Sean O'Brien is Vice President and the second generation in his family's Milford-based manufacturing company that supplies high precision machining components to diverse set of industries including medical, microelectronics, defense, and commercial.

Sean talks to Ari about how starting at the bottom gave him a well-rounded view of the business and an appreciation for every single employee. They discuss PMP's lean journey and its effect on the company culture.

Together Sean and Ari delve into diversification, sales practices, technology and so much more. Ari asks Sean about what he's like to see change in the CT landscape that could really help manufacturers across the state. Books mentioned on today's podcast: Learning to See: Value Stream Mapping to Add Value and Eliminate Muda, John Shook and Mike Rother

Sean O'Brien, VP, Precision Metal Products Company Website: https://www.pmpinc.biz/ Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/precision-metal-products/ Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pmpincbiz Sean's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sean-o-brien-00a04720/

Ari Santiago, President/CEO/Founder, IT Direct Company Website: https://www.gettingyouconnected.com/ Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itdtech/ Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/it-direct-llc Company YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/itdirect151 Ari's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asantiago104/

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