Apr 30, 2023
In this episode, Troy interviews Rob Watchorn the Founder and CEO of Blythe & Watchorn based in Hobart, Australia. Rob has set up his own business to provide high-end residential renovations with the highest quality in construction, finish, style, and functionality.
With over 31 years of experience in growing his business, Rob has been through deep dark times which taught him to become wiser and be able to appreciate the most important things in life in order to manage his business in the finest way. Blythe & Watchorn was established in 1993 and has been running for over 31 years. Became multi-award winning in-home alterations and ecstatic customers with over 10 FTEs.
Rob has said that growing a small business requires time management because you can't work in your business 24/7 and expect to have a happy life. So he added, “At the end of the day, if you find yourself falling into this trap, you've got to do something to change that or you’ll end up losing everything you have.”
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“Try different things, see what works, eat what didn't, and then swing your business around and focus on the things that did work rather than things that didn't.” —Rob Watchorn
“Success is your security and the time to spend doing the things you want to do with the people you love.” —Rob Watchorn
“If you don't allow yourself time to recover and rekindle then you're never going to have the enthusiasm you need to run a successful business.” —Rob Watchorn
“If you want a stress-free life in business, you've got to have a decent bank balance and not too much debt.” —Rob Watchorn
“You have to take the courage of voluntarily asking for help or you're not going to get out there.” —Rob Watchorn