Bill Drew, VP of Johnson Steel Rule Die Co., shares his story of working alongside generations of family in the industry, witnessing the transition from handmade dies to automation and how that affects employee skills, the industry and drives him to Odyssey Expo each year to witness, first-hand, the latest and greatest. Bill digs further into his family’s history, from watching his grandfather make block dies to learning how to cut and bend dies by hand as a young boy. He expresses his love for the industry and his business, the challenges he faces with hiring, his passion for customers and employees, the importance of turn-around times, why he joined IADD and what it takes to run a family business and a young family at the same time!