Courage to Be Rubbish – EP 263
“God, I am so NOT relaxed right now. But I need to just embrace what I read recently — you need the courage to be rubbish. Just relax, stop worrying about everything being perfect, and do it.” I said that to my dad, Lloyd, as we sat down to record

Lessons from the Pandemic
I spent several hours working at the Graff-Pinkert office today for the first time since last April. I am beginning the process of coming out

Best of Swarfcast Ep. 31 – Ken Mandile, Employees Are Buying His Business
We’re currently working on fresh new episodes of Swarfcast. In the meantime, we felt this “Best of” was fitting for the recent season on CNC

Ep. 112 Developing a World-Class CNC Turning Company with Mike Reader
Today’s podcast is the fourth episode of our season interviewing people involved in CNC Swiss machining. Our guest is Mike Reader, owner and president of

A Present for a Big Birthday
(The comments section on our website is live again so please give me your thoughts.) My wife, Risa, will celebrate a big birthday next week,

A Black Woman’s Job Title
Rosalind Brewer took the helm at Walgreens this week, becoming one of only a few African American woman CEOs to ever lead a large American

Brady vs. Mahomes: Tough Decision
Can you give me a good reason to write about the machining business with the Super Bowl approaching? Tom Brady, the greatest NFL quarterback ever,

