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The Manufacturers' Podcast is THE place for manufacturers to connect with and learn from other manufacturers. Not only will listeners get to learn from their manufacturing colleagues, but they will also discover HOW they can help each other as a resource or as a source of help and inspiration. As a manufacturer, it's easy to get pigeon-holed into only focusing on your own industry, whether it be through your industry trade association or your industry colleagues. While trade associations are ...
“Next Generation Innovation (NGI) is part of the ControlTrends Podcasting Network. Resurrected from 2017 when Rob Allen of Stromquist & Co., and Jason Houck of Hepta Systems introduced the Young Gun concept; Aaron Gorka is grabbing this by the horns and wrangling it into NGI’s ‘Next Generation’. A fun, minimally-edited, and stimulating Podcast focused on HVAC & Control. Segments cover several perspectives: Interviews, Monologues, Presentations, and some real-creative instances of each. Focus ...
Powerful interviews with some of the top earning network marketing professionals in the world, as well as rising stars experiencing tremendous growth. On this podcast, we explore the daily rituals, techniques and strategies that have propelled these pros to the top! Tried all the network marketing tricks without results? It's time to transform your daily routine to break through your current ceiling! You've heard all the podcasts and read all the books on sales techniques, generating leads, ...
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#28 – Craig Curelop – 28 – Buying 20 Rental Units, House Hacking, Building A Brokerage, Financial Freedom, Buying Real Estate In 2021
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On todays episode we sit down with Craig Curelop to discuss his path towards financial freedom through real estate. Craig currently owners 14 rental units in the Denver area and 6 single family properties in North Carolina. Craig also runs his own brokerage at the https://www.thefiteam.com/ and puts out a ton of content on instagram @thefiguy. Crai…
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How to Attract More Women and People of Color into Manufacturing with Nancy Lurker, President of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals
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Contact Nancy Lurker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-lurker-6603316/ Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers' Network Podcast. I'm excited to introduce you to our guest today Nancy Lurker. Nancy is President and CEO of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, a specialty company that develops and manufacturers sustained release dr…
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Contact John Wilczynski: www.AmericaMakes.us Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers' Network Podcast. I'm excited to introduce our guest today, John Wilczynski. John is the Executive Director of America Makes - the nation's leading Public-Private Partnership for additive manufacturing technology and education. John graduated f…
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On todays episode Gio and Connor discuss projects they've started that didn't go as planned. Why some of them failed, why they were started, and lessons learned. They also chat about different business ideas that are interesting and could be worth pursuing. Don't forget to subscribe and leave a review.…
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Attracting the Next Generations into Manufacturing while Giving Back With Roger Sustar, President of Fredon Corporation
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Contact Roger Sustar: www.thinkmfg.com. Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers' Network Podcast. I'm excited to introduce our guest today, Roger Sustar. Roger is CEO of Fredon Corporation, which offers complete manufacturing solutions for precision machining needs. They've been in business since 1969 and always go one step bey…
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For anyone looking to start an online business, this is a great episode. We chat with Jake Thomas on how we went from no experience in SEO to generating $5k per month with https://goldenhearts.coWe learn his strategy for coming up with new content, discovering profitable niches and much more. And the best part? He spent almost no money.You can stay…
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Getting the Right People to Join Your Team and Stay with You with Keith Ledbetter, CEO of SE Michigan ABC
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Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers' Network podcast. I'm delighted to introduce you to our guest today, Keith Ledbetter. Keith is President and CEO of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Southeast Michigan. He manages this 250 Member construction trade association in southeast Michigan and helps lead its affiliated …
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Josh Belinsky grabs the mic today to chat about he went from lactose intolerant to running Slate Milk, a beverage brand in over 3,500 stores with 20 grams of protein and 0 grams of sugar. They’ve been seen on everything from Kickstarter to Sharktank to some of the biggest stores in the world. We sit down to chat about: How they even figured out how…
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Manufacturing Success at the Intersection of IT and Industry with Craig James of Cat-Strat Services
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Contact Craig James: Email: CraigJames@Cat-Strat.com Website: www.Cat-Strat.com Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers Network podcast. I'm delighted to introduce you to our guest today, Craig James. Craig is a man who wears many hats. Among them, executive coach, writer, speaker, modern philosopher, information technology ind…
