Business School vs. Learning on the Job, with Robby Burton and Blake Schultz-EP 276
Robby Burton, 30, co-owns AG Drives, a drive shaft company in Green Bay. Blake Schultz, 23, is its director of business development. Robby’s grandfather started the company, and Blake’s dad worked for him. Both families have been in the business for decades. When Robby took over, he was in his

Plumbing Brass is Sweet
In the machining world, plumbing products are a sweet spot again because even though new home sales are drifting, the rehab/refurb market is thriving. Faucets

Ep. 30 – Developing a Machining Culture with Victor and Betty DaCruz
On today’s podcast, we interviewed Victor and Betty DaCruz, owners of DaCruz Manufacturing in Bristol, Connecticut. Victor and Betty have transformed their company over the

Michelle and I on Euclid Avenue
I’ve been listening to Michelle Obama’s wonderful autobiography, Becoming, with rapt attention. She is a brilliant writer and a terrific storyteller. What makes the book

Ep. 29 – Mark Fordyce, Hydromat Maestro
On today’s podcast, we interviewed Mark Fordyce, Team Leader of the Hydromat Parts & Rebuild department at Component Bar Products in St. Louis. Mark is

Ceiling of Complexity
I took a quarterly seminar many years ago taught by Dan Sullivan. It was aimed at entrepreneurs and focused on how you could grow your

The Hole in China’s Apple
A tiny gecko can literally climb up sheer glass. A team of robotics geeks in Denmark thought, wouldn’t it be cool if we could mimic

