For Trim Companies
You build the skills. Now build the business.
You're a skilled carpenter who was never taught the business side. I've run the saw and the books — and I help trim-company owners raise prices without losing work, hire crews that stick, and build a company that runs without them on every job.
Portfolio-quality work is built on portfolio-quality systems.
The Problem
Sound familiar?
- You're underpricing — probably by a third — and you can't prove it on paper.
- The business can't run without you on the saw every day.
- Hiring and training apprentices feels like a gamble you keep losing.
- Estimating, scheduling, and quality all live in your head, not in a system.
Most trim companies underprice their work by 25 to 35 percent. The usual cause is bidding specialist finish work at a journeyman's rate.
How I Help
What working together looks like
What you get
The seasoned operating partner you'd put on payroll if the company could justify the seat — someone who has built and run service businesses, not just run the saw. We fix what's leaking money first, pricing and estimating, then build the hiring, marketing, and systems that let the company grow past you.
How we work
Start with a free Discovery Call, then a Pricing & Estimating Audit or straight into a Growth Retainer — ongoing work on pricing, hiring, sales, marketing, and systems. Virtual nationwide.
What it costs
The Discovery Call is free. The Pricing & Estimating Audit is $750 with a written remediation plan; the Growth Retainer runs from $1,500/mo. Paid work starts with a 50% deposit (retainers billed monthly in advance). Most owners make the audit back on their next bid.
Recommended Services
Where most trim companies start
The Discovery Call
Free
A short, free call to understand your situation and map out how we can help — bring a bid, your plans, a job site, or a business challenge. It's a fit-and-scoping conversation, not a working session: we figure out what you actually need, then scope the paid work from there.
Virtual · In-Person (Knoxville, TN)
Book a Discovery CallThe Pricing & Estimating Audit
$750
A complete review of your pricing, estimating process, and job costing — with a written report that shows exactly where you're leaving money on the table and how to fix it.
Virtual · Available Nationally
Book a Discovery CallThe Trim Company Growth Retainer
From $1,500/mo
Ongoing business consulting for trim-company owners — pricing and estimating models, hiring and training, sales, marketing, systems and SOPs, and the growth coaching to put it all in motion. From someone who has built and run service businesses, not just run the saw.
Virtual · In-Person (Knoxville, TN)
Book a Discovery CallThe Crew Training Day
From $750
Half or full-day technical training for trim and finish carpentry crews. Nicholas works directly with your team on the coping, scribing, and detail work that separates good from great.
Virtual ($750) · In-Person ($1,200), Knoxville TN
Book a Discovery CallThe Founder's Workshop
Interest list — coming soon
A structured group program for trim company owners who want the systems, pricing discipline, and growth playbook without one-on-one retainer pricing. Join the interest list to hear when the first cohort opens.
Structured group program for trim company owners
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You're a skilled carpenter who was never taught the business side. I've run the saw and the books — and I help trim-company owners raise prices without losing work, hire crews that stick, and build a company that runs without them on every job.
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