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Episodes
Aaron Crowley, Chair of NSI’s Safety Committee, talks with Ed about safety topics in the stone fabrication industry. From the latest on Silicosis (Australia’s quartz ban, California’s emergency safety standards), to other key safety issues that are very prominent in daily operations of your countertop fabrication shops.
Whether it is heavy objects (slabs), wet environments/slip/trip, electrical safety, or dust – these are the rea...
Ed sat down with Rich Katzmann, the Executive Director of the Rockheads Group to discuss your options for selling your fabrication business to private equity firms, or large strategic buyers, the individual investor, or to your employees. In this podcast, they discuss valuation and multiples, the upside and downside of each, and Rich’s 4 Key Strategies for Prepping to Sell. W...
Ed sat down with Tim to talk about the impacts of AI, specifically some uses that can help in your countertop fabrication business. This is also online in video format, so you can see Tim's screen as he demonstrates the use of this “generation 1” AI tool. It is pretty amazing what you can do to use AI to make your business easier – and much more will be coming.
This podcast is taken from the December 2023 webinar "So, You Want to Sell Your Business". In this podcast, Chase Busenbark (Certified Business Broker) and Ed Young discuss what this process will be like - and opens the floor to the attending fabrication business owners for questions and answers.
You may be a long way from considering the sale of your business, but planning and doing the preparation work can put you way ahead, and...
Ed Young talks with Stephen Alberts of Countertop Marketing Co about recommendations for marketing your countertop fabrication shop. Stephen and his team specialize in setting up websites, help with social media ads, and drive up lead volume for countertop fabrication shops.
If you would rather view the video from this interview, go to: https://youtu.be/8odNEiUh1AM.
Ed Young talks with Justin Shaw of Justin X Shaw about a new approach he has developed for the various trade industries - including countertop fabrication. Justin’s new approach is called the Growth Engine Program and includes both a self-paced online component as well as personalized coaching.
This podcast is part 2 of 2.
Ed Young talks with Justin Shaw of Justin X Shaw about a new approach he has developed for the various trade industries - including countertop fabrication. Justin’s new approach is called the Growth Engine Program and includes both a self-paced online component as well as personalized coaching.
This podcast is part 1 of 2.
This is the final podcasts in the series focused on preparing Fab Shop owners for selling their business one day.
Ed talks to Chase Busenbark, who grew up in the stone business and is a fellow business owner and a Certified Business Broker. Chase and Ed discuss the business valuation process for stone shops.
Chase’s contact information is: chase.busenbark@fcbb.com or 573-664-0002
This is the 5th of 6 podcasts focused on preparing Fab Shop owners for selling their business one day.
Ed talks to Chase Busenbark, who grew up in the stone business and is a fellow business owner and a Certified Business Broker. Chase and Ed discuss selling your business from the vantage point of the buyer and broker. They also discuss actions you can take to get the most out of your business when you sell.
This is the 4th of 6 podcasts focused on preparing Fab Shop owners for selling their business one day.
Ed talks to Chase Busenbark, who grew up in the stone business and is a fellow business owner and a Certified Business Broker. Chase and Ed discuss selling your business from the vantage point of the buyer and broker. They also discuss actions you can take to get the most out of your business when you sell.
This is 3rd of a series of podcasts focused on preparing Fab Shop owners for selling their business one day.
Ed talks to Aaron Crowley, a former Fab Shop owner, that sold his shop after 20 years. Aaron and Ed discuss what the realities of this process are - and how to get the most out of your business when you get to the point of selling.
In this episode, two books are discussed, these books can be found at:
Economic indicators are all over the map! This makes it really tough for a shop owner to confidently plan for the next 12 to 24 months. We discuss some areas of opportunity that can make a big difference.
This is the 2nd of a series of podcasts focused on preparing Fab Shop owners for selling their business one day.
Ed talks to Aaron Crowley, a former Fab Shop owner, that sold his shop after 20 years. Aaron and Ed discuss what the realities of this process are - and how to get the most out of your business when you get to the point of selling.
This is one of a series of podcasts focused on preparing Fab Shop owners for selling their business one day.
Ed talks to Aaron Crowley, a former Fab Shop owner, that sold his shop after 20 years. Aaron and Ed discuss what the realities of this process are - and how to get the most out of your business when you get to the point of selling.
This is from the webinar following the publication in Slippery Rock Gazette in the same name. Ed discusses the impact on your bottom line when you do multiple lead follow-ups and do the follow-ups quickly after getting the lead. It is enlightening!
Since Ed talks about a lot of numbers in this podcast, we also uploaded the video with his presentation to YouTube here: https://youtu.be/-lOKKIEHkPY
A copy of the article is here: https...
Fab shop owners discuss successful sales management practices with Ed.
Fab shop owners discuss how to take their shop to the next level: planning, setting goals, and, yes, implementation.
When hiring key managers for your stone business, stone experience should be the least important of your criteria.
In this webinar, Ed discusses with some of your peers the key criteria you should seek in your next business hire. It was a great discussion!
Predicting the future is always a challenge – ask any weatherman. The problem is, if we don’t have some idea of what the future holds, it is very tough to make sound business plans. Intuition is not sufficient. Guessing just won’t do. We NEED data! The question is “How do we get that data?”
There are several different sources and levels of data that we can readily access: National economic data, Regional economic data, and yo...
Ed spoke at the Coverings Convention on April 17, 2023 in Orlando. His topic was "Planning for Turbulent Times". He discussed ways to stay ahead, in the event of sudden economic changes.
This session was video recorded too and you can find the video at https://youtu.be/C9h6T55g7cc
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