On today’s episode, we answer the question “Should You Get A Job After College”? We break down the financial risk of not getting a job, share stories of why Connor got a job for 5 weeks before quitting, how to structure your days if you chose entrepreneurship, and more. Let us know what you thought of today's episode. Don't forget to subscribe.…
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#23 – Joseph Lee – On Building A $5M+ Company, Losing 90% of Revenue Overnight, Dropping Out of College, And Shifting Business Models
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Joseph Lee is the co-founder of Freshline, an e-commerce platform for food suppliers and retailers. Joseph is a serial entrepreneur who first got his start at only 14 years old. He’s not 26 and has been through Tech Stars, Thiel Fellowship, and a pandemic that shut down 90% of his customers overnight. We chat with Joe about the benefits of starting…
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Contact Kent Gladish: Email: KGladish@TMAIllinois.org LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kentgladish/ Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers' Network podcast. I'm excited to introduce you today to Kent Gladish. Kent is Vice President of Member development at the Technology Manufacturing Association. TMA helps small to mid-s…
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#22 - How A 22 Year Old Convinced A Dozen Millionaires To Buy Him a $100,000 Business - Daniel Scott Mitchell
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Today we chat with Daniel Scott Mitchell. We discuss: How he persuaded 14 millionaires to give me $100,000 to buy a SAAS company. The business he bought and his plans for growth His insanely effective cold outreach Strategy You can check out the resume he sent here https://www.notion.so/Dan-s-Plan-for-SaaS-Success-cd8b51c557774206a104954e7a1fd8ee…
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Connect with Rahul Sarkar: Email: rsarkar@chiketa-phoenix.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarkarrahul/ Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers Network podcast. I'm excited today to introduce you to Rahul Sakar. Rahul is president of Clarity Manufacturing Consulting and has 30 years of manufacturing experience reinforc…
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#21 – Lyn Chen – 22 Year Old Serial Entrepreneur, Thiel Fellow & YC Alumni, Tips On Building A World Class Network And Getting Your First 1,000 Customers
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On todays episode we have on Lyn Chen who is a 22 year old serial entrepreneur who went from starting Tuf Candy to being the COO of LayerCI – a software product that helps developers build web apps faster. Lyn is also a recipient of the Theil Fellowship and took her business through YCombinator as well. On todays episode we learn about the story of…
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Don't Ignore the Signs: How to Create a Safe Workplace in Manufacturing with Carol Cambridge
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Contact Carol Cambridge: Telephone: 623-242-8797 Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan from the Manufacturers Network podcast. I am excited to introduce you to Carol Cambridge. Carol Cambridge is CEO of the Stay Safe Project, an international conference speaker, and a workplace violence expert highly profiled for her expertise. She has often sought by the…
Quinn found an inexpensive way to consistently bring in tens of thousands a month in cold hard cash without needing much money at all to start. With over 27 different machines installed, we sit down and dive into everything with Quinn such as when he knew it was time to quit his job, the economics of a vending machine (down to every penny of profit…
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Connect with Ray Brown Email: Ray Brown@Escogroup.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ray-brown-23b65622/ Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers' Network Podcast. I'm excited to introduce you to our guest today, Ray Brown. Ray is the President of Esco Group. Esco Group provides electrical construction, electrical enginee…
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McKenzie and her husband Colby gave themselves six months after graduating college to build a company. Within a few years, they had millions in sales and over 28 employees.McKenzie lays out her playbook on how Thread Wallets scaled form 0 to 8 figures in revenue with no outside funding. She discusses different sales channels, marketing tactics, and…
Connect with Theo Etzel Email: Theo@TheoEtzel.com Website: TheoEtzel.com Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers' Network podcast. I'm excited to introduce our guests today, Theo Etzel. Theo was CEO of conditioned air for 23 years. The company grew from $2.7 million in revenue to $55 million in sales at that time. He stepped do…
What’s up everybody, we have an awesome episode today on scaling and buying home service businesses. We chat with John Wilson who is on track to hit $10 Million in revenue this year with his companies. After buying out his fathers plumbing business, John has been acquiring up other home service companies. We dive into exactly how he’s done this and…
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Connect with Joe Fritz Email: jfritz@investmentcasting.org Website: www.investment casting.org Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers' Network podcast. I'm excited to introduce you to our guest today, Joe Fritz. Joe has been the Executive Director of the Investment Casting Institute since 2013. With over 35 years of experience…
