Episodes

  • The Machining Business After Trump’s Tariffs-EP 247

    The Machining Business After Trump’s Tariffs-EP 247
    Jul 29 2025
    I don’t know about you, but when the tariffs hit on Liberation Day, April 2nd, we were like “Oh @#$%, is this really happening?” We watched our portfolios crash in real time. Our company lost half our profit from one deal overnight, and honestly, we had no clue what was coming next. On today’s show, [...]
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Freeing Humans One Robot at a Time, with Malachi Greb-EP 203

    Freeing Humans One Robot at a Time, with Malachi Greb-EP 203
    Jul 22 2025
    Malachi Greb, my guest on today’s show, has a mission, “freeing humans, one robot at a time.” He is the founder of Elite Automation, a company that designs automated systems for manufacturing clients, taking manual processes and automating them with robotics, conveyors, vision, and more. They also provide robotic welding systems. Malachi and I talked [...]
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    51 mins
  • Most Comfortable When I’m Uncomfortable in Business, with John Griner – EP 246

    Most Comfortable When I’m Uncomfortable in Business, with John Griner – EP 246
    Jul 15 2025
    Most shop owners get comfortable after 50 years. John Griner gets uncomfortable on purpose. John has been making screw machine parts since 1979 while starting countless other businesses, which he refers to as “hobbies.” As a machinery dealer, I’ve bought and sold equipment from John over the years. He’s always a tough negotiator and always [...]
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    45 mins
  • Ep. 102 – Growing a Community of Passionate Customers, with George Breiwa

    Ep. 102 – Growing a Community of Passionate Customers, with George Breiwa
    Jul 3 2025
    On today’s episode we continue our season talking about companies who produce their own products. Our guest is George Breiwa, founder of DynaVap, a company that produces a unique type of vaporizer, using Index multi-spindles and CNC Swiss lathes. George says that one of the keys to the company’s success is growing and nurturing a [...]
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    31 mins
  • Stop Waiting to Feel Ready-EP 245

    Stop Waiting to Feel Ready-EP 245
    Jul 1 2025
    I know a ton of people reading this will relate to what I’m talking about: starting something that feels completely daunting. So here’s another blog about my new YouTube channel, I Learned It on a Podcast—partly because I desperately need viewers, but mostly because this episode hit me hard.” “For those new to the show: [...]
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    11 mins
  • Selling Real Cow Bone to Machine Bone Screws! With Mary and Jim Rickert -EP 105

    Selling Real Cow Bone to Machine Bone Screws! With Mary and Jim Rickert -EP 105
    Jun 24 2025
    Have you ever wondered if bone screws could actually be machined from real tissue? If that were possible, where could one get such bone? What animals would be safe enough? Here’s an old favorite episode. If you haven’t listened to it before, it is going to expand your mind. And you get to learn a [...]
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    30 mins
  • Tasmania to Tehran Fixing CNCs, with Donato Notaro-EP 245

    Tasmania to Tehran Fixing CNCs, with Donato Notaro-EP 245
    Jun 17 2025
    A few months ago, we brokered a Tornos MultiSwiss 8/26 from Germany to a shop in Massachusetts. To make sure the machine was in top shape, we brought in two Tornos experts—my friend Dulio and his longtime mentor, Donato Notaro–today’s podcast guest. Donato had just officially retired after nearly 50 years in the machining world, [...]
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    1 hr and 2 mins
  • Leaving your Father’s Manufacturing Company and then Founding Your Own, with Howard Sheldon-EP 214

    Leaving your Father’s Manufacturing Company and then Founding Your Own, with Howard Sheldon-EP 214
    Jun 10 2025
    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 business from his father, but unfortunately succession didn’t happen the way he had hoped. Howard left his family company in his mid-30s, and 10 years ago started his own Swiss [...]
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    50 mins