Пълният препис на Inside A Pro Racket Stringing Business In Cincinnati with Drew Violette

00:04:34.959 --> 00:04:35.839 Uh sure. 00:04:36.079 --> 00:04:49.680 I mean the the biggest one is gonna be on well, I would say the biggest two things would be one is in in if you're in the tennis world, you know that it's appropriate to restring your rackets X amount of times per year. 00:04:49.839 --> 00:05:00.800 Uh so the biggest one I hear of is always however many times you play per week is how many times you should string your racket per year, which is not accurate for 90% of the community. 00:05:00.959 --> 00:05:06.240 So you'll hear that from the big box um tennis stores around in Cincinnati and all over the country. 00:05:06.319 --> 00:05:08.879 You'll hear it from anybody who just doesn't really know what they're doing. 00:05:09.040 --> 00:05:17.040 Because I always say if you're a beginner tennis player and you get a tennis bug and you're playing seven days a week, you really don't need to string your racket seven times a year. 00:05:17.199 --> 00:05:27.920 And then if you're an expert and you're a really high-level college player, pro player, and you're playing seven days a week, you'll need to string your racket a heck of a lot more than seven times a week or seven times a year. 00:05:28.160 --> 00:05:32.399 Um, so it's really not accurate for basically anybody. 00:05:32.879 --> 00:05:40.000 And I would say the other one is when you people will ask, How do I get more power in a racket from a string job? 00:05:40.079 --> 00:05:41.360 There's not a whole lot you can do. 00:05:41.519 --> 00:05:47.120 The the common misconception is the higher you go in tension, the more control, which is actually true. 00:05:47.279 --> 00:05:51.360 Um, when I think of control, I think of being able to not hit the ball so far. 00:05:51.519 --> 00:05:58.800 Uh, when you go looser in tension, it's told to every person on the planet like the lower you go in tension, the more power you get. 00:05:58.879 --> 00:06:02.879 Well, that's quite in fact, you know, it's not that's not correct at all. 00:06:03.040 --> 00:06:05.600 Uh, the looser you go, you'll get more depth on the ball. 00:06:05.680 --> 00:06:07.199 So it gives you the illusion of power. 00:06:07.279 --> 00:06:10.399 So you won't get anything more in miles per hour. 00:06:10.560 --> 00:06:12.319 So I don't think you get more power. 00:06:12.480 --> 00:06:16.800 So if I string a racket at 40 and another one at 60, my miles per hour will be very similar. 00:06:16.879 --> 00:06:21.519 So those are two big things that I think get told to the general public that aren't really true. 00:06:21.839 --> 00:06:30.079 Absolutely fascinating from the guy who's responsible for the performance or uh contributing to the performance of that athlete. 00:06:30.240 --> 00:06:31.680 Uh, very, very interesting. 00:06:31.920 --> 00:06:36.639 So uh again, a very niche industry that you're in, but um, you know, how do you market? 00:06:36.720 --> 00:06:38.000 How do you find your clients? 00:06:38.079 --> 00:06:41.600 Again, uh, marketing and getting the word out there is the heart of your business. 00:06:41.680 --> 00:06:47.279 So, what do you currently do to get that business or connect with those people that could use your services? 00:06:47.759 --> 00:06:50.879 Uh, I would say that I do a pretty poor job on that front. 00:06:51.040 --> 00:07:04.560 Uh, most of what I do, if it's online, Instagram, Facebook kind of thing, uh, that's gonna be mostly my wife doing that because I'm so bad on the you know, internet type of stuff where I'm getting the word out via social media. 00:07:04.720 --> 00:07:06.879 Um, I could definitely utilize that a lot better. 00:07:06.959 --> 00:07:10.639 But mostly what I do to promote my business is just word of mouth. 00:07:10.959 --> 00:07:12.560 So it's just old school. 00:07:12.720 --> 00:07:18.079 You know, I tell people, hey, I'll give you a discount of ten dollars per customer that you send my way. 00:07:18.160 --> 00:07:21.360 If they buy something for my shop, I'll give you ten dollars off your next purchase. 