Episode #49
Building with Integrity, Faith, and Trust with Garrett McInnis
In this episode of Brotherhood Beyond Business, host Nathan Johnson sits down with Garrett McInnis, owner and founder of High Line Builders in Lake County, Illinois, to talk about building a business on integrity, faith, and trust. Garrett is a carpenter who became a contractor, and he still spends his mornings framing decks and laying trusses alongside his crew. Many business owners take on every job, chase every dollar, and carry the stress of the workday home with them. Garrett shares why he will tell a client "this is a bad idea," why the hardest part of business was learning to sell himself, and how he works to switch from strict business owner to present husband and father when he walks through the door. In this episode, we discuss: ⮞ Why carpenters tend to become contractors, and why hands-on knowledge still matters ⮞ What people misunderstand about contracting and the GC fee ⮞ Why turning down the wrong job protects your integrity and your client ⮞ How to bring peace home instead of carrying the workday through the door ⮞ Setting a 24-hour goal for your family and putting the phone away by 6 PM ⮞ Growing debt-free with cash, and why hiring your first employee sooner matters ⮞ Why the most important business decision is the person you marry ⮞ The vision behind Highline NDRT, a natural disaster response team, and building spec homes ⮞ How to build a reputation people trust Garrett McInnis is the owner and founder of High Line Builders, a contractor, carpenter, and builder serving Lake County, Illinois. He came up doing the physical work, framing houses and building decks, before moving into contracting, and he still works on site with his crew. His company handles remodels, decks, trim work, and full home builds, and it runs on a faith-driven commitment to honest, quality work. Learn More About Garrett ⮞ Profile: https://brotherhoodbeyondbusiness.com/post/garrett-mcinnis ⮞ Episode Page: https://brotherhoodbeyondbusiness.com/post/high-line-builders Learn More About High Line Builders ⮞ Website: https://www.highlinebuildersllc.com ⮞ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/High-Line-Builders-LLC/61552559692054/ Nathan Johnson is a host of Brotherhood Beyond Business, helping entrepreneurial men grow through leadership, health, accountability, and brotherhood. Learn More About Nathan ⮞ Profile: https://brotherhoodbeyondbusiness.com/nathan-johnson ⮞ Instagram: https://instagram.com/nathan_game_changing _ ⮞ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nathan.johnson.927980 ⮞ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-johnson-758b1197/ Brotherhood Beyond Business is a local war-room mastermind community for driven male entrepreneurs focused on accountability, leadership, faith, health, and building businesses that support the life you actually want to live. Follow Brotherhood Beyond Business ⮞ Website: https://brotherhoodbeyondbusiness.com ⮞ Instagram: https://instagram.com/brotherhoodbeyondbusiness ⮞ Facebook: https://facebook.com/brotherhoodbeyondbusiness ⮞ X: https://x.com/brotherhood_bbb If this conversation challenged you, share it with another business owner and take one action this week to be more present with your family and more honest with your clients. Download our Your Circle is Your Ceiling eBook Get our weekly Build the Business, Build the Man., Build the Edge, playbook to get one actionable task to implement into your business and life each week: Get the Weekly Play The Brotherhood Beyond Business Podcast is where driven male entrepreneurs gather for real conversations about business, leadership, faith, health, and accountability. Hosts Trev Warnke , Joe Rouse , Nathan Johnson , Danny Mullen and meet with local area guests share hard-earned lessons, challenges, and strategies for building profitable businesses without sacrificing the life that matters most.
