss:
- Mick Hawes story and how he entered the construction industry.
- The bridges between the Joinery Industry and the Construction industry
- What Joinery Industries can learn from builders and vise versa
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
A constant struggle with starting up a joinery business is having to ask yourself “How do I make a proper go of this?” or “How do I make this business worth it?”. In today's episode I invited Mel Gardener from House Of Social onto the podcast to take a look at digital marketing and communication, taking a deep dive into how it can help you answer a few of these questions even if digital marketing and communication is a new concept for you!
Creating a strategy towards communications and marketing is very important when starting up a business, and looking into digital marketing doesn’t just involve social media; what about your website? Landing page? Email sequence? Etc. it’s essential to understand every avenue you could take when looking into marketing including your audience and what makes your business standout, and today Mel and I go in depth about how you might go about strategizing your marketing and what to look out for.
In this episode we discuss:
- Digital Marketing and Communications.
- The importance of digital marketing and what it entails.
- How to structure and strategize your marketing strategy.
- Pitfalls to look out for in digital marketing.
- How to create new customers and a lasting community through digital marketing.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Struggling to figure out how to invest your efforts, time, and money best into your business? Maybe that thinking is what's bringing you down to begin with, as you should be thinking of who not how. Often business owners look for the silver bullet that’ll fast track their business to where they want it to be, which in turn causes them and their business more strife.
In todays shorter podcast I give 3 easy steps on how to invest in the Who in your business instead of the how, and explain the importance of understanding who on your team needs the most investment and how to do so.
In this episode we discuss:
- Investing in the Who of your business instead of the How
- How to find the people you need to invest in
- The importance of knowing how to invest rather than waiting for a fast solution.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's podcast I asked everyone in our Facebook group for a topic. One request that came back from Tim was “how do deal with mental health issues in the joinery industry?”.
I was lucky to be able to find Lynda available at that time to jump into an amazing discussion on this topic and we broadcasted this live to the Hub. Lynda is an incredible coach that works in The Joinery Coach team and is an expert in this area, particularly in regards to Emotional Intelligence.
In this podcast we dig into mental health in the joinery industry, what my own experiences have been and how you can help yourself with 3 simple steps to follow once you identify there is a problem.
In this episode we discuss:
- The extent of mental health issues in the industry
- What other have experience
- Making your workplace more stress-free
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Always wondering how to make your business more effective? In today’s podcast I talk about how to effectively use Toyota’s production method “Lean Manufacturing” as well as discussing their 5S system and how you can incorporate it into your joinery business.
You might be wondering how a car manufacturing company can relate to a joinery business, but if we were to view their methods objectively there’s a lot you can apply, Including their 5S system. In this podcast I go through what each S in the 5S system is and how you can apply each on to your business to create a much more effective, fluid, and stress free workplace.
In this episode we discuss:
- What Lean Manufacturing is
- How to incorporate the Toyota Manufacturing Model with your business
- Using the 5S system with your Business
- Making your workplace more stress-free
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Wondering how to measure your business? In today's podcast I talk about the importance of understanding what a KPI is and knowing how to use one to benefit your business.
KPI stands for Key Performance Indicator, so as an example your Car Dashboard can be considered a KPI as it indicates to you the performance of the specific (or key) areas you want to know about your car's performance. In the business world there are 2 types of KPIs, Lead Indicators and Lag Indicators and today I talk about the benefits of understanding these indicators and how to apply them to your business.
In this episode we discuss:
- What a KPI is
- The types of indicators
- How to use your KPI’s to benefit your business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In this weeks podcast I talk with my good friends Melanie Gardener and Rebecca Foster from The House Of Social to discuss how the joinery industry is changing for 2021, both with the pandemic and with recent socioeconomic and cultural shifts over the past few months.
Adapting to change is one of the most important skills to have when running any kind of business, not just joinery. With the current change and trend of doing most if not everything online and at home it’s important to know in what way this new way of working will benefit your business and how to apply it. Does every meeting with a client need to be face to face? What are the work arounds for giving presentations when not everyone can meet? What skills do you need to improve to adapt to this new client? Melanie, Rebecca and I will be able to answer these questions as well as give some further insight!
In this episode we discuss:
- Adapting to change in 2021
- What changes are there that might pose a challenge?
