Be THE Leader, with Ryan Avery–EP 264
Sometimes I feel like I’m a good leader. I think I’ve always believed at least that I could be. The insecure statement comes from my conventional view of leading–taking charge to mobilize other people in our businesses, or as a dad or as a thought leader. But my podcast guest

Goodbye Columbus
I found last week’s Precision Machining Technology Show (PMTS) in Columbus an exhilarating and exhausting experience. It was exhilarating because for the first time in
Machine Tool Scuttlebutt
As a dealer in used machinery I get to hear a lot of things if I ask the right questions and have the good sense
One Company’s Life Cycle
Jeff Pedu called Graff-Pinkert to find a new home for three Schutte screw machines, an SD32, SD50 and SD80, that his dad bought new in
Beds, Banks and Beyond
The economy is always hard to figure out, but we seem to be in an especially baffling period for both professional economists and amateur business
Our Crunchy New Car
About two weeks ago my boyfriend bought a 2013 all-electric Nissan Leaf while I cheered him on. Steve had been driving a 2005 Chevy TrailBlazer

Shot at Stardom
Jon Samuelson has three daughters, Bonnie, Karlie and Katie Lou. Two were in the NCAA Basketball Final Four over the weekend. A third started for

