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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!
Episodes
13 episodes
Episode #12: How Do You Know When to Hire Someone
Hiring can make or break your shop’s growth, but how do you know when it’s the right move? 👀In this episode, Mike and Kirk share their playbook for spotting the signs that it’s time to hire… and the costly mistakes to avoid if you pull t...
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50:15
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Episode #11: How To Get Younger People Involved In Manufacturing
How do you attract the next generation of machinists and inspectors?Here’s a hint: it’s not just about offering more money or better hours.In this episode, Mike and Kirk are joined by Nush Ahmed, a young quality ins...
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52:20
Episode #10: Is it time to buy a new machine?
When is the right time to invest in new equipment—before the job is booked or after the PO lands? In this episode, Mike and Kirk are joined by Greg Knox of Knox Manufacturing Solutions to dig into the real decis...
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1:16:31
Episode #9 : Growing Your Top Line—How to get more customers
Episode 9: Growing Your Top LineWe’re closing out our 3-part growth series with a deep dive into one of the most asked questions in manufacturing: “How do I actually grow revenue?”In this episode, Mik...
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1:09:08
Episode #8: Growing Your Bottom Line
In Part 2 of our three-part growth series, Mike and Kirk tackle the essential—but often neglected—side of machine shop growth: improving your bottom line. Before chasing more revenue, it’s critical to plug the profit leaks that are silen...
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49:56
Episode #7: Growing Your People
Episode 7: Growing Your People In this episode, Mike and Kirk shine a spotlight on the most powerful—and often untapped—driver of machine shop growth: your team. Kicking off a three-part series on scaling your business, they expl...
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53:40
Episode #6 : The Quiet Cut That’s Loudly Threatening Small Manufacturing (Featuring Making Chips)
If you’ve been leveraging MEP programs for training, grants, or equipment purchases, there’s a chance that these benefits could be going away. Today, we’re talking about the potential changes to these programs, what it means for your shop, and ...
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38:29
Episode #5: Where Growth Starts
Big question for shop owners: Where does growth actually start?In this value-packed episode, we bring together our full leadership team—Mike, Kirk, Steve, and Hank—for a high-impact discussion on what it really takes to grow a mac...
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52:17
Episode #4: New Chapter—We've Joined Making Chips!
Exciting news – we've officially joined the Making Chips podcast family! In this debut episode, we dive into the transformative world of customer acquisition and share innovative strategies to expand your business without diluting quality.<...
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44:16
Episode #3 : The Final Piece - Capturing New Customers in Our Growth Series
In this episode, we're tackling the dynamic and challenging world of acquiring new customers. As the final installment of our three-part series on customer acquisition strategies, we focus on the most discussed yet misunderstood segment: new cu...
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53:34
Episode #2: How to Land Dormant Customers
In this episode, we're diving into the often-overlooked but incredibly valuable topic of re-engaging dormant customers. After exploring how to grow current customer relationships in our previous episode, we're now shifting focus to those who've...
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58:18