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Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders

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 Jason Zenger and Nick Goellner, two multi-generational manufacturing leaders, and 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.
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Now displaying: December, 2022
Dec 27, 2022

It’s official: Jim Carr is leaving MakingChips. He’s stepping back to take more time to focus on Carr Machine & Tool. Jim has been an integral part of the success of MakingChips. So in this episode, I’ll share six things I’ve learned from Jim that are impactful in both business and 

life. We’ll sure miss our banter, but we’ll keep MakingChips, because if we aren’t MakingChips, we aren’t making money. BAM!

– Nick

Segments

  • [1:58] A MakingChips farewell to Jim Carr
  • [4:58] Manufacturing news: Automotive manufacturing shifting south
  • [7:14] Lesson #1: If you need time to think about something, take it
  • [11:04] Lesson #2: If you’re gonna do something, do it with top quality
  • [13:09] Lesson #3: Always provide a first-class experience 
  • [15:24] Lesson #4: Dare to be different than other leaders
  • [16:45] Lesson #5: Relationships fuel growth (the community is everything) 
  • [19:04] Lesson #6: You can’t work hard without playing hard
  • [20:54] The new direction MakingChips is going to take

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  • Get 25% off an annual Thomas™ subscription with code CHIPS25

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Dec 20, 2022

In this special episode of MakingChips, we are taking my journey with MakingChips full circle by recording a follow-up episode to our very first episode, “Social Media in Manufacturing,” which aired in December 2014. This episode will cover why we still care about social media in manufacturing and what platforms you should leverage. Because if you aren’t leveraging social media, then you aren’t MakingChips. And if you aren’t MakingChips, then you aren’t making money. BAM!

— Jim

Segments

  • [5:32] Why am I leaving MakingChips?
  • [8:14] Do we need social media marketing?
  • [9:46] What’s new at AME/Hennig and ZENGERS
  • [13:56] Why should business owners care about social media?
  • [15:42] The three different platforms that are relevant to business
  • [18:45] Why a company page is important on LinkedIn
  • [25:12] Building connections with a personal LinkedIn page
  • [30:31] Don’t allow yourself to get overwhelmed with “the rules”
  • [34:10] My final words of wisdom and some big thank-you’s

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  • Get 25% off an annual Thomas™ subscription with code CHIPS25

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Dec 17, 2022

Have you read the book, “Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win” by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin? The book talks about the mindset of Navy SEALs and how the techniques they employ in and out of combat can be embraced by leadership. So in this episode of MakingChips, we break down some of the facets of extreme leadership and share how they’re applicable to the manufacturing nation. Because if you’re not taking extreme ownership of your business, you’re not making chips. And if you’re not making chips, you’re not making money. BAM!

– Nick

Segments

  • [3:02] What the end of the year looks like for ZENGERS and Black
  • [5:33] How Carr Machine & Tool is growing organically
  • [8:40] Manufacturing News: Manufacturing Survey Report
  • [15:59] Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win
  • [17:22] Why do military officers make amazing business leaders?
  • [19:04] The gist of Jocko Willink’s TEDx Talk
  • [20:41] What do you do when you take extreme ownership?
  • [24:17] What should you instill in your culture? 
  • [27:40] What are your “laws of combat?”
  • [31:18] Leading up and down the chain of command
  • [33:55] How to avoid micromanagement 
  • [35:32] The dichotomy of leadership 
  • [37:03] Jason’s five takeaways for a small machine shop

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