Machine Shop Mastery
By Paul Van Metre
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Episodes: 118
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The Machine Shop Mastery Podcast helps to elevate the importance of the machine shop industry and reveal the secrets of success for machine shops, to inspire other shop owners or would-be shop owners to follow their passions, start and grow their shops to be an economic driver for our economy and their stakeholders.
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116. 80+ Years Strong: The Reinvention Playbook Behind Jergens' Growth
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May 13, 2026 |
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115. Building a Valuable, High Performance Shop
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May 06, 2026 |
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114. Success at the Convergence of Workforce Development & Automation with Brian Kippen
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Apr 29, 2026 |
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113. Inside a Defense Shop's Lights-Out Automation Build
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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112. From Zero to $50 Million: The Incredible Growth Story of P1 Industries
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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111. "Create Joy Through Kindness": A Radical Approach to Manufacturing Success
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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110. From Carbon Paper to Digitization: Standardizing Your Shop for Success with Skip Markley
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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109. New Owner, New Energy, New Vision: Billy Banks of General Machine
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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108. Massive Growth and CMMC Certification with Jessica from Bent River Machine
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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107. How to Buy a Machine Shop Well: Nik and Aaron with Mahler Machining
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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106. Building Craftsmen with Character with Dave Hataj from Edgerton Gear
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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105. Making Racecars and Chips: Going all in on machining with TKO Precision Machining
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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104. Beyond Tool & Die: How Overton Industries Evolved and Thrives
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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103. A Father's Legacy, a Daughter's Vision: Carrying a Family Machine Shop Forward
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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102. He Borrowed $1M to Save His Team: Gary Poesnecker with Spectrum Machine & Design
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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101. Extreme Specialization: The Strategy Behind a 123-Person Gear Company
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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100. Collective Wisdom: Best Ideas from the First 99 Episodes of Machine Shop Mastery
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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99. Love God, Love People, and Make Chips: The Visionary Leadership of Bill Cox
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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98. Behind the Scenes of a Top Shop with Jayme Rahz
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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97. The Human Side of Hard Businesses: Culture, Trust, and Long-Term Leadership
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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96. From Pole Barn to Precision Powerhouse: Shane Grant's 10-Year Shop Journey
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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95. Why Clean Floors, Strong Culture & High-End Machines Drive Valuation
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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94. How Losing a Machine Shop Led to Gabe Draper's Calling
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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93. A Builder at Heart Pivots and Buys a Machine Shop
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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92. Are PE Firms Ruining Machining? A New & Better Model for Buying Shops with Mark Hillenburg
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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91. Passion and Excellence Personified with Ty Haguewood
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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90. Burnout Killed This Machine Shop
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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89. Lessons Learned from Buying & Losing a Machine Shop | Mark Heston
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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88. Learning, Building & Teaching with John Saunders
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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87. People and Technology: Building an Enduring Shop
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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86. Using Business to Build People: Sam Thevanayagam's Model for Manufacturing Leadership
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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85. Buying a Machine Shop for All the Right Reasons - Scott Bruneau from Delaware Metals
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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84. Facing Fears and Building an Emotionally Safe Workplace | Dana Gruber
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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83. Crafting Success: Insights from Barry Walter Jr. on Company Culture
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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82. Belief and Brotherhood with Kelly Denison
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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81. Perseverance and Processes with Rhys Andersen
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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80. 4x Your Money with Machine Shops with Mike Payne
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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79. The BTM Blueprint: Collaboration, Culture, and Growth
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May 21, 2025 |
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78. The Power of Being Mission Driven - Court Durkalski of Truline Industries
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May 07, 2025 |
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77. Strategy & Execution Wins Customers - Matt Gawlik of 3D Graphite
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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The Quiet Cut That's Loudly Threatening Small Manufacturing
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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76. Inside Secrets of a 200+ Machine Shop
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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75. I've Seen It All: From Apprentice to Cars, Rockets, Implants & Robots – Jim Cooney
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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74. From Employee to Employer - Adam Zimmer from Zimmer Design & Manufacturing
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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73. A Recipe for Winning High-Volume Work - Marvin Rodriguez of True Precision Machining
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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72. Tactics for Growth in 2025
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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71. Why Trust Is Essential for Continuous Improvement in Manufacturing per Kirk Phelps
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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70. How NTL Industries Leverages Social Media to Achieve Growth
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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69. Clearing the Path to Growth with David Hegenbarth from Federal Gear & Machine and Guyer Precision
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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68. Be a Sponge & Figure it Out with Steve & Jamie Michon from Zero Tolerance CNC
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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67. Betting it All on a Dream with Ashley Hunsaker from HTS Coatings
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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66. Passionate Partnership for the Win with Mitch and Brian Olson from OCD
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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65. 4 Generations of Machining Legacy with Denny Smith from NMC, Inc.
