Today we’re interviewing Matt Cremona.  A self taught woodworker who has found a niche in taking wood from the tree to the finished project all in his own hands.  He built a massive bandsaw mill from scratch with no experience and part of his sawyering business. We talk with Matt about being laid off and […]

The post MFP 057: Going Big with Matt Cremona appeared first on MADE FOR PROFIT.

If you’re engaging at all on Instagram or YouTube then you’ve definitely been seeing the uptick in sponsored content.  Today we’re going to talk about the landscape of sponsored content, how we see it changing, things to look out for when considering sponsorships and staying true to your audience and yourself without selling your soul […]

The post MFP 056: Let’s Talk Sponsorships appeared first on MADE FOR PROFIT.

Welcome to episode 55, today we’re talking with one of our good friends, Anne Briggs.  You might know her better as Anne of All Trades on Instagram and YouTube where she’s been active in the online woodworking community since 2012.  Anne talks with us about knowing yourself, homesteading, why free help is rarely good help, […]

The post MFP 055: Living Generously with Anne Briggs from Anne of All Trades appeared first on MADE FOR PROFIT.

As a business owner and side hustler you can build and grow your business by yourself.  But at some point you can only do so much. Hiring and managing people and having a solid team around you is crucial to taking your business to the next level.  John and I are going through this right […]

The post MFP 054: Hiring & Managing People appeared first on MADE FOR PROFIT.

We’ve got an interview today with a master custom woodwork, Jory Brigham.  He’s a self made woodworker who created a name for himself with a unique style and amazing design and craftsmanship.  He talks with us about his journey to find his niche, how he keeps his passion for woodworking alive, and his love/hate relationship […]

The post MFP 053: The Life of a Woodworker with Jory Brigham appeared first on MADE FOR PROFIT.

It’s time for our 2nd quarterly Q&A session.  We get tons of questions from the audience and specifically from our Patrons.  Each quarter we pick a few of our favorite questions that we’ve answered in the After Show and rehash them here for everyone to hear. LINKS (May contain Affiliate Links) Made for Profit Patron […]

The post MFP 052: Quarterly Q&A – July 2018 appeared first on MADE FOR PROFIT.

Today we’re interviewing our first craftsman who’s not a woodworker. Alec Steele found his passion early in life and has been blacksmithing since the age of 11. We talk with Alec about starting his business at 16 years old and the journey that lead him to be one of the fastest rising YouTube makers and […]

The post MFP 051: Catching Fire with Alec Steele appeared first on MADE FOR PROFIT.

As y’all know, Instagram is one of our favorite topics and where John and I spend most of our social media time.  Well, there have been some major bombshells being dropped by IG recently and one of them was a sit down with TechCrunch where the product lead for Instagram laid out how the IG […]

The post MFP 050: How the Instagram Algorithm REALLY Works appeared first on MADE FOR PROFIT.

Today we’re finishing the trifecta of interviews with the Modern Maker Podcast hosts.  We’re talking with Chris Salamone from Four Eyes Furniture. Chris talks with us about working the side hustle with a full time job and two young kids and why he stopped doing custom furniture commissions.  He also goes into how he’s built […]

The post MFP 049: Building a Tribe with Chris Salamone from Four Eyes Furniture appeared first on MADE FOR PROFIT.

Today we’ll be doing our first in a back to back interview series with a couple of our buddies from the Modern Maker Podcast.  We’re starting off with Mike Montgomery from Modern Builds. Mike shares with us how he found his niche in the YouTube space then doubled down and repeated success by clustering projects […]

The post MFP 048: Repeating Success with Mike Montgomery from Modern Builds appeared first on MADE FOR PROFIT.