You Can Connect With Your Shop When You Know Yourself, With Trevor Blondeel–EP 177
On today’s podcast I interviewed Trevor Blondeel, the founder of Operations Kickstart and the host of the podcast, Mindfulness Manufacturing. Trevor uses mindfulness techniques to coach manufacturing executives so they can better lead their companies. The idea is that if his clients become more conscious of their feelings and their

A Week to Remember
This week Otto Frank, Bobby Hull, and Stormy Daniels all made the front page. My challenge is to mix them into a blog that holds

Seeking Serendipity: A Machinery Deal Gone Right
Today we are starting a new podcast show and blog on the Today’s Machining World Podcast Network called “Seeking Serendipity.” Click the following links to

Ping Pong Changed My Life
Ping pong has changed my life. I thought about that a few days ago when I watched my adult sons whacking backhands and forehands playing

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

Time to Get More Friends
I have thought much about friendship in recent years, wishing I had more, wondering why so many guys I know also don’t have many friends.

Running an Automotive Supplier in Brazil, with Ali Jamil Jomaa – EP 93
In light of the current chaos in Brazil, we decided to post a great past interview we did with Ali Jamil Jomaa, Executive Director at