- What skills are essential for adapting
- Some workarounds when using remote communication with clients and workers
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
As a business owner, you probably experience mistakes or errors at least once a day, but how do you deal with errors being made? What's the best approach? In today's episode I discuss the 3 reasons why a mistake will happen. It’s important to understand that as humans, we all make mistakes, it’s impossible to think that your employees or even yourself will never make any mistakes. It’s essential to NOT create a culture of blaming in the workplace, as this sort of mindset is an easy way to actually create more mistakes.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to approach mistakes and errors.
- How do you deal with an employee who tends to repeat mistakes?
- The main 3 reasons mistakes are happening.
- The importance of understanding human error and squashing “blame culture”.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's episode I decided to take a look at how to create a standard unit of measure for your planning system to help you answer the questions; how do you create the most effective manufacturing business? How do you properly balance your supply and demand?
Taking a look at what you are and aren’t capable of is the first important step. Taking on more jobs than your business can handle is an easy way to get quickly burnt out, so being able to create a standard unit of measure for what you are and aren’t capable is very important. If you’re looking for more of a full explanation, tune into the hub in 2 weeks for a live workshop!
In this episode we discuss:
- How to create a standard unit of measure
- How to identify what you are and aren’t capable of
- Creating an effect schedule
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's podcast I ran a webinar about how to Kickstart your joinery business in 2021, covering 3 major areas that you should keep in mind if you want to really take full advantage of what this year has to offer.
The three main topics that I discuss are; how to get more done in your available time, since creating more time is impossible it’s important to know how to organise the time you have. How to get your team to step up, often I have clients ask how to find “the right people” when often they already have amazing people, they just need to motivate them to work to their full abilities. And how to get your business to make real profit, which is not about what you pay yourself, but the return your business makes on your investments. These 3 topics cover everything you need to know to really get your 2021 rolling, and create a major turn around from 2020.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to really start your 2021 with a bang.
- What you need to do differently from last year to make 2021 your best year.
- How to get more done in your time available
- How to get your team to step up
- How to get your business to make real profit
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Welcome to 2021! We all want to make 2020 a distant memory for sure, but the reality is we still have work to do to make sure 2021 will actually be a better and improved year for you. The main focus for us in 2021 is to help equip you with the new tools, skills and knowledge to create the certainty you need to know you will actually create the business you want that will give you what you dreamed it would when you first started in business.
In this, the first episode of 2021, I am simply inviting you to join us on Jan 18 for a free and interactive webinar where I will give you the top 3 things (to begin the year with) that you need to absolutely be doing well for your business to have the ability to turn into the profitable investment you want it to be.
In this episode we discuss:
- The 3 things to start with you need to be doing well to have true business growth in 2021
- How to join our free webinar on Jan 18th
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
I am so grateful for the amazing year and the amazing people I have worked with in 2020. It was a year with massive lows and massive highs for sure!
I thought what I would leave you with in 2020 was an overview of the 9 foundational areas of your business you need to ensure are working very well to ensure your business is foundationaly strong. As you advance in business you may decide to extend into new and unknown markets, try new machines etc, but in order for the risks to be ones worth taking, you need to know your business has a strong foundation that will withstand the possible bad result and give you the confidence to take some risks. After all, without risk there can be no reward!
So I hope you enjoy this last podcast for the year and please join us in The Joinery Business Hub - free FaceBook group to have some open discussion about this and any other topic you want to go over.
In this episode we discuss:
- What a wild year it was
- What are the 9 foundations of your business you need to build to ensure stability in your business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today’s podcast I have shared with you excerpts of a workshop we did on our GPS program with our resident Profit Fits Specialist, Katie Crismale-Marshall. All members in the GPS program have access to many amazing specialists like Katie as part of the program.
In this workshop Katie talks about the basics of the “Profit First” methodologie and how it will help a joinery business create more profit.
In this episode we discuss:
- Profit First
- Mind-set first to create more profit
- How to approach you business accounts to ensure you are profitable
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today’s podcast I put out a message in the Joinery Business Hub asking if anyone had any questions they wanted me to answer or anything they needed help with that they’d love me to discuss. I was then asked 3 really amazing questions that I feel almost every business owner needs help with.
With each question I decided to give 3 answers that I think can help everyone and what I think are the absolute best to solve these issues. Also, I leave this open to members of the Hub as well to see these answers, as I always love seeing what you think and hearing from you in the Hub!
In this episode we discuss:
- What’s new in 2021?
- How do I stay on track in crazy times?
- How do I find good people when I need them?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's episode I had a chat with Leigh Swalling from Planit Cutting Edge Australia, who told me all about his history in the joinery business and with Planit, and a bit about where he came from growing up. Leigh offers a whole lot of insights about what to do and what not when trying to work your way up in a joinery business and/or when starting a business.