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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64. Tribal Knowledge Killed This Shop: A Machine Shop Owner Tells the Story with Jereme Rogers
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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63. Solving the Puzzle of Strategic Growth with Jason Davis from D&D Enterprises
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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62. Automating Your Way to Success with Scott Harms from MetalQuest Unlimited
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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61. Growing Well at Massive Scale with Peter Doyle from Hirsh Precision
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Aug 28, 2024 |
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60. Running Machines 168 Hours a Week with Jim Goerges from Precision Tool Technologies
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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59. Buying and Growing a Machine Shop Part-time with Gillen Young from Custom Tool
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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58. How to Find, Buy, & Grow a Shop with Mike Fritz from Quick Tek Machining Part 2
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Jul 17, 2024 |
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57. Buying 4 Machine Shops in 2 Years with Mike Fritz from Quick Tek Machining Part 1
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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56. From Startup to Industry Leader with John Newman from Athena Manufacturing
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Jun 19, 2024 |
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55. High Spindle Uptime & Happy Employees with Nathan Byman from Wolfram Manufacturing
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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54. The Virtues of Niche Manufacturing Excellence with Matt Gustafson from Clinkenbeard
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May 22, 2024 |
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53. Father & Son Fun = Success at Mactech with Joel and Luke Wittenbraker from Mactech
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May 08, 2024 |
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52. From Founding to Exit with Keith Bernardo from M&K Engineering
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Apr 24, 2024 |
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51. From Supply Chain to Shop Owner with Mark Heston from Colinear Machine
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Apr 10, 2024 |
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50. From Tragedy to Rebirth with Ashley Parent from Mills Machine Works
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Mar 27, 2024 |
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49. Origins, Growth, and Lessons from a $60M Machining Company with Matt Wardle from JD Machine
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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48. From Office Admin to Shop Owner with Allison Giddens from Win-Tech
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Feb 28, 2024 |
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47. Big Vision = Big Success in the Space Industry with Nathan Bourgeois from Oroborous Space & Defense
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Feb 14, 2024 |
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46. Defense Industry Success with Derek Kowalski from LOC Industries
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Jan 31, 2024 |
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45. Process & Team for the Win with Mike Brown from Computer Integrated Machining
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Jan 17, 2024 |
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44. Standardizing a Shop to Huge Success with Robert Smith from Smith & Company
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Jan 03, 2024 |
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43. Growing and Improving a CNC Shop with Humility with Nate Ankrom from Genuine Machine Products
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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42. Making Precision Moves in Building a Highly Successful Machine Shop with Michael Tamasi from AccuRounds
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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41. Inspiring Business Growth and Building Success: A Conversation with Eric Hagopian from Pilot Precision Products
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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40. A Scientific Study of How to Run a Precision Machine Shop with Tom Nathan from Total Precision
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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39. Caring Your Way to Success with Kody Guidry from Coastal Machine & Supply
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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38. Sharing My Own Thoughts on Shop Growth with Paul Van Metre from Pro CNC
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Oct 04, 2023 |
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37. A Formula for Nearly Guaranteed Success in a Machine Shop with Matt Boucher from Machineosaurus Manufacturing Company
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Sep 20, 2023 |
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36. Achieving Excellence in a Precision Machining Business with Hernan Ricaurte from Ricaurte Precision
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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35. Steep Learning Curve of a Successful Machine Shop with Dave Capkovitz from C&K Tool
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Aug 23, 2023 |
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34. Methodically Building an Enduring Machine Shop with Dwain Dyer from Concise Manufacturing
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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33. Betting on Yourself and Starting a Bootstrapped Machine Shop with Lori Robertson from Cutting Edge Metals
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Jul 26, 2023 |
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32. Digging Deep on Facility Builds and Shop Mergers with Eric and John from KMM Group
