Beyond the Bench

 

A Business Growth System for Guitar Repair Shop Owners

 

You built the skills.

You built the reputation.

You built a business people trust.

 

Now you've reached the point most guitar repair shop owners dream about...

Your schedule is full.

Your phone keeps ringing.

Customers recommend you to their friends.

You're booked weeks in advance.

From the outside, it looks like you've made it.

But behind the scenes, something else is happening.

Every repair depends on you.

Every decision depends on you.

Every customer depends on you.

If you take a vacation, production stops.

If you get sick, income slows down.

If you want to make more money, you have only one option:

Work more hours.

For a while, that feels like success.

Eventually...

It becomes the ceiling.

Every Great Repair Shop Reaches This Point

The question is no longer:

"How do I become a better guitar repair technician?"

The question becomes:

"How do I build a business that grows beyond my own two hands?"

That's exactly why we created Beyond the Bench.

Not another guitar repair course.

A business growth system built specifically for Southeast Guitar Repair Academy graduates who are ready to become leaders, build systems, and create a business that can continue growing without relying entirely on them.

What You'll Learn

Know When It's Time to Hire

Discover the signs that your shop is truly ready for another technician, and avoid hiring before your business can support it.

Hire the Right Person

Learn what qualities make someone successful in guitar repair, how to interview effectively, and how to avoid the hiring mistakes that cost shop owners time, money, and frustration.

Create a Compensation System That Works

Commission, production, incentives, growth plans... we'll show you practical compensation models designed specifically for guitar repair businesses.

Build a Training System

One of the biggest reasons owners hesitate to hire is because training feels overwhelming.

We'll show you how to create a structured path that develops technicians while allowing your own shop to continue moving forward.

Protect Your Reputation

As your team grows, consistency becomes everything.

You'll learn systems for quality control, workflow, communication, and customer experience that protect the reputation you've worked so hard to build.

Think Like the Owner

The hardest transition isn't technical.

It's mental.

You'll learn how to stop thinking like the only technician in the shop and begin making decisions like the owner of a growing company.

The Owner's Circle

One of the biggest challenges of owning a business is realizing there isn't always someone to ask.

Should I hire now?

Should I raise prices?

How should I pay technicians?

How do I deal with an employee who's struggling?

How do I know when it's time to expand?

That's why every July launch enrollee will receive 90 days inside the Owner's Circle.

Every month you'll join Mindy and fellow guitar repair shop owners for a live business mastermind where we'll tackle the real-world challenges of growing a repair business.

Bring your questions.

Learn from other shop owners.

Leave with clarity and a plan.

After your 90-day introductory access, you may continue your membership for $97/month, or cancel at any time. Your Beyond the Bench course remains yours for life.

Apprentice Training License

When you're ready to hire, we've already built the training system.

Instead of creating your own apprentice curriculum from scratch, your technician receives structured training directly through Southeast Guitar Repair Academy.

Each Apprentice Training License includes:

• Individual student login
• Structured repair curriculum
• Skills testing
• Progress tracking
• Certification milestones
• Ongoing support

If your apprentice leaves your company, simply deactivate their license and assign it to your next trainee.

No rebuilding your training program.

No starting over.

Just a proven system that grows with your business.

Who This Is For

Beyond the Bench is designed for Southeast Guitar Repair Academy Master's graduates who:

• Have already built solid repair skills
• Own or operate a repair business
• Feel limited by the number of hours they can personally work
• Are booked out, turning away work, or feeling burned out
• Want to hire without sacrificing quality
• Want to build a business that lasts

Pricing

Beyond the Bench

$1,500

Includes:

• Lifetime course access
• Future course updates
• Downloadable templates
• SOPs
• Hiring systems
• Business workflows
• 90 Days of Owner's Circle access (July launch bonus)

Apprentice Training License

Available separately when you're ready to begin training your first technician.

Beyond the Bench Isn't About Making More Repairs.

It's about building a business that can continue growing without demanding more and more of your life.

At some point, every successful shop owner reaches a decision.

Stay at the bench forever.

Or build something that grows beyond it.

If you're ready for that next chapter, we'll help you get there.