The Joinery Business Podcast

Hosted by Bruce Poling

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100

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Aug 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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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

April 24, 2026Episode 538 min

Season 7 Episode 5 - How The Joinery Industry In New Zealand Is Killing It Right Now

At the joinery coach we have clients from all over the world, most keenly at this point of time is New Zealand! With a number of clients with both modest factories and massive factories, we decided to do one of our "milk runs" in the north island of New Zealand and spend some time with our clients Orchard Joinery, Rabbitte Joinery, Graft Joinery, and Fernlea Cabinetry & Joinery. On todays episode Bruce and Nigel go over the extent of their trip, discussing the most interesting things we learned about each client and how all of them are killing it right now in their own unique ways. 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 our New Zealand Clients are killing it right now The unique qualities anybody could learn from each client Our excitement around exploring New Zealand as a country Links: The Joinery Coach Website The Wealthy Joiner Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group YouTube Channel The Marketing Joint

April 3, 2026Episode 415 min

Season 7 Episode 4 - What is Flexijet? An insightful interview with Peter Zoumboulakis

Filmed at Biesse's Materials Hub in Sydney, on today's episode Bruce has an insightful interview with Peter Zoumboulakis from Flexijet, a German based company manufacturing a 3D laser measurements & 2D digital templating machine. How is 3D Laser Measurements the future of joinery and installation? How does Flexijet differ from similar products? And what does the machine's future look like? Join Bruce and Peter as they talk through all these key talking points and much more. 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 Flexijet? What makes 3D Laser Measurements more efficient than physical measuring? How Flexijet can be used in CAD software Links: The Joinery Coach Website The Wealthy Joiner Joinery Business Hub Facebook Group YouTube Channel The Marketing Joint

March 13, 2026Episode 315 min

Season 7 Episode 3 - How Standardization Can Maintain Business Growth

February 20, 2026Episode 240 min

Season 7 Episode 2 - What Place Does a Craftsman Have in Todays Advancing Joinery Industry

The Joinery Business Podcast is sponsored by Maxcut Software - a small software business focusing on the Cabinetry Industry. Estimate, cut, and complete cutlist jobs efficiently and easily—without breaking the bank. Download the free community edition Maxcut Software to try it out and see what MaxCut can do. https://www.MaxCutSoftware.com As a business owner it's difficult to keep up with an ever evolving industry, and joinery business owners know this better than anyone. Coming from a craftsman background moving into a manufacturing role can be really difficult as trying to maintain a business mindset while not taking away the creativity you once had can be hard. On top of the current technological advances in the industry, it can all feel like a lot. Today on the podcast we talk in depth about this perspective and issue, going through the ways as a business owner you can manage the shift into manufacturing, and keep a steady head with all the big advances in technology. We have Leeroy Reading from Reading Furniture & Joinery on to talk to us about his mindset around it and how he stays cool running the fantastic business he's built. And we also have Nigel Newman to talk about learning factory flow as a craftsman and how it can be an advantage to see the business from your perspective. Today's episode is an incredibly dense and thorough dive into the topic of craftsmanship transitioning into manufacturing roles, so grab some coffee and get ready for some fresh insight! 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: The hardships of transitioning from craftsman to manufacturing How to keep up with the current market and technology Why it's important to believe in your skills and keep a cool head Links: The Joinery Coach Website The Wealthy Joiner Joinery Business YouTube Channel The Marketing Joint Maxcut Software