The Joinery Business Podcast

When it comes to running a business, reading and understand numbers can feel intimidating, especially if you feel you don’t know what you’re looking at. We often find business owners not learning this skill and struggling because of it, so today Bruce is here to talk to us about why it’s important to understand your numbers, and how it’s not as intimidating as you might think.

In our facebook group, The Joinery Business Hub, we run a poll called "what's your problem" where members can vote on issues currently on their minds or they'd like more information about so that we can cover it on the podcast!

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast or want to vote on next month's What’s Your Problem, be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• What understanding your numbers is important

• What to look out for in a profit and loss statement

• How to look at increasing numbers as a tool to better your business

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

Today on the show we have a very special guest, The CEO of Duckworks Millwork Solutions, Jacob Edmond. Jacob became the CEO of Duckworks in august 2022 with over 15 years of experience in the millwork industry. He describes himself as someone with a "passion for creating solutions to problems and delivering innovative results.".

In today's episode we get to know Jacobs perspective on the industry, what Duckworks is all about and how it helps joinery businesses, as well as Jacobs background in Millwork. Duckworks is a fantastic company that's provided countless solutions to many other businesses, and Jacob even has his own podcast where he provides further detail on his thoughts and ideas around the industry.

Be sure to check out Duckwork Millwork Solutions Below:

https://duckworksmw.com/

And check out Jacob’s Podcast Verify In Field:

https://duckworksmw.com/podcast 

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• Jacob Edmond’s background millwork

• What is duckworks and how does it affect the joinery industry?

• Jacob’s thoughts around the millwork and joinery industry, and what advice he can give. 

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

Running a team can be hard, especially in joinery. Sometimes you might feel you lack the confidence to lead your team effectively, or that communication between you and your team isn't where you want it to be.

Today on the show we have Tiffany Newman here to talk to us a bit about running an effective joinery team. What to look out for, what to keep in mind, and some general advice that'll help strengthen your relationship with the team, and build up your leadership skills.

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• What to do if you struggle to lead

• How to build confidence in your leadership skills

• Why communication with your team is important

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

We're well into February at this point, and you may be wondering if it's too late to kick start or refresh your marketing for the new year. Well today we have Tiffany and Clare from The Marketing Joint here to talk to us about how it's not too late, and go over some of the key methods you can implement in your marketing to really kick off 2024.

When it comes to creating an effective marketing plan, there's some key factors you want to keep in mind. If you've done marketing in the past, keeping track of the audience your marketing was effective with is important, as well as which types of marketing worked best for you. When it comes to starting new marketing, Growing your online presence is great. The people interested in what you post can be really helpful in growing an audience and bringing in potential clients.

If you're a joinery business owner looking to bring your marketing to the next level, be sure to reach out to us at The Marketing Joint website.

https://www.themarketingjoint.com/?r_done=1 

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• How it’s not too late to start marketing for the new year.

• How to not get bogged down in numbers.

• Why building an online presence is important. 

• What examples to take from some of our key clients.

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

Today on the podcast we have Mario Tsirbis from Cabinets express and 4 kitchens in the barn to talk to us a bit about his journey with joinery, what cabinets express is all about, and how The Joinery Coach has affected his business, as Mario has been a very long standing and consistent client of ours.

Cabinets Express is a flat pack joinery manufacturer located in Bayswater, Melbourne. Mario started Cabinets Express as a sort of "coming home" project which he's always wanted to start up, but couldn't due to a lack of the right technology. but as of today, Cabinets Express has had a strong start and proved itself to have a solid backbone, a great new joinery business fantastic at catering to client needs.

If you’re someone interested in cabinets express and what they have to offer, be sure to reach out via the link below:

https://cabinetsexpress.com.au/ 

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• Mario’s inspiration for Cabinets Express

• The Accessible tools Cabinets Express has to offer

• How Flat Packs can help other joinery businesses

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

On our first episode today, Bruce is going to talk to us a little bit about some of the best ways to go about running your joinery business at the start of the year. What's new for 2024? What should you do if you feel you've had a bad start, or too late to make the changes you need?