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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31. The Power of Intentional Planning with Angie Holt from Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing
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Jun 28, 2023 |
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30. A True American Dream Machine Shop Success Story with Heidi & Bob Devroy from Prosper-Tech
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Jun 14, 2023 |
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29. Launching a Machine Shop with Zero Experience with Nick Preece from Preece Machining and Assembly
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May 31, 2023 |
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28. How to Delegate Yourself Out of a Job with David Hannah from G-Zero
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May 17, 2023 |
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27. Growing 4 Manufacturing Brands at Once with Sue Nordman from Obsidian Manufacturing
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May 03, 2023 |
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26. Lessons from Growing and Selling a Large Machine Shop with Mike Heath from RemainSafe
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Apr 19, 2023 |
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25. Building a Model for Lifelong Upskilling of Manufacturing Workers with Bill Berrien from Pindel Global Precision
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Apr 05, 2023 |
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24. Demystifying the Buying and Selling of Machine Shops with Mike Payne from Hill Manufacturing
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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23. The Birth, Growth, and Exit story of an 8-Figure Revenue Machine Shop with Kelsey Heikoop from Pro CNC
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Mar 08, 2023 |
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22. Vision and Values-Based Leadership with Eric and John from KMM Group
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Feb 22, 2023 |
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21. The Winning Formula of Strategic Planning and Generosity with Anne Duyck from Duyck Machine
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Feb 08, 2023 |
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20. Using Automation to Drive Success in a Machine Shop with Jerry Mullins from Western Precision Products
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Jan 25, 2023 |
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19. Building a World-Class Shop with Brad Keselowski from Keselowski Advanced Manufacturing
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Jan 11, 2023 |
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18. A Machine Shop Turnaround Story, Solving People and Technical Problems with Fred Stipkovitz from UltraTech Aerospace
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Dec 28, 2022 |
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17. Riches in the Niches for a Machine Shop with Ted Toth from Rosenberger North America
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Dec 14, 2022 |
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16. Rapidly Growing a Machine Shop with Mitch Free from ZYCI
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Nov 30, 2022 |
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15. A Masterclass In Machine Shop Ownership with Aneesa Muthana from Pioneer Service
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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14. Growing a Thriving Machine Shop Based on Honesty with Bob Mosey from Moseys Production Machinists
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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13. Growing a Machine shop to over $100M with Roger Atkins from NTMA
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Oct 19, 2022 |
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12. Inspiring a New Generation of Female (and Male) Machinists with Melissa Ramos fromf M95 Machining
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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11. Optimizing the Rate of Learning in a Machine Shop with Ken Frankel from Three Sigma Manufacturing
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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10. Investing In Kids in Manufacturing and Leading with Humility with Matt Guse from MRS Machining
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Sep 07, 2022 |
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09. Going All-In on Community Engagement and Workforce Development - A Master Class with Kristin Carlson from Peerless Precision
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Aug 24, 2022 |
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08. Relentless Documentation of SOPs, Paying Yourself First, and Other Advice for Shop Owners with James Marzilli from Marzilli Machine Co.
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Aug 10, 2022 |
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07. Embedding with Clients and Investing in Relationships with Alan Hartmann from Hartmann's Inc.
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Jul 27, 2022 |
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06. Building a Strong and Flexible Machine Shop with Travis Moore from Jemco Inc
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Jul 13, 2022 |
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05. Lessons in Buying and Growing a Machine Shop with Justin Quinn from Focused on Machining
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Jun 29, 2022 |
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04. The Power of Investing in People - Lessons from Jamie Spitzer with Precision Machine
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Jun 15, 2022 |
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03. How Culture & Getting Uncomfortable Drives Growth with Jim Carr from Carr Machine
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Jun 01, 2022 |
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02. 3 Generations of Client Focused Relationships with John, Jesse and Susan from Precision Shapes
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May 16, 2022 |
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01. Process is King! Serving Clients Through Process Improvements with Scott Shortess from Advanced Plastics & Machining
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May 16, 2022 |
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00. Trailer
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May 16, 2022 |