All Money Is Not Good Money | Beyond the Workbench #30

Not every job that pays is worth taking. Neither host can find a night to record. High school sports and a slow trip through East Texas turn into a conversation about what a break is for. Magnus also gives the update on his great aunt, three months after the cats were placed. Then it turns to where the hours go. Odin ran out of branded tape because finding a new supplier was less fun than tooling a belt. Magnus adds up the hours he spent building a class search app and wonders what marketing would have done with them. The money is not made at the workbench. Late in the episode, a question from Cedar Breaks Cowboy Co. He delivered 25 covers in a week and a half, sent the invoice, and learned payment would take 30 days. Odin covers what to settle first: payment terms up front, a W-9 ready, fees built into the price. Once the product ships, the leverage is gone. Leathercraft Business Mastermind interest form: https://forms.gle/m7jjm314NjkTQhir5 TIMESTAMPS: 00:18 - Finding a Night to Record 08:16 - Remember Why You Started 11:34 - The Cats, Three Months Later 14:05 - Seven Habits and Mission Statements 19:27 - Mission as a Decision Filter 23:56 - Using What You Already Have 28:34 - Money Is Made in the Office 32:38 - Kanban Boards for Everything 45:16 - Know the Terms Up Front 55:42 - Send the Invoice, Then Work \--------------------------------------------- LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1boT5ABgRjIDEGyi7bEbjd Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-the-workbench/id1816987809 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@beyondtheworkbenchpodcast All Platforms: https://www.beyondtheworkbench.com/ FOLLOW BEYOND THE WORKBENCH: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beyondtheworkbench TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@beyondtheworkbench Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Beyond-the-Workbench-61576775047322/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@beyondtheworkbenchpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/beyondtheworkbench HOSTS: Odin Clack - https://www.instagram.com/odinleather Michael Magnus - https://www.instagram.com/magnusopus Beyond the Workbench casually dives into the world of leathercraft, entrepreneurship, and modern maker life. Hosted by Odin Clack (full-time leatherworker and retail owner) and Michael Magnus (leather marketing expert and founder of www.learnleathercraft.com), we explore everything from personal project updates to marketing strategies, retail challenges, and the business side of making. New episodes are released twice a month on Thursdays. Enjoying the podcast? Please share it with someone who you think would find value in the conversations. If these conversations have helped your business and you're interested in supporting the show, visit our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/beyondtheworkbench Edited and produced by Instrumental Media: https://instrumental.media/ #BeyondTheWorkbench #Podcast #Leathercraft #LeatherWorking #Entrepreneurship #MakerCommunity #SmallBusiness #MakerBusiness #BusinessStrategy #Kanban #PaymentTerms #CraftBusiness