Cindy and Stewart Jones are the owners of DFW-based business Texas Specialties and Installation.

In this episode, expect to learn:

- Why relationships are fundamental to business success

- Stories about the struggles of starting a business

- What to do when growth is bigger than you expected

- Whether or not it was worth it

and much, much more!

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00:00 How Running a Business Changes Your Purpose

03:15 Responsibility of Being the Owner vs an Employee

06:52 When The Business Grows Way Faster Than you Planned

07:52 Telling Your Parents You're Starting a Business

08:44 Dealing With Vendors When Growth is Huge

14:02 How Has Your Business Forced Personal Growth?

18:25 Finding the Right Employees Is the Key

28:08 Being a Better Boss

31:07 What's More Difficult Than People Realize, Easier Than People Realize

33:05 Relationship Building

36:30 Has A Customer Ever Been Ready Early?

39:32 Did Texas Specialties Ever Come Close to Failing?

45:08 One of the Few Times They Weren't Frugal

49:06 What Feels the Hardest Right Now (People, part 2)

57:09 What Does it Feel Like to Hear a Huge Goal

01:04:00 Most Surprising Frustrations

01:10:15 What Do Customers Routinely Misunderstand?

01:20:24 Deciding Between Risk vs Losing a Bid

01:25:25 Did You Ever Consider Quitting?

01:32:03 What's a Day You'll Never Forget

01:37:28 What's the Biggest Change in the Past Year

01:41:34 One Thing You Could Have Known or Done Sooner