Two to Canada, our Trip to Lab Surface and Formula 1 Ft. Jake and Steve

 

“Not many people know Lab Surface because they’re a flooring manufacturer, and they’re just now getting into the casting world, and they’re putting 100% faith into us that we’re going to take the casting world to the next level.”

• Jake Latvala

 

Welcome to a brand new episode of The Epoxy Business Podcast. Today, your host Steve Larosiliere and Jake Latvala sit down together and talk about their trip to Montreal to visit Lab Surface. Although the trip was based on building relationships and getting work done, they had the opportunity to check out a Formula 1 race while there. Check out the episode to hear all the stories of their adventure up north!

 

 

 

 

Touring Lab Surface

 

“So Lab Surface has a 23,000 square foot facility with eight mixing barrels. Two smaller ones and two of their bigger ones, like 2000 gallons each. This business has been around for 15 years since Jonathan took over and started it from literally nothing to now, where they’re getting ready to move into a 60,000-square-foot building. They’re moving out of a 23,000 square foot building into a 60,000 square foot building because they’re growing massively, and we’re growing with them.”

 

“Jonathan also assured us that we’re not just a white label, we’re a partner in this, and that’s huge because there are very few manufacturers of epoxy, and a couple of those manufacturers white label everybody. So it just confirmed to me that this is a good partnership. When I walked through the facility and met all the employees and chemists, everybody was just super nice and friendly.”

• Jake Latvala

 

 

 

 

The Sky’s the Limit

 

“I’ve been very fortunate in my life and business to have many of these types of business opportunities. I’ve been able to travel around the world. But I know this is one of the first times you’ve been able to do something like this. Being around you makes me realize that because I’ve done this a lot, I’ve taken business trips for granted because I make business trips all the time. So I got to do this and realized that we’re so blessed.

 

What I have to say if you’re listening to this is, don’t let go of your dreams. If you think about your goals, what would they look like? What if 2x to 3x of what you thought was possible? We didn’t start out this way. The fact that we like that we co-own and run an epoxy business together is something we worked at and grew together over time.”

• Steve Larosiliere

 

“It’s mind-boggling for me. This is all new to me. You guys have to understand I started this as a hobby. But it’s all because of social media that we’re in this spot. The more you network with people and the more you start relationships with people, the opportunities are endless in business.”

• Jake Latvala