Fred Hueston
Fred has a long history with tile and stone installation and fabrication along with restoration and forensics work.
We talked about everything from his current forensics business to his earlier years growing and operating a tile installation business along with a restoration business.
We discussed the importance of finding and hiring key people for your tile business, delegating tasks for growth.
Fred has a podcast called The Stone and Tile Show where he discusses everything about the stone and tile business!
Find Freds podcast and get ahold of him by checking out his website https://stoneforensics.com/
- 1:30 Fred talks about his background in the tile industry
- 8:20 Be curious
- 12:00 We discuss the tile failures Fred is seeing on a daily basis.
- 14:15 We dive deeper into the Forensics business.
- 20:45 Fred's advice if you're interested in getting into the Forensics Business.
- 22:00 Fred's Stone Inspection Seminar.
- 23:40 Systems and Processes for busy contractors.
- 25:40 Hiring new employees.
- 29:00 How to retain good employees.
- 33:20 Great story about not jumping to conclusions.
- 37:45 Selling your company vs selling yourself as a sole installer.
- 40:00 How to Set Your Prices
This episode of Tile Money is brought to you by the National Tile Contractors Association and Sponsored by Laticrete International.
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