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28 Jun
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MakingSparks: What’s Keeping You Up at Night? An Update from Matthew and Casey, 414

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What’s keeping you up at night? What are you excited about? It’s important to reflect on the good, the bad, and the ugly. Why? First and foremost, to learn from our mistakes. But secondly, to embrace gratitude. Even despite challenges and setbacks, there’s always room for gratefulness and thankfulness.

So in this episode of MakingSparks, Casey and I sit down to discuss the challenges we’re facing and exciting changes happening in our businesses. We also share why we don’t let worry consume us and instead, practice gratitude. 

– Matthew Nix

Segments

  • [2:39] What’s keeping Matthew up at night? 
  • [3:28] How ProFab Alliance can help you
  • [4:11] Issue #1: Safety concerns in the shop
  • [5:37] Issue #2: On-time delivery and customer service
  • [7:24] Why you can’t let worry consume you 
  • [10:31] Using ProShop ERP to manage cutting tools
  • [11:45] Strategic planning for Captivated Content
  • [14:14] Practicing gratitude at all times
  • [15:32] What’s happening at NIX Industrial
  • [19:26] Launching a franchising business

Have questions? Want to be a guest? Reach out to us on LinkedIn! We’d love to hear from you. 

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