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Steven Macfarlane

Steven Macfarlane

Business owner at Cotswold Painters specializing in heritage restoration, airless spraying, and high-end residential decorating with a team of 12.

Jul 14, 2026

Brush Wizards Podcast

Brush Wizards Podcast

Ep26 - How Steven Macfarlane Built a 12-Person Decorating Business in Just 2½ Years

Jul 14 · 41m

Gary Proctor
Gary ProctorHOST
5:47
And I'm guessing you, at some stage, sort of fell into this sort of kind of work, did you? Or was it planned?
Steven Macfarlane
Steven MacfarlaneGUEST
5:55
Very much so, yeah.
Steven Macfarlane
Steven MacfarlaneGUEST
5:57
When I left the army many years ago, my father run a decorating firm.
Steven Macfarlane
Steven MacfarlaneGUEST
6:02
So I went and worked with him and I hated it.
Steven Macfarlane
Steven MacfarlaneGUEST
6:05
This was just, in my mind, it was the worst job.
Steven Macfarlane
Steven MacfarlaneGUEST
6:08
I didn't enjoy it at all.
Steven Macfarlane
Steven MacfarlaneGUEST
6:10
Didn't quite get...

27 MINS LATER

Gary Proctor
Gary ProctorHOST
33:06
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