Growing Global: How Maison Design Trimmed Down to Scale Up
Twenty years ago, Peter Merchant was working in South Australia’s Fleurieu Peninsula making Tuscan style pavers using local sandstone. Little did he know back then that the experience would kick off what he’s now grown to be a global business, exporting local products/stone as far as Dubai. But scaling up has meant trimming back, restructuring, and smarter spending.
“My motto is, even if you’re on the right track, if you sit there, you’ll get run over.”