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 16 | Work Life Balance and Why it Doesn't Exist
Work-life balance isn't something you solve once. It changes as your business grows and as life moves through different seasons. In this episode, Ryan, Darren and Kyle Miller talk about how they decide what deserves their attention and what the...
Episode 15 | The Cost of Ignoring Technology in Your Business
PWI's technology journey started with a simple problem: too much time was being lost to processes that could be better. In 2019, Ryan, Darren and Kyle Miller decided to build their own design automation software from scratch. What once took hou...
Episode 14 | The Real Value of Your Business Isn't What You Think
Building a valuable business takes more than growing revenue. Mark Fisher spent decades helping grow Dwyer Instruments from roughly $60 million to $170 million before the company was sold. In this episode, Mark sits down with Ryan to talk about...
Episode 13 | The Ugly Truth About Commission-Based Sales
Great sales starts with belief. For Ryan, Darren and Kyle Miller, that belief has shaped the way PWI has built its sales culture for more than two decades. In this episode, the brothers trace that philosophy back to a $25,000 lesson in 2003 and...
Episode 12 | Marvin Peachey's Hospitality Obsession
Marv's story starts with an Amish upbringing and years spent working in his father's sawmill. At 26, he bought his father-in-law's manufacturing company on June 6, 2006. Less than two years later, the housing market collapsed and put a business...