We're very excited to bring you a new season of the joinery business podcast! We have some new changes and topics to show, focusing more on our team at The Joinery Coach and The Marketing Joint, highlighting the amazing insights our Marketing agency has to offer, as well as our usual retinue of fantastic advice and strategies to joinery business owners.

if you want to learn more about starting out 2024, and how to make the changes you need to your joinery business, be sure to reach out to us at:

https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/ 

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• How our exceptional clients can lead by example to your joinery business

• How to start off the year strong

• What to do if you feel you’ve fallen behind

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

This week's episode is the last episode we're releasing for 2023. As such, we felt it necessary to do a sort of recap of 2023, going over some of the accomplishments this year as well as some of our major new developments!

But on top of this, the break leading into 2024 should be something all business owners use wisely to recuperate and rest. As a business owner this is often far harder than you might think, we often have clients that feel if they take even a minute away from their business the whole thing's going to fall apart, which isn't a healthy way of thinking.

So today, Bruce goes over some ways you can go about not falling apart over the break, and really trust your business is going to survive the holiday season. 2023 was a tough year, and you deserve to take some time for yourself. be sure to use it wisely.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• What we set out to accomplish with The Joinery Business Podcast

• What our major themes were for 2023

• What to look forward to in 2024

• How to rest properly over the break

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

Today on the show we have another shorter episode from Tiffany going over some of the ways you can go about helping your team reach their full potential.

When it comes to training staff and helping them flourish, it can be tricky implementing the right strategies and techniques. What works for who? Who's strongest at what? Well today Tiffany helps you go about supercharging your team's engagement, as well as help increase their productivity.

if you want to learn more about teaching and learning strategies as well as unlocking your team's capabilities, be sure to reach out to us at:

https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/ 

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• Learning Strategies

• How to unlock your team's potential

• Increasing productivity

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

Today's episode is a replay of one of our most relevant episodes right now and something to think about heading into the new year; A talk Bruce gave about the importance of creating standard procedures in your joinery business.

When it comes to running the factory of your business, creating procedures and learning how to sequence everything can be tough.  In this episode, we go through a few things you can do to make this side of your business a little easier.

Creating procedures, implementing sequences and learning new software can seem quite stressful, but it’s important to take steps one at a time and work through at a sustainable pace. Using some of the methods and details outlined in this episode, you’ll be right on your way to becoming a factory sequencing master!

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• Some programs you can use to make sequencing easy

• The best ways to implement procedures

• The Dos and Don’ts of creating sequences

• Why creating sequences is important

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

As a business owner do you ever feel overwhelmed? Like you're on a constant grind that you can't get out of? Sometimes taking a second to evaluate your mental state is really important, and todays on the show we have a very special guest, Natalie E West, a clinical psychotherapist in to talk to us a bit about the dangers of burnout, and what some of the major factors are that could be influencing your stress.

We've seen a lot of business owners in the past with this constant grind mentality, like they need to be constantly working and working otherwise they'll fall behind. This just simply isn't the case, and far more often than not leads to major burnout and stress. it's important to identify what's making you feel this way, and why you should avoid it. Taking some steps towards bettering your mental health and working towards avoiding this stress is really important. Today Natalie E West is here to help go through some of the steps you can take to identify your stress triggers, and much much more.

If you have any questions about today's episode, be sure to jump on over to the joinery business hub on facebook, or reach out to Natalie E West from her website:

www.natalieewest.com 

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• What in business is causing you stress?

• Are you receiving the right type of dopamine? 

• Is it right to envelope a grind culture?

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

Today on the show Bruce wanted to do a quick talk about the common phrase "we'll get there in the end" and why he views it as a damaging frame of mind for any business owner. The idea of trying to reach your goal “in the end” somewhat implies that until retirement your business has been struggling, which isn't a great result.

As a business owner, wouldn't it be great to reach what you view as "in the end", right now? instead of striving for some concept of the future, why not aim for right now? In today's episode Bruce goes over his views surrounding this frame of mind, and some general tips on how to get out of it and why.

