The Push Thru Podcast

In this episode, we’re continuing our Grow Past Your Thresholds series and talking about the $1M - $3M phase, which we’re calling ‘What Have I Done?’ As your shop reaches this phase, you’re likely to face issues with consistent sales, hiring quality employees, and getting administrative tasks off your plate. Listen for our tips about how to navigate through this phase quicker.

In this episode, we’re continuing our Grow Past Your Thresholds series and talking about The Good Old Days. In this phase, shops usually make $500k - $1m. We’re sharing some of the challenges that businesses often face in this phase, as well as strategies to help you push past the barriers in this phase quicker.

In our last episode, we outlined the various thresholds that cabinet shop owners go through. This week, we’re diving into the first threshold, The Honeymoon Phase. What’s a shop owner’s mindset like during this phase? What mistakes are they likely to make, and what are the key takeaways for anyone trying to grow past this stage? Listen to find out.

Capital, experience, and talent do make growth easier, but they’re not what actually gets you past your growth thresholds. Your WHY is what gives you the motivation to grow and push thru your thresholds. In this episode, we’re talking about five common phases that shop owners go thru. We’ll share some of the challenges you may face in each phase, plus strategies for getting thru them easier.

Lean has transformed Jeff’s business. In this episode, he’ll share how he got started with Lean, plus six ways that it adds value to his shop. You’ll even find out how to get started with Lean in your shop today.

We’re launching a new format of The Push Thru Podcast!

Our goal is to create a community of business owners in the woodworking industry so we can share strategies for how to grow your business. There’s a time and place for talking tools, but that’s not our focus on The Push Thru. We want to focus on education so you can take the fear and mystery out of taking that next step to build your business.

One of the things that was missing when Jeff Finney, owner of Ultimate Cabinet Components, was growing his business was a mentor to lean on for guidance and advice about how to grow. After over 16 years in the woodworking industry, Jeff is sharing his experience and the mistakes he made so other business owners can avoid doing the same.

We’ll have three different episode formats:

Deep Dives - Jeff and Khalil, owner of Benali, will dig into complex topics and share solutions and strategies for success.

Interviews - We’ll invite guests from the woodworking industry to the show to learn from their experiences.

Shorts - Jeff and Khalil will focus on one actionable step that you can take RIGHT NOW to improve your business.

Our episodes will focus on everything from hiring to marketing to using your books to make strategic decisions, and so much more.

We’re also excited to announce that we’re going to start building Mastermind groups. The goal is to create a community of business owners who are in a similar phase of growth. During a Mastermind meeting, you’ll put your heads together to discuss the challenges that you face. You’ll have the opportunity to learn from owners who’ve faced those same issues and lean on them for guidance.

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Mike Michalowicz is an entrepreneur turned author who, 11 years ago, realized that he didn’t know enough about entrepreneurship. He decided to fix his lack of knowledge and, in the process, decided to write about what he learned to try to help other entrepreneurs. Today, he’s a full-time small business author.

This week we talked to Whitney Pyle, the co-owner of three successful businesses about the lack of diversity in the woodworking industry, as well as reasons why diversity should be a priority for manufacturing businesses. Building a diverse workforce isn’t as tough as it may seem. One great hire can lead to organic changes in your workforce that can end up having a huge benefit on your company culture and bottom line.