The Joinery Business Podcast

Hosted by Bruce Poling

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100

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Oct 2026

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Joinery businesses are often low profit and long hours. We help you turn that around and achieve the goals you had when you first started in business. We will be providing you with weekly insights on how to turn your business profits up and your personal time down.

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October 30, 2026Episode 1619 min

Season 7 Episode 16 - How To Market At The End Of Year

The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by FlexiJet 3D Flexijet is an automated laser measuring system and is the next evolution in digital measurement technology. With seamless CAD Integration, generate 3D on site models that integrate directly into your design software, eliminating time consuming manual measuring with high precision laser technology. Visit https://www.flexijetaustralia.com and request your tailored demonstration today. From a marketing perspective, the end of the year is hard as you want to market as much as possible, but not go over capacity and promise too much. It's a hard balance, but there's some easy marketing strategies and ideas you can put in place to help with the end of year "rush". Today on the show Bruce and Tiffany talk about some marketing strategies you could consider implementing to meet your target for the end of year, and appeal to customers currently in the holiday mindset. As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub In this episode we discuss: What is the "end of year rush"? What marketing strategies can help get you over the line What customers are looking for from joinery businesses around this time of year Links: The Joinery Coach Website The Wealthy Joiner Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group YouTube Channel The Marketing Joint

October 16, 2026Episode 1530 min

Season 7 Episode 15 - How To Manage The "End Of Year Rush"

The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by FlexiJet 3D Flexijet is an automated laser measuring system and is the next evolution in digital measurement technology. With seamless CAD Integration, generate 3D on site models that integrate directly into your design software, eliminating time consuming manual measuring with high precision laser technology. Visit https://www.flexijetaustralia.com and request your tailored demonstration today. The end of year is always hard for business owners, and especially joinery business owners. Feeling like you have to get as much work done as possible to make the year feel like a success, feeling like "if you're not careful" you can have no money by January are all real concerns that can lead to some dangerous decision making. On today's episode Bruce and Aaron go over where this thinking stems from, and how to properly approach the end of year rush so you can actually enjoy Christmas stress free with your mind not on your business. As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub In this episode we discuss: What is the "end of year rush"? Is it possible to go bankrupt by January at this point in the year? Is it viable to shove in as much work as you possibly can? Links: The Joinery Coach Website The Wealthy Joiner Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group YouTube Channel The Marketing Joint

October 2, 2026Episode 1414 min

Season 7 Episode 14 - How To Better Your Systems, Increase Your Cashflow

The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by FlexiJet 3D Flexijet is an automated laser measuring system and is the next evolution in digital measurement technology. With seamless CAD Integration, generate 3D on site models that integrate directly into your design software, eliminating time consuming manual measuring with high precision laser technology. Visit https://www.flexijetaustralia.com and request your tailored demonstration today. Increasing cashflow is a common problem we come across as business coaches, but what people don't realise is that more work doesn't equal more cash. Systems and mindset shifts are what come first, and for us there's one shift that'll change everything: you're a manufacturing business, not a tradie business. How does thinking as a manufacturer change cashflow? Well in todays episode Bruce goes over the distinction and how it can change everything. As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub In this episode we discuss: Does more work increase cashflow? What kind of systems help with cashflow? Am I a tradie business? Or a manufacturing business? Links: The Joinery Coach Website The Wealthy Joiner Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group YouTube Channel The Marketing Joint

September 18, 2026Episode 1317 min

Season 7 Episode 13 - The Future of Joinery With Pytha

The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by FlexiJet 3D Flexijet is an automated laser measuring system and is the next evolution in digital measurement technology. With seamless CAD Integration, generate 3D on site models that integrate directly into your design software, eliminating time consuming manual measuring with high precision laser technology. Visit https://www.flexijetaustralia.com and request your tailored demonstration today. Today on the show we're honoured by Michael Rowe and Aaron Meyer from Pytha to talk to us a bit about what Pytha is, what they stand for as a company, and what's on the horizon. Pytha is a 3D CAD software mainly used in the joinery industry, today Micheal and Aaron go over what makes Pytha stand out above other CAD software, and how they're looking to change the industry for the better. As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub In this episode we discuss: What is Pytha? How is Pytha different from other CAD software? Whats new with Pytha? Links: The Joinery Coach Website The Wealthy Joiner Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group YouTube Channel The Marketing Joint

September 4, 2026Episode 1234 min

Season 7 Episode 12 - Invest In Your Team Over Tools

The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by FlexiJet 3D Flexijet is an automated laser measuring system and is the next evolution in digital measurement technology. With seamless CAD Integration, generate 3D on site models that integrate directly into your design software, eliminating time consuming manual measuring with high precision laser technology. Visit https://www.flexijetaustralia.com and request your tailored demonstration today. What is your best investment? This is a question we get a lot as business coaches. Do you invest is new hardware? Software? A better factory? For us, the answer is simple: do any of these things work if the person using them doesn't know how? For us your best investment is this: your people. Your business runs on great staff, and great staff depend on how you train and build them up in your workplace. Delegating tasks, working on improvement and training, creating clear SOPs: these are all investments, and today on the show Bruce and Tiffany go over the whys and hows on how your staff can and will always be your best asset in business. As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub In this episode we discuss: What is your best investment? How do you actually build your staff up to their best potential? What is a SOP? Links: The Joinery Coach Website The Wealthy Joiner Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group YouTube Channel The Marketing Joint

August 21, 2026Episode 1139 min

Season 7 Episode 11 - You're Not A Tradie! You're A Manufacturer!

