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Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson

Every Wednesday, Host Ethan Abramson talks to your favorite furniture makers and woodworking professionals to give you a look at - the business behind the furniture business. Learn about how these entrepreneurs went from just keeping the lights on to succeeding in the industry. Go inside their companies, inside their pricing, and get inside their heads as they teach you about what they have done both wrong and right along their journey to get to where they are today. To learn more about the

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45:50

From High School To High End Furniture with Dustin...

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/09/28

This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more Now for context, Dustin is 20 years old. He started woodworking for the first time two years ago in a high school shop class. Now fast forward back to today - He has a 3600 sq ft shop, he makes and sells 6-8 dining room tables a month, and he is poised to take his company nationwide. How, you may ask, did he do it? How did he

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47:51

Part Time All The Time with Josh Bubeck of The Rustic...

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/09/14

Part Time All The Time with Josh Bubeck of The Rustic Muse This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more Josh says that he runs his furniture business part time, and yes technically having another job makes the furniture side part time. But, if you talk with him about his love and dedication to the craft or look at his schedule and see how in demand his pieces are, you will

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52:02

Art Vs Furniture with Stefan Rurak of Stefan Rurak...

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2022/08/31

-- This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more If you ask Stefan about his furniture business, he will more than likely talk about the artistic side of the business. But with multiple employees, multiple shop locations, years under his belt and a solid name in this industry, he definitely has the business side down as well. He, and by extension his company, walk that fine

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40:19

Controlling Your Own Destiny with Brian Wildman of...

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/08/24

-- This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more As you will hear, Brian has been dipping his toe in the furniture industry for much of his adult life. He always had that drive to have his own furniture company, but he needed to put all the pieces in place before he made the jump. Being a part of the industry for so long, he learned and understood what he wanted his company

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53:57

Designing Balance with Jon & Deana Ketchum of New...

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/08/17

This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more! New Collar Goods was officially started in 2015, but the roots of Jon & Deana’ s company had been brewing for a long time before that. With their strong sense of design, they knew the kind of furniture they wanted to make. But, they also knew that to succeed in this industry, they needed to understand their customers and find

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49:16

Client Forward with Matt Moore of Matt Moore Designs

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/08/10

This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more Matt officially started his company in 2010, but as you will hear, before that he had been involved in the building trades for literally his entire life. With his deep knowledge of the industry, Matt has dedicated his career to improving the builder/client relationship. He has made it his mission to not only look the part of a

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46:12

Designing Your Own Business with Andrew Grehl of...

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/08/03

This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more! Andrew is a builder, a fixer, a tinkerer. Ever since a young age, working with his father, he has had the desire to make things with his own hands. He also has the spirit of an entrepreneur. Someone who embraces the opportunity to survive or fail based on the choices that they alone make. Putting those two ideas

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50:47

Keep It Organized with Mike Jones Jr. of Mike Jones...

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/07/27

This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more. Furniture making is, for the most part, centered in the creative world. But owning and successfully running a furniture company is very much rooted in the world of business. When you can navigate a way to blend the two worlds together, that is when you see the best results. Mike is doing just that. Taking his past careers in

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53:37

Do You Have The Time with Matt Morgan of M2 Lumber

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/07/20

-- This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more For some companies, there comes a point that it is no longer a question about, "Do we have the skills to build it" it becomes a question of, "Can we manage our time properly to build it". As you will hear, Matt owns about 6 different full time companies and at the same time still continues to work at his day job. So time

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50:14

Trusting Yourself with Bud Farmer of Forrest Design Co

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/07/13

This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more Where does the line get drawn between you running the business and the business running you? This is something that Bud struggled with, but also something that a lot of people struggle with - How to run your business successfully but also in a way that lets you actually enjoy it. Over time Bud has developed his own rules for

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51:27

Taking It Personal with Pete Dettorre of Dettorre...

