How do you build a payscale for salespeople? How do you design an effective showroom? When will there be another Fire Time Workshop? Listen to learn the answers to these questions—and many more—as we round out Season 8. In today’s episode, Tim responds to questions he has received from WhyFire

Pretty much all business owners know where they want their companies to go. Still, very few actually understand how to break down their big goals into smaller, achievable objectives that can be distributed company-wide. In today’s episode—the final one of the season—Matt Bradley returns to talk to Tim about WhyFire’s

It’s easy to think that core values are unnecessary fluff, but that mindset will likely lead to slow growth and poor culture. Core values, done right, are hard-edged driving forces that make companies come alive. In today’s episode—the follow-up to last week’s episode with Stan Campbell—Tim talks about WhyFire’s core

If you walked up to your team and asked them to recite your mission statement, could they do it? If not, here’s the hard truth: Your mission statement stinks, and you need to improve it. If your team doesn’t know why your organization exists, where you’re going, and how they’re

Despite what some misguided folks say, the chimney sweep business isn’t a dirty, low-dollar industry. After experiencing the culture of this industry first-hand, Tim thinks hearth retailers can learn a ton from it. In today’s episode, Tim chats with Sean Kraemer (Podcaster and Owner of Holy Smoke Inc.) about his

“I started looking at my company as a retirement plan.” Do you look at your company the same way? Chances are, you probably don’t. But building a business you can sell is all about keeping the end in mind and reverse engineering from there—and this conversation covers how to do