We also had a really interesting conversation about the future of the joinery industry and how to create a smart factory, and Leigh brings up an interesting point that “we’re always against change, but we also always want to see what’s new” and we discuss the implications of this kind of mindset. Perhaps adjusting to the latest changes might actually put you at more of an advantage than sticking with the old.
In this episode we discuss:
- Leigh Swalling’s history in the joinery business
- How to create a smart business
- How to adjust to change and how it might benefit you
- Insights through Leigh’s story on what to do/what not to do when starting up.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's episode we celebrate reaching 40 episodes of the podcast by giving out a sort of free giveaway, sharing an approach that we use here at the Joinery Coach to bring your business to the next level.
When it comes to approaching clients there’s three steps to keep in mind; You, Who, and How. If you are looking for the best approach to take to move your business to that next "ever elusive" level, this episode will be of huge interest to you.
In this episode we discuss:
- Celebrating 40 episodes
- How to bring your business to the next level
- The three steps when approaching a client; You, Who, How
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's podcast I give you 5 (with a 6th bonus thrown in) steps to helping you work through this crazy time of year and not feel as overwhelmed as you do now.
Every year at this time in our industry we hear everyone saying “I'm too busy, I just need to get through the work” but this in itself is a problem. Just getting through things means you may not be as invested and created in the work as you should be and this leads to bad things, such as more mistakes and errors and even burn-out on your part.
We also see so many owners that are not doing the 6 things I talk about in this podcast become unnecessarily burdened with things that can be avoided.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why just getting “through” the work is a problem
- 5 things you can be doing now to reduce busy and help reduce stress
- A 6th bonus for you to focus on that can be a real game changer also
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
For today's podcast I decided I head in a different direction and give a brief talk on what most business owners are missing when it comes to running their business and what holds them back from really letting their business flourish.
I’ve seen so many amazingly talented craftspeople struggle to find their footing when it comes to actually getting their business where they want despite how incredible their work is. So, For this episode I go into some details about the points that usually hold them back, and some ways in which to improve.
In this episode we discuss:
- What could be holding you back from letting your business flourish
- Some ways to improve
- What could be missing from your business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Often as business owners we find ourselves completely overwhelmed in our own schedules and struggle to fit in any time at all, but it’s important to keep in mind that you cannot “create time”. When you ask "how can I make better use of the time I already have?", you’ll get real about fitting the tasks into the time rather than the time to the tasks.
I believe it’s important as a business owner to not miss out on your own life. It’s true sometimes you have to put in some hard hours in business, but that’s not all a business should be and you shouldn’t feel so swamped all the time. So in today's episode I decided to talk about how we teach our GPS members how to find a way to breath in their own business, and maybe help find a better balance with your schedule.
In this episode we discuss:
- How creating a better schedule helps moral
- The importance of creating a better work-life balance
- How to find spots in your schedule which might help you breath more
- The idea of finding better use of your time, rather than trying to create time.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Often business owners overlook marketing when their business is crazy busy, I mean you’re busy already right? Why would you need to market? Well in today's episode I spoke with Melanie Gardener from The Joinery Coach Marketing Agency and we discussed why this is actually the wrong way to look at things.
Many people find that waiting for when you “need work” to look at marketing actually places themselves behind the mark, and can easily place you in a spot of work famine if you haven’t planned ahead, as they say, hindsight is 20/20. So in this episode we talk about ways to keep your business ahead and discuss the many ways marketing can fit into an already tight schedule.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why marketing is essential even while busy
- How consistent marketing can eliminate work famine
- How to get off the business rollercoaster
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Meet Matt Jones. Formerly a plumber, Matt noticed that a lot of the other agencies and digital companies out there weren’t taking care of ‘trade based businesses’ the right way (or at all). This led him to start his own Digital Agency Tradie Web Guys, which provides digital solutions such as websites and marketing strategies specifically for trade based businesses.
His love for educating and teaching resulted in the development of The Site Shed. The Site Shed is a dedicated podcast and training resource for trade based business owners across the globe. It started as a way to provide relevant, helpful information to the industry and has now grown into one of the world’s leading education platforms for tradies and contractors. Matt is also a founding expert at tradiematepro.com.au, which is a business coaching platform for tradies and contractors. Matt lives on the East Coast of Australia with his wife, Amanda and daughter, Neve. When he's not working, you'll either find him surfing, skiing, or training.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to use your passions to achieve your goals
- How you do not need to stay stuck in one place, you can get help to move forward
- The best things to focus on to grow your own skills and knowledge as well as you business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Today I had an inspirational and interesting chat with Greg Harman from “Greg Harman Joinery” in New Zealand. Greg and his wife Ginny have been operating this business for 35 years and are very dedicated to making it the best business it can be for both their staff and their clients.