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2022/07/06

This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more Pete is not new to the world of furniture. He has been selling his pieces since 2007. But even though he has a long history of being in the furniture business, it is the personal side of the business that means the most to him. Over the years Pete has grown his building skills, alongside his person to person skills, to help him

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51:51

Under Water Wood with Justin Ephraim of Reduxwood

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2022/06/29

Under Water Wood with Justin Ephraim of Reduxwood -- This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more Over 25 years in the industry and Justin is still pushing forward. It is that drive, that passion, that need for more, that makes him so successful in what he does From an unpaid apprenticeship to working with some of the top brands in the furniture world, his story has been

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46:26

The Safe Job with Erika Dupras of Rustic Charm Woodshop

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/06/22

-- This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more Sometimes you have to step away from your passion, to realize that it actually is your passion - and that is exactly what Erika did. As you will hear, she started out with a love for building then went into an office job because it felt safer. I’m sure a lot of people can relate to that. But that safer option, just wasn’t

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48:05

2 Year Plan with Drew and Valen Hanson of HansonMade...

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/06/15

-- This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more This show is dedicated to talking with people about building their furniture brand. It’s no secret, it’s right there in the title. And for anyone who has ever tried to build a business they know that the start of it, putting the foundation of the business together, is a very important part of that process. Drew and his co

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47:50

Working Hard and Smart with Luke Frisch of Hazel Burr...

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/06/08

-- This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more On this episode, host Ethan Abramson sits down with Luke Frisch, owner of the La Crosse Wisconsin based furniture business Hazel Burr Design Company. After years working on oil rigs, on the railroad, and playing football, it's pretty clear that Luke has never shied away from a day of hard work. But when he decided to start his

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56:30

Time and Money with Tyreik Jackson of Are You A Fixer...

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/06/01

On this episode, host Ethan Abramson sits down with Tyreik Jackson, owner of the NYC and Hudson Valley, NY based company Are You A Fixer LLC. -- This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more Furniture Maker, Renovator, Family Man -Tyreik is all those things, but not always in that order. When he decided to start his own company, after working in the Building trade for

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56:02

Weaving Success with Ryan Feldthouse of Feldthouse...

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/05/25

On this episode, host Ethan Abramson sits down with Ryan Feldthouse, owner of the Fresno, California-based furniture company Feldthouse Family Woodworks. -- This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more Although Ryan’s primary business right now is cutting boards, as you will hear, this episode is far from only being about cutting boards. Ryan has spent basically his entire

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52:10

1 Happy Year with D'ondra Howard of Workboots & Glasses

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/05/18

In this episode, host Ethan Abramson sits down with D'ondra Howard, owner of the Sacramento, California-based furniture company Workboots & Glasses. -- This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more 1 year in - Without a plan, without a background in furniture, without really any tools, that’s where D'ondra started her business. So after 1 year, where is she now? Her

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51:30

Getting To Yes, By Saying No with Scott McKinnon of...

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/05/11

On this episode, host Ethan Abramson sits down with Scott McKinnon, owner of the Oakville, Ontario based furniture company Urban Reclaimed. This episode is brought to you by Shaper Tools -Try the Shaper Origin risk-free in your shop for 30 days. Just visit Shapertools.com/FurnitureBrand to learn more. Scott has been in this industry for a while. Since the early 90’s he has been renovating homes, building furniture, being a TV personality, and basically involved in every part of the

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48:12

Don't Talk About It, Be About It with Nick Sawyer of...

Building a Furniture Brand with Ethan Abramson ·

2022/05/04

On this episode, host Ethan Abramson sits down with Nick Sawyer owner of the Portland, Oregon-based furniture company Sawyer Design. This episode is brought to you by Jobber - getjobber.com/ethan Not all those who wander are lost. This could easily sum up the beginning of Nick’s working life. He had the drive, he just didn’t know what that drive was pushing him towards. With the help of a mentor, a new city, good experiences as well as hard ones, and a new found community of online

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