The Forge with Ryan Miller
Step into the world of industrial manufacturing through candid conversations with the leaders shaping it. Hosted by Ryan Miller, CEO of PWI—a leading manufacturer of cranes, mezzanines, and fall protection systems. This podcast explores what it really takes to build and grow a successful business.
Ryan shares his own journey while sitting down with fellow CEOs and team leaders to uncover the stories behind their success—the challenges they faced, the lessons they learned, and the moments that defined them.
The Forge with Ryan Miller
Latest Episodes
Episode 9 | The Big Shift from Local to National Sales
Getting focused costs more than most owners expect. It sometimes means turning down work that is already paying the bills. Ryan, Darren and Kyle learned that while building PWI from the small farm repair shop their dad started in 1979 into a n...
Episode 8 | Cam Boyer's Blueprint for Scaling a Business Worth Hundreds of Millions
Scaling a business means taking responsibility for the people, the culture and the mistakes along the way. Cam Boyer learned that over three decades of building companies from the ground up. Most notably, he helped take Grand Design RV from a s...
Episode 7 | The Value of an Executive Assistant
Delegation sounds simple until you're the one who has to let go. For Ryan Miller, hiring an executive assistant meant learning to hand over responsibilities he had always managed himself. In this episode, Ryan sits down with his current executi...
Episode 6 | What it Means to Hire 7 Foot Jumpers
Hiring great people isn't about finding the most experienced candidate. It's about finding people who are willing to learn, fit your culture, and elevate everyone around them. In this episode, Ryan, Darren, and Kyle Miller discuss why they look...
Episode 5 | The Boring Word Behind Real Success with Justin Moyer
Most businesses chase rapid growth. Justin Moyer took a different path. He spent years learning the electrical trade alongside his father before slowly building Moyer Electric into one of northern Indiana's trusted industrial and commercial ele...