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Making Your Manufacturing Company Salable, With Damon Pistulka-EP 204
Have you considered whether your business is salable? My guest on todays podcast says only a small fraction of companies have built an organization and leadership structure that makes them attractive
Running a “First Class” Cold Heading Company, with Joe Bennett-EP 135
Our guest on todays podcast is Joe Bennett, Vice President of Sales at Seaway Bolt and Specials, a privately held cold heading company in Columbia Station, Ohio, founded in 1957. In the cold heading
Freeing Humans One Robot at a Time, with Malachi Greb-EP 203
Malachi Greb, my guest on todays show, has a mission, freeing humans, one robot at a time. He is the founder of Elite Automation, a company that designs automated systems for manufacturing clients,
Should I Buy the Expensive or Cheaper CNC Machine? With Justin Tauber–Ep. 159
When youre shopping for machines do you find yourself wondering if the more expensive option for a machine is the better one? Does a taiwanese brand perform worse than a German brand? Will one machin
How to Think Like an Entrepreneur—Not a Technician, with Steve Preda-EP 202
Do you ever ask yourself why the majority of businesses out there are struggling to survive while an elite handful are crushing it? On todays podcast we are discussing that question. Our guest is Ste
What Brings Me To Work-EP 201
Last week, Lloyd Graff wrote a blog called What Brings Me to Work, which we think will speak to a lot of you out there, people who work in a family business, and people of retirement age who keep wo
A 150-Year-Old Manufacturing Business Reinvented, Adria and Aaron Bagshaw–EP 200
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
How to Get More Done While Working Less, With Ari Meisel
The last year and a half, Ive been a rookie family man. Im trying to balance selling sexy-ugly iron, podcasting, and being a good dad and husband. Im a distractible person with mild ADHD. I like to
A 67-Year Adventure in Swiss Machining Continues, with Paul Huber-EP 199
Todays guest on the show is Paul Huber, CEO of COMEX, in Monroe Connecticut. Paul is a machinery dealer specializing in cam Swiss automatics. Thats cam Swiss, not CNC. Im talking about Bechlers, St
Business Pin Action: Seeking Serendipity-EP 198
In college, one of my favorite elective classes was bowlingI took it twice. Maybe you poo poo the idea of taking bowling at an expensive institution like the University of Wisconsin, but that was the