They joined us in The Joinery Coach GPS program about 4 months ago and have been kicking goals ever since. Greg talks about the years prior to joining the program where they, like all businesses have had some ups and downs but are now dialing things up to the next level. Greg, like so many joinery business owners came from a trade background and has needed to upskill his “business” skills and that is exactly where he is now getting the wind from. By actively learning new business skills and techniques and rapidly applying them, Greg is seeing amazing results.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to use your past experience to learn best practice into the future
- How it is never too late to learn new things
- Why you might want to consider starting sooner, rather than later to fill in your business knowledge gaps
- How to ask for help
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In late 2019 I sat down with Steven from The Kitchen Crew to talk about his business growth.
One of the huge things Steven credits his success to is the team he and Robyn (his wife) have built up over the years, never forgetting it’s his team that grows a business, they have always focused on these core values.
Steven and Robyn from The Kitchen Crew have worked with the team at The Joinery Coach in the GPS program from 2018 to late 2019 and it helped them gain the valuable insights they needed to implement internal systems and also create efficiencies in the factory.
In this episode we discuss:
- The importance of building team
- How factory efficiencies play a major role in business growth
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's episode I decide to take a different direction. With everything happening in our world and the continuing uncertainty, I decided it’s important to look back at all the good things we’ve done in our industry and what makes it really stand out against any other. As I sat and wondered what makes it that our industry stands out so much, what makes it truly special for me, I decided to create a list of everything that proves it above the rest. So for today's episode, here’s my list of the 4 things that, to me, the joinery industry gets right that others don’t...
In this episode we discuss:
- My 4 things that the joinery industry does right that others don’t
- A look back on everything positive in our industry
- Why it’s important to focus on the positives in times of uncertainty
- And why it’s important to focus on what you’re doing right when it feels everything's going wrong.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's episode I talked with our new leadership coach, Lynda Tregoweth, about the ways in which you could improve leadership within your business, and how her experiences with the joinery industry can help improve your business.
Sometimes being a leader is more than you’d think, it’s important to look at the human element of owning a business and running your employees, so today we go over the 3 important ways to improve leadership in ways you might not expect.
In this episode we discuss:
- Our new members experiences and teachings
- What being a leader is
- The importance of keeping in mind your employees well being
- How to improve the leadership within your business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In todays episode I give a brief overview on the idea of attraction based marketing and how you can apply it to your business.
In this episode we discuss:
- The 5 Ones System and the steps you need to follow to implement an attraction based marketing system
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Today I offer you my insights into what pitfalls can be expected with buying a new cnc machine and how to avoid them. I also share with you my experience going back as far as the early 2000’s, when “nesting” first started, and how many companies then (and still today) invest in machinery only to find they have not received the ROI they wanted. I share with you the reason why that is and what to do about it.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why buying a new machine may not help you produce faster
- What to do first when thinking about buying a new machine or upgrading an old one
- How we can improve efficiency even without adding new machines or people
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
On today's episode we talk about why you should go niche with your business, and why being a business that can “do anything” may actually be a detriment. As a generalist, you’ll find you’re doing many things but not know any one thing in particular.
When you become a specialist, you gain a following from a loyal audience and you will begin to love your work again, as well as be able to charge more for your work and make higher profit.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why being a specialist is more beneficial for your business
- My past experience with businesses who started as generalists
- The difference in keeping your customers happy as a specialist vs as a generalist
- The Various zones in which your business lays depending if you specialize
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
For todays episode I decided to jump on the Joinery Business Hub to discuss with the group whether hiring contractors or employees are ideal, and go through the pros and cons of both.
As much as this is a perfectly valid question to ask, it’s important to consider why you’re asking it. This it born out of uncertainty for your business? Are you working towards the long term or do you just want to get a job done? In this episode I talk about these ideas and help you decide what works best for you.
In this episode we discuss:
- The pros and cons of hiring contractors or employees
- Is this question born out of uncertainty?
- Are we working towards building the business? Or just getting a job done?
