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5 KEY Lessons from Andy Johnston's Engineering Firm SUCCESS Story

Engineer turned entrepreneur Andy Johnston on how clear goals, marketing and knowing his ideal clients grew Johnston Engineering from solo projects to two buildings.

Andy Johnston · Johnston Engineering · 16 October 2025 · 9 min

In this episode of the Epic Entrepreneur Podcast, host Arthur Rosaria chats with Andy Johnston, an engineer-turned-entrepreneur who shares how an unexpected layoff sparked his journey to building a thriving engineering firm. Andy reveals how setting clear growth goals, mastering marketing, and understanding his ideal clients helped scale his company from solo projects to a full operation across two buildings. He also opens up about balancing family life with business demands and how he became a "reluctant entrepreneur" who found freedom through structure and purpose.

About Johnston Engineering:

Andy Johnston, founder and president of Johnston Engineering, started his business in 2015 in Spokane, Washington. The firm helps companies of all sizes, from small startups to large organizations, bring their ideas from paper to reality. Johnston Engineering exists to reduce risk so each project is technically successful, helping clients make the most of their time and empower their teams. Whether managing projects from start to finish or helping with a small piece, they are there to drive project success and see ideas become reality.

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