Shippers Dumped Thousands of Workers, We Dumped UPS
UPS, Amazon, and FedEx are all fully engaged in their annual employee purge. UPS says it is cutting 48,000 jobs in 2025–34,000 in management and 14,000 in operations. This might explain why Graff-Pinkert’s Wickman spare parts business was getting tariffed 200% on imports from England rather than the 10% rate
Looking for Those Special Moments
We all have unexpected moments which change our lives. They rarely happen while sitting at a computer. I was on vacation last week with children
Conversation Techniques That Changed My Life-EP 248
Sometimes great conversations just happen. But what I’ve learned after 14 years selling used machines, and almost 250 podcast interviews, is that most conversations, even
The Machining Business After Trump’s Tariffs-EP 247
I don’t know about you, but when the tariffs hit on Liberation Day, April 2nd, we were like “Oh @#$%, is this really happening?” We
Still Playing in the Majors
Rich Hill was the starting pitcher for Kansas City Tuesday night, pitching against the Chicago Cubs, the team that drafted him out of the University
Freeing Humans One Robot at a Time, with Malachi Greb-EP 203
Malachi Greb, my guest on today’s show, has a mission, “freeing humans, one robot at a time.” He is the founder of Elite Automation, a
Most Comfortable When I’m Uncomfortable in Business, with John Griner – EP 246
Most shop owners get comfortable after 50 years. John Griner gets uncomfortable on purpose. John has been making screw machine parts since 1979 while starting