The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by FlexiJet 3D Flexijet is an automated laser measuring system and is the next evolution in digital measurement technology. With seamless CAD Integration, generate 3D on site models that integrate directly into your design software, eliminating time consuming manual measuring with high precision laser technology. Visit https://www.flexijetaustralia.com and request your tailored demonstration today. A common mindset we come across as joinery business coaches is the "tradie mindset", something we struggle with when approaching the industry as Joinery isn't a trade business, it's a manufacturing business. We often find that business owners with the idea that they're running a tradie business have a completely different mindset than those who've settled into the manufacturer mindset. In today's episode Nigel and Aaron go over the tells that someone is still in the tradie mindset, and why it's important to think of yourself as a manufacturer in joinery rather than a tradie. As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub In this episode we discuss: What is a tradie mindset? How joinery is manufacturing, not a trade The difference between being a tradie and a manufacturer Links: The Joinery Coach Website The Wealthy Joiner Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group YouTube Channel The Marketing Joint

August 7, 2026Episode 1021 min

Season 7 Episode 10 - How Paul DiBlasi at JFK Interiors Put Together One Of The Most Advanced Factories We've Ever Seen

The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by FlexiJet 3D Flexijet is an automated laser measuring system and is the next evolution in digital measurement technology. With seamless CAD Integration, generate 3D on site models that integrate directly into your design software, eliminating time consuming manual measuring with high precision laser technology. Visit https://www.flexijetaustralia.com and request your tailored demonstration today. Have you always wanted to get an insight into how some of the more advanced joinery factories operate? How did they get to that point, and what makes them run so efficiently? Well today on the show we have Paul DiBlasi from JFK Interiors to give us some insights on his advanced factory! As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub In this episode we discuss: What makes JFK Interiors so advanced? How Paul DiBlasi got started in the joinery industry How to make the steps towards advancing your factory floor Links: The Joinery Coach Website The Wealthy Joiner Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group YouTube Channel The Marketing Joint

July 24, 2026Episode 916 min

Season 7 Episode 9 - Are You Ready To Grow Your Business?

The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by FlexiJet 3D Flexijet is an automated laser measuring system and is the next evolution in digital measurement technology. With seamless CAD Integration, generate 3D on site models that integrate directly into your design software, eliminating time consuming manual measuring with high precision laser technology. Visit https://www.flexijetaustralia.com and request your tailored demonstration today. Offer Video: https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/youroptions Free PDF Giveaway: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ODZch-BfEMLjOIjMyFQM-C8Y3DjQWFMF/view?usp=sharing When you become a business owner it often feels like the solution to all your problems is to simply make the business bigger. More clients, more staff, more machines, etc. But this is often far from the right solution as it can often lead to chaos. On today's episode Bruce goes over why improvement is often a better outlook rather than growth. What does proper improvement look like? How do you implement better systems? And how long does something like that take? This and more discussed in todays episode of The Joinery Business Podcast. As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub In this episode we discuss: How to schedule improvement Growth leading to chaos How to implement new systems Links: The Joinery Coach Website The Wealthy Joiner Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group YouTube Channel The Marketing Joint

June 5, 2026Episode 719 min

Season 7 Episode 7 - One System. One Plan. One Voice.

The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by FlexiJet 3D Flexijet is an automated laser measuring system and is the next evolution in digital measurement technology. With seamless CAD Integration, generate 3D on site models that integrate directly into your design software, eliminating time consuming manual measuring with high precision laser technology. Visit https://www.flexijetaustralia.com and request your tailored demonstration today. Operating a manufacturing factory can be 100 times more complicated than you think. Implementing proper flow, error tracking, quality assurance, and keeping it all on time can be tough. Though, with the proper system, it can all fall into place just as easily. On today's episode Bruce talks about systems implementation, and how you can learn more at our Joinery Business Intensive at Biesse in Sydney on June 24th to 26th, with sneak previews from some of our Micro JBI's throughout the year. Get your tickets below and start your path towards one system, one plan, one voice. https://www.thejoinerycoach.com/2026JBI As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub In this episode we discuss: Why create proper business systems? What does it mean when we talk about business standards? What is our JBI? Links: The Joinery Coach Website The Wealthy Joiner Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group YouTube Channel The Marketing Joint

May 15, 2026Episode 620 min

Season 7 Episode 6 - The Power Of Good Joinery Software - An Interview With CAD+T

Back again from Materials Days At Biesse, Bruce is joined by William Dedella and Kelsey Krauter from CAD+T to discuss their software and what CAD+T stands for as a company. CAD+T is an CAD/CAM & ERP software solutions company with a focus on all things manufacturing. With a direct line to their support team, CAD+T offers a flexible and wide selection of software products which WIlliam and Kelsey talk about in detail in today's episode. If you want to learn more, go to CAD+T's website below and reach out. https://www.cadt-solutions.com/en/ As always, if you have any thoughts about today's podcast be sure to head over to the Joinery Business Hub on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/TheJoineryBusinessHub In this episode we discuss: What is CAD+T What does the T stand for? What makes CAD+T stand out in the industry? Who to contact if CAD+T interests you Links: The Joinery Coach Website The Wealthy Joiner Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group YouTube Channel The Marketing Joint