Mat: Mat Makin Things
When thinking about how he got started Mat muses that he didn’t even actually consider himself a business, he considered himself a hobby woodworker. How it really took off was when the local CrossFit gym wanted a CrossFit pile of blocks. Mat took on the project and then requests just kept coming in. Eventually the offerings expanded as requests for tables and benches came in. That’s how it really spiraled, as Mat says, it all started from a box.
When Mat first started, he didn't have a brand, but he had a connection through his social media and got a branding iron shipped out to him.
In terms of growth Mat says that he feels his story is similar to a lot of wood businesses as he’s just been scaling as the work comes in. If someone wants something and he has the tools to do it, he takes on the job, or if it’s time to invest in a certain tool he hasn’t worked with or when he takes on something he’s never done but has the capacity for, he’ll take the project and then do some trial and error prototypes before the finished product goes to the customer.
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