Machine Shop Mastery 5 - MakingChips Podcast

The podcast that provides tips, tricks, advice & insight into successful machine shops.

Meet the Host

95. Why Clean Floors, Strong Culture & High-End Machines Drive Valuation

94. How Losing a Machine Shop Led to Gabe Draper’s Calling

93. A Builder at Heart Pivots and Buys a Machine Shop

92. Are PE Firms Ruining Machining? A New & Better Model for Buying Shops with Mark Hillenburg

91. Passion and Excellence Personified with Ty Haguewood

90. Burnout Killed This Machine Shop

Lessons Learned from Buying & Losing a Machine Shop | Mark Heston

88. Learning, Building & Teaching with John Saunders

87. People and Technology: Building an Enduring Shop

86. Using Business to Build People: Sam Thevanayagam’s Model for Manufacturing Leadership

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