Noah introduces his first full time employee! Well, actually she introduces herself with a great little monologue, and then we chat about what it was like to be onboarded into my current business.  Check my guest out here: https://www.instagram.com/implementerbender/ Find Noah here: https://www.instagram.com/advicefromayoungtradesman/?hl=en https://advicefromayoungtradesman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODIduvGGJOAAZFdZNQRw5w And sponsors here: Armstrong-Clark: https://www.instagram.com/armstrongclarkco/ https://www.facebook.com/armclark https://www.armclark.com/index.cfm   Painting Contractors Association: https://www.pcapainted.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PCANational/ https://www.instagram.com/pca_national/ And if you choose to shop at iMay Media use the coupon code “advice” at checkout to save $50 on your first purchase.  SURVEY @ https://tinyurl.com/youngtradesman Music - Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks, CC BY SA 3.0 International License, sourced through this link

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S2E10 - BOB (Bender on Board)

Jamie Hasty of Sesco Management Consultants joins to drop a big HR knowledge bomb! This episode is a fascinating overview of all the things business owners should know, whether you have 1 or 100 employees. Get a notepad for this one! Check my guest's company out here: https://sescomgt.com/ Find Noah here: https://www.instagram.com/advicefromayoungtradesman/?hl=en https://advicefromayoungtradesman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODIduvGGJOAAZFdZNQRw5w And sponsors here: Armstrong-Clark: https://www.instagram.com/armstrongclarkco/ https://www.facebook.com/armclark https://www.armclark.com/index.cfm   Painting Contractors Association: https://www.pcapainted.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PCANational/ https://www.instagram.com/pca_national/ And if you choose to shop at iMay Media use the coupon code “advice” at checkout to save $50 on your first purchase.  SURVEY @ https://tinyurl.com/youngtradesman Music - Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks, CC BY SA 3.0 International License, sourced through this link  

S2E9 - Noah Gets Schooled on HR

A good old fashioned Noah monologue meant for early phase solo people who need to escape the overwork cycle and stabilize.  Find Noah here: https://www.instagram.com/advicefromayoungtradesman/?hl=en https://advicefromayoungtradesman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODIduvGGJOAAZFdZNQRw5w And sponsors here: Armstrong-Clark: https://www.instagram.com/armstrongclarkco/ https://www.facebook.com/armclark https://www.armclark.com/index.cfm   Painting Contractors Association: https://www.pcapainted.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PCANational/ https://www.instagram.com/pca_national/ And if you choose to shop at iMay Media use the coupon code “advice” at checkout to save $50 on your first purchase.  SURVEY @ https://tinyurl.com/youngtradesman Music - Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks, CC BY SA 3.0 International License, sourced through this link

S2E8 - Create, Defend, and Leverage Time

Jason Paris of Paris Painting in Minneapolis, MN joins for a forward looking conversation about our industry.  Check my guest out here: https://paris-painting.com/ Find Noah here: https://www.instagram.com/advicefromayoungtradesman/?hl=en https://advicefromayoungtradesman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODIduvGGJOAAZFdZNQRw5w   And sponsors here: Armstrong-Clark: https://www.instagram.com/armstrongclarkco/ https://www.facebook.com/armclark https://www.armclark.com/index.cfm   Painting Contractors Association: https://www.pcapainted.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PCANational/ https://www.instagram.com/pca_national/ And if you choose to shop at iMay Media use the coupon code “advice” at checkout to save $50 on your first purchase.  SURVEY @ https://tinyurl.com/youngtradesman Music - Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks, CC BY SA 3.0 International License, sourced through this link

