Happy Birthday Noah
Today is my son Noah’s 46th birthday. My gift to him and to myself is to write a piece about him and my feelings for him. Noah is my youngest child. He has an older sister, Sarah, who is determined to be the best at everything she does, and usually
Breaking Your Machining Business Out of Its Goldfish Bowl, Roger Duffy (Part II)-EP 212
Today’s episode is Part II of our interview with Roger Duffy, owner of F&F Machine Products. In Part I we touched on Roger’s natural entrepreneurial
Lloyd’s College Tour
Harvard used to be the school you aspired to go to. It produced US presidents, Wall Street investment bankers, prominent lawyers, Supreme Court justices, and
How to Turn a Business Failure Into an Opportunity—Seeking Serendipity EP 211
How many times has something happened to you that really sucked but then eventually turned out to be a good thing or even a great
Mrs. Leshner Took Care of Everything
She lit up every room she was in. For Graff-Pinkert and Co., today she would have been accurately called Chief Operating Officer. She always called
How Do You Manage Employees When a Company is Acquired? With Jennifer Fondrevay—EP 175
Recently, we have seen a growing number of mergers and acquisitions in the manufacturing space. After these deals are finalized there’s a lot of uncertainty
Growing a Thriving Shop by Creating Chaos and then Organizing it, Roger Duffy (Part I)-EP 210
At Graff-Pinkert, I’ve sold a lot of machine tools to successful entrepreneurs, including my guest on today’s show, Roger Duffy, owner of F&F Machine Products.