Making Sparks
By Brendon DiVincenzo
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Episodes: 70
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Matthew Nix and I, Casey Voelker, are here to speak to the welding and fabrication industry. And just like MakingChips, we want to equip and inspire while attracting the next generation. Everyone will have some takeaways from MakingSparks.
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Inside FABTECH 2026: Why the Show Is Back in Vegas and How the Data Center Boom Is Reshaping Fab Shops | Ep. 70
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Oct 21, 2026 |
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Run Your Shop Like You're Selling It: How One Owner United Welding and Machining Under One Quality System | Ep. 69
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Oct 07, 2026 |
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What 'Green Steel' Really Means: The Hidden Economics of Tariffs, Carbon, and the Data Center Boom, Ep 68
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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The Culture Playbook for Keeping Good People, Ep. #67
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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The Content Marketing Mistakes Costing Manufacturers RFQs, Ep #66
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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From Healthcare to Welding: One Woman's Path Into the Trades, Ep #65
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Jul 29, 2026 |
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From Dirt Track to Job Shop: How a 23-Year-Old Sprint Car Racer Built a Woman-Owned Fab Business
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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He Built a Fiber Laser in His Garage. What does that Means for Fabrication? #63
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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Should You Really Buy That Laser? The Hidden Math Behind Modern Fabrication, #62
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Jun 17, 2026 |
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From Curiosity to Career: How SparkShop is Building the Next Generation of Makers, Episode #61
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May 06, 2026 |
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Passing the Torch: The Next Chapter of MakingSparks, Ep #60
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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The Hard Truth About Pricing Your Work
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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What Modern Fabricators Can Learn from Blacksmiths
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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The Critical Few: How to Focus Your Business for Real Growth
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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The Price of Progress: Investing in Machines, People, and Trust
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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From Logos to Legacy: Why Your Brand Needs a Story
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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From the Shop Floor to Magnolia Network: Why Authenticity Wins
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Dec 31, 2025 |
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The Science Behind Better Welders and Better Shops
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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You Can't Elbow Your Way to Leadership — Goodhart Sons' Wake-Up Call
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Reviving the Trades: Santiago Rivera on Tough Love, Structure, and Second Chances
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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Character Over Competency: Why Blue Collar Leadership Starts with Vulnerability
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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Why Showing Up Still Matters in Manufacturing
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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From Hands-On to High-Tech: The Real Future of Fabrication
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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Culture Under Fire: Building Values That Survive Growth Jesse Kleiman Part 2
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Grow Fast or Go Broke: The Truth About Scaling a Fab Shop
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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The Hanna Golf Story: Building with Grit, Craft, and American-Made Pride
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Aug 27, 2025 |
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Trial by Fire: How Leadership Finds You on the Shop Floor
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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Clueless CEO or Culture Genius? When Curiosity Beats Credentials
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Your Process Is Only as Good as Your People
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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How to Grow a Small Fabrication Shop without Losing Control
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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How to Build a Culture While the Last Generation Lets Go
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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People Buy from People They Trust with Meaghan Ziemba
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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After the Merger: Building a Shared Future in the Fab Shop | Part 2
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May 21, 2025 |
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Preparing for a Merger: Hard Decisions to Preserve Legacy in the Fab Shop | Part 1
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May 07, 2025 |
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How To Turn Influence into Metal Fabrication Sales
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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 21, 2025 |
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How to Reach the Next Generation in Trades
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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What Fuels the World's Largest Metal Fabrication Projects
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Mar 26, 2025 |
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How to Fix Your Quoting Process Before it Kills Your Shop
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Mar 12, 2025 |
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How Weld.com is Bringing Welding Education Online
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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How to Streamline Metal Sales
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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How to Leverage Conferences and Tradeshows to Grow Your Fabrication Business
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Jan 29, 2025 |
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Crafting Metal and Breaking Barriers with Barbie the Welder and Sarah Stork
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Jan 15, 2025 |
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The People Behind the Sparks
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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Solving Labor Shortages with Cobots
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Empowering Small Shops with Automation
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Bridging Generations in the Shop
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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New Leadership Takes Over 150 Year Old Steel Fabrication Company
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Nov 06, 2024 |
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American-Made Excellence: Craftsmanship and Innovation at Pacific Press
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Why It's Okay to Tell Your Employees You Love Them
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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Insights on Achieving High Growth Despite Challenges
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Oct 09, 2024 |
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From Wantrepreneur to Metal Industry Leader with Jeff Matuszak
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Sep 25, 2024 |
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Navigating a Sales Downturn
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Utilizing Marketing Strategies in Industrial and Manufacturing Businesses
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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Using LinkedIn to Drive Leads for Your Manufacturing Business with Preston Hadley
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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What's Keeping You Up at Night? An Update from Matthew and Casey
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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How Do We Get More Women in Welding?
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Oklahoma Meets Indiana - A Manufacturing Chat with Mike Payne Part 1
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Why Numbers are Important for Your Manufacturing Business | Mike Payne Part 2
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Staying Connected through Your Front Line Leaders Part 2
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Growing Shop Floor Front Line Leaders Part 1
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Manufacturing Precision and Processes with BWXT GM Nate Foote
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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How Technology Drives Innovation on the Other Side of Metalworking Nation
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Expanding and Transitioning a Family Business in Manufacturing with Joe Patterson
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Embracing the Family Aspect of Business with Tad Dickel Part 2
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Navigating a Family Business in Manufacturing with Tad Dickel Part 1
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Why Should a Manufacturing Leader Come to FabTech?
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Part 2: Tactics and Strategies to Use for Recruiting in Manufacturing
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Part 1: Embracing Culture to Recruit Top Talent in Fabrication and Manufacturing
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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The Launch of MakingSparks with Casey Voelker and Matthew Nix
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Jul 30, 2024 |