While his nine-year-old son was fighting stage three cancer, Nick Stevens was driving around buying up scrap tungsten carbide just to keep food on the table. It worked well enough that one day, sitting in the hospital room, his son said to him: “Dad, why don’t you just start your…
Back in the days when Roger Maris crashed 61 homers, college girls did not show…
Pat Parnell went to buy a classic car for his wife. He ended up buying…
Graff-Pinkert’s used machine tool business has been challenging for the last couple of years. It…
PODCASTS

Your Scrap Tungsten Carbide Is a National Security Question, Nick Stevens and Joey Marks–EP 268

The Only Classic Car Wiper Business in the World, with Pat Parnell-EP 267

The Man Who Never Stops Teaching, with Logan McGhan-EP 266

Manufacturing a $70,000 Wristwatch in the United States, with Josh Shapiro EP-174

Rifles, Racing, and Rhinos, with Tim Betts–EP 265

Be THE Leader, with Ryan Avery–EP 264

Courage to Be Rubbish – EP 263

Manufacturing Acquisitions with Purpose, with Mike Payne (Part 1)-EP 232 (Best of Swarfcast)
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