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's episode I decided to talk about a topic some might think is as important as it is: how to go about buying the right software for your business. A lot of business owners, as their business grows, start to look for a way to automate their business, but it’s important not to view software as some kind of solution, rather something that’s just done as it's told.
It’s always important to think about which software is right for you and your business, as some might seem like a solution at the time but you find it clashes with other systems you already have running, so I hope in this episode I can help guide your thinking towards something that’ll benefit you.
In this episode we discuss:
- How software can help automate your business
- A look into the concept of “Silo Creation”
- The reason why most ERP software have a 70% failure rate
- The importance of building software expectations from a neutral source
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
I sat down with Joel Waddell from Pacific Finance and talked about how he helps so many small and medium businesses find a way to lease that new piece of equipment or software that may be the missing piece of the puzzle for you right now.
This is a real inside look at what you can do to set yourself and your business up to take the next step. We explore many tips and tricks and insights into how you can find a way to get the things you business needs right now to automate, systemize and scale to ensure you become profitable and sustainable into the future
In this episode we discuss:
- What Leasing can do for your business
- What you need to do right now to get ready to lease your next purchase that may feel out of reach right now
- How Leasing will benefit your business.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In this 4th and final topic in helping you find hidden cash (but by no means the limit to ways to find hidden cash), I talk with you about how your pricing system could be the piglet area to look for hidden cash in your entire business systems. I hope you not only enjoy this episode, but also take something away you can use in your business that will help you create an even more amazing business.
In this episode we discuss:
- Hidden cash in your pricing system
- One secret trick you can use to make an additional 5% today
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In this third episode of our Find Hidden Cash Series we talk about the idea of keeping a list of clients you’ve worked with in the past, sometimes during dry business periods past clients can be worth their weight in gold. It’s important however not to attempt to sell something directly, but rather view the interaction as if you’re giving the client “gifts”, as this eventually attracts them back to you rather than making them feel like they’re being hunted.
Furthermore, it’s important to build trust with potential clients or past clients as this is what makes them comfortable enough to use your service. We look in this episode how to build said trust and in what way it affects your business.
In this episode we discuss:
- “Busy” might not automatically mean “Good”
- How to interact with previous clients to keep their business
- How to grow your client base through past clients
- The importance of not looking to “hunt” past clients back but slowly attract them back in
- The Importance of Trust
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In this episode I talk with Darren McKavanagh from The Kitchen Builder who has built an amazing manufacturing business while still being able to travel the world. When Darren started in 2002, his big “lightbulb” moment was when he received a huge check from a customer that Darren had no part in the job. It was then he realized that he could create a business that didn't need him doing everything and he could have the lifestyle he wanted. This is not to say Darren doesn't still work hard and take risks in business. But it is an example for us all that you can achieve this with a good plan and a mixture of Smart AND Hard work.
These and many more techniques and systems are what we guide businesses on in our GPS program that has proven for many years to help create the efficient and profitable business you have been striving for.
In this episode we discuss:
- Key things to Darren’s success
- What Darren suggests you focus on to achieve what you want
- The importance of systems
- The role your team plays in all of this
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In this episode I share with you a snippet of a workshop we did with a client a few months ago where the goal was to reduce lead times and generally create better efficiencies in the factory flow. This is an area we frequently help businesses create massive gains and I am sharing this for the first time with you. These and many more techniques and systems are what we guide businesses on in our GPS program that has proven for many years to help create the efficient and profitable business you have been striving for.
In this episode we discuss:
- Factory Flow efficiencies
- How to reduce lead times
- What is sequencing and how to apply it in your joinery business
- How to have fun on Zoom
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In this second part of The Find Hidden Cash Series, we talk about how to improve your process and raise your standards. A lot of hidden cash will be found in the little things like documenting your processes and checking the paperwork of the delivery driver. So in this episode we take you through how to gain that little bit extra by doing things one step at a time, and I have an extra piece of advice which I will give away at the end... In this episode we discuss: * The importance of documenting your processes and procedures. * Improving your businesses daily flow. * Increasing the quality of your business culture.
Links: * The Joinery Coach Website * The Wealthy Joiner * Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group * YouTube Channel
In today's episode I look at avenues which could help you find hidden cash within your business and talk about how you might go about taking advantage of them. Whether it be learning how to read your profit and loss statement, or learning how to improve your conversion rates, there’s always cash available in your business you are not finding or taking advantage of.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to better understand your financial reports ie- profit and loss statements
- How and where to find hidden cash within your business
- How to improve your conversion rates
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's episode we talk about the concept of a business value tree, how when a business starts to get larger it may risk imploding on itself, how to manage this and help your business build and maintain value. I also talk about the importance of documenting your business's procedure, as it’s important for new employees to know how your business operates in all it’s little intricacies and routines.