00:07:21.439 --> 00:07:27.279 And they could do that endlessly, so they can get a lot of free equipment from me or free services from me by doing that. 00:07:27.439 --> 00:07:32.959 So I've gone from zero back in 20, I want to say I moved to Cincinnati in 2015. 00:07:33.519 --> 00:07:41.120 And over the last 11 or 12 years, I've gone from zero customers to over 4,000 rackets I string per year. 00:07:41.279 --> 00:07:50.000 So, and that's all word of mouth, just people said you know, saying, Hey, I know a guy, Drew, you stripped, go ahead and go ahead and send your business his way. 00:07:50.079 --> 00:07:51.199 So that's what I've done. 00:07:51.439 --> 00:07:58.560 I mean, that's the beauty of being a good neighbor and just doing great work for people so they can continue to pursue their sport or their interests. 00:07:58.800 --> 00:08:02.639 Um, I mean, uh have you like done more podcast interviews? 00:08:02.720 --> 00:08:04.399 I mean, you're showing up today, you're doing just fine. 00:08:04.480 --> 00:08:05.759 Have you done other interviews? 00:08:06.079 --> 00:08:07.199 Yeah, I have actually. 00:08:07.439 --> 00:08:19.839 So um I had a really good interviewer, Steven, I can't recall his last name, is a really, really nice uh news journalist, um channel eight news, I believe, uh here locally, uh Butler County. 00:08:20.079 --> 00:08:21.360 And he does a really good job. 00:08:21.439 --> 00:08:29.279 So he interviewed me for probably, I don't know, two hours, and then Windows down to his, you know, his little segment about me, which is maybe three or four minutes. 00:08:29.360 --> 00:08:30.399 So that was really good. 00:08:30.480 --> 00:08:34.159 And then um I've done other I've done others as well. 00:08:34.480 --> 00:08:40.399 Okay, because I I know myself back in the day when I uh was doing the same thing, starting my own business. 00:08:40.559 --> 00:08:48.240 I would love to be on other people's shows,

and then all of a sudden one day I said, I am tired of chasing to get on other people's shows. 00:08:48.320 --> 00:08:50.399 I would love to invite people onto my show. 00:08:50.480 --> 00:08:56.639 Uh, just curious, have you ever thought of having your own um what do we call it, uh, next level stringing podcast? 00:08:57.600 --> 00:08:58.399 I have not. 00:08:58.559 --> 00:09:02.879 That's uh first I've I've even heard anybody ask. 00:09:03.279 --> 00:09:04.960 You know, I'm just I'm just one of those people. 00:09:05.039 --> 00:09:05.919 I ask a lot of questions. 00:09:06.000 --> 00:09:07.039 That's my job as the host. 00:09:07.120 --> 00:09:08.480 I get to ask the questions. 00:09:08.639 --> 00:09:10.879 Um, but let's let's move on in another direction. 00:09:10.960 --> 00:09:11.759 I'm just curious. 00:09:11.840 --> 00:09:16.799 I mean, obviously, um, we like to know the people that we want potentially do business with. 00:09:16.879 --> 00:09:22.240 So tell us a little bit about what Drew does outside of War Profond or your hobbies when you're not stringing. 00:09:23.039 --> 00:09:25.440 Uh well, I have two daughters and a great wife. 00:09:25.679 --> 00:09:28.799 Um, so we like to hang out a lot at the house. 00:09:28.879 --> 00:09:32.320 We've got a really nice backyard and we just do a lot of stuff outside. 00:09:32.399 --> 00:09:34.720 We're we're not inside people watching TV. 00:09:34.799 --> 00:09:36.320 We're always outside doing something. 00:09:36.480 --> 00:09:38.000 We live in a nice uh little community. 00:09:38.080 --> 00:09:40.399 So I built in our cul-de-sac where we live. 00:09:40.559 --> 00:09:45.519 My neighbors I checked with, of course, before I did it, but they were all okay with me putting down two pickleball courts. 00:09:45.600 --> 00:09:53.840 So I spray painted two pickleball courts in the cul-de-sac, and we'll all get to the community together and play right there in the right in front of our houses. 00:09:54.080 --> 00:09:55.919 Um, that's a big thing we like to do. 00:09:56.000 --> 00:10:02.159 Uh, my wife and I met, and the first six or so dates, I think, were all hiking. 00:10:02.240 --> 00:10:10.240 So we went out to the woods and just went and did a bunch of hikes, Mount Erie, um, California, nature preserve. 