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Back to SearchWhy Great Companies Can’t Be Copied | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E149
Episode 149
What happens when an iconic brand starts fighting its own fans?
This week, Andrew and Jay discuss Fender’s controversial cease-and-desist campaign aga…
5 months ago
Six Types of Working Genius (w/ John Grimsmo) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E148
Episode 148
Jay welcomes John Grimsmo of Grimsmo Knives for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, manufacturing culture, lean systems, and the Six Types of …
5 months, 1 week ago
Is A Good Leader A Dictator? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E147
Episode 147
Is a good leader a dictator? In this episode, Jay and Andrew wrestle with the tension between decisive leadership and collaborative growth. What star…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
The Dangerous Line Between Confidence and Delusion in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E146
Episode 146
Andrew and Jay explore the tension between confidence and delusion in entrepreneurship, the challenge of scaling a company without losing yourself, a…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Why “Too Big to Fail” Is a Lie (and What Actually Keeps You Alive)| Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E145
Episode 145
Is anybody too big to fail? (Answer: no.) What actually keeps a business alive when everything around it starts shifting?
In this ep, Andrew and Jay t…
5 months, 4 weeks ago
When Your Shop Fix Doesn't Solve the Problem | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E144
Episode 144
Jay and Andrew start by talking about getting back into work after time away, which leads into a broader discussion about applying work systems and e…
6 months ago
What Actually Made The Machining Summit Worth It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E143
Episode 143
Fresh off the Machining Summit on the Summit in Mammoth Lakes, Andrew and Jay sit down to unpack what actually made the experience worth it...and it …
6 months, 1 week ago
The Factory Caught Fire—Here’s What Saved the Business (w/ Brian Meyers) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E142
Episode 142
What happens when your factory catches fire without warning? In this episode, Brian Meyers (president of Fat American Mfg and host of Lean by Doing p…
6 months, 2 weeks ago
When Selling Through a Dealer Backfires | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E141
Episode 141
Jay begins by talking about selling a machine, and when it's better to go direct versus using a dealer, with broader implications regarding alignment…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
The Hidden Labor Cost That’s Killing Your Margins | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E140
Episode 140
Jay and Andrew begin with a deceptively simple question: what actually makes a company “lean”? Starting with a quote from Shigeo Shingo, they challen…
7 months ago