All Episodes

The Dangerous Line Between Confidence and Delusion in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E146

Why “Too Big to Fail” Is a Lie (and What Actually Keeps You Alive)| Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E145

When Your Shop Fix Doesn't Solve the Problem | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E144

What Actually Made The Machining Summit Worth It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E143

The Factory Caught Fire—Here’s What Saved the Business (w/ Brian Meyers) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E142

When Selling Through a Dealer Backfires | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E141

The Hidden Labor Cost That’s Killing Your Margins | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E140

You’re Making Parts Too Fast (And It’s Hurting Your Shop) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E139

Why Some Operators See Problems And Others Don’t | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E138

The Best Meeting Is No Meeting | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E137

Safety Over Throughput: The Leadership Test Shop Owners Fail | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E136

Beyond ‘Fix What Bugs You’ w/ Russell Watkins | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E135

Make Defects to Eliminate Defects | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E134

Why Goodwill Beats Winning in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E133

The Quiet Way Lean Improvements Fail | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E132

Just Because You Can Cut It Doesn’t Mean You Should Quote It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E131

When Simple Systems Beat Smart Ones | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E130

Business Growth Isn’t a Solo Game | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E129

Andrew Is Fired: Letting Go of the Owner-Hero Trap | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E128

The Point of Lean is People | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E127

When Shipping Fails, You Fly | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E126

Running Your Shop at 100% Capacity Is a Mistake | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E125

Majoring On The Majors | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E124

Lean Saved Their Factory: Fire Prevention, Inventory Wins & Q4 Strategy | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E123

Building a Company That Can Survive Without You | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E122

The Best First CNC Machine | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E121

The Power of Looking Back | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E120

Lessons from the Gemba Summit in Belfast | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E119

Think in Seasons, Not Sprints | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E118

The Power of Fractional Expertise | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E117

Stolen Trailer | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E116

The 95% Rule: Finish What You Start | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E115

Building Systems That Don’t Break | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E114

From Toolpaths to Turntables | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E113

Flexibility vs. Control | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E112

Defending Against Knockoffs | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E111

The Lie of Urgency | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E110

What Happens When the Boss Leaves? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E109

Inside Matsuura: Andrew's Japan Trip | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E108

Why We Bought It, Sold It, or Never Should Have Owned It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E107

Actually Learning From Mistakes | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E106

Firing Bad Customers | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E105

Red Tag Everything | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E104

Why We Don’t Baby Our Machines | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E103

Taking the Right Risks | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E102

Inbox Zero is a Trap (+ Vacuum Workholding Deep Dive) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E101

We Answer Your Questions For Episode 100 | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E100

Yellow Tags and Micro Frustrations | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E99

Your Lean Is Not My Lean | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E98

Constraints Give You More Freedom | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E97

What a Tornado Taught Us About Manufacturing Risk | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E96

The Cut Didn’t Sound Right | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E95

Remote Work That Works: Tools, Culture & Communication Tactics | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E94

Why We’re Not Typing SOPs Anymore | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E93

Matsuura MX Update: Why We Chose It, How It’s Going, and What We’ve Learned | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E92

Why Smart Owners Get Their Hands Dirty | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E91

Modular Mayhem: What Holsters Teach Us About Lean Manufacturing | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E90

Other People’s Lead Times Are Killing Me | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E89

Improv and the Art of Listening | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E88

Stop and Fix: Building a Culture of Lean Accountability | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E87

Shipping Woes & Business Wins: A Lean Approach to Logistics | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E86

Surviving the Install: The High-Stakes World of CNC Machine Setup | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E85

The Decision-Making Hack That Frees Up Time | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E84

Smart Failure vs. Dumb Failure | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E83

The Art of Hiring: Finding the Right Fit Without Micromanaging | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E82

No Questions? No Job! Why Incurious People Are Bad Employees | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E81

Hack Your Business With Automation, Routine, & Memory | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E80

SHOT Show 2025 Debrief | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E79

Loathing Las Vegas (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Trade Show) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E78

Buy The Machine, Buy The Culture | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E77

Shop Insights with John Saunders| Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E76

Lessons from 2024 and Exciting Ventures for 2025 | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E75

The 5-Step Innovation Process | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E74

5-Axis CNC Showdown: The Machine That Won the Day| Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E73

Craftsmanship, Innovation, and Lean: From Electric Bass Design to Everyday Efficiency | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E72

Sales That Don't Cheapen Your Brand | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E71

Should You Bet On Yourself Or Somebody Else? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E70

Do You Get Paid By Ideas or Hours? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E69

Numbers Without Decisions Are Noise | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E68

Standards Are Gorgeous | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E67

Effort Doesn't Equal Output | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E66

Anything Worth Doing is Worth Doing Poorly? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E65

Self-Limitation for Success | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E64

Is Clean Lean? (The Aesthetics of Efficiency) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E63

What Makes More Money—Spindles or Pallets? (Plus More IMTS Followup) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E62

Eliminate Choices, Solve ACTUAL Problems | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E61

Live from IMTS 2024 | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E60

IMTS Trick 'n' Tips | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E59

The Bullet Tells The Truth | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E58

The Dark Side of Lean | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E57

The Power of Staying In Your Lane | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E56

Crossroads & Clarity: Navigating Big Decisions in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E55

Don't Be Blind To The Future | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E54

Creating A Company You Can Sell One Day | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E53

When Saving Money Costs Too Much | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E52

How Companies Die | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E51

Just Try It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E50

The Art of Customer Disappointment | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E49

Eat, Sleep, Succeed | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E48

Document or Die | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E47

Days Off That Are Days On | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E46

Layout Or Location? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E45

Morning Meetings That Actually Work | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E44

Terrible Design That MAKES You Mess Up | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E43

Don't Hire Too Quickly | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E42

Prioritize Finishing Before Starting | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E41

Buy Machines the Smart Way | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E40

I'm The One Who Sets Me Up To Fail | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E39

Avoiding Decision Fatigue | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E38

Grow Fast or Grow Slow? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E37

Machine Malfunctions to Avoid | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E36

When Does Analog Beat Digital? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E35

The Power of Deletion | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E34

Using Kanban To Expose Weaknesses | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E33

Find the Answer Where You Ask the Question | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E32

Lessons from a Lathe | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E31

Money Buys You an Easy Button | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E30

Technology Should Never Be The Bottleneck | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E29

The Best Expeditor is No Expeditor | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E28

Inflexible Lean is Bad Lean | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E27

Buying Ahead can be a Big Mistake | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E26

Lulled in by Robots | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E25

Handling a Backlog with Lean | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E24

"Use it or lose it" is a losing philosophy | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E23

Free, New and NOBODY Wanted It! | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E22

The data is never fully pristine | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E21

'Monkey Like Shiny' Syndrome | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E20

Would you start over with what you know now? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E19

Where are the problems happening? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E18

I Paid $3,000 for THEIR Mistake! | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E17

Don't Burn Up Goodwill | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E16

Construction, Shop Layout and Unknowns | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E15

Company Culture IS a Magnet! | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E14

Relying on memory is a process without guardrails | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E13

Optimizing processes that shouldn't exist | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E12

Fixing problems, not symptoms | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E11

Communicate, Communicate then Over-Communicate | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E10

Real Value vs Perceived Value | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E9

Our Lego Test for Hiring | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E8

Do you have a Competitive Advantage? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E7

Don't Sell, Provide Value | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E6

Fixing what's not working | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E5

Keys to Resting Well | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E4

Intuitive designs, Please! | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E3

Is Chasing Rewards a path to Burnout? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E2

The Balance of time, money and energy | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E1