Machine Shop Growth
The Machine Shop Growth Podcast gives a fresh perspective to help you grow your shop by focusing on 3 key factors - Sales, Marketing and Efficiency. For decades the machine shop industry was build on a “good-ol-boys” mentality and was full of great machinists and engineers that made great parts. What has been discovered is many of those amazing shops have plateaued or are starting to decline - because they didn’t put enough emphasis on getting more work and making more money with the work they had.
On this podcast you will hear first hand advice from machine owners and mangers how they are getting more work and how they are making more money. Now let’s Grow Your Shop!
Podcasting since 2025 • 25 episodes
Machine Shop Growth
Latest Episodes
Episode #24: The Skilled Machinist Shortage… And Why It’s Our Fault
The skilled labor shortage didn’t happen by accident.We built it.In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Kirk Phelps sits down with Andrew Skoog of Machinist X to unpack one of the hardest questions in ma...
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Episode #23: How to Get Aerospace Work for Your Machine Shop (Certification, Margins & Strategy)
The Truth About Aerospace Work for Machine ShopsAerospace manufacturing is often seen as the ultimate growth opportunity for machine shops. Higher margins, better customers, and long-term contracts.But here’s the reality:
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Episode #22: Why Young People Aren’t Choosing Manufacturing — And How to Change That
Young people aren’t avoiding manufacturing because they hate it.Most of them simply don’t know it exists as a career path.In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Kirk Phelps sits down with Mike Franz of Shop ...
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Episode #21: One of The Most Important Decisions for Your Machine Shop
You don’t need more leads.You need the right customers.In this episode, Mike Fritz breaks down one of the most important strategic decisions you’ll ever make for your machine shop: defining your Ideal Customer Profile (ICP).Mo...
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Episode #20: Machine Shop Profit | How to Handle the 20% of Jobs You Lose Money On
Are you losing money on jobs in your machine shop without realizing it?In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Mike Fritz and Kirk Phelps break down how to identify and fix the 20% of machine shop jobs that quie...
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