Paul Mencel

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2,431 appearances 11 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 10 Aug

Paul Mencel’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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The Handcrafted Podcast: The Business of making things · The Invisible Ceiling: Pricing, Systems, Creativity & Knowing What to Say No To · 13 Jul 2026 podcast

There are so many things in there. voice-verified

But one thing I do want to say is it's not something that's going to happen right away. voice-verified

It's a step-by-step kind of thing. voice-verified

So if you are at the point where you are busy, your wheels are constantly grinding, it might be the kind of time to bring somebody on either on the office side if you like fabricating or on the shop side if you no longer want to fabricate and you want to be doing the sales and all that sort of stuff. voice-verified

And I talk about this often in the group where it's like if you are hiring people, it doesn't necessarily mean you need to hire people to make the stuff. voice-verified

If you really enjoy making the stuff, it might be better to hire somebody on the office side. voice-verified

So I like to sort of think about it as outlining the different things that you're really good at, the different skills you have. voice-verified

Maybe I'm really good at this. voice-verified

building furniture, or maybe I'm really good at, say, designing furniture, but I'm not really good at building it. voice-verified

Maybe I'm bad at accounting, but I'm good at sales. voice-verified

So what you do is you hire out the spots that have your weaknesses, and that's how you grow a business over time. voice-verified

There's definitely upfront capital. voice-verified

That kind of is a little bit of a tough thing when you're going from employing just yourself to now having employees. voice-verified

A little bit of a cash flow kind of tight situation, but it's about having the long vision and the long game in mind. voice-verified

So really, really great question. voice-verified

And yeah, you start to feel like a business owner when you have other people doing things and you're building something that's bigger than yourself, essentially. voice-verified

All right. voice-verified

Thanks for the question, Eric. voice-verified

Next question subject. voice-verified

I think social media is making me hate making things. voice-verified

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