I met todays guest, Mike Pelham, completely by chance over breakfast at the hotel bar during PMTS in Cleveland. He knew who I was from the podcast. But I didnt know him. Kind of strange when that

Working in the machining industry I hear the term lean manufacturing mentioned a lot. But what does the word lean really mean in this context? And how do you implement it in your company? To help

Born with no intention of becoming a machinist, Greg Knight says he was drafted into indentured servitude at age 16 when his father started a Brown & Sharpe machine shop in their garage. Despite his

Josh Hacko is a fourth generation watchmaker. He says he was born into his vocation, but in reality his work is truly his own. Josh is Technical Director of two sister companies, NH Micro and Nichola

On todays show Im bringing back one of my favorite past guests on the podcastDamon Pistulka. The first time Damon was on the show he talked about his company Exit Your Way, which helps businesses

My guest on todays show, Thadd Mellott, called us at Graff-Pinkert because he needed a Star SB20 CNC Swiss machine. His company, Circle M Spring, in Warsaw, Indiana, produces medical parts, including

On todays podcast episode, youre going to hear the story of a thriving fifth-generation family manufacturing business that is constantly reinventing itself. I interviewed Adria and Aaron Bagshaw, o

Today were running a podcast that I guested on in September of 2024 called Networking and Marketing Made Simple. The show focuses on how LinkedIn can be used to grow your business. Its hosted by S

Have you ever dreamed about combining your expertise and passions to become an entrepreneur? My guess on todays podcast did just that. Erez Speiser is the creator of machiningdoctor.com, a site for p

When Trump was elected President for a second term, I expected there would be a lot of talk about tariffs, but I didnt anticipate all the attention on the Panama Canal and Greenland. So, it seemed li