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• Why having the frame of mind “I’ll get there in the end” is damaging

• Why you should be striving for right now rather than later

• How to get out of this frame of mind

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

As we're slowly approaching the end of year, it's important to take a look at your marketing and maybe make some adjustments. for today's episode, Tiffany Newman does a deep dive into some advice and methods you can apply for your end of year marketing

Around this time of year is when it's crucial to nail your marketing, and maybe make a different approach than you normally would. displaying your best work and showcasing your most impressive projects can really help set you up to impress higher end clients, and putting forward more "people first" content can really drive forward a level of personability. Today Tiffany goes through some ways you can go about doing this as well as the reasons why.

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• What to prioritize in your end of year marketing

• How to retain clients using marketing

• What to change about your marketing as we approach the holidays

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

Today on the podcast we have really special guests Cole Eklund, Cassey Gibson, and AJ Kramer from Innergy Here to talk a bit about what Innergy is, and what they stand for as a company.

Innergy is an ERP software made specifically for woodworking and joinery businesses. They've has had some major success in USA and are here in Australia to branch out their marketplace and talk a bit about why their software should be your go to. As most of their staff used to be tradespeople themselves, they know what the industry needs and what works best for their clients.

Over the past few months we've been steadily building something special over at The Joinery Coach HQ, also known as The Barn. This week we're finally able to reveal it in it's close to finished state, a podcast recording and production room so we can finally have guests physically with us, as well as a space designed to film and record content! We're very excited to have our guests from Innergy be our first takers to this project, and we're excited to post more content using the space.

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• What is Innergy?

• Why Innergy is branding out to Australia

• How Innergy can change your joinery business for the better

• What does Innergy stand for

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

This week we're doing our monthly segment, what's your problem, where we ask the members of the joinery business hub Facebook group to let us know what's been bothering them lately so we can discuss it on the podcast. This week's leading response was that business owners feel they're not getting enough profit. This is obviously a common response and a common issue most business owners have, even outside of joinery. Given how broad of a topic this is, Bruce cover's just a piece of it.

Everything in business has a cost. People, materials, overhead are all something you should be well aware of as a business owner and how the costs of these things affect your profit. But is there more here that you could be paying attention to? Today Bruce does a small dive into this topic and offers his perspective on business costs and how they affect your profit, offering some pieces of advice that could make a big change.

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• The importance of considering overhead 

• Some small pieces of advice to improve profit

• Reasons you could be not getting the profit you want

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

Today on the show we have a special guest in the hot seat, Lui Milevski from Luna Joinery. Luna is a really great joinery business that we've seen grow quite a lot over the past few years, and is now really hitting the strides and goals they've been aiming to achieve.

In today's episode Bruce has a great conversation with Lui, outlining his views around the joinery industry, as well as a lot of the lessons he has learned over the years with the changes he's made. Lui has been a client of ours for a long time, when we started he didn't have a CNC machine and has since made a lot of strides on his factory floor, along with making the jump to CNC. He has a lot of really great insights into what a joinery business needs to be successful, as well as his own story in joinery that got Luna to where it is today.

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• Lui’s story in joinery

• What key takeaways Lui learned over his years in joinery

• The importance of knowing your passions

• Lui’s advice to starting business owners

Links:

• Luna Joinery

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

When it comes to creating a schedule for you to work around, it can often be really hard trying to properly create a good work-life balance. How much work is too much? When is it okay to allow yourself some downtime? Giving yourself an endless to-do list might seem good on paper, but more likely than not you'll find yourself not giving every task your all, and slowly stifling your own creativity.

Today on the podcast we have our Marketing Joint team member Clare Mokdissi here to talk to us about her methodology around creating a schedule that works for you, and why dedicating time to specific tasks rather than creating lists can help increase creativity. Creating a good work-life schedule might seem like an elusive idea, but with a new perspective around your time at work vs not at work, and some re-evaluation on what is and isn't important, you might actually find it easier than you think.

