The Joinery Business Podcast

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Hello and welcome to the first podcast of 2025! In our opening episode for the year, Bruce goes over what will be different in 2025 for the joinery business podcast, as well as the joinery coach! This is going to be a really big year with a lot of positive changes, and we're excited to go over what will be different and what to look forward to! if you want to learn more about starting out 2025, an...

This week's episode is part 2 of 2 for our end of year wrap-up of the podcast as well as The Joinery Coach. This week we're focusing solely on The Joinery Coach, what we looked to accomplish through the year, what we feel we've achieved, as well as our biggest take away from clients. 2024 was a great year for The Joinery Coach with a big influx in clients, progression in our learning structure, as...

This week's episode is part 1 of 2 for our end of year wrap-up of the podcast as well as The Joinery Coach. This week we're focusing solely on the podcast, what Bruce, Nigel, and Tiffany think went well, what were our favourite moments, as well as highlighting the guests we had this year. 2024 was our best year of the podcast yet and we can't wait to bring you more amazing content and advice next...

This week on the podcast, as we look to wrap up the year, Clare decided to give an end of year wrap up for The Marketing Joint, going over what the adjacency accomplished this year, as well as go over what to expect next year with The Marketing Joint! This year has been a great year for The Marketing Joint, and we're always looking to improve things for next year with some exciting new announcemen...

As we get close to wrapping up for the year, this week on the podcast we continue our Get To Know Us series by finally introducing our podcast editor and producer; Reilly Poling! In this more unorthodox episode, Reilly talks to Bruce about his background in media production, how he started with the joinery coach and editing the podcast, as well as what Reilly offers to The Joinery Coach behind the...

Today on the show Rob Turner from Vision Drafting Services Australia joins Bruce in The Barn to talk to us about his background in joinery, what Vision Drafting Services Australia is all about, and how he believes drafting services can be an essential service to any joinery business.  Rob has a very unique and interesting perspective on the industry as Vision Drafting Services Australia is actuall...

Today's episode is a replay of one of our favourite episodes of last year, 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 o...

Marketing is essential when it comes to increasing engagement and exposure for your business, but often we see clients view it more as a quick solution rather than more of a health care plan. Marketing often requires a little bit of planning and maintenance in order to be truly effective, and in today's episode Tiffany talks about why this is important, and why it's not as scary as you might think...

In today's episode Bruce has the owners of Spoke Joinery & Spoke Building and Interiors in the hotseat to talk a bit about their improvements in the past 18 months, as well as their background in joinery. Spoke is an interesting business with a lot of history, they've made a vast amount of improvements over the past 18 months. Micheal, Gail, and David have a lot to say about the industry and have...

From 26th - 28th September 2024 Bruce and Nigel attended the incredible Master Joinery Conference over in Christchurch, New Zealand, Not only as guests to the conference, but as keynote speakers! In todays episode Bruce goes oer what the experience was like, what he feels he learned from the other attendees and speakers, and why it was such a positive experience for The Joinery Coach as a business...

As a business owner your team is one of your most available assets in more ways than you may realize. on today's episode Clare gives a bit of an overview of the value of your team from a marketing perspective. This presentation is one of many that'll be presented at the Joinery Business Intensive running over November 15th and 15th, our yearly convention we have open to all joinery and cabinet bus...

Often when it comes to improvement, it can be hard not to fall into the mindset of wanting things done right here right now. A lot of improvement takes time, and sometimes longer than you might think, the main thing to maintain is consistency. In today's episode Bruce goes over why pushing yourself for immediate improvement- can risk burnout, especially when you're not used to the changes you're t...

Today on the show we're rerunning a classic episode from last year about the commonly asked question "how do I find good people?". At the joinery coach we get this question a lot and we find it often comes from a position of looking in the wrong places, or from a "grass is always greener" perspective.  In this episode Nigel and Tiffany go over their perspective on the issue and what they think bus...

In the year 2024 the cost of living is increasingly high, and it can feel like a crushing weight trying to run a business in the current climate. On todays episode Tiffany goes over the current cost of living crisis, and some methods you can implement to help get through the current climate. applying a defeatist attitude can be damaging, and today Tiffany gives some advice on how not to fall into...

On today's episode we welcome our part time coach Carol Hautot for her first time on the podcast as she and Tiffany discuss the ideas of leading change in your business as well as managing any resistance to change you might come up against. When it comes to growing your business and wanting to improve things, change is a really massive part and not everyone on your team is always going to be for e...

When it comes to learning more advanced methods of running a joinery business, implementing lean and learning the 5S system is a must. Being able to run a tight, efficient factory where everything is clear, labeled, and easily to follow can be vital. But often what business owners miss is putting the effort in to sustain it. On today's episode Nigel and Aaron talk about the proper way to sustain 5...

At The Joinery Coach, we often come across clients who haven't had the time to put together a business plan, or have fallen off the initial plan and have found themselves stabbing in the dark when it comes to business decisions. Having a strategy plan for your business is far more important than you might think, as it establishes what you want out of your business as well as laying the groundwork...

Today on the show Nigel and Aaron decide to go over the concept of a skills matrix. What is a skills matrix? Is this something that can actually help? and how to go about putting one together. No matter how many years you've worked in the joinery industry, it's always important to be working and developing your skills so that you don't fall behind in the industry, or let yourself and your employee...

Having ideas for projects or ways to improve your business is a vital and active part of being a business owner. It can feel hard giving yourself the time and space to build on these ideas instead of just letting them fall to the wayside, an underestimated power to helping turn your ideas into greatness is allowing others to collaborate and build on your ideas.  As always, if you have any thoughts...

As a business owner, or often even as an employee, finding yourself in distraction mode is something I think we all find ourselves in. Once distracted it can be hard to get back into being productive, but it could be your daily scheduling that's gotten you here in the first place. On today's episode Bruce goes over some of the ways you can get out of distraction mode, as well as some fixes you can...

The economy can be a constant issue in terms of running your business. It's hard to account for a variable that's constantly in flux, but the important thing is to not let yourself fall victim.  On today's episode Bruce gives some food for thought on the economy and how to not fall into a victim mentality, giving examples of past clients and how they're views on the constant flux of the economy ha...

Time management can be a difficult thing to juggle, especially as a business owner. Oftentimes you'll think you've got your schedule sorted before realizing your time still isn't being used as efficiently as it could. Today on the show Tiffany Newman goes over some key methods you can implement to properly evaluate, and manage your time in a way that's more effective for you and your business. As...

When first starting out in joinery, hiring and structuring your team can be a difficult task. Who goes where? Are these positions more important than others? In today's episode, Bruce goes over the starting foundations to building a team structure properly optimized for your business.  As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Fac...

Morning Meetings are often a crucial part of starting your work day, but not every business does them. On todays episode Bruce goes over the important of running a morning meeting, why keeping them short and sharp can be beneficial, as well as methods to structuring your meetings to be effectual for your business. As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to th...