Tile Money

Dave Gobis episode #74

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This is an episode you will find yourself coming back to and listening to over and over again.

Dave Gobis is a legend inside the ceramic tile industry and if you take the time to listen to this episode you will understand why.

He shared a lot of valuable knowledge and years of experience in this interview.

Dave has dedicated his life to the ceramic tile industry, he has successfully built and operated a tile installation company which sold an average of two million a year. Eventually, he had a successful exit and sold his company for over a million dollars. 

He has also been very involved inside the industry, donating his time to organizations like the NTCA and CTEF, as well as spending countless hours sharing his knowledge inside online tile forums and groups like the John Bridge forum and Tile Money FaceBook group.

Due to the demand, Dave continues to work part-time as an industry consultant inspecting tile failures. 

Here are some minute markers to help you find a certain topic we discussed.

  • 3:15 Dave's history with tile.
  • 9:00 Dave's early mistake of growing to fast.
  • 10:00 Dave shares how he sold an average of $2,000,000. a year with a Net profit average of 12%
  • 11:10 The value of building a loyal trained labour force.
  • 11:45 How to build a tile installation business you can sell. 
  • 16:05 The secret to being profitable regardless of the size of your contractor company.
  • 20:30 How to build a loyal workforce.
  • 24:05 Learning from others mistakes.
  • 26:15 Systems and Processes.
  • 30:00 Dave talks about some tilework he has inside his own home.
  • 34:30 The importance and power of community involvement. (story "You can't just take, you also have to give")
  • 42:10 How to work in high-end homes and how to deal with Big Box shoppers.
  • 44:10 What Dave credits to his success.
  • 45:40 Dave's involvement within the NTCA and how that assisted his growth, expanding himself to a national level.
  • 48:10 Dave speaks about his proudest moments and contributions within the industry.
  • 50:30 "Change happens one person at a time"
  • 53:30 Dave talks about Consultant/Forensics work.


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