Brad McDonald: McDonald Cabinet & Furniture
“I’ve been in construction since 2006. And then I started working in a couple of local cabinet shops and got the bug to build kitchens, furniture, and stuff. And just wound up having enough side work that it would kind of make sense to go out on my own.
Right now, I’ve been doing a lot of countertops and bar tops.”
– Brad McDonald
Welcome to a brand-new episode of the Woodpreneur Podcast. Today, your host Steve Larosiliere is joined by Brad McDonald from McDonald Cabinet & Furniture.
Since 2006, Brad has worked in the construction industry. He later began working at a few nearby cabinet shops to gain experience in producing kitchens, furniture, and other items. He eventually had enough side work that going independently made sense. Brad is currently working on numerous countertops and bartops.
In this episode, Brad shares the challenges facing his company, the kind of customers who prefer custom kitchens versus store-bought items, and how his business has been doing over the past year.
We all require assistance at some point. Brad says he’d prefer to work with someone like him, even if it’s a retired older man looking for something to do a few days a week or a summertime college student. However, he is still determining if he can afford that. But the objective is to get a foreman who can manage the shop daily, after which Brad will handle customer relations and some design, perhaps with the help standing by his side. Brad will be free to concentrate on some of his more creative goals.
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“I need some help even if it’s just an old retired guy that wants something to do a couple of days a week or college kids during the summertime, stuff like that.
I’d like to hire another me. I don’t know if I can afford that yet. But the goal is to get kind of a foreman, somebody that can run the shop, run the day-to-day, and then I’ll handle the estimating and the dealing with customers and some of the design. And then hopefully be able to focus on some of the more creative stuff I want to do.”
– Brad McDonald
How can working at your own pace benefit your business and overall well-being?
The rate at which we should all be working to achieve our goals is dictated by society, yet each person is different. As a result, everyone approaches planning, decision-making, problem-solving, research, and production differently. Sometimes, pushing ourselves into circumstances we don’t feel ready for or working on tasks with arbitrary deadlines actually hinders rather than supports our growth.
Deadlines upset Brad. He believes that things get done when they are meant to. And it’s best not to bother him because it will annoy him. For Brad, we should take our time doing things so we can do it right the first time.
Though not everyone can handle working at their own pace, for some people, structure and effective time management can boost motivation and reduce procrastination.
“I don’t really give people deadlines. I kind of say,
“Hey, look, I’ll let you know when I start it. It gets done when it gets done. And it’s best not to bother me because it will irritate me.”
Take your time. Take your time.
Do things right the first time. I mean, a lot of what I do is covering up mistakes and nothing big, but, covering up mistakes and covering up the last step”
– Brad McDonald
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