Modern Craftsman 375 Stop Texting Clients
Sep 14, 2025
Danielle Gutelli, co-founder focused on business, family strategy and wellbeing. Michael Gutelli, co-founder with hands-on construction and lean, subcontractor-driven leadership. They discuss moving communications off text into threaded tools. They explain running a nearly fully subbed model to protect margins. They cover sobriety, routines, meditation, and setting boundaries for clearer work and home life.
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Space Enables Intentional Evenings
- Quitting alcohol created space for intentional evenings focused on family activities and healthier routines.
- Time freed from drinking led to more presence with kids and purposeful nightly habits.
Meditate By Returning To Breath
- Start meditation in tiny increments and treat it as returning to the breath, not clearing the mind.
- Teach simple breath tools (straw inhale, lion exhale, box breath, double inhales) to regulate kids and adults.
Onboard Clients With Clear Communication Rules
- Onboard clients with clear expectations: state that all project communication will go through the project messenger.
- Require new threads per topic so decisions and records stay searchable and tidy.
