Episódios

  • Machines vs Workers? With Noah and Lloyd–EP 249

    Machines vs Workers? With Noah and Lloyd–EP 249
    Aug 26 2025
    If you had $100,000 to spend on your machine shop, what would you spend it on? When I polled people on LinkedIn, out of 170 responses, 46% said they would buy a new machine, 33% said “robots and automation.” Only seventeen percent said “hire and train people.” Does this mean American shops have basically given [...]
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    28 minutos
  • Finding Customers Using Old-School Networking, with Jay Sauder–EP 121

    Finding Customers Using Old-School Networking, with Jay Sauder–EP 121
    Aug 19 2025
    During my career as a used machinery dealer, I’ve met many successful companies in the machining business who have no social media presence and don’t even have a website. Surprisingly they use some of the most advanced equipment and have more customers than they need. Today we’re pulling out a favorite podcast episode about a [...]
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    36 minutos
  • Conversation Techniques That Changed My Life-EP 248

    Conversation Techniques That Changed My Life-EP 248
    Aug 12 2025
    Sometimes great conversations just happen. But what I’ve learned after 14 years selling used machines, and almost 250 podcast interviews, is that most conversations, even great ones, could be guided to be even better. Recently, I heard a podcast with journalist Polina Pompliano that reinforced techniques I’ve been using in business and my own journalism [...]
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    12 minutos
  • 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 hora e 6 minutos
  • 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 minutos
  • 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 minutos
  • 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 minutos
  • 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 minutos