Paddling Your Way Out
Ping pong. Rowing. Surviving somehow in the ghetto. After a life in Chicago, most of it on the Southside, I thought I knew a lot about black life in the city. I didn’t know “nuthin.” Over the last few days, I listened to a long interview with Wally Green, who

How to Connect Efficiently with Manufacturing Customers, with Adar Hay–Ep. 160
Our guest on today’s podcast is Adar Hay, co-founder and CEO of Jiga, a company providing a web platform for manufacturing buyers and suppliers to

The Trading Season
Time, money, prospects, hope, and the allure of winning. It all comes together in the next week of baseball season. In every business we constantly

The War for Talent
The Home Run Derby at the Major League All-Star Game ended up with two young Dominicans, Julio Rodriguez and Juan Soto, blasting 400-footers in a

Should I Buy the Expensive or Cheaper CNC Machine? With Justin Tauber–Ep. 159
Our guest on today’s podcast is Justin Tauber, co-owner and Vice President of Integrated Machinery Systems (IMS), a machine tool distributor in Itasca, Illinois. Justin’s

My Apple Tree of Life
When I was a young man and we moved into our new warehouse in Oak Forest, IL, one of the first things I did was

Lucky to Sell That Machine?
My son Ari was going to Peru on an adventure vacation a month ago. I thought it would be useful for him (and me, too)