Podcast Episodes

MC034: Rebuilding Manufacturing One Veteran At a Time - Workshops for Warriors - part 1 [PODCAST]

There is a problem in the United States among Veterans of the U.S. Military

After sacrificing a great deal to protect their homeland, U.S. Veterans…

11 years, 1 month ago

MC033: Business Management Tools for Manufacturing Leaders [PODCAST]

The nature of things in the manufacturing industry has changed. Gone are the days when a physical filing system will adequately contain all the docum…

11 years, 2 months ago

MC032: How to Maximize your Employee Annual Reviews, with Karla Dobbeck [PODCAST]

Why are employee annual reviews a bad idea?

It’s not the idea of having a meeting with employees that’s a bad idea, it’s the verbiage we use to des…

11 years, 2 months ago

MC031: Bringing Manufacturing Jobs Back to the U.S. - the Reshoring Initiative with Harry Moser [PODCAST]

Outsourcing jobs to China and other countries used to be the most affordable option for many manufacturing companies. But changes to the global econo…

11 years, 2 months ago

MC030: How to get rid of that "Bad Apple" in the shop - Human Resources management with Karla Dobbeck [PODCAST]

Every employer has to deal with the complex issues that are a part of employment law in the modern age. But they also have to run a shop that is well…

11 years, 2 months ago

MC029: Job costing: What are the recommended ways to cost out a job? [PODCAST]

Today’s episode of Making Chips features a listener question. You can leave your question for Jim and Jason to answer by going to www.MakingChips.com…

11 years, 2 months ago

MC028: Manufacturing Industry advice through the eyes of a newbie, with Patricia Miller [PODCAST]

We introduced you to Patricia Miller of Matrix IV back in episode 26 and in today’s episode we’re going to do a deeper dive into the challenges and v…

11 years, 3 months ago

MC027: Marketing tactics you should STOP right now! [PODCAST]

Marketing is an important part of any business. It’s got to be because it’s how you let people know who you are and what you do. That’s something tha…

11 years, 3 months ago

MC026: Moving an old-school manufacturing business into the modern age with Patricia Miller of Matrix IV [PODCAST]

That’s what Patricia Miller’s professional associates told her when she started investigating the possibility of taking over her family business afte…

11 years, 3 months ago

MC025: Why you should hire your next manufacturing leader from high school [PODCAST]

It’s a manufacturing renaissance

Where do you typically find the best employees for your manufacturing company? How do you go about finding them? A…

11 years, 4 months ago