Show Me the Tungsten
Graff-Pinkert’s used machine tool business has been challenging for the last couple of years. It has always been a cyclical business that takes grit, creativity, and a willingness to pivot when times are grim. We have moved into consulting and matchmaking for machining companies and brokering expensive, sophisticated machines like
Sense of Serving
The military draft has been a focus of my life since I was a teenager. I was a Vietnam Kid. The war always loomed large
Courage to Be Rubbish – EP 263
“God, I am so NOT relaxed right now. But I need to just embrace what I read recently — you need the courage to be
How My Wife Tamed the Pain
It started with a sharp local pain over her right eyebrow and gradually spread across her forehead. She said her energy felt like it was
Manufacturing Acquisitions with Purpose, with Mike Payne (Part 1)-EP 232 (Best of Swarfcast)
On today’s podcast, I’m talking with Mike Payne, owner of Hill Manufacturing and Fabrication in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, to peek inside the mind of a
Why Some People Build Companies and Others Don’t, with Mike Payne (Part 2) – EP 233 (Best of Swarfcast)
I often ponder—why do some people own and build companies, while most people are destined to spend their careers as employees. In Part II of
Your AI Life Coach Is Lying to You, with Brooks Canavesi–EP 262
Today’s AI conversation is about vulnerability—not automation, efficiency, and replacing jobs. Brooks Canavesi, co-founder of Baryons, is taking AI somewhere different. He’s not trying to