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

Ep. 15 – George Breiwa on Machining Vaporizers
Scroll down to listen to the podcast with George Breiwa. About two months ago I got a call from a company asking for a price
Harvard Material
The recent Kavanaugh spectacle enthralled me as much as any big sports event. It really was the Super Bowl of Senate pillow fights, and I

Ep. 14 – Scott Livingston on Combining Cycling and Citizens in His Machining Business
Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Scott Livingston. Scott Livingston’s Grandfather Horst, after whom Horst Engineering Company in Connecticut was named, often talked
How to Lose a Customer
You never know when life will teach you a lesson when you least expected it. I was at the local Farmer’s Market in Homewood, Illinois,

Swarfcast Ep. 13 – Jason Zenger on “Making Chips” and the Industrial Supplies Business
Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Jason Zenger. In today’s podcast I interviewed Jason Zenger, president of Zenger’s Industrial Supply, in Melrose Park,

Swarfcast Ep. 12 – Logan McGhan on Reinventing a Career in the Machining World
Scroll down to listen to the podcast with Logan McGhan. In today’s podcast we interviewed Logan McGhan, a used machine tool dealer at the firm