Bringing Up Business

Managing 40 Employees with Only 12 Hours Per Week


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Nick Slavik, founder and owner of the Nick Slavik Painting and Restoration Company, shares insights on managing relationships, the significance of purpose, and the strategies he employs for business growth, including effective marketing and sales techniques. 

He discusses his journey from leaving a family business to starting his own, the impact of military experience on his perspective, and the importance of empathy in both business and family life. The conversation emphasizes the balance between personal growth, family, and professional responsibilities.

About Nick Slavik
Nick Slavik is the Proprietor of the Nick Slavik Painting & Restoration Co. and is the Host of Ask a Painter Live.  Ask a Painter Live has aired weekly for over 9 years, instructing, answering questions, and championing the trades and entrepreneurship as an avenue for freedom.  Nick has been a social media influencer and content creator for over a decade.  His company will celebrate its 17th anniversary this year, employs +40 people, has a leadership team, and operates a full-scale finishing shop and training facility.

Nick has been a craftsman for more than 33 years.  His company has been awarded more than 17 National awards for craftsmanship, including massive restorations of Victorian mansions.  He has created a rigorous Apprenticeship program where he finds, trains, inspires, and mentors young people in his craft. Nick is currently the Chairperson of the Board of Directors for the PCA - the Painting Contractors Association.  The PCA is a 140-year-old nonprofit whose mission is to build better contractors. 

nickslavik.com 

facebook.com/nick.slavik.92 

facebook.com/askapainter 

facebook.com/nsprco 

instagram.com/slaviknick

youtube.com/@AskaPainterLive

tiktok.com/@nickslavik 

linkedin.com/in/nick-slavik-aa7b53157

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