Ep. 102 – Growing a Community of Passionate Customers, with George Breiwa
On today’s episode we continue our season talking about companies who produce their own products. Our guest is George Breiwa, founder of DynaVap, a company that produces a unique type of vaporizer, using Index multi-spindles and CNC Swiss lathes. George says that one of the keys to the company’s success

Leaving your Father’s Manufacturing Company and then Founding Your Own, with Howard Sheldon-EP 214
Our guest on today’s show, Howard Sheldon, grew up working in his family’s third generation precision turning company. He planned to eventually take over the

Buying Machinery Like the Old Days
A couple weeks ago, I took my family for a weekend getaway to Lansing, Michigan, so I could bid on an ACME 1-5/8″ RBN-8 screw

How to Talk to Anyone—Even If You Disagree-EP 244
I just launched a new YouTube show where I share the most fascinating lessons I’ve learned from podcasts—ideas that can help you grow in business

Apple’s Pickle
He has one arm being pulled by Donald Trump and the other by Xi Jinping, with his back pressed against a brick wall. Tim Cook,

Precision Machining Class in Session, with Jared Daily-EP 207
My guest on today’s podcast, Jared Daily, could have been a mechanical engineer or even a doctor if he wanted to, but instead, he followed

What Men Hate to Talk About
This is a blog I hate to write, but I’m doing it anyway. Joe Biden has prostate cancer. It has metastasized and could end his