Episode 3 : The Family Business

The Build Guild Podcast : A Professionally Unprofessional Podcast for Makers

It’s all about family for Peter Romano. Growing up in Delaware, Peter’s father and mother operated a successful masonry business. Peter’s father ran the business ends and contracts, and his mother kept the books. At its peak, Romano’s Masonry had around sixty employees. Today, the business has shifted its business model to include subcontracting but manages to maintain its identity. Peter left Delaware to attend Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas. After meeting his wife at Harding, Peter and his wife moved to Colorado for a few years before Peter returned to the family business. Working at Romano’s Masonry for a few years expanded the knowledge Peter had gained through his childhood. However, after returning to Delaware, Peter felt God calling him to raise a family elsewhere. Peter and his family left Delaware to move back to Searcy with little planning and a whole lotta faith. He had no job secured, no leads on any open positions, and eventually he and his family were able to move into an old family home. The home had been in his wife’s family since the 1940s and was in desperate need of renovations. Determined to make the best of life in Searcy, Peter began teaching high school history, became a volunteer fireman, attending graduate school for his master’s degree in counseling, and renovating the family home. When Peter was unsure about how to properly renovate his home, he often turned to YouTube to help guide him along. This week’s guest host talks shop with The Build Guild about being raised by parents who owned a successful business, how YouTube has evolved the world of making, and even how each of the guys asked their girlfriend’s dad for permission to marry his daughter. 5 HP Sawstop https://amzn.to/2WtV5cy 1.75 HP Sawstop https://amzn.to/2Jkhk12 StoneFly Nets https://stoneflynets.com/ www.thebuildguildpodcast.com Support us on patreon : www.patreon.com/thebuildguildpodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebuildguildpodcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thebuildguildpodcast/support