A Manufacturing Business Grows Nationwide Through Systems and Customer Loyalty with Roggen Frick

In this episode of ChoinqueCast, host Jim Emerick speaks with Roggen Frick, the young CEO of Bear Iron Works, about building a manufacturing business from the ground up while balancing college, construction work, and entrepreneurship. Roggen shares how a small side project making rock screens during high school grew into a nationwide company serving contractors, mining companies, farmers, and even organizations like the Air Force and SpaceX. The conversation explores business systems, remote leadership, customer service, company values, and how young entrepreneurs can turn unexpected opportunities into long-term success.Roggen Frick is the CEO of Bear Iron Works, a Colorado-based manufacturing company that produces excavation and site support equipment for the construction industry. Starting the business while still in high school, Roggen combined hands-on construction experience with business and operational systems to scale the company across all 50 states. His work focuses on operational efficiency, customer relationships, remote management, and building a company culture based on safety, honesty, reliability, improvement, and quality.Expect to Learn:How Roggen Frick started Bear Iron works while still in high schoolWhy operational systems and ERP software helped scale the companyHow strong customer service can create long-term repeat businessThe lessons Roggen learned balancing college, construction, and entrepreneurshipHow remote management and technology tools can improve modern businessesEpisode Breakdown with Timestamps:[00:00] – Teaser[00:59] – Welcome & Introduction of Roggen Frick (CEO of Bear Iron Works)[05:24] – Working in construction for three years after graduation[10:06] – Bear Iron Works now sells to all 50 states and Guam[14:01] – Core values: safety, honesty, reliability, improvement, quality[21:47] – Aha moments about remote management (using proper tools, screen recording example from college)[27:25] – Advice to young people: don’t cheat through your degree – understand the material[30:02] – Follow opportunities even if unexpected; life events can push you to make the leap[32:32] – How to find Bear Iron Works (https://beariron.com/)[32:56] – Closing remarks – story of how the podcast connection happened via international marketing team🔗 Connect with the Guest, Roggen Frick:👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roggenfrick/👉 Company’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bearironworks/👉 Company’s Website: https://beariron.com/🔗 Connect with the Host, Jim Emerick:👉 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimemerick/🔗 More from Choinque:👉 Website: https://www.choinque.com/blog👉 Facebook: https://facebook.com/918903204639744👉 Instagram: https://instagram.com/choinquecast👉 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@choinque👉 X: https://x.com/choinque👉 Email: [email protected]🔗 More about Leadership Courses: 👉 Schedule: https://www.academyleadership.com/Emerick/🔗 Follow the Podcast:👉 Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/choinquecast/id1290927745👉 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/56oY3glVaoTXmmcWWGQGry?si=69f1cd525a5d4be5👉 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAA4czS4aI7V5g3i2Sd4bUQ