S2E7 - Jason Paris

Steph Young, owner of Pro Image Painting in Londonderry, NH, joins for a great conversation about her business' exciting growth over the past few years. She and her partner also host the soon-to-be-released "Paint Like a Girl" podcast that will debut in April. Enjoy!   Check my guest out here: https://www.instagram.com/proimage/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/proimagepaintingnh/ http://www.pipnh.com/about-us Find Noah here: https://www.instagram.com/advicefromayoungtradesman/?hl=en https://advicefromayoungtradesman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODIduvGGJOAAZFdZNQRw5w   And sponsors here: Armstrong-Clark: https://www.instagram.com/armstrongclarkco/ https://www.facebook.com/armclark https://www.armclark.com/index.cfm   Painting Contractors Association: https://www.pcapainted.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PCANational/ https://www.instagram.com/pca_national/   And if you choose to shop at iMay Media use the coupon code “advice” at checkout to save $50 on your first purchase.  SURVEY @ https://tinyurl.com/youngtradesman Music - Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks, CC BY SA 3.0 International License, sourced through this link

S2E6 - Steph Young of Pro Image

A wide ranging, long form interview with a man who needs no introduction, Zack Kenney of ZK Painting. Enjoy!   Find Armstrong Clark here: Armstrong-Clark: https://www.instagram.com/armstrongclarkco/ https://www.facebook.com/armclark https://www.armclark.com/index.cfm   Painting Contractors Association: https://www.pcapainted.org/ https://www.instagram.com/pca_national/ https://www.facebook.com/PCANational/   Find me here: https://www.instagram.com/advicefromayoungtradesman/?hl=en https://advicefromayoungtradesman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODIduvGGJOAAZFdZNQRw5w   And if you choose to shop at iMay Media follow this link: https://www.imaymedia.com/ And use the coupon code “advice” at checkout to save $50 on your first purchase.    SURVEY @ https://tinyurl.com/youngtradesman   Music - Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks, CC BY SA 3.0 International License, sourced through this link

S2E5 - Zach Kenney

Noah discusses the multigenerational origin story of Armstrong Clark with the founder, Jake Clark, and also gets into the chemistry of the product itself with the current president Brian Carter.  Find Armstrong Clark here: Armstrong-Clark: https://www.instagram.com/armstrongclarkco/ https://www.facebook.com/armclark https://www.armclark.com/index.cfm   Find me here: https://www.instagram.com/advicefromayoungtradesman/?hl=en https://advicefromayoungtradesman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODIduvGGJOAAZFdZNQRw5w Painting Contractors Association: https://www.pcapainted.org/ https://www.instagram.com/pca_national/ https://www.facebook.com/PCANational/   And if you choose to shop at iMay Media follow this link: https://www.imaymedia.com/ And use the coupon code “advice” at checkout to save $50 on your first purchase.    SURVEY @ https://tinyurl.com/youngtradesman   Music - Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks, CC BY SA 3.0 International License, sourced through this link

S2E4 - Armstrong Clark

This episode features husband and wife team Sam & Andrea Nichols of Nichols Painting in Souix Falls, SD. They started their business in May 2020, and we discuss getting started during a pandemic, how they prepared to leave their former jobs and go into business for themselves, and much more.  Check them out here: https://www.instagram.com/nicholspaintingco/ https://www.facebook.com/nicholspaintingco/ https://www.nicholspaintingco.com/   Find Noah here: https://www.instagram.com/advicefromayoungtradesman/?hl=en https://advicefromayoungtradesman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODIduvGGJOAAZFdZNQRw5w   And sponsors here:   Armstrong-Clark: https://www.instagram.com/armstrongclarkco/ https://www.facebook.com/armclark https://www.armclark.com/index.cfm   Painting Contractors Association: https://www.pcapainted.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PCANational/ https://www.instagram.com/pca_national/   And if you choose to shop at iMay Media use the coupon code “advice” at checkout to save $50 on your first purchase.  SURVEY @ https://tinyurl.com/youngtradesman Music - Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks, CC BY SA 3.0 International License, sourced through this link  

