Cabinet Maker Profit System Podcast

We're in legal waters today, talking about the most important parts of contracts – the 3 Ps, which are parties, properties and price.

Kate the Socialite is joining us today to talk about how you can get leads online – social media, newsletters, lead magnets – and it's all much simpler than you think.

We're all about marketing and PR today! Great tips from an amazing woman. Tune in to hear about the creative ways to do marketing and PR when selling to home owners.

Are you a Traction or Scaling Up kind of person? Check out our podcast to hear more about these systems and decide which one is the best for you.

Setting up good business habits in your company is not easy. But we have an expert sharing his best tips on how to improve yourself and your business.

It's time to talk about outreach marketing, or WOLF marketing strategies. Tune in to find out which old strategies still work today.

Today we're talking online tools that save time – whether it's for marketing, calendars or organization – these are my favorite tools.

There are two types of marketers – spiders and wolves. Join us in our new episode to learn how to market your business like a spider.

Ever thought about working with a business coach? What do they do, anyways??? In today's episode we're bringing your more information about how business coaching works to help you decide if its even worth it.

Staying protected online in a digital age is not easy, but there are things you can do to stay safe. Listen to our new episode to find out how you can keep your data secured and what to do in case of an attack.

Leasing equipment is a smart way to do business, and in this episode you'll see why it actually pays off to do it.

3D rendering can help you grow your business and close more deals. Find out how it works in our latest episode.

We've been told that profit comes last. At the end of the quarter, the year, and so on. But it shouldn't. Learn how to put profit first in your shop in our today's episode

If you wondered how to set up shop in Mexico, look no more. Tune in to this week's episode and learn the most important things you need to pay attention to if you want to set up a business here.

Today we're talking hiring criteria, and how to make a success out of your hiring strategy by using core values and systems.

For your business to grow and be successful you gotta make some systems and follow them. Learn how to do that in our new episode!

Today we are giving you 4 super easy and simple tactics you should apply if you want to step up your residential sales game.

Today's episode is great for commercial workers. We're diving into the three tactics that'll help you get new business.

We're talking sales, and you might not see yourself as a sales person, but you should. Because we're all sales people. You just need to learn how to do it right.

It's easy to earn a devotion from a renovation GC, but let's hear it from the man himself - how does the mind of a renovation GC looks like? What can you, as a contractor, do to earn their business?

The only way to uplift your businesses value is to understand profit and cash. Our guest today knows all about it, and he's teaching us how to properly scale up a business.

Today we're talking taxes, cross border business, and what are the main things you should pay attention to if you want to move your business to US, Canada or Mexico.

We all want to save money while running a business. 10 bucks here and there could make a huge difference. Find out how you can save $15,000 per year while following three simple steps.

We've got a great episode coming up today with a gentleman named Al Levi. Al wrote a book called The 7-Power Contractor. I love it. It's interesting to hear ... It's always interesting to read a book and then go talk to the guy that wrote it. He wrote The 7-Power Contractor, and there are seven powers in a business that he talks about.

Amy McGeachy, is a very well known person in this market, and today we're going to be talking about a topic, I really like the topic you and I came up with. And it is, "Top designer spills the beans and leaves us with a K.I.S.S. There are some great tips that Amy has, first on how you got to have such notoriety in your business, but then also the systems and processes you've put in place in your design business to bring value to your clients, which is really why we're here. So, let's see what Amy and I get up to in this podcast, and I hope you've got an opportunity to take some notes and learn from Amy about how she's grown her business and her social media following. Because the media following that she's got actually, is pretty impressive, that's how we met.

This week we have Ellen Rohr, you may have actually seen her on TV or read one of her articles. We're going to be talking about what happened to the money, honey. She's a ton of fun. She's been on CBS, NBC, ABC, all the alphabet channels really, Fox News and The New York Times. She's also the CEO of Zoom Plumbing, which is a franchise organization. She comes from a different industry, but so what? She's going to be talking about business just like I talk about the business of business, and I think we're going to learn a lot from her. She's a ton of fun, so much energy. You're going to a hoot out of this.

If you're an owner who finds yourself interacting with the floor what you think is too much and, because you're interacting with the floor too much it's pulling you away from office operations, it's pulling you away from focusing on new sales, new deals, profitability, all the things in operations, doing the right kind of purchases, if you find yourself in that situation, I think this podcast episode is going to be one you find very interesting.

Software isn't just for a certain type of business; it can help any business. Today, we sit down with Peter Mate, software expert, who tells us just how we can find the right software for our business.

Inbound sales marketing. Website design. Professional photography. You may be wondering how these things have anything to do with your woodworking business, but it's really straightforward. You need a website. Not just a website, a good website that is a showcase for your work as well as somewhere for people to learn about you and what you do. In this episode, we talk about what makes a good website and how you can get others interested in your business and what you have to offer through successful inbound sales marketing.

This week we have Markus Raves, he worked on the supply side of the woodworking industry, making things like edge banding, and things on the plastic extrusion side. But, we're gonna be talking about green innovations in woodworking with Markus Raves. So stay tuned. Let's see what he's got to say. And I know one of the questions I'm gonna ask him is what is the difference between European style craftsmen and North American. See where he takes that question.

