Business Side of a Maker Business Plus Concrete Talk - Phil Courtney | CreteWRX Alaska

What are your business numbers? How do you even find them? Phil talks about how to find your business numbers, like your break even point. We also talk about when should you expand, why you should focus your offerings, & several other business topics.

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Where to find Phil:
IG: https: https://www.instagram.com/cretewrxalaska/
Website: http://cretewrxalaska.com/

Others Mentioned:
Shawn Van Dyke: https://shawnvandyke.com/ & @ShawnVanDykeChannel
Trinic: @TrinicLLC
Blacktail Studio: @BlacktailStudio

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Timestamps:
0:00 Preview
0:17 Intro
1:00 Phil’s Story
5:31 Take the plunge on your passion?
9:55 Get good at the business side of things
16:04 Move your business to where the action is?
18:05 Don’t be squishy
22:13 Focus on a single material?
29:41 Get a picture
32:59 Know what you have to make to break even
46:54 Custom?
57:33 Our business strategy
59:39 The Alaska market
1:02:05 How Phil “finds” designers
1:07:40 Make the move to CEO or stay the maker?
1:08:35 Moving heavy stuff
1:10:35 Death by a thousand cuts
1:14:30 Tracking projects
1:30:04 Working in different conditions
1:37:47 When to expand
1:51:47 Small shop woes
2:01:00 Rock, Leather, Aged look
2:07:16 Random chit chat
2:11:33 Outro