Rocky Road and Licorice
Rivian Corporation began as a scrappy startup in 2009. Volkswagen has spent decades failing to understand American car buyers. Now they’re betting $5.86 billion that Rocky Road and Licorice actually do mix. The electric vehicle maker, started as an enthusiast-run firm by an entrepreneur, R.J. Scaringe, with money from family

This Podcast Changed How I See Dogs
Happy Father’s Day. My parents never let me get a dog, and my dad, Lloyd, is a self-proclaimed “not a dog person.” The closest thing

The Best of Times, The Worst of Times…on the Shop Floor
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it

Leaving your Father’s Manufacturing Company and then Founding Your Own, with Howard Sheldon-EP 214
Our guest on today’s show, Howard Sheldon, grew up working in his family’s third generation precision turning company. He planned to eventually take over the

Buying Machinery Like the Old Days
A couple weeks ago, I took my family for a weekend getaway to Lansing, Michigan, so I could bid on an ACME 1-5/8″ RBN-8 screw

How to Talk to Anyone—Even If You Disagree-EP 244
I just launched a new YouTube show where I share the most fascinating lessons I’ve learned from podcasts—ideas that can help you grow in business

Apple’s Pickle
He has one arm being pulled by Donald Trump and the other by Xi Jinping, with his back pressed against a brick wall. Tim Cook,