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 prolific acquirer of manufacturing companies. Before purchasing Hill in 2018, Mike spent 20 years in M&A, orchestrating over 100 deals across nearly every industry. Since…
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Manufacturing Acquisitions with Purpose, with Mike Payne (Part 1)-EP 232 (Best of Swarfcast)
April 7, 2026
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Why Some People Build Companies and Others Don’t, with Mike Payne (Part 2) – EP 233 (Best of Swarfcast)
April 7, 2026
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Your AI Life Coach Is Lying to You, with Brooks Canavesi–EP 262
March 31, 2026
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Robots that Know Where to Go, With George Konidaris (Best Of)
March 24, 2026
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So You Want To Be More Confident?–EP 261
March 17, 2026
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He Bought the Shop He Worked For, Federico Veneziano (Part II)-EP 260
March 2, 2026
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Learning, Teaching, Owning, with Federico Veneziano-EP 259
February 17, 2026
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Making Engineers Love Manufacturing, With Andrew Schiller-EP 258
February 2, 2026
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