00:10:10.320 --> 00:10:13.519 Uh, we did a couple of those, and then so we'd like to take the family. 00:10:13.600 --> 00:10:19.279 Um, we just did Mohegan last week, so you know, we do a lot of hiking and outdoors kind of thing. 00:10:19.519 --> 00:10:22.720 And the weather has been lovely lately, so enjoy it while you can. 00:10:22.960 --> 00:10:24.720 Well, it's supposed to rain tomorrow, I think. 00:10:24.960 --> 00:10:26.639 Um, so that's amazing. 00:10:26.799 --> 00:10:29.120 So, um, Drew, we're gonna start bringing this in. 00:10:29.200 --> 00:10:30.799 You've been a wealth of knowledge information. 00:10:30.879 --> 00:10:34.480 Again, I had no idea about your industry, so it's been great. 00:10:34.559 --> 00:10:45.679 But as we think about everybody remembers kind of last messages when they're done listening to a podcast, what would be like one thing that you want uh folks to remember uh about next level stringing? 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:50.720 Uh for me and my company, the biggest thing I've always stressed is quality of work. 00:10:50.960 --> 00:11:04.080 So anywhere you go throughout the country and really throughout the world, I've been trained by the best, um, not only here locally and like when I was in Toledo, but I also traveled to Spain to train with Richard Parnell, who's with the GRSA. 00:11:04.399 --> 00:11:09.919 I'll be going to Germany this year in October and then back to Spain again in November to train with those guys. 00:11:10.000 --> 00:11:12.559 So those guys string for the pros, I string for the pros. 00:11:12.879 --> 00:11:17.840 So, really, with my business, if you're looking to get some high quality work, that's what I give. 00:11:17.919 --> 00:11:19.600 I give the best quality work around. 00:11:19.759 --> 00:11:23.679 So don't go to just Joe Schmoe like a friend because they're cheaper. 00:11:23.759 --> 00:11:33.919 Uh, but if you're looking to get a high quality job, and and the second part to that I would say is if it can be done on a racket or uh any kind of racket sport, I can do it. 00:11:34.080 --> 00:11:41.279 So any repairs that are possible, I can I perform all everything that's can be done on a racket minus a complete break. 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:49.120 Of course, you can't fix that, but and if people wanted to learn more or connect or get a quote or just meet you, uh, how can they connect with you? 00:11:49.440 --> 00:11:54.639 Uh the two easiest ways, if you want to just watch some video footage, um, I've done a little bit on my Instagram page. 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:56.240 It's just next level string. 00:11:56.399 --> 00:11:59.440 Some guy took the string ing uh for lacrosse, I guess. 00:11:59.519 --> 00:12:03.519 So my Instagram is just next level string, my Facebook is next level stringing. 00:12:03.840 --> 00:12:08.879 Um, and then the easiest way for my customers to get a hold of me um is just by my cell phone. 00:12:09.039 --> 00:12:11.120 So my cell phone, is that okay to put out? 00:12:11.360 --> 00:12:14.000 It is calling or texting me anytime. 00:12:14.080 --> 00:12:18.240 Um, I'll respond within a day at the very most, but generally within an hour. 00:12:18.399 --> 00:12:22.320 My cell phone is 567-224-8751. 00:12:22.399 --> 00:12:24.399 And again, you can call or text anytime. 00:12:24.639 --> 00:12:27.360 All right, well, Drew, I really appreciate you being on the show. 00:12:27.440 --> 00:12:34.480 It's been a great conversation, very enlightening, and I just want to wish you, all your customers, and your business the best moving forward. 00:12:34.799 --> 00:12:35.200 Thank you. 00:12:35.360 --> 00:12:36.559 I appreciate it. 00:12:37.519 --> 00:12:40.159 Thank you for listening to the Good Neighbor Podcast. 00:12:40.480 --> 00:12:43.679 Nominate your favorite local businesses to be featured on the show. 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:47.039 Go to gnpsincennati.com. 00:12:47.200 --> 00:12:55.519 That's gnpsincennati.com or call 513 878 0987.