In this episode we discuss:
- The concept of maintaining a business value tree
- How to help your business continue growing even as it becomes harder to manage
- How to help new employees adjust
- The Importance of documenting procedure
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Last week we ran a live workshop on “how to improve sales conversions and get the price you want” and it was a massive hit with the group. At The Joinery Coach we have been helping joinery business owners learn how to first create a repeatable sales process that produces the outcome of high conversions (ie – 70-80%) and is easily passed on and taught to other people coming into the business. Too often the business owner feels they are the only one that can do sales because customers want to buy from them only. This is not really the case, potential customers want to be certain that they’ll have their wants and needs met, and if they know the business owner is ensuring their employees are doing that, your potential customer will be just as happy working with a good person in the sales department. The process I show you in the episode has already helped 100s of business owners improve conversion rates, I hope it does the same for you.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to create a repeatable sales process anyone can follow
- How to ensure you only work with “A” grade clients
- How to help a prospect get that “gut feeling” that you are the right person to award the job to even if you are a little more expensive.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
I had a great chat with my old colleague, Jonathan Blackburn from Vortek Spaces, and we talked about how this amazing application can give you an advantage in the sales. Jonathan is a very positive individual who is passionate about advancing technology in our industry and helping you gain more sales. He will talk about the technology available right now and how it will help you improve your sales rates and deliverable outcomes. VORTEK Spaces is much more than a 3D rendering solution. It's a software dedicated to professionals without time & deep 3D expertise to create stunning interactive 3D presentations within minutes.
In this episode we discuss:
- Taking your designs into VR
- Improving your sales results
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In this short clip, I show you how to read your Profit and Loss statement and make it mean something to you. We help people demystify the financial reports so you will have what is much like a dashboard in your car, the gauges and results you need to see to make business decisions. Without being able to see the business results, you are playing darts blindfolded. I also show you two “line items” you need to focus on to be able to know how well your business is going. We work with our clients to improve their numbers, but it starts with knowing the numbers first so we know the improvements have happened.
In this episode we discuss:
- Reading your financial reports
- See two main drivers from the numbers to know how well your business is performing
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Something a little different in this podcast, I talk with a good friend of mine, Kerry Goulet. We discuss his journey through life and how he has overcome some incredible obstacles in life, and is again facing a huge one with this covid crisis. This podcast is about how you need to know you have the ability to overcome any obstacle no matter how big or small. You can create an amazing business that gives you the freedom and wealth you feel you want, it is all about your approach and mindset.
In this episode we discuss:
- Positive mindset
- It is ok to not always be ok
- Back yourself to keep taking forward steps, even when you struggle or fail.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's episode of The Joinery Business Podcast we have another Hotseat with Chris from Kurv Living! This is my second interview with Chris, so this time I talk with him about his business growth over the past 12 - 24 months and the bright future he has with this amazing business and team. Chris has had 2 years of focused and strategic growth with his business that has set him up to not only survive this covid crisis quite well, but also see 2020 be a solid growth year again for him. For Chris it’s not about growing to a big size, it’s about growing to the RIGHT size.
In this episode we discuss:
- Kurv Livings growth since joining our Program.
- What improvements Chris has made and how they’ve affected his business.
- How to deal with the bumps in the road.
- How to scale your business.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
Ok, so I am possibly a little punchy from being locked up for so long so I need to warn you now, I am about to rant about something and it may offend some of you, if you offend easily now is your chance to bail! Ok, for those of you still listening, it may only be me, here’s the thing... I’m reading so many comments and posts about joinery business owners complaining the government has not done enough, or the loans offered are not a good enough offer, or that if their business fails during this crisis it will be the governments fault. There is so much help available right now that there is one thing that is “unprecedented”, the sheer amount of “rescue packages” and people offering their services to help Lets be real honest, if your business is at a point right now where this crisis will be the final blow, the last straw, etc, there was a long lead up to this. The crisis did not create the position you are in now, It has just highlighted it and yes, made it worse faster, but it did not create it. It has also highlighted the gaps, or missing pieces of the foundations in your business. Things like good financial reporting and controls, and great marketing strategy.