Bidding is the most important game you'll ever play as the owner of a trades business. It's one of the biggest impacts you can have on your business. Making the right bids and winning the right jobs will give you more time and less headache as you work with the things you love. In this episode, you will finally be getting the inside scoop on how you can win the bids you want.

Devon Tilley, host of Art of Construction, joins us today to talk about just how important a sense of community is to making those massive moves that take your business from an idea to a reality. Devon is full of personality and loves what he does, as he speaks about just how he created an environment in which he could thrive.

We all know how bidding works...or do we? This week's episode we talk to Mark Raffan, the Negotiation Ninja, who will break down the bidding process from both sides to help you understand how to place a bid and get better results when it comes down to the jobs you want.

If you could have a meeting that was to the point, full of empathy, company culture, involved your whole team entirely, and only lasted about 15 minutes, you would think I'm crazy, right? Wrong! Ankit Sharma has it figured out with his meeting strategy called "the huddle" where he accomplishes all that and more.

There are 8 common mistakes that may be keeping you from making that sale. Whether it's showing up late or not asking for the sale, mistakes big or small can be fixed as soon as you're aware of them. This episode, we'll be talking about these mistakes and just how you can fix them ASAP.

As woodworkers, we take raw products and create a finished one. Spencer Sheinin manufactured skincare products. How does this relate? Manufacturing and money. Spencer, as an accountant, knows some things about the financial side of manufacturing that you don't want to miss out on.

Patrick Ellis is super passionate about sake. He's no craftsman, but he is a businessman who know just how to take things to the next level through listening and implementing. You're gonna be entertained just as much as you're gonna be informed and educated in this episode where we sit down and talk about everything from lean to your family business and most importantly, how to take your business further.

KWAME Christian from Negotiate Anything Podcast joins us to share some valuable information on how to give and get what we need from a negotiation. When it comes down to it, negotiation is all about knowing when to talk and what to say. With the right questions and the right respect, you may just find the right answers and the deal you're looking for.

Prepare your business for tomorrow today. "The future" isn't as far away as it may seem which may be tough to think or talk about. This is why it's important for you to face the facts and start thinking, planning, and talking about the steps you'll take to keep your business in the best shape for the days to come. Come sit down with Jeremy Reinbolt and myself as he gives you the tips you need to profit from tomorrow.

Drugs. It's a topic that's constantly talked about because the laws surrounding it are constantly changing these days. Changed laws mean change perceptions. Today, I talked with Keith Graves, retired police sergeant specializing in drugs and drug enforcement, about drugs in the workplace and how to keep them out of your place of business for the safety and quality of work from your employees.

Today, we're learning things from a new angle. I spoke with Mark Graban, an expert in lean manufacturing. As a hospital specialist, Mark has always been focused on culture change, leadership, and getting everyone to participate in continuous improvement.

WoodDust was created for people like you, and me, and everyone for that matter. I talked to Evan Dunstone about his event down in Australia, WoodDust, where people of all sorts come together to enjoy woodworking, from technical to art to everything in between. This truly is showing woodworking as an experience. Did I mention the wonderful guests that will be there? There will be a lot. There is so much happening that it would be a shame to miss. For more information, visit www.WoodDustAustralia.com

We all have to deal with the numbers sometime or another. It's best for everyone, including your business, that there's a rhyme and reason for everything that happens behind the closed doors of your finance and forecast meetings. I've made it simple and explain everything you need to know about getting straight to the point and holding the attention of the small circle in your room to always stay focused on the numbers.

The work is getting done, but how much time, money, and resources are we spending on the work that isn't getting done? In this episode, Paul Akers talks to us about Lean. Lean is a simple concept about finding better ways to do things. This will help reduce waste in your business. Reduced waste equals more energy spent on the things that matter. The things that are making you, your business, and your guys money. All it takes is re-assessing and re-thinking the way you do things.

We make money, we spend money. That's the way things go. The real question is how do we spend money wisely? And how do we get our money to make us more money? I sit down with Buck Joffrey in this episode to talk about who, what, and where to invest your hard-earned money.

Evan Dunstone, a custom chairmaker from Australia, believes that woodworking is an experience from creation all the way to the end of his piece's life. Every chair Evan makes, he knows will bring an extra special piece into someone's life that will be a part of making memories, providing comfort, and simply being a beautiful part of someone's home. We talk about everything from the art of woodworking to the importance of bookkeeping when running a successful business. For more stories about other woodworkers and their process, visit www.cabinetmakerprofitsystem.com

I sit down with Ryan Yurek, owner of First Choice Millwork to talk about working in a family business, succession planning and the different methods he implements from self-help books to creating systems to keep his business running perfectly.

In this episode, we'll help you discover how to get free money from the government with the help of Stephanie Sang, a seasoned consultant from Granted Consulting. Learn how to leverage government funding to help take your business to the next level.

Have you ever asked yourself the question, "What if my guys worked independently?" That's right. No more stopping every 20 minutes to answer another (maybe dumb) question. It's all about implementing a set of expectations for your guys. In this episode, I talk about what exactly those expectations should be and how putting those expectations in place can help you and your guys do the deep work that gets stuff done right and on time.

You have a business. Your time is now worth money. If you're wasting your time, you're wasting money. Simple. In this episode, I talk about how much money your time is really worth and how to use your time wisely to get the most money for what you give.