Ep.126: Transitioning from Carpenter to Business Owner with Jared Thayer

Some remodelers want to stay small… just do the work themselves, avoid the challenges that managing a team can bring and just “build things.”

However, there are those that embrace the challenge of building their companies, wear all the hats, and make the transition from Carpenter to Business Owner successfully.

In episode 119, we spoke with Brad Sawler in New Hampshire and got his view of how this happens and in this episode, we get another perspective, but this time from the west coast.

Tim and Steve welcome Jared Thayer to the show and talk more about this transition; one that he has actually done twice! Jared is the Founder of Thayer Construction in beautiful Corvallis, Oregon.

Tim, Steve and Jared cover:

• Finding the right person to replace you in the field.
• Challenges Jared discovered during the transitions.
• What made the transition to owner easy… and what made it difficult.
• One piece of advice for others wanting to take that same step.
• And more…