Steel & Strategy With Angie McKuin: A Fourth-Generation Leader at PMS Steel

Angie McKuin is the Business Development Manager at PMS, Inc., a custom steel fabrication company serving industrial and agricultural businesses. She is a fourth-generation employee of the family business.  In this episode… Family businesses face a unique challenge to honor long-standing legacies while evolving for future growth. Balancing tradition with innovation can feel like a gamble. How can the next generation bring new perspectives without disrupting what already works? Fourth-generation employee Angie McKuin has brought diverse viewpoints and a customer-first mindset to her family's industrial business. She emphasizes the importance of improving internal culture through enhanced employee benefits, fostering a family-like work environment, and embracing technology to double production capacity. By maintaining the company's service-based mission while innovating for the future, Angie has created intentional change. In this week's episode of Industry Edge, Michelle Keckler chats with Angie McKuin, Business Development Manager at PMS, Inc., about blending legacy and leadership in a fourth-generation business. Angie discusses the value of patience in driving lasting change, how she learned to navigate a male-dominated industry, and the importance of building a strong internal culture.