The voice of custom coating! Learn industry secrets, discover new products & meet influencers so you can effectively grow your business. Husband & wife team, RossKote are on a mission to building community around powder coating and level up your game.
The Specialty Equipment Market Association known as SEMA is a worldwide phenomenon. Through all of its high tailed growth, one man & his dynamic team is responsible for the greatest show in cars to date. Meet TomGattuso, VP of Sema Events who’s been planning and handling this event for the last 12 years. This master party planner has only you and your happiness in mind. Read the rest of this entry »
Welcome back to the powder coater podcast. And I have to say it's good to be back! After my co-host/husband… Ross got into a serious motorcycle accident in may we decided to take a break from production over the summer to focus on getting him healed and back to work. He’s improved a lot and found some new perspectives along the way. Also I would like to announce that this is our 50th podcast interview! Read the rest of this entry »
Sometimes the truth is stranger than fiction. Which is why this episode is so ironic. After just interviewing Matthew Jones in Episode 48 on how he overcame his own health crisis to lead his company to new heights. On May 8th 2022 Ross, my husband, lead coater & sometimes co-host of the show was in a serious sportbike accident. He is recovering but sustained a broken left hand. At the time of this published recording, we are trying to figure out how we will continue to run our shop, facilitate customer orders & build out the shop for expansion. If you've ever listened to our first powder coater podcast you know we promised to share our story as owners of a powder coating job shop… today's topic of having a business plan in place is now more relevant than ever.
If you are a shop owner with employees or a sole provider of your family you owe it to them to put systems & planning strategies in place to manage risk taking. Will your company come tumbling down when you're not around? Putting a simple business plan & redundancies in place could help you stay focused, live a more balanced life and possibly weather a storm. To support the show, order the book “Traction” by Gino Wickman which this episode covers…click the link in the description. Please leave a comment if you would like to wish Ross a speedy recovery. Get ready to level up your powder coater game!
Today we posit the Powder Works Effect… In our first custom coater interview in over a year, be prepared to learn something new about yourself & your business through the eyes of another custom coater. It's always refreshing to hear another person's story to get you inspired but we’re not talking about Maui Powder Works, we're talking to Matthew Jones, owner of Powder Works out of DFW who shares his story over the past couple of years. Catch up with us when we cover topics on how he’s troubleshooted struggles, faced industry problems & prepared for the unthinkable. Get ready to level up your powder coater game!
Brace yourselves custom coaters! Just when you think COVID shutdowns, shipping delays and raw material shortages are over. Another ticking time bomb has appeared on the horizon that we should all prepare for. Gabe the Sage from Crosslink Paints, is back on the show & offers us some Read the rest of this entry »
