The two biggest complaints in any business are always the quality of the toilet paper and the coffee. Joking aside—coffee is a crucial part of any shop’s function. You need to have good coffee on the shop floor. 

Mike Franz and his Co-Founder Amy Teal set out to do two things when they created ShopFloor Coffee. Their first goal was to create an amazing coffee that any shop would proudly serve. Their second mission was to support workforce development programs to bring more people into manufacturing.

Mike shares how they’re working to achieve those goals in this fun episode of MakingChips. Because if your shop floor isn’t caffeinated, they won’t be efficiently MakingChips, and they won’t be making money. BAM!

Segments

• [4:45] Introducing today’s guest, Mike Franz
• [6:37] The Chip on Nick’s Shoulder
• [9:44] The origin story of ShopFloor Coffee
• [16:10] Standing out in a crowded marketplace
• [20:35] Learn about ShopFloor Coffee
• [25:25] Graduate to NetSuite by Oracle
• [27:27] Fueling workforce development 
• [29:42] The biggest challenge they’re facing 
• [33:05] The future of ShopFloor Coffee
• [35:25] How to buy your ShopFloor Coffee

Resources mentioned on this episode

• Amy Teal on LinkedIn
• Mike Franz on LinkedIn
• Mike(at)ShopFloorBrands.com
• Build Submarines
• Netsuite by Oracle
• MPMA
• Minnesota Manufactured
• SME
• Skill Up Arizona
• SkillsUSA
• The NTMA Foundation
• NCATC

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