On today’s episode Connor and Gio sit down to discuss their opinion on the easiest way to make money on the internet without needing to invest a lot of cash up front. They walk through why it’s the best opportunity, how to approach starting one, and even share how they bought a business like this last year. If you enjoyed today’s episode please let…
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On today’s episode we sit down with Nikita Kopotun from Juniper. Nikita has one of the coolest stories we’ve heard yet. He went from dreams of being a professional ballet dancer, to study physics to eventually deciding he wanted to go all in on being an entrepreneur when he started Juniper which is on track to hit $65M in revenue this year. On toda…
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Contact Mauricio Barboza: Email: mauricio@joncoind.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauricio-barboza-a6bb9558/ Lisa Ryan: Hey. It's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers' Network podcast. I'm really excited to introduce you to Mauricio Barboza today. Mauricio was born in San Jose, Costa Rica. He studied architecture at the University in …
Today we speak with Cody Davis. He’s only 21 but already owns 30 apartment units. We dive into exactly how he has done this at such a young age. Starting with less than 3 thousand dollars he’s managed to buy millions of dollars worth of real estate. We learn how he structures his deals, and also discuss tips and tricks for anyone else looking to ge…
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Connect with John Millen: Website: www.MillenGroup.com Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan, and welcome to the Manufacturers Network podcast, Live Edition, and we're excited to introduce you to our guest today, John Millen. Now, John is a benefit hacker over the last 20 years in the employee benefits industry. He became annoyed and upset that there were…
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On today's episode we sit down with Johnny Robinson. Unlike some of our past episodes where we’ve brought on Software CEO’s or professional race car drivers, Johnny has had a lot of success at only 22 years old doing something that isn’t exactly what you would call glamorous. Johnny spent $150 his freshman year of college to buy a bucket, a squeege…
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Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan, and welcome to the Manufacturers' Network podcast. I'm excited to introduce our guests today, Teresa Lindsey. Teresa is the CEO of Channel Products, a privately held Cleveland-based manufacturer of components systems and technologies for the gas appliance industry and beyond. Recently she's launched two new divisions…
Today we are sharing the untold story of how Connor & Giovanni met. From freshman year of college to selling Cardly last year, we dove into all of the stories (even the ones we've never told publicly before). If you liked today's episode, let us know on twitter! It's @c_gro or @gio__aa – We'll do more episodes like this in the future if you enjoyed…
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Connect with Scott Gauvin: Website: www.macresco.com Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers' Network podcast. I'm excited to introduce our guest, Scott Gauvin. Scott is a seasoned change agent with over 25 years of experience successfully helping organizations realize their potential. Throughout his career, Scott's focus has b…
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Connect with Ashleigh Walters: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleigh-walters-makethingsbetter/ Website: https://www.onexinc.com/ Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the manufacturers' network podcast. I'm excited to introduce you today to Ashley Walters. Ashleigh is President of Onex, an employee-owned business operating for over 54…
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#12 – Danielle Diamond – Starting A 6 Figure Agency, What Most Brands Get Wrong About Creative, Operating Camera Robots
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On today's episode we sit down with Danielle Diamond. Danielle has started Epiq Media and is regarded as one of the leading creatives in B2B and social content today, I've directed content for companies like Drift, Privy, DGMG, User Interviews, Boundless, NYSHEX, Snapchat, Rosetta Stone, Vicks, King, Zenni Optical, Adidas, Tampax, Vicks and more. H…
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Connect with Per Sjofors: Email: per@sjofors.com. Website: www.sjofors.com Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers Network podcast. I'm here today with Per Sjofors. Per is the founder of Sjofors Partners. Pricing has always been an interest area for Per. As a serial entrepreneur running companies in Europe and the U.S., he did …
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Today we speak with Aaron Spivak. He’s the cofounder of hush blankets. They are on track to do $50 million this year selling weighted blankets and sleep accessories. Before hush blankets, Aaron ran one of the most popular party bus companies in Canada, and also launched a successful retail fruit juice business that is still doing well with multiple…
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Connect with Lisa Anderson Website: www.lma-consulting.com You can also call 90963039 Telephone: 909-630-3943 Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan from the manufacturers' network podcast. I'm excited to introduce you today to our guest, Lisa Anderson. Lisa provides expertise and advice on maximizing the customer experience and enabling profitable, scalab…
