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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!
Machine Shop Growth
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 machine shop.
From the shop floor to your inbox, growth opportunities are everywhere… but most owners feel overwhelmed about where to begin. Should you focus on sales? Marketing? Throughput? A new hire? A new machine?
We break down the confusion and share a clear framework for identifying your starting point.
✅ Learn why “quality and on-time delivery” won’t win you new work
✅ Discover how to uncover your real competitive differentiator
✅ Hear why a simple, clear website can be your #1 marketing tool
✅ Get practical SOPs that boost profit—and increase company value
✅ Learn how to shift your team's mindset from day-to-day to growth-driven
Whether you're just getting started or looking to scale efficiently, this episode will help you move forward with clarity.
This is one of our most practical, no-fluff episodes to date—don’t miss it.