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Manufacturing Insiders — 100 episodes

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These Skilled Trade Training Tools Change EVERYTHING | Jen Rutz

2

Unbelievable Fast Turnaround: 8-Hour Order-to-Print | William Gallacher - CircuitHub

3

Do You Even Understand What You Sell? | Connor Ouwinga - Porous Pave Inc.

4

Workforce Motivation has NEVER been lower | Josh Cardoz - Sponge Learning

5

The 10 Year Plan that Built this Machine Shop

6

The Pain Points in Component Finishing Nobody Addresses | Steve Alviti - Bel Air Finishing

7

Can Microfactories Restore America’s Manufacturing Edge? Errol Rodericks - Denodo

8

From Poverty to President: How Charity Makes America Great | Nathan Yearsley - Augason Farms

9

Is AI Procurement the Next Competitive Advantage for Manufacturers? Timur Goreci - Orderfox

10

Automation Without Job Loss: Designing Machines to be Easy to Use | Kyle Dell'Aquila - RISE Robotics

11

Inside Hickman Woods: FSC Certification, Market Challenges, and Workforce Strategy

12

Growing a Manufacturing Company in a post Trump Tariff World | Preston Gardner - Palmer Hamilton LLC

13

The Perspective Shift it takes to Lead in US Manufacturing | Alex Houtchens - Pro Plastic Welding

14

How Great Companies Build Internal Talent Pipelines | Jesika Young - Cimtech Inc.

15

Why US Manufacturers Are Switching to Additive Manufacturing | Jason Riley - Fabrisonic

16

What Happens When Marijuana Gets Legalized? | Anna Dorcey - U4EA Farms

17

How Custom Foam Inserts Are Changing Manufacturing Workflows | Nick Kaiser - Kaiser Manufacturing

18

Manual Labor Is Dead: Automate Or Close Down | Joey Koenig & Evie Hango - 7robotics

19

Stop Hunting For Expert Machinists: Build Your Own Workforce | Russ Bukowski - Mastercam

20

Why Automation is the ONLY THING that can SAVE US Manufacturing | Sebastien Gouin-Davis - Luum.io

21

How to Validate Your Product Idea (Before You Waste Money) | Cody Grandadam - Promier Products

22

From a Marketer to a Made in the USA Manufacturer | Ben Gaskill - Everest Ice and Water Systems

23

Self Healing Drones Built By One Machine | Ethan Baehrend - Creative 3D Technologies

24

Drop the Resume Barrier: Hire a Workforce With Zero Experience | Tim Falcone - PraesiDM

25

Ticking Time Bomb in Your Factory: Your Experts are About to Vanish | Michael Blickenstorfer - rimon

26

The Paperless Shop Floor: Why Most Manufacturers Still Fail | Brian Ellis - Docket

27

Breaking Into Automotive Supply Chains | Jeremy Garbacik - actnano

28

Your Assembly Line is Obsolete | Jeremy Willden - Incredivation, Inc

29

America's Manufacturing Reality Check: What's Really Holding Us Back | Nick Frank - Knectiv

30

Controlling Process Variability: Lessons Learnt from Meat Processing | Josh Whitley - AlaTrade Foods

31

on’t Scrap That CNC Machine: The Secret Market For Old Iron | Kyle Evangelista - Machine Tool Bids

32

Your Fleet Is A Hidden Liability: The Unseen Cost of Ownership | Amit Kapur - Zeeba Automotive Group

33

Zero CO2 Cement & Sustainable Manufacturing | Keith Krugh - Fortera Global

34

#1 Secret to Win Big Jobs as a Small Manufacturing Shop | Martin Cox - Hollobus Technologies Inc.

