
Making Business Profitable with EBITDA Growth Systems
Welcome to Making Business Profitable with EBITDA Growth Systems, the podcast where business owners, leaders, and operators in manufacturing come to sharpen their edge, scale smarter, and build highly profitable companies.
Hosted by Mike Watkins and Dave McKeown, co-founders of EBITDA Growth Systems, each episode delivers battle-tested insights, real-world stories, and step-by-step strategies on topics like sales and marketing pitfalls, workforce retention, ERP systems, turnaround culture, onboarding best practices, quality control, strategic planning, and leadership development. Whether tackling common blind spots or diving into cutting-edge tools and operational efficiencies, Mike and Dave equip you with everything you need to solve the right problems, hire and retain the right people, and ultimately, build a business that thrives.
Whether you're a CNC machine-shop owner, executive, or operations leader, you'll walk away with practical tools you can implement immediately. From leadership and sales to operations and culture, Making Business Profitable cuts through the noise and brings you the conversations that matter most to your bottom line.
Join thousands of listeners who are transforming their manufacturing businesses by tuning in bi-weekly. It's time to make your business not just bigger, but better.
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Episodes
Season 5 - Episode 7 - Radical Transparency - How To Grow Your Company

Season 5 - Episode 6 - Walk a mile in my boots for a great customer experience

Season 5, Episode 5 - Maximizing Your Value

Season 5 - Episode 4 - Sales and Marketing the Achilles Heel

Season 5, Episode 3 - Relationships are Paramount

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Planning Tools you need to know!

Season 5 - Episode 1 - Welcome to the EGS Community

Season 4, Episode 6 - The Secret to Greatness is FOCUS

Onboarding is how you keep employees from jumping ship! - Season 4, Episode 5

Are you holding your company back with a Everest Summit Mountaineer - Season 4, Episode 4

The Hard Truth about Scheduling | Season 4, Episode 3

How to ask for a raise | Season 4, Episode 2

Is having an overseas partner good for you? | Season 4, Episode 1

Season 3 Success Stories | Season 3, Episode 27

Beating the Whirlwind | Season 3, Episode 26

Next 5 Moves | Season 3, Episode 25

Preparation gives you Peace | Season 3, Episode 24

How your ERP can be a huge sales tool with special guest Paul VanMetre | Season 3, Episode 23

The 6 steps to getting out of the whirlwind | Season 3, Episode 22

Gratitude is Key | Season 3, Episode 21

New Marketing that Works | Season 3, Episode 20

How to sell for your business | Season 3, Episode 19

Why should you focus on the 10X? | Season 3, Episode 18