S2E3 - Nichols Painting

This episode features Scott Burt of Topcoat Finishes in Jericho, VT. In addition to running a fantastic business, Scott has put an emphasis on educating other tradespeople in person and through his writing. And it turns out that Scott's writing had a huge impact on Noah's career, so there was a ton to talk about. Enjoy!   Find Scott here: https://topcoatreview.com/ https://www.instagram.com/topcoat_finishes_inc/?hl=en A list of APC articles, most including Scott’s work: https://reader.mediawiremobile.com/APC/issues/206808   Find Noah here: https://www.instagram.com/advicefromayoungtradesman/?hl=en https://advicefromayoungtradesman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODIduvGGJOAAZFdZNQRw5w   And sponsors here:   Armstrong-Clark: https://www.instagram.com/armstrongclarkco/ https://www.facebook.com/armclark https://www.armclark.com/index.cfm   Painting Contractors Association: https://www.pcapainted.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PCANational/ https://www.instagram.com/pca_national/   And if you choose to shop at iMay Media use the coupon code “advice” at checkout to save $50 on your first purchase.  SURVEY @ https://tinyurl.com/youngtradesman Music - Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks, CC BY SA 3.0 International License, sourced through this link  

S2E2 - Scott Burt

Noah kicks off season 2 with some updates and sets the tone for what to expect during season 2!   Find Noah here: https://www.instagram.com/advicefromayoungtradesman/?hl=en https://advicefromayoungtradesman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCODIduvGGJOAAZFdZNQRw5w   And sponsors here:   Armstrong-Clark: https://www.instagram.com/armstrongclarkco/ https://www.facebook.com/armclark https://www.armclark.com/index.cfm   Painting Contractors Association: https://www.pcapainted.org/ https://www.facebook.com/PCANational/ https://www.instagram.com/pca_national/   And if you choose to shop at iMay Media use the coupon code “advice” at checkout to save $50 on your first purchase.  SURVEY @ https://tinyurl.com/youngtradesman Music - Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks, CC BY SA 3.0 International License, sourced through this link  

S2E1 - Season Opener

John Cole owns B&K Painting in Boise, ID. He started his career at B&K in his early 20s, spent some formative years alongside Chris Berry during the Idaho Painter YouTube heyday, and John and his wife actually bought B&K from Chris in 2019. John is a super thoughtful and wise young tradesman, definitely some one to watch - enjoy! SURVEY @ https://tinyurl.com/youngtradesman Music - Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks, CC BY SA 3.0 International License, sourced through this link

S1E10 - John Cole of B&K Painting

The shed sessions continue! This episode is an extremely deep dive into the singular task of setting up a payroll system that includes Pay-As-You-Go Workers' Compensation. This is the singular resource I would have loved to have as I did it last year. If you're not interested in this very specific thing, this will likely be painful. You've been warned, and enjoy!

#9 - Shed Session - Payroll w/ PAYG Workers' Compensation

Consider this my initial response to COVID and my best take on this new reality and my place within it. I think this one could be especially useful to the solo operators or small shops, but I hope that everyone can pull some value from this wide ranging monologue. I decided to do something different - I wrote a rough outline and just went with my first take. It's not highly produced, it's not super neat, but I think it's jam packed with information that could help right now so I just wanted to get it out.  Enjoy!  

#8 - The Shed Story

Nick Slavik owns Nick Slavik Painting and Restoration in New Prague, MN, hosts a weekly Ask-A-Painter show on Facebook that I'd liken to This Old House, and presents masters classes at trade shows and conferences. I forgot to ask if he ever sleeps.  I kicked off this series with Episode 5, The Craftsmanship Trap,  and that episode explored the push and pull between craft and process. We heard from Nick May on process in the last episode, and in this one I was thrilled to dive into where craftsmanship fits into scale. Nick Slavik has given this a ton of thought and his perspective is invaluable here.  Here's the article I reference in the intro: http://bloggingpainters.com/what-if-you-actually-love-what-you-do/ Here's Nick Slavik's website: https://nickslavik.com/ And you can get in touch with Nick through his Instagram or Facebook: https://www.instagram.com/slaviknick/?hl=en https://www.facebook.com/nsprco/?rf=158433370845846 Music - Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks, CC BY SA 3.0 International License, sourced through this link

#7 - Scaling Craftsmanship with Nick Slavik

There's a lot of surface level talk about the skills gap and the future of the skilled trades, but it's rarely a deeper dive from the perspective of a young business owner within the trades. Noah Kanter of Nth Degree Painting takes a closer look.

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Advice from a Young Tradesman

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