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Today Ted speaks with Urs Leuenberger of Roy Lambrecht Woodworking Inc. in Kona, Hawaii. Urs tells the story of coming from another country to start his business and all the ways the island has changed in the time he’s been there.

Ted leads Urs in sharing his American dream, what the future of development in Hawaii might look like, and the evolution of his clients in the 40 years he’s been doing business there. Urs gives his insights on what his clients are looking for, new trends, and why you can’t rush a masterpiece. 

TOPICS DISCUSSED

• [2:00] What was your dream?
• [4:10] How has Hawaii changed?
• [8:30] What’s the future look like?
• [10:45] The evolution of clientele 
• [15:00] What gets you excited in your business?
• [19:00] Difficult clients
• [20:45] Cold kitchens vs Warm kitchens
• [ 23:15] Client patience with Island time
• [25:20] You can’t rush a masterpiece
• [26:15] Working on large scale homes
• [27:00] Reputation is everything
• [28:00] Challenges of cabinetmaking

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KEY QUOTES FROM EPISODE

• You look down on the whole island and you see that there is so much land, so much so much land. It's incredible that really there is – very little is developed. It does not mean that everything needs to be developed, but there's still definitely, at least in my lifetime, it's gonna be.
• You also never on the island in the 80s, you never saw a Ferrari or a BMW on the road, and now you see almost exclusively BMW's on the road.
• And it's just more or less the understanding of what the client wants, what they're looking for. And you can achieve that by either knowing them very good or engage them in a dialogue of of creating the piece. And a lot of clients come in here and. they get very involved in designing their pieces of what they want.

In today's episode, Zach deep dives and shares the 3 things that make up every successful entrepreneur and helps you pull back the curtain inside of your own life and your own mind to help you find what your missing piece is in order to take your business and your life to the next level.

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In today's episode, Zach talks about his best practices when it comes to selling custom furniture. He gives you tips around branding and then also really practical advice on strategies to implment to sell your stuff and sell it at a premium price. Tune in! 

To apply for the Woodworking Accelerator Program, Please click here - https://www.zachvaught.com/WWBAP

To get your free copy of Zach’s Ebook “Handmade Business Secrets”, please click here - https://www.zachvaught.com/handmadebusinesssecretsbook

To join Zach’s free woodworking business facebook group, please click here — https://www.facebook.com/groups/wwbiz

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