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🗓️ 20 January 2025
⏱️ 102 minutes
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PJ Antonik, Founder and CEO of Oak Development & Design, shares his journey from successful spec building to adapting his business model to the changing market conditions. He shares insights on the challenges of building in Nantucket's historic district, managing client relationships, and transitioning between spec and custom projects.
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0:00.0 | What's up, guys? I would assume that most of you have noticed because we found out that we changed our intro music, Nick. |
0:12.0 | I knew that. I don't think I've listened to the beginning of the podcast, but I've heard word that we've changed the intro music. So if you're if you're wondering what's going on, |
0:21.5 | that is the case. That is not a mistake. That's new interim music. We wanted to switch things up. |
0:26.6 | You know, a fresh new year, fresh new sound, fresh new minor craftsman. But today, we have PJ Antenic, |
0:35.5 | I believe. That's how you say his last name. We had him on from Heart of Oak |
0:40.6 | TV, his show, Heart of Oak Development. We had him on right during COVID, March 2020, was the last |
0:48.5 | we had spoken to him. And he was just in the midst of full-time spec building. And as the markets change, as life has changed, |
0:56.8 | four or five years later, business has changed. He has a different path right now. He's still |
1:02.6 | dabbling in that spec world some, but he's found a newer way that provides him with a little |
1:07.5 | bit more comfort, peace of mind, and security when it comes to income. |
1:12.6 | So we dig into that, dig into some of the challenges that he was facing with spec building, |
1:17.5 | a current project that he has going on in Nantucket and just this new path that he's taking in business. |
1:24.7 | And that he's just, he's open to opportunity right if the if the right |
1:28.5 | opportunity comes along he is not going to say no to a shiny carrot as he says so really great |
1:34.4 | conversation um great guy has a lot going on if you do not follow him check him out um |
1:42.2 | heart of oak on instagram internet whatever it may be i know he's up near |
1:47.5 | you nick so yeah um really south shore cape nantuck it yeah he has a lot going on if you uh if |
1:55.7 | you google who he is you will find out all right before we get into it hey, this Friday, we are hosting a free workshop on pre-construction. |
2:03.6 | Head over to our Instagram at Modern Craftsman Pod. |
2:06.9 | There's a workshop highlights tab. |
2:09.3 | You can sign up. |
2:10.4 | It is a free workshop. |
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