Today we talk to Brent Biglow who runs Biglow Woodcraft in Winnipeg Building small batch goods and designing furniture, Brent shares his perspective on design and environmentalism, overconsumption and minimalism, as well as his journey in running a business.

Shownotes:

00:50 - Who is Brent Biglow

01:36 - Intro to Woodworking and dropping out of Business School

04:53 - Initial Doubts with Entrepreneurship

09:28 - Receiving Questionable Designs from Clients

13:19 - Brent's Three Things

14:58 - Encouraging People to DIY and "Losing Work"

17:08 - Overconsumption and Being a Provider of Goods

20:19 - Environmentalism and Earth Friendly Purchases

22:05 - Every Problem is Complicated

23:38 - Minimalism

27:12 - Determining what you need

29:56 - On Deciding Whether to Buy Something

33:59 - Weird Woodworking Tools

36:59 - "Simon Sinek" and Finding Your Ideal 1000 Fans

41:13 - Get started with Woodworking

44:24 - Future of Biglow Woodcraft

45:23 - Where to Support and Follow Brent's work

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