So many people in this industry believe word of mouth is all they need, the problem is, if for any reason (i.e. covid) people stop talking about you, your leads dry up. But it was not covid that created that, it was a lack or a marketing system. I know some people are hurting right now and some businesses may even be shut down because of this crisis. But this crisis, although larger than most crises, is still one of many a business owner will face in the time they are in business. The worst thing we can do is slip into a victim mentality because if you are in this mode, you are not finding a way to solve the problem.
Also, the worst thing we can do is believe there is nothing you can do about it. We are working with so many joinery businesses in various positions in business, from serious struggle town (but committed to getting fixing this), to many business owners and teams we’ve been working with for a few years now. The reality is this group is stabilizing their business and getting set-up for the wave of economic upswing we are about to encounter. They also know they need to recalibrate their business and thinking to this new reality, and pivot what and how they do things to align with a new emerging client that has new wants and needs. Same people, same clients, just new wants and needs, and if you do not adapt and change to meet these new wants and needs, you will lose them to other businesses that are doing a great job of recalibrating and pivoting to suit. These are not scare tactics I am talking about, just the reality of the life we are in right now. Normally we have weeks to months to make changes like this, in this case it was overnight. But it has happened, and we are living in it, and no government or other external organization is going to fix the issues your business is facing, and they did not create it. They may help you, they may not, but this should not stop you from rolling up your sleeves and taking this opportunity to learn how to get to that ever illusive “next level”.
The road to that goal starts with you learning how to navigate it, it’s a new route, and has some new tricks, but if others are doing it, there is no reason you cannot do the same.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why we need to take charge of our business
- Stay out of victim mentality
- How to get the help we need
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's episode of The Joinery Business Podcast we discuss the importance of being a leader during such uncertain times. It’s a troubling time for everyone and you may be feeling a need for guidance and certainty, which is totally human! However, right now more than ever your staff need to feel a sense of guidance and certainty as well. In this podcast I talk about why it's so important you lead your team right now more than ever. The future of your business may depend on it.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why being a leader now is important.
- How to lead during uncertain times.
- Why it’s okay to feel the need for guidance and certainty.
- How providing strong leadership to your team right now will help grow your business and help your team when they need it most!
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
This is a short but impactful podcast about why people who run cabinetmaking, joinery, furniture, and commercial shop-fit type of businesses are born to be able to not only survive this crisis but also learn how to take the lessons from it and be stronger.
In this episode we discuss:
- You will need to listen to this episode to hear the reason why you should back yourself to be able to survive this crisis and thrive in the coming months.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In today's joinery/cabinet manufacturing, I often hear an owner say “I can’t find good people these days”. This normally means they are looking for a unicorn .. What I mean by that is, good people are everywhere but know one is able to read minds. Just because someone is a trained trades-person does not mean they know how your factory does things. And on top of that, if you do hire a trades-person to do a task that is well below their skill set, they will get bored anyway and leave.
After working with hundreds of joinery businesses over the past 20 years, the one thing that is consistent is the businesses that have too many highly skilled people are always the ones with a team culture problem and are also the ones with high turnover of staff. The businesses that have created simple processes that good people can do .. not highly trained trades-people, just good people who want to work every day, are almost always the businesses that are doing well and have good retention of staff. I know I am generalizing here, but it is an observation I have made over many years that holds true more today than ever before.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to Create “good people”
- Where to begin when improving your process
- Why you don't needs tradespeople in your joinery production
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
After the success of our first workshop, we partnered with ACFA and House of Social to host this second part of our series of helping you survive this crisis so you can Thrive when better times arrive. As an industry, as well as in general, we are faced with some serious challenges right now.
In this episode we discuss:
- How will you survive this current threat?
- How can you change and adapt in business fast enough to help you now?
- How can you create a PLAN that will help you survive this downturn so you can be a stronger business to be able to THRIVE when the recovery happens?
- How do you change your marketing message to have a new customer with new wants and needs respond to you?
- What can you do with your staff from an HR perspective right now to protract your business, keep your team strong but also follow HR rules?
In this episode we discuss:
- These are all things and more we will discuss in this live and interactive workshop:
- Bruce Poling from The Joinery Coach will teach you how to create a survival plan
- Dean Brakell and Monique Penton from ACFA will talk about the state of the Industry.
- Melanie Gardener and Rebecca Foster from House of Social will talk about the best way to market your business right now.
- Identify with the end goal is .... ie - a huge upturn in the economy and massive opportunities for you and your business
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In episode 7 of The Joinery Business Podcast, during this time of uncertainty and misinformation, our role is to create clarity, certainty and focus for you on what your need to do to "survive" this short period of time, so we can be strong together when the up-turn in the economy happens, and we will all struggle to keep up with demand. This is a live workshop I did by inviting everyone in the industry together and chatting about how to create a survival strategy so you can make sure you get through this time and be stronger in the end..
