Jeff Sherman
We're joined by Jeff Sherman for this special happy-hour episode. Be warned 🤣 – we're a little loose.An old friend with an epic beard – Jeff Sherman has 20+ years of sign industry experience and 10+ years of running operations at a fairly large shop.We discussed about shifting from vinyl to fab and electrical, safety protocols, managing growth and many other interesting topics.This episode is sponsored by:GCI Digital ImagingYour large/grand format trade printing partnerOwner T.J. Bedacht and his team focus on providing old-school customer service. You can check out Episode #9 to see for yourself. So if you're looking for a wholesale print provider for banners, coroplast signs, vehicle wraps, and other digitally printed graphicsLearn more and place your first order at https://gci-digital.com.---In this episode...00:00 - Intro02:25 - Mike's new name05:25 - Jeff's intro08:00 - Peter's question on having a full time trainer14:00 - Shifting from vinyl29:10 - Mike on installation and its importance43:20 - Mailbox question on safety protocols46:40 - Peter's two incidents on safety protocols and learning58:05 - Training staff to not let customers run your business01:07:12 - How to manage growth01:33:20 - Peter's question to Bryant01:42:12 - Rapid fire takeaways and outroReady to systemize and scale your shop?Start by creating your free account on the Better Sign Shop platform at https://my.bettersignshop.com/Are you a sign or print shop owner?Join the Better Sign Shop Community - our free Facebook group exclusively for shop owners and managers (https://www.facebook.com/groups/bette...)---Want to follow the crusty sign guys?Bryant from Better Sign Shop- Better Sign Shop Website: https://www.bettersignshop.com- Better Sign Shop Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bettersignshop###Michael from Letterbox Sign Design- Letterbox Sign Design Website: https://www.letterboxsigndesign.com/- Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Letterboxsig...###Peter from Sign Shop Consulting- Sign Shop Consulting Website: https://www.signshopconsulting.com/---Interested in being a guest on the show? Have questions you'd like to hear us answer on the air?Reach out to us.
Are you struggling with finding and keeping good employees? Learn what it really takes to onboard a new employee and how to keep valuable team members motivated and engaged.An old friend with an epic beard – Jeff Sherman – joins us for a conversation on employees and building a solid team. Jeff has 20+ years of sign industry experience and 10+ years of running operations at a fairly large shop.We cover a lot of topics related to building a killer team. You won't be disappointed.In this episode...Jeff's new nicknames for Mike (01:25)Origin of the sign shop Yoda (06:14)Jeff's sign industry backstory (08:45)The biggest struggle for shops nationwide (15:20)Building up your people (16:32)Developing employees takes time (23:40)To grow as a business and an owner... (32:00)Onboarding time (33:33)The standard for industry training (40:35)Don't just learn from mistakes... (51:40)How to keep employees long term (53:23)Give employees enough space to fail (59:18)What caused Jeff to leave his position (1:05:09)Follow the crusty sign guysBryant from Better Sign ShopBetter Sign Shop Website: https://www.bettersignshop.comBetter Sign Shop Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/bettersignshopBetter Sign Shop Community for sign shop owners: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bettersignshopmastermind/Michael from Letterbox Sign DesignLetterbox Sign Design Website: https://www.letterboxsigndesign.com/Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LetterboxsigndesignPeter from Sign Shop ConsultingSign Shop Consulting Website: https://www.signshopconsulting.com/Interested in being a potential guest on the show? Have questions you'd like to hear us answer on the air?Email us at hey@bettersignshop.com