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#10 – Alex Wieckowski – Lessons Learned Reading Over 200 Books & Getting Over 120k followers
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On today’s episode we sit down with Alex Wieckowski also known as Alex and Books. Alex is 26 years old but has already read over 200 books in his lifetime and at the time of the recording has over 120,000 followers on social media across instagram twitter tiktok and more. On today’s episode we talk about Alex’s favorite books, how to be a better re…
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Connect with John Hrdlick: Email: John.Hrdlick@inxintl.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hrdlick-ba953815/ Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan, and welcome to the Manufacturers' Network podcast. I'm excited to introduce our guest today, John Hrdlick. John is President and CEO of INX International Ink company. He spent most of his career in …
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#09 – Aurora Straus - 22 - Youngest Professional Race Car Driver On Breaking Into Male Dominated Industries and Other Obstacles at 200 MPH
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On today's episode we chat with Aurora Straus. Aurora is a full time student at Harvard University and also one of the youngest professional race car drivers. When she’s not winning races or taking exams, she’s running Girls with Drive which helps young women break into male dominated industries. We talk with Aurora about her experience learning to…
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White Collar, Blue Collar, NEW Collar: Designing Your Digital Marketing Strategy with Suzanne O'Connell
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Connect with Suzanne O'Connell: Email: soconnell@certifiedThomaspartner.com. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/suzannemoconnell/ Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan, and welcome to the manufacturers' network podcast. I'm excited to introduce you to our guest today. Suzanne O'Connell. Suzanne is a mechanical engineer and certified Thomas partner. She…
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On today's episode we sit down with Hayes Canupp, a senior at University of Tennessee Knoxville. Hayes has grown his brand Jersey Bird into a 7-figure brand without spending a single dollar on Facebook ads. We talk about how Hayes is using TikTok influencers to explode his brand, why he left his internship on the second day, and what he wants to be…
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Connect with Eric Schwarzenbach: Email: eschwarzenbach@rollomaticusa.com Website: www.Rollomaticusa.com Show Transcript: Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan of the Manufacturers' Network podcast, I'm excited to introduce you to today's guest Eric Schwarzenbach. Eric is President of Rollomatic, which is a manufacturer of CNC cutting tool grinding machine…
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#07 Michael Martocci – From Dropping Out To Running An 8-Figure Company, Meeting Richard Branson & Living With An NFL Player For A Year
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On today’s episode we sit down with the CEO of SwagUp, Michael Martocci. Michael talks about how he decided to leave school to pursue his entrepreneurial passion, how he started SwagUp, what it was like living with an NFL player for a year, which business he’d be working on if he wasn’t full time on SwagUp, and more. If you enjoyed the episode be s…
Connect with Laura Timbrook: Email: Laura@LauraTimbrook.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauratimbrook/ Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan from the Manufacturers' Network podcast. I'm here with Laura Timbrook. Laura is a well-being strategist, and she's also a fellow podcaster. She is the host of the Manufacturing Wellness Podcast. So, Laura, …
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#06 Greg Meade - $10M+ Per Year, CEO of CROSSNET On Inventing A Sport And Scaling an 8-figure brand
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On today's episode Giovanni and Connor sit down with Greg Meade, the CEO of CROSSNET. The worlds first first 4-square volleyball set. Greg is also the cofounder of Glunt, a glass blunt product company. Today we talk through how Greg started CROSSNET, how they hire their team, and how they've been scaling their company to a $10+ million company in o…
Connect with Greg: Email: greg.crowley@rmgfelm.com Website: https://www.rmgfelm.com/ Lisa Ryan: Hey it's Lisa, Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers' Network podcast. I'm excited to introduce you to today's guest Greg Crowley. Greg is President of Rockford manufacturing. Greg, welcome to the show. Greg Crowley: Thank you for having me. Lisa Ryan: So s…
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On todays episode we sit down with Joe Zanca and dive deep into his company, OnDemand Storage. Joe is 28 years old and has been running On Demand Storage for the past 4 years growing it into a nation-wide brand. We talk about everything from Joe's tips to selling better, the numbers behind OnDemand Storage, and how Joe would go about making money i…
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Building a Manufacturing Culture of Accountability, Accuracy, and Respect with Allison Giddens
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Connect with Allison Giddens: Email: akrache@win-tech.net LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisongiddens/ Lisa Ryan: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan. Welcome to the Manufacturers' Network podcast. Our guest today is Allison Giddens. Allison is president and co-owner of Win-Tech, a precision machine shop based just outside Atlanta, Georgia. She has an und…
