Swarfcast

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Latest Episodes

Ep. 85 – Kaizen Principles for Personal Growth with Darrell Sutherland
June 11, 2020

Today’s guest on the podcast is Darrell Sutherland, founder and owner of Dylan Aerospace in Auburn, Washington, a Tier 1 supplier for Boeing. Scroll down to listen to the podcast. Or listen on your phone on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts.

Ep. 84 – Advertising Machinery with Tom Scanlan of Surplus Record
June 04, 2020

Our guest on today’s podcast is Tom Scanlan, publisher of Surplus Record, an online and printed marketplace for buying and selling used industrial equipment, founded in 1924 by Tom’s Grandfather. Scroll down to listen to the podcast.

Ep. 83 – Tooling Machines to Fight COVID-19
May 28, 2020

Today’s guest on the show is Gordon Erickson, founder of KWALYTI Tool in Batavia, Illinois. KWALYTI specializes in tooling up packaging machines, often for food products such as meat and cheese. Since the COVID-19 crisis began,

Best of Swarfcast Ep. 66 – Creating Products People Use, with Rick Miller
May 22, 2020

Our podcast team is taking a short break this weekend to enjoy time with our families (virtually in some cases). In the meantime, this is one of our favorite episodes from earlier this year. Scroll down to listen to the podcast. In January,

Ep. 82 – Running a Pizza Place During COVID-19 with Marco Schiavoni
May 15, 2020

Today’s guest on the podcast is Marco Schiavoni, owner of Pizza Metro, one of my favorite pizza places in Chicago. Marco has been in the restaurant business for 20 years, and like most business owners he’s seen his share of ups and downs over time.

Ep. 81 – Negotiating Like an FBI Agent with Chris and Brandon Voss Part II
May 08, 2020

Today’s podcast is the second half of a two part interview with Chris and Brandon Voss, coauthors of the best selling book on business negotiation, Never Split the Difference: Negotiating As If Your Life Depended On It.

Ep. 80 – Negotiating Like an FBI Agent with Chris and Brandon Voss
May 01, 2020

Today’s podcast is part 1 of a two part interview with Chris and Brandon Voss, co-authors of the best selling book on business negotiation, Never Split the Difference, and executives at Black Swan Group, a company offering business negotiation training...

Ep. 79 – Building the Ultimate E-Bike with Taber West
April 24, 2020

Today’s guest on the podcast is Taber West, founder of Gravity Worx, the manufacturer of a high performance suspension electric bike, called the E160FS. Scroll down to listen to the podcast When Taber was younger he raced bikes professionally,

Ep. 78 – Is the Hot Hand Real, with Ben Cohen
April 17, 2020

Our guest on today’s podcast is Ben Cohen, sports writer for the Wall Street Journal and author of the new book, The Hot Hand: The Mystery and Science of Streaks. Scroll down to listen to the podcast. In the book,

Ep. 77 – Niche Products and Injection Molding with Rick Wheeler
April 10, 2020

On today’s podcast we interviewed Rick Wheeler, owner of O’Malley Manufacturing in St. Petersburg, Florida, a company originally founded in 1910. Scroll down to listen to the podcast. Over the years O’Malley has had a knack for finding niche products t...