Zach Jernigan: Jernigan Woodworking

Zach Jernigan: Jernigan Woodworking

“My dad kind of taught me the way when I got out of high school and then when COVID happened, I just kind of started doing other people's houses and it’s kind of boomed from there.

A lot of built-ins, kind of specialty stuff. Trying to get into the custom fish tanks because we just did one.”

 - Zach Jernigan

Welcome to a brand-new episode of the Woodpreneur Podcast. Today, your host Steve Larosiliere is joined by the award-winning Zach Jernigan of Jernigan Woodworking.

When Zach graduated from high school, his father taught him the craft of woodworking. After COVID, Zach began working on other people's homes, and business took off from there. His company currently concentrates on specialty items, mainly custom fish tanks.

In this episode, Zach shares his experience on how he started a business amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, his preferred woodworking materials, and who are his ideal clientele.

Trying to decide whether we should move forward is always challenging. Zach said that although everything is currently a bit expensive, he is still trying to figure out how to open a shop. Zach is still determining if he can pull it off, especially if he hires another guy. Although his business has been successful, is it time for him to move forward, grow, open his own shop, and bear the risk?

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