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How Mosaica HardSurface is Scaling Smarter & Where AI Fits In
For 16 years, Jay built and grew Mosaic HardSurface into a respected stone company serving the Twin Cities market. But like many business owners, success came with a c...
You Built a Job, Not a Business (And It’s Costing You Your Freedom)
You didn't start your business to work longer hours, carry all the stress, and become the bottleneck. Yet that's exactly where most countertop, flooring, tile, and rem...
How Foothills Granite Built a $1M Builder Pipeline for $100 a Month
For years, Rich and Rachel at Foothills Granite were on the revenue rollercoaster. Completely slammed one month. Nothing on the schedule the next. Rich was working rid...
The 5-Step B2B System to Land Builder, Contractor & Designer Projects
In this episode I break down the 5-Step B2B System we teach surface businesses to consistently land high-value design-build projects, without relying on referrals, sa...
The Secret to Hiring (and Developing) Top Talent
If you run a countertop, flooring, tile, or material supply business, hiring can feel like a gamble. You need help. You bring someone on. And instead of relief, you ge...
The Real Story Behind 4X Growth: Logan’s Truth (2nd Gen Hardwood)
Logan Sharbono from 2nd Gen Hardwood is back, because he felt the first episode didn’t tell the full story. In this update, Logan goes deeper into the part most people...
The 3 Hidden Profit Leaks in Countertop Shops (Payroll, Inventory, Throughput) with Jason Laski
If you run a countertop fabrication shop and you’re busier than ever… but you’re still wondering where the money went at the end of the month, this episode is for you....
How Jennifer Jones Built Farmhouse Stone From Her Garage to $12M+
On this week's podcast we are joined by Jennifer Jones, Founder of Farmhouse Stone, who shares her real story of building a stone and tile business from her garage int...
Why We Built Driven For Growth: Our Story & The System Behind It
In this behind-the-scenes episode, Justin Shaw sits down with Wes Fields our General Manager to share the story behind Driven for Growth, why it was built, what proble...
How Washington Granite & Marble Built a System to Land Design-Build Projects in 4 Weeks
In this episode, I sit down with third-generation stone shop owner Mike Ganassa for a candid look at the realities of running and growing a fabrication business today....
Hot Seat Session #2 — Escaping The Owner Overload Loop
If your revenue is up but your stress is too, this episode is for you. In this Hot Seat Session, Wes and I unpack why so many successful surface business owners end up...
How 2nd Gen Hardwood Doubled Revenue in 10 Months (and the Owner Got His Freedom Back)
In this episode, I sit down with Logan Sharbono of 2Gen Hardwood to break down one of the most powerful transformations we have seen inside Driven for Growth. Logan w...
Hot Seat Session #1 — How Surface Pros Generate Sales Fast
In this first Hot Seat Session, Wes and I dig into the real problems surface business owners are facing when things slow down. We cover how to quickly generate sales f...
What’s Driving Your Culture (It’s Not What You Think)
Most business owners think culture is about team bonding, company barbecues, “family-oriented” vibes, and values written on the wall. But culture isn’t what you say, i...
Interview: How The Granite Shop Built a Marketing Machine & Landed 60 Projects in 6 Weeks
interviewed John Schaeffer, owner of The Granite Shop, on the Driven For Growth Podcast. We talked about his experience inside the 90-Day Growth Engine Program™ and th...
How John Turned $1K into $100K (and Protected His Freedom While Scaling The Granite Shop)
Many stone, tile, and flooring shop owners reach a point where the business is running well — but growth just brings more demands on the owner. More questions. More is...
3 Stages of Stuck - Part 3: The Growth Gridlock Ceiling
This is part three of our Three Stages of Stuck miniseries, and today we’re diving into one of the most frustrating stages of growth: The Growth Gridlock Ceiling. At t...
3 Stages of Stuck - Part 2: The Owner Overload Loop
Most stone, tile, and flooring business owners eventually hit a stage where growth doesn’t make life easier—it makes it heavier. You’re still the one approving jobs, c...
3 Stages of Stuck - Part 1: The Survival Stage Spiral
One month you’re buried in work, the next it’s tumbleweeds in the pipeline. Cash flow is tight, payroll is stressful, and growth feels like luck instead of a system. T...
Build a Leadership Engine for Your Surface Business
Are you the only one really driving your business forward? Too many surface pros in stone, tile, flooring and remodeling feel like they’re dragging their team instead ...