Nick Slavik owns Nick Slavik Painting and Restoration in New Prague, MN, hosts a weekly Ask-A-Painter show on Facebook that Noah would liken to This Old House, and presents masters classes at trade shows and conferences. He forgot to ask if he ever sleeps.
Noah kicked off this series with Episode 5, The Craftsmanship Trap, and that episode explored the push and pull between craft and process. You heard from Nick May on process in the last episode, and in this one Noah was thrilled to dive into where craftsmanship fits into scale. Nick Slavik has given this a ton of thought and his perspective is invaluable here.
Here's the article Noah reference in the intro:
http://bloggingpainters.com/what-if-you-actually-love-what-you-do/
Here's Nick Slavik's website:
And you can get in touch with Nick through his Instagram or Facebook:
https://www.instagram.com/slaviknick/?hl=en
https://www.facebook.com/nsprco/?rf=158433370845846
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Music - Ear Conflict on Main Street by Spiedkiks
Up Next in Season 1
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The Shed Story
Consider this Noah's initial response to COVID and his take on the new reality and his place within it. He thinks this one could be especially useful to the solo operators or small shops, but he hopes that everyone can pull some value from this wide ranging monologue.
Noah decided to do somethin...
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Payroll with PAYG Workers' Compensation
The shed sessions continue! This episode is an extremely deep dive into the singular task of setting up a payroll system that includes Pay-As-You-Go Workers' Compensation. This is the singular resource Noah would have loved to have as he did it last year. If you're not interested in this very spe...
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John Cole of B&K Painting
John Cole owns B&K Painting in Boise, ID. He started his career at B&K in his early 20s, spent some formative years alongside Chris Berry during the Idaho Painter YouTube heyday, and John and his wife actually bought B&K from Chris in 2019. John is a super thoughtful and wise young tr...