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• Are to-do lists actually helpful?

• What to look out for when creating a schedule

• The importance of a proper work life balance

• What do and don’t you put into your schedule?

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

Today on the show we're doing one of our Shop Talk episodes where we go over some aspect of running a joinery business. Today Bruce talks to us a bit about the issue of supplier reps showing up on your doorstep unannounced, expecting you to drop everything so they can show you what they offer.

This is an issue I'm sure everyone in the joinery industry has experienced at least once, and frankly it's not something that should be expected. Your time as a business owner is far too valuable to expect you to drop everything for someone who hasn't even made the effort to call before showing up, and if this is the kind of thing you allow to happen it could mean there's some greater issues with your factory you're not addressing.

With the supply reps it's important to be frank, and today Bruce walks us through some ways you can address these reps, as well as some new perspectives on why we shouldn't let this be an industry standard.

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• Why a supply rep might show up on your door

• Why it’s important not to drop everything for supply reps

• What this behavior shows about how you treat your business

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

If you’re someone like me, you’re someone who doesn’t enjoy the idea of being in a secure, safe job, so you’ve gone out and started your own business. Often in that early period when things are going well, you can feel bulletproof, which is a fantastic feeling! Eventually however you’ll have some unsuccessful moments, make a mistake here and there, and/or burn yourself out on work. As things go along eventually you’ll lose that feeling of being bulletproof, and for some forget the passion they had that made them start a business in the first place.

If this is at all you then this is the episode for you! In todays episode I go over the importance of re-evaluating that passion that got you here in the first place, and spending some time to actually retool your goals and aspirations so you can feel that same level of enthusiasm you did at the start. Knowing how to run a successful business is important, but the first step is always to feel motivated to do so. 

As always if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• My book The Wealthy Joiner and how it can help you

• The importance of retaining or recontextualizing your dreams 

• Why feeling motivated to keep your business going is important

• How to retool your mindset to suit your businesses needs

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

This week's episode is one of our monthly What's Your Problem Segments where we reach out to the members of The Joinery Business Hub on Facebook to let us know what's been bothering them lately.
this week's topic is one we've covered a bit, the ever present struggle to quote "find good people". Since we have offered our thoughts on this topic many times before, we thought we'd get our Marketing Joint Manager Tiffany Newman, and our Lean Specialist coach Nigel Newman to talk about this topic as they've got a lot to add to the conversation.

The topic of finding good people is one we hear a lot and often from a misguided perspective. What a lot of business owners surprisingly don't know is that they've already got good people already working for them, it's just the process they follow that needs to be improved. Tiffany and Nigel Have seen this a lot in the joinery industry, owners searching for good people when they can't recognise the good people they already have working for them.

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• Why it’s difficult to find good people

• Are you looking in the wrong spots?

• Could the good people you’re looking for be the people you already have working for you?

• How do you define “good people”?

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint

Today's episode focuses solely on our marketing agency, The Marketing Joint. Since we have received so many questions about it, we thought we'd do a podcast to tell you why we created it and what it is all about. We have our Manager of The Marketing Joint, Tiffany Newman in to tell us all about it.

So today on the podcast we want to talk about what makes The Marketing Joint stand out, why our agency gets such incredible results for clients, and what is different about our approach.

Tiffany is a real expert when it comes to all things marketing. She's great at listening and understanding clients needs and visions, bringing what they have in mind and turning it into something that gets great results. Her insights on today's podcast is a great window into what The Marketing Joint is all about.

If you’d like to learn more or reach out to us at The Marketing Joint, follow the link below:

https://www.themarketingjoint.com/contactus 

As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub

In this episode we discuss:

• Why did we create The Marketing Joint?

• How does The Marketing Joint stand out above other agencies?

• How does The Marketing Joint cater specifically to joinery business owners?

• Where can I reach out to The Marketing Joint?

Links:

• The Joinery Coach Website

• The Wealthy Joiner

• Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group

• YouTube Channel 

• The Marketing Joint