JOIN HOSTS Jimmy DeGroot and Kyle Bullock as they discuss effective strategies for growing your client base without the burnout of social media. Discover how a focused, honest online presence and unique service appeal can transform your business. Ideal for solo business operators looking to expand client reach while maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Perfect for those ready to take their one-person operation to the next level.
ABOUT THIS PODCAST:Exhausted and stressed by trying to grow your business fast enough, smart enough, profitably enough… to where it may not feel like you’re doing enough? Try the Slow Growth Approach to business and stop letting your business run YOU, YOU run IT!
Join retail experts Jimmy DeGroot and Kyle Bullock each week as they unpack ideas, concepts, and steps you can take to intentionally grow your business, slow and steady and for the long haul. They use their decades of experience in the retail and luxury landscape as business owners and consultants to help you feel free to run your business the way you’ve always dreamed.
This show sponsored by INSTORE and by Kyle and Jimmy’s training platforms TrainRetail.com
Four Decades of Excellence: How Wilkerson Transformed a Jeweler's Retirement into Celebration
After 45 years serving the Milwaukee community, Treiber & Straub Jewelers owner Michael Straub faced a significant life transition. At 75, the veteran jeweler made a personal decision many business owners understand: "I think it's time. I want to enjoy my wife with my grandchildren for the next 10, 15 years."
Wilkerson's expertise transformed this major business transition into an extraordinary success. Their comprehensive approach to managing the going-out-of-business sale created unprecedented customer response—with lines forming outside the store and limits on how many shoppers could enter at once due to fire safety regulations.
The results exceeded all expectations. "Wilkerson did a phenomenal job," Straub enthuses. "They were there for you through the whole thing, helped you with promoting it, helping you on day-to-day business. I can't speak enough for how well they did." The partnership didn't just facilitate a business closing; it created a celebratory finale to decades of service while allowing Straub to confidently step into his well-earned retirement.
