461 Episodes

  1. Funding Your Dream Shop: Creative Ownership Strategies You Haven’t Heard Yet, 460

    Published: 4/21/2025

  2. The Quiet Cut That's Loudly Threatening Small Manufacturing

    Published: 4/19/2025

  3. The Legal + Financial Stuff No One Warns You About When Starting a Machine Shop, 459

    Published: 4/14/2025

  4. Shop Formation 101: Entity Types, Tax Traps, and Long-Term Strategy, 458

    Published: 4/7/2025

  5. Breaking Boundaries: Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset, 457

    Published: 3/31/2025

  6. Machine Shop MBA: How to Become a Top Shop with Brent Donaldson, 456

    Published: 3/24/2025

  7. Introducing Machine Shop Growth: Scaling Success with Kirk Phelps and Mike Fritz, 455

    Published: 3/17/2025

  8. Unpacking Real-World Applications of AI in Manufacturing with Bryce Barnes, 454

    Published: 3/10/2025

  9. Cybersecurity Requirements for DoD Contractors: A Deep Dive into CMMC with Jacob Horne, 453

    Published: 3/3/2025

  10. How Mike Nager is Closing the Awareness Gap with Kid’s Books on Manufacturing, 452

    Published: 2/24/2025

  11. Hire MFG Leaders: Revolutionizing Recruiting for Manufacturers, 451

    Published: 2/14/2025

  12. Why AI Isn’t the Answer for Quoting: The Risks of Using ChatGPT in Manufacturing, 450

    Published: 2/10/2025

  13. The Business of MakingChips: From Shop Floor to CEO, 449

    Published: 2/3/2025

  14. How Systems and Processes Can Transform Your Shop's Revenue, 448

    Published: 1/28/2025

  15. Precision Under Pressure: How Machinists Empower First Responders, 447

    Published: 1/20/2025

  16. A MakingChips Farewell to the OG: Jason Zenger, #446

    Published: 1/14/2025

  17. How to Build a Kick-Ass Culture with Beau Groover, 445

    Published: 1/6/2025

  18. New Year, New Goals: Aligning Metrics, Leadership, and Life, 444

    Published: 12/30/2024

  19. Looking Back, Moving Forward: Our Top MakingChips Moments of 2024, 443

    Published: 12/23/2024

  20. Why Customer Service Outsells Sales, 442

    Published: 12/16/2024

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Manufacturing is challenging, but if you are connected to a community of leaders, you can elevate your skills, solve your problems and grow your business! MakingChips was launched in 2014 to equip and inspire the metalworking nation. Hundreds of episodes and a million downloads later, it’s an industry-leading source of information, inspiration, and entertainment for manufacturing leaders of all types. It’s hosted by Nick Goellner, Mike Payne, and Paul Van Metre. They’re joined by a rotating panel of expert guests – including Titan Gilroy (TITANS of CNC), John Saunders (NYC CNC), Mark TerryBerry (Haas Automation), and many more. Join us as we tackle the topics that keep you up at night - leadership, operations, technology, growth, workforce development and culture.