The Blueprint Method for Business | Plant Your Flag Episode 8

This episode of the Plant Your Flag podcast features Jim Blendowski of Kreative Kitchens and Baths (formerly Kitchen Creations), co-owner of the company alongside Steve Tarnish. Jim and Steve are professional kitchen designers in the Buffalo area who go above and beyond for their clients. One of the guiding principles of Kreative Kitchens and Baths is that the kitchen is the heart of your home and that it needs to be a place where you want to spend time. Jim and Steve also don’t believe in messing around with prices on their clients, getting them the best deals that they can. How did Jim get involved in planting his flag in the business of kitchen design? Jim always knew he would need a partner, and when Steve called him with the pitch he couldn’t say no, and they buy the company in 2021. Two years in they hear about Kreative Kitchens’ owner retiring and purchase it as a second location. Doing his business his way was a driving force in being his own boss, a story we’re all too familiar with. Kreative Kitchens and Baths work with the budget their clients come in with, Jim and Steve prefer to get it done right the first time. ~~~ CHAPTERS ~~~ 00:00 Teaser 00:29 Intro 00:50 Welcome 02:05 Who inspired you to plant your flag 04:40 Was starting a business always something you thought of 06:50 Dealing with a corperate structure 12:14 People buy people selling yourself not a kitchen 15:20 How Jim works with customer budgets 20:10 How was Kreative Kitchen & Baths Started? 25:20 How have you grown from starting your business to now 27:04 What do you love most about what you do? 28:00 Who keeps you going 28:45 Advice for people wanting to start 33:08 What sets Kreative Kitchens and Baths apart from others 35:02 Change is not bad 37:20 Jims favorite kitchen designs 41:00 One thing people should know about Showrooms 44:16 Patience, time, decisions and designing 46:20 How to contact Kreative Kitchens and Baths 48:50 Whats next for your company 49:25 Outro Thanks for watching 49:50 Outtakes ~~~ CONTACT ~~~ Bean Media: https://www.beanmediaproductions.com/contact-us Kreative Kitchens: https://kitchencreationsofwny.com/contact-us/ ~~~ SOCIAL MEDIA ~~~ https://www.instagram.com/beanmedia/ https://www.facebook.com/Bean-Media-Productions-237850139652865/