Gierke Post 2

For my second mentor meeting with my father I called him and I asked him the key to success of his business. He first told me that there is no quick easy answer to that question, but he said "you have to do what you're going to say you're going to do when and how you said you would do it." Otherwise whoever you are doing the work for will not be pleased and give you anymore of their business. This is an interesting concept for a fishing guide to follow through on, because it is entirely possible for him to do every single thing correctly, but if the fish aren't biting then you can't catch any fish.

 As you could imagine that puts a great deal of pressure on my father to make sure that they are catching fish, so he can please the customers as much as he can. He said with over 20 years of experience on the river the times that he doesn't catch any fish at all are very rare on guide trips. But that did bring up another important point, which was that consistency is key for business' to succeed. Consistently delivering on promises builds a certain amount of trust between the company and the consumers. He said instead of the customer only having one interaction to judge the company on, they have your entire body of work to base their judgement upon. My father has many customers that come back year after year with his fishing guide company, and even more consistent contracts with his environmental demolition inspection company including VIET USA, Bolligs & Sons, and Kreuger Excavating.  On top of this, one thing I know that sets his fishing guide business apart is his position on the Rapala Pro Staff. On top of his 20+ years of expertise he has the prestigious role of being a part of the Rapala Pro Staff, this just adds to the credibility of the company and the trust between company and consumer.