The Fab Lab

Mastering your craft and doing great work has its drawbacks…usually, more requests for your great work than you have hours available. The natural response is to hire help…but it doesn’t always work out that way.

In this episode, we delve into the Map, Trap, and Gap…a framework for helping Master Craftsman become Master Delegators so they can scale their business and still have a life outside of work.

Please support the Fab Lab Podcast by supporting our sponsor: Fabricators Friend - custom stone fabrication gear, designed by fabricators for fabricators - www.fabricatorsfriend.com

And buy a copy of Less Chaos More Cash here and begin your journey to mastering the skill of delegation. 

Keep Grinding!

Aaron Crowley

aaroncrowley.com

Unhappy with the results in your stone shop? Before you blame the stone supplier, customer, or your employees, look at the system that produced the results!

In this episode, we delve into the nuts and bolts of systems and processes:

1. The difference between Processes and Systems
2. Systems in a Stone Shop
3. Accountability and System monitoring

If you’ve got a system in your business that isn’t producing results, email me, and we’ll direct it in a future episode!

 

Until then, fellow fabricator, keep grinding!!!

 

Aaron’s email: aaron@aaroncrowley.com

 

Stop Lifting Here: www.noliftsystem.com

 

I interview Rich Katzman, Eric Rapp, and longtime friend and guest host of the Fab Lab, Ed Young, in this episode.

 

These 3 industry leaders have launched a new show: the Stone Chatter Podcast, and they share a bunch of very important and interesting news about the industry. Look for the Stone Chatter podcast on your favorite podcast platform.

 

Make sure you check back next week for another episode.

Until then, Keep Grinding!!!

Aaron Crowley

aaroncrowley.com

 

Friends and Fellow Fabricators!

 

In this episode, we discuss 3 practical steps to getting your stone shop to a place where it can drive itself!

 

1. Philosophy or Full Self Driving companies
2. Boundaries for fab shop owners
3. Start small with simple tasks that free you up to do more important work

 

Want to stop lifting and risking on install? Visit No Lift Install Systems here: www.noliftsystem.com

 

Want to try SPRING software by Action Flow for FREE? Click here: https://www.actionflow.net/about/spring-by-actionflow/

 

Make sure you check back next week for another episode.

 

Until then, Keep Grinding!!!

 

Aaron Crowley
aaroncrowley.com

 

Running a stone shop is like driving a car...you have to keep your hand on the wheel and eyes on the road at all times, otherwise you "may not get there"...

 

Unless you have a TESLA with Full Self Driving Mode. Then you plug in the address and hit the button.

 

The reality is you can evolve your stone shop to run without you, and in this episode we discuss how to begin making that evolution.

 

Episode Sponsor: No Lift Install System - Complete lifting solutions for countertop installations:

www.noliftsystem.com

 

Keep Grinding!

Happy fabricating or keep grinding? Thanks for tuning in to this exciting new season of the Fab Lab!

Make sure to subscribe, so you know when new episodes are live!

 

Action Flow - Spring - management software for stone fabricators!

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Free 14-day trial: https://www.actionflow.net/spring-sign-up/

 

Email the host: aaron@aaroncrowley.com

 

We are back with a brand new season. Please subscribe so you know when new episodes are available!

And please support the podcast by supporting our sponsors!

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Email the host: aaron@aaroncrowley.com

 

There are some important elements to starting a successful side hustle and I share them in this episode.  The good news fellow fabricator is that you already have them!

1. Examples

2. Practice

3. Encouragement

So if you have an idea or a solution to a problem that your fellow fabrciators could benefit from, maybe its time to think about starting a side hustle!

Enjoy and happy fabricating!

 

In this episode, I explain what happened with SVB - Silicon Valley Bank - and its failure over the weekend.

What does it mean for those of us in the stone industry?  Well, we get into that in this episode:)

If you'd like to contact me to discuss it further, visit me here:

aaroncrowley.com

In the mean time, happy fabricating!

Please consider donating to Rancho Santa Marta!

Your donation will fund the work at this amazing orphanage in Baja Mexico.  RSM was the first special needs orphanage in the region and they care for orphans with mental, emotional, and physical disabilities.

Donate here: (use "Living Water Spanish" at the red asterisk * to specify our group)

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Check out Rancho Santa Marta:

https://www.ranchosantamarta.org/

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting this great organization!

Aaron - Happy Fabricating!