In this episode we discuss:
- Find some reality and clarity from all the fake news and misinformation
- Create clarity on how you can move forward in securing the future for your joinery business
- Identify with the end goal is .... ie - a huge upturn in the economy and massive opportunities for you and your business
- We will then begin creating step 1 - Your survival plan
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In episode 6 of The Joinery Business Podcast we have an amazing guest speaker in the Joinery GPS group today, Byron Sakha, who is the “anti-guru” for a modern age. A specialist in human behavior and business performance with a fresh take on transformation, Byron is rapidly becoming known globally as a leading master coach and trainer. His work has been featured in Forbes, Thrive Global, The Good Men Project, Influencive and MarketWatch.
In this episode we discuss:
- How to manage your emotional state
- How to maximize productivity in times of stress
- How to turn from a victim to a victor
- How to maintain strong relationships
- How to boost your immune system
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
- YouTube Channel
In episode 5 of The Joinery Business Podcast, I am going to share with you a fantastic story of a client I work with in Queensland called Vogue Creations and how they have made massive improvements in the manufacturing business in a very short period of time. I sat down with Josh and Mel from Vogue Creations in Queensland, we talked about the amazing business they have and how the massive improvements they made in the past 6 months have made a huge difference in product improvements and customer satisfaction. In this episode we discuss:
- The journey Josh and Mel (and team) have been on over past 6-9 months
- How to create better flow in your business
- The importance of positivity and your team and culture in your business
- The steps this company has taken that have made all the difference to their future
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
In episode 4 of The Joinery Business Podcast, I'm going share with you how to get your machines running more often so that you'll get the return on your business you want. Your investment in your business is largely in the machinery and if it's sitting idle while you're installing, there's no way to get the return on your biggest investment you have made. This is a common issue with smaller cabinet shops and in this episode we explore ways to keep your machine running and cash flowing! In this episode we discuss:
- Where your investment in your business is
- Why you are not getting the profits and returns you want in business
- Why it's so important to utilize your machine as much as possible
- How to get over your own personal blocks that could be holding you back
- What you can be making now that will add to your cashflow and profits
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Wealthy Joiner
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
We are joined by Korryn Haines from Encore Admin Consulting. We’ve been working with Korryn this year and she has been our admin and tech guru; and we’ve invited her on this episode of The Joinery Business Podcast. There are 4 key areas that joinery businesses should look at in their businesses. Korryn will discuss these areas and give us tips on what to look out for and how to implement tech to make our admin tasks seamless and easier to manage. In this episode we discuss:
- Korryn tells us more about her business, Encore Admin Consulting
- The advantage of offering online services.
- 4 key areas to look at in joinery businesses.
- Walking through the 4 key areas of operations, marketing, sales and delivery.
- Admin tech tools you can use in the 4 key areas of your business.
- Building relationships with clients, making use of staff and creating ongoing work.
- The reason why people don’t approach these key areas in a systematic way.
- Recommendations on structuring emails for companies.
Links:
- GSuite
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Joinery GPS Program
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group
In episode 2 of The Joinery Business Podcast, I am going share with you our new program's marketing section. This will give you an idea on what, why, and how the implementation of attraction-based marketing can help your joinery business. In this episode we discuss:
- Setting goals for your business.
- Common challenges you may experience.
- What we can help you with.
- The five 1s system.
- Steps to take in making the five 1s happen.
- The reason why attraction-based marketing is perfect for the joinery business.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Joinery GPS Program
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group Lets chat
Setting up a good foundation for your business is key to make your business thrive and grow. In episode 1 of The Joinery Business Podcast, I'm here to help you figure out the general elements of your business that you need to look out for and improve. There are 9 drivers that create a strong foundation of business which all work hand-in-hand to make your joinery business a successful one. I'm going to walk you through these today to help give you an idea on how to build a strong foundation that will make your joinery business a profitable investment. In this episode we discuss:
- Bruce’s experience with the joinery business industry.
- The definition of business growth.
- Bringing in sales into your business that you can do comfortably and sustainably.
- 9 drivers for creating a strong foundation for your business.
- The importance of managing tasks efficiently.
- The benefits of the foundations working in your business.
Links:
- The Joinery Coach Website
- The Joinery GPS Program
- Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group Lets Chat