From Corporate Job to 6-Figure Window Business (How James Krell Did It in 3 Years!)

🚀 From 9–5 to six-figure windows? In this episode of Find Your Gold, Kandra sits down with James Krell, the co-founder of Factory Direct Windows & Doors, to talk through how he left corporate life and scaled a home service business from the ground up.

💡 James shares:
🔨 How a failed handyman startup taught him everything
📈 Why his window business scaled so quickly (and profitably!)
💬 Real talk on marketing, pricing, and what actually works
🤝 Should you build from scratch or just buy a biz that’s already rolling?
🧠 What he’d do differently if starting over today

James contact information:
407-349-3355
https://fdwindowsanddoors.com/

👉 If you're dreaming about ditching the desk job and building your own thing, this episode is full of unfiltered lessons from the trenches.

⏱️ Chapters

00:00 From Home Show Guest to the Podcast Seat
00:35 Meet James: Corporate Quitter Turned Business Owner
01:01 How a Failed Business Sparked a Better One
02:17 Starting with 4 Jobs a Month — and Scaling
03:11 Local Marketing Moves That Actually Worked
03:37 Why Big Businesses Struggle in Small Niches
04:53 What Every Aspiring Entrepreneur Needs to Hear
05:47 Lessons from Business Ideas That Flopped
06:34 The Problem with Low-Ticket Service Work
07:29 Getting the Funnel Wrong Before Getting It Right
08:22 Build vs. Buy: James Breaks It Down
09:41 Acquiring a Business: Overlooked Growth Hack
10:30 Monthly Revenue Models: Why They’re Gold
10:53 Final Thoughts + How to Connect
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