Learning, Teaching, Owning, with Federico Veneziano-EP 259
At 12, he was cutting metal in northern Italy. By 21, he was teaching DMG’s own technicians how to use their machines. At 47, he owns the whole company he first walked into just to set up a machine. Federico Veneziano is the owner of BoldX Industries and an old

Attached to Multi-Spindles, with Elliott May—EP. 143
Our guest on today’s podcast is Elliott May, engineer at BME in Port Huron, Michigan. BME builds original custom attachments for cam multi-spindles. They also

Looking For My Tickle
Tickling your opponent to win a UFC fight. What comes to mind? Sheer unmanliness? Bush league? Genius? Something very close to that actually happened last

How a Cookie Crumbled
Children, let me tell you a story. There once was a wonderful little cookie with a delicious white filling between two chocolatey layers. My mother

Pivoting to Manufacture a Product, with Michael Gimbel – EP 224
Most of us don’t have a knack for pivoting. We follow the standard curriculum, and we keep going forward when we get in a lane,

It’s a Wonderful Business
The Denver Broncos have one of the best records in the National Football League. They also have the second highest number of punts, which is

Embrace the Mess
Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, was the last day before my supposed vacation started, which is today, as I write this. I felt like I was

