Cabinet Maker Profit System Podcast

Today, we’re learning things from a new angle. I spoke with Mark Graban, an expert in lean manufacturing. As a hospital specialist, Mark has always been focused on culture change, leadership, and getting everyone to participate in continuous improvement.

WoodDust was created for people like you, and me, and everyone for that matter. I talked to Evan Dunstone about his event down in Australia, WoodDust, where people of all sorts come together to enjoy woodworking, from technical to art to everything in between. This truly is showing woodworking as an experience. Did I mention the wonderful guests that will be there? There will be a lot. There is so much happening that it would be a shame to miss. For more information, visit

We all have to deal with the numbers sometime or another. It’s best for everyone, including your business, that there’s a rhyme and reason for everything that happens behind the closed doors of your finance and forecast meetings. I’ve made it simple and explain everything you need to know about getting straight to the point and holding the attention of the small circle in your room to always stay focused on the numbers.

The work is getting done, but how much time, money, and resources are we spending on the work that isn’t getting done? In this episode, Paul Akers talks to us about Lean. Lean is a simple concept about finding better ways to do things. This will help reduce waste in your business. Reduced waste equals more energy spent on the things that matter. The things that are making you, your business, and your guys money. All it takes is re-assessing and re-thinking the way you do things.

We make money, we spend money. That’s the way things go. The real question is how do we spend money wisely? And how do we get our money to make us more money? I sit down with Buck Joffrey in this episode to talk about who, what, and where to invest your hard-earned money.

Evan Dunstone, a custom chairmaker from Australia, believes that woodworking is an experience from creation all the way to the end of his piece’s life. Every chair Evan makes, he knows will bring an extra special piece into someone’s life that will be a part of making memories, providing comfort, and simply being a beautiful part of someone’s home. We talk about everything from the art of woodworking to the importance of bookkeeping when running a successful business.   For more stories about other woodworkers and their process, visit www.cabinetmakerprofitsystem.com

I sit down with Ryan Yurek, owner of First Choice Millwork to talk about working in a family business, succession planning and the different methods he implements from self-help books to creating systems to keep his business running perfectly.

In this episode, we’ll help you discover how to get free money from the government with the help of Stephanie Sang, a seasoned consultant from Granted Consulting. Learn how to leverage government funding to help take your business to the next level.

Have you ever asked yourself the question, “What if my guys worked independently?” That’s right. No more stopping every 20 minutes to answer another (maybe dumb) question. It’s all about implementing a set of expectations for your guys. In this episode, I talk about what exactly those expectations should be and how putting those expectations in place can help you and your guys do the deep work that gets stuff done right and on time.

You have a business. Your time is now worth money. If you’re wasting your time, you’re wasting money. Simple. In this episode, I talk about how much money your time is really worth and how to use your time wisely to get the most money for what you give.