{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Around the Diamond Powered by American Diamond","title":"When Family Changes Everything: Building a Business With Purpose | Bill Daubmann | Episode 14","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/e8088d88\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1871,"description":"Sometimes entrepreneurship starts with an idea. Other times, life gives you no choice but to find a new path.\nIn this episode of Around the Diamond Powered by American Diamond Logistics, Kevin, Steve, and Elise sit down with Bill Daubmann, founder of My Shower Door, for a conversation about family, adversity, entrepreneurship, leadership, and building a business with a purpose bigger than yourself.\nBill Daubmann's entrepreneurial journey began after his 11-year-old son was diagnosed with cancer. With treatment requiring frequent travel and medical expenses piling up, Bill made the decision to step away from his career and hockey officiating so he could be there for his family. What started as a home-based closet organization business eventually led Bill into shower doors—and an opportunity that would change the trajectory of his family's life.\nAfter relocating from Massachusetts to Florida, Bill and his family doubled down on the shower door business. Today, My Shower Door has nearly 200 employees, multiple locations across Florida and the Carolinas, its own manufacturing operation, and plans for national franchise expansion.\nBill shares what he's learned going from a true mom-and-pop operation where he did everything himself to leading an organization with hundreds of employees. The conversation dives into the difficult stages of scaling, why profits can actually fall during periods of growth, the importance of middle management, and one of the biggest lessons Bill learned as a leader: people are your most valuable asset.\nThe episode also explores the Daubmann family's commitment to philanthropy. What began with Make-A-Wish after Bill's son's battle with cancer expanded into supporting veterans and organizations connected to wounded and amputee athletes.\nFrom family and cancer to hockey, entrepreneurship, leadership, company culture, philanthropy, and national expansion, Bill Daubmann's story is a powerful reminder that sometimes the hardest moments in life can...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZLNJFGikKx56t36YaLHHYHc0UgZTt7AtkwpHD7JlX10/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80YmE5/YzA3NWI1MTYyNGRm/OGI5NjAwYjJlYTgy/NTIwMy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}