Rising To The Challenge // Karrie Brock - Owner of FASTSIGNS Toledo

Better Sign Shop Podcast

We're joined by national brand and sign package award winner Karrie Brock – owner of two FASTSIGNS locations / Toledo and Maumee OH. We discuss her conversion from an independent sign shop to the FASTSIGNS franchise and how they handle large fabrication projects that the franchise is not typically known for. We also discuss women in the sign industry and Karrie sets us straight on what men in the sign industry sometimes get wrong.

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In this episode...

• 00:00 - Intro
• 01:21 - Welcome
• 02:10 - Peter's Sign shop consulting/coaching Experience
• 08:45 - Guest introduction
• 14:15 - Karrie welcome
• 15:55 - Karrie's journey
• 19:00 - Advantages of being a franchise vs. independent company
• 23:20 - Most Advantageous benefit
• 26:40 - Awards/City Eggs project and Peter's shocker
• 34:30 - Key to turn the customer to the largest account
• 36:03 - What do men do wrong?
• 40:20 - Working with husband
• 42:56 - Experience as a woman in the industry
• 44:15 - Advice for other women in the industry
• 46:50 - Women asking better questions than most men
• 48:40 - Fastsigns and fabricating
• 58:35 - Future plans
• 01:01:00 - Closing

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