Join us for this fun episode with Kurt Wagner, second generation owner of Wagner Machine Company in Champaign, Illinois.   Wagner Machine is a precision machine shop with all sorts of capabilities and Kurt has innovative mind that doesn’t like to say no!

Jay chats with Harry Moser, President of the Reshoring Initiative, a non-profit, who’s mission is to bring good, well-paying manufacturing jobs back to the United States. They offer a number of free tools to help companies more accurately assess their total cost of offshoring, and shift collective thinking from “offshoring is cheaper” to “local reduces the total cost of ownership.”

Jay's guest today is Roger Atkins, President at The National Tooling & Machining Association (NTMA).  Roger started helping in a family shop when he was ten years old spent and has spent his entire career in metalworking and most recently accepted the role of President of the NTMA early this year.  The NTMA supports US small and medium size custom part manufacturers in the quest to not only survive in today’s tough times but to actually thrive!

We interview our first female Job Shop Owner, Kristin Carlson of Peerless Precision out of Western Massachusetts. Kristin shares her experience of being a woman in a male dominated industry as well as how dedicated she is growing her workforce and her commitment to the custom part manufacturing business.  Enjoy!

In this very timely episode, Jay chats with Patrick Davidson, VP at Metalmite and Mark Freir, Patrick's executive coach and author of "The Choice to Show Up".  They explore the soft skills of running a shop and offer advice on being a leader during these turbulent times.  

Jay chats with Jeff Robinson of the newly formed Hybrid Machining.  Jeff speaks candidly about his experience selling his previous shop, AllRout, and starting his new shop shortly thereafter. 

Steve Lynch, Jay's friend and former Director of Technology at RAPID, joins us for today's episode.  Steve and Jay reflect and share stories about their 14 year journey together.  Steve opened his own shop - Approved Sheet Metal in early 2020 and has already seen tremendous success!  You are sure to enjoy this episode!

Jay recently traveled to the NTMA (National Tooling and Machining Association) Chapter Leadership Summit in Orlando, FL.  The NTMA connects many of the nation's top custom precision manufacturers through regional chapters and national events.  Their goal is to improve members capabilities through the accelerated adoption of tools, technologies and best practices!  Jay asks some of the nation's top industry leaders how they are feeling going into 2020 and how being a member of the NTMA has helped their business.  Listen and enjoy!

So impressed with Matt Guse, our guest on Episode 20 of The Job Shop Show and owner of MRS Machining. Listen to how he and his father helped get Cardinal Mfg up and running, a for-profit Job Shop in a local high school. Matt reveals in-house software that dramatically reduced material movement times and how open company financials has increased team profit-sharing AND company profits. Dig in!

On this week's episode, Jay speaks with Steve Doody of CSI whom he met through Strategic Coach - a coaching program for entrepreneurs.  Steve has built his success and business on his mission to help people that may have had setbacks early in life or made poor decisions in the past.  Listen to Steve share his incredible journey!