Heart and Craft: Reviving a Dying Industry Through Love with Tova + Josh Matchett
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What does running a successful business as a married couple look like?
On this episode of Live Learn Lead our guests are Tova and Josh Matchett of Timeless Furniture. The motivation for their business came from a desire to create a higher level of freedom in their growing family, and they’ve learned a lot through their business journey—which has included a service pivot, a rebrand, the creation of their own upholstery academy, and a new location.
Topics discussed in this episode include:
- How Josh and Tova feel about the work they do.
- The three words that sum up the essence of Timeless Furniture as a business.
- Why, as a married couple, they felt drawn to starting a business together.
- Who Josh’s first customers were and what that experience taught him.
- What happened when they decided to pivot and rebrand their business.
- Their inspiration for starting their own furniture line and how it’s going now.
- What it took to find the right talent in their industry.
- The qualities they look for in right-fit team members and why it matters.
- How they deal with those inevitably imperfect days in their business.
- How being in business together has actually strengthened their relationship.
- What advice they would give to couples who are starting a business together.
- The personal mantras that help them in business and in life.
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Timeless Furniture: https://timelessfurniturecorp.com/
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