Last week while driving to an appointment, I noticed a deck
that I had built while working for a previous Atlanta decking company. I built custom decks
and screened porches for that company from 1990-1994. It was a great experience
from which I learned a lot, and met several good people. In a sense, they helped
build the foundation that made Tailor Decks the deck company it is today.
At one point in time, they were the largest Atlanta deck builder in
the metro area. In fact, many of the Atlanta deck builders
today worked for them at one time or another. But they are no longer around…the company
split and merged long ago. It was an
interesting moment looking at that deck, knowing that the company in question
was no longer around. It brought back a lot good of memories. I recently spoke
to one of my fellow salespersons from that company/era who I had worked with…and
we spoke and laughed for hours about those times. It was fun reminiscing.
Like all growing and
evolving businesses, there are some things I’ve continued from my experience
there…and other things I’ve changed and improved. I think it’s pretty evident that those
companies that didn’t learn over time have fallen by the wayside. I like to think that each deck we build is
better than the one before…and I think it is.
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