The Push Thru Podcast Episode 21

021 - $0 - $500K - The Honeymoon Phase

021 - $0 - $500K - The Honeymoon Phase021 - $0 - $500K - The Honeymoon Phase

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The Push Thru Podcast Episode 21

December 16, 2020 The Push Thru Podcast View the website

Best Thing You’ve Seen This Week (1:10)
Jeff’s Story — How did he end up building cabinets? (3:46)
What was Jeff’s mindset during this phase? (8:10)
Big Problems: What were the struggles in this first phase? (8:54)
A BIG takeaway from this phase: Start your sales process right away. (14:15)
Taking your craftsman’s mind and turning it into a business owner’s mind. (16:30)
Looking back, what are the key takeaways for shop owners who are in this phase right now? (20:09)
One of the most powerful tools you have? Your calendar. Here’s how to use it well. (24:16)
Tool of the Day (27:33)
One Thing (32:18)
How did Jeff wrap up this phase in his shop? (33:40)
Snapshot of the Show (38:32)

Tool of the Day

Quotable Moments

“I would get a set of cabinets, and I would build them and deliver them. And then I would get another one and just figure out little things along the way... There was no rhyme or reason. There were no processes.” — J
“The bigger you get, the bigger the problems.” — K
“Nowadays, I would think that software needs to be one of those first things that you get after you’ve done a job or two.” — J
“Once you have a dedicated marking plan and a dedicated sales plan, you can start to predict how much work is going to come in and what kind of work.” — K