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Today on the show we have Nolan Thomson from Nolan Built! Talking through Nolan’s story was an awesome time and we have to give a shoutout to the IG algorithms for making it happen! The power of social media marketing at work. Today we talk about everything from submarines to taking leaps of faith. It’s a great ride!  The Foundations of Nolan Built The story starts fifteen years ago when Nolan was building nuclear aircraft carriers and submarines in a job he got right out of High-School. While it wasn’t his passion, Nolan attributes this job to giving him his tool background and knowledge. Finally, when he bought his first home the love of woodworking started to emerge.  Nolan ended up buying a 10 inch Hitachi miter saw while he was doing some work upgrading his house. From there, the love of tools and building his inventory struck. Every holiday, Nolan’s then-girlfriend, and now wife would give him a gift card to a Home Hardware Store or buy him one of the tools on his list of wants. Then in 2015, everything started to come together. Nolan had been woodworking as a hobby and making things for his friends, family, and church, but he also loved road biking. When he had $750 leftover from a tax return the question came down to, a new road bike or an LLC?  Getting Out Of Your Own Way Unsurprisingly, he decided to invest in his woodworking and turn it into a true business. It took off from there. While in 2015 Nolan started the business originally to lock in the name, he didn’t start promoting or trying to get jobs until about 2 years ago. As his previous job required him to be gone about 9 months of the year, he knew it wasn’t the right time to start the business, but he started setting up as many things as he could in the interim. For Nolan, it was a progressive transition into running his business full-time. He did a lot of research and preparation and finally, it came to a point where Nolan realized that he was the one standing in his way. His wife was telling him to go for it, his friends, his clients, but ultimately Nolan was the one unsure.  Fortunately, the moment he made the jump into working on creating his own legacy full time, he has not stopped getting phone calls. He has a four-month backlog at the moment which is what he was hoping for before he took the step. A clear sign that sometimes you can wait forever for something that would easily come if you just stopped waiting.  The ability to trust yourself, or trust the highest power, or trust the people who have bought from you and have faith in you is something Steve notes as crucial for growing a business. Nolan agrees entirely and takes a moment to thank his beautiful wife for being so supportive. He doesn’t think he would be able to do what he does without her love and support. To see more from Nolan Built, check out his socials below! @NolanBuilt Nolan Built NolanBuilt.com