35

Before You Automate: Standardize the Shop Floor | Kevin White - Enhanced Information Solutions

36

Your BOM Is Killing Profit: Designing for a Simpler Supply Chain | David Crawley - Ubiquity Robotics

37

What VCs Really Look for in Early-stage Manufacturing | John Frankel - ff Venture Capital

38

Small Shop Automation Is Finally Here: Robotics for Low-Volume - High-Mix Manufacturing

39

This Inventor is building the fastest Brain to Computer Interface | Riley Keen, CEO at CharaChorder

40

From a China-created Supply Chain Crisis to an $8M Investment | Sam Rubin CEO LightPath Technologies

41

Significantly Cut Workers' Comp Costs: AI Predicts Injuries Before They Happen

42

Massive New Cybersecurity Risks in Manufacturing

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This New Vehicle Runs on Roads and Rails

44

The Silent Equipment Killer on Your Factory Floor

45

The Future of B2B Manufacturing: Predictive Maintenance

46

The Critical Sales Leadership Mistake That Most Managers Make

47

The Unconventional Manufacturing Leadership Motto That Drives Profit

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Manufacturing startup funding got us $1.25M without investors

49

Supply chain optimization expert reveals how 3PL services beat tariffs

50

The Hybrid Manufacturing Lie Most Machine Shops Still Believe

51

Manufacturing Procurement Strategy: Why The Best Suppliers Pitch Less Innovation

52

Inventor Reveals Market Research Methods for Overcoming Crippling Self-Doubt

53

The Hidden Costs KILLING Your Logistics Budget Right NOW

54

Manufacturing Storytelling Beats Technical Specs in Sales

55

Manufacturing Storytelling Beats Technical Specs in Sales

56

The Hidden Costs of Using Off-the-Shelf Components

57

New AI Platform Automates what Procurement Teams need Weeks to Accomplish

58

This Common Manufacturing Mindset Is a TRAP!

59

From Shop Floor to CEO: A 21-Year Manufacturing Climb

60

AI Shortcutting Decades of Material Science

61

Unexpected Tariff cost of lean Manufacturing

62

Hottest Trends in Marketing & Tech for PCB Assembly & Prototype Manufacturing

63

This Firefighter Rejected Lori Greiner's Shark Tank Deal

64

The #1 Threat to America's Manufacturing Comeback

65

The Hidden Trap of Small-Batch Manufacturing

66

The #1 critical mistake U.S. manufacturers make

67

Unbelievable Innovation: Electronics 3D Printing On Home Printers

68

This Device Replaces 4 Hours of Sunlight in 4 Minutes

69

A ‘Shocking’ Way to Store Tremendous Energy in the Ocean

70

MASS exodus from American Factories

71

EV Charging Wherever or Whenever You Need It

72

He's Not a Quantum Physicist, But He's Building Their Future

73

The Inside Track on Aftermarket Automotive Design and Manufacturing

74

Canadian Manufacturer Unloads on Trump Tariffs

75

Unbeatable Sales Experience! Manufacturing Sales Tips, Secrets and Stories

76

Revolutionary Contract Manufacturing Partnerships - Tips from Cosmetic Product Design

77

Business Strategies for Manufacturers 2025 (Tips, Tricks & Tactics)

78

The Competency Crisis - Phil Kerner "The Tool & Die Guy" on Manufacturing Apprenticeships & Hiring

79

UNREAL Growth Method for Contract Manufacturers

80

Trump Tariffs, China, Ukraine & State Budget Travesty EXPLAINED

81

The Impact of Manufacturing on GDP

82

Master THESE Diversification Steps for Manufacturers

83

How and Why to get Manufacturing Certifications

84

The Shocking Politics and Economics of Manufacturing

85

How to turn around a manufacturing company in 90 days

86

Lean Manufacturing & How To Apply It - Ft Chris Temple

87

Why & How to Develop Business and Personal Core Values

88

Manufacturers: How to Diversify Your Customer Base

89

The REAL cost of Manufacturing Regulations?

90

$10M Machine Shop Leadership Lessons

91

Manufacturing Succession to Success

92

How to Build a Successful B2B Supply Company

93

The Five C's of Manufacturing Website Design

94

The #1 Manufacturing KPI

95

The Best Marketing Strategy for a New Product Feat. David Macro

96

Outside Sales Vs Digital Marketing - Which is Better?

97

The Value of Approachable Leadership ft. Brian Vrablic

98

The Biggest Future Trends in Manufacturing ft. Bill Hilbert III

99

Keys to Designing and Manufacturing a New Product

100

10X and Get More Leads for Machine Shops & Manufacturers, Step by Step Instructions