Hello Metalworking Nation! We are back in Burr Ridge, IL — headquarters of the Tuthill Corporation for Part 2 of our interview with CEO Tom Carmazzi.
“It’s the foundation of our success and it’s something we require of each other no matter what our role or what day it happens to be.” -Tuthill (Four Sticks)
Tom shares with us his lessons on leadership – the foundation of Tuthill’s success. We’ll hear about the “Four Sticks”, a favorite symbol of the company, and Tom tells the story of Tuthill’s “Wake the World” campaign.
Episode Outline:
[01:23] – You Have to Make Your Stand
[04:13] – “We’ll Never Stop”
[06:40] – From Values to Behaviors
[08:15] – The Four Sticks
[11:33] – Wake the World
[12:56] – Team Rubicon
[16:22] – Show Your Heart
[19:30] – Conclusion of Episode
Mentioned in this Episode:
The “Four Sticks”
Wake The World
Team Rubicon
Workshops for Warriors
Leadership and Self Deception Book by Arbinger Institute
Tom Carmazzi | LinkedIn
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MC103: Pumping Your Heart Into It

Hello Metalworking Nation! Today we welcome Eric Fogg, Co-Founder and Partner of MachineMetrics, to the MakingChips Podcast. Eric started as a CNC machinist and identified an area in the throughput process that he believes can significantly help increase spindle uptime through a machine monitoring system called "MachineMetrics". MachineMetrics is a cloud solution that improves transparency and production efficiency for manufacturing facilities by automatically collecting, analyzing, and visualizing data from people, parts, and machines. Eric tells his story and shares the benefits of the system. He’s traveled all the way from Boston, Massachusetts to join us today and we are thrilled to have him in our studio.

Episode Outline:
[01:45] - Birthday and Books
[03:30] - Manufacturing News
[08:25] - DMG MORI - Innovation Days
[10:18] - Introducing Eric Fogg
[10:42] - The “A-ha” Moment
[14:10] - Machine Metrics
[17:35] - Providing Useful Data
[19:16] - Success Stories
[22:00] - Building the Dashboard
[26:04] - Focus on Production
[30:15] - Empowering the Employee
[34:49] - Customer Benefits
[36:20] - The Right Shop
[38:30] - Customer Success Managers
[40:25] - Tracking Utilization
[42:57] - Money Back Guarantee
[45:28] - Marketing Series w/ Red Caffeine
[46:10] - Make & Elevate | MakingChips TV

Mentioned in this Episode:
Manufacturing News
DMG MORI - Innovation Days
Machine Metrics
10% Off MachineMetrics
MakingChips TV
Eric Fogg | LinkedIn

We Want to Hear From YOU, The Metalworking Nation:
• Jim@makingchips.com
• Jason@makingchips.com
• Ryan@makingchips.com
Telephone: (312) 725-0245

MC104: How a Former Machinist is Seeking to Empower the Shop Floor

How well do you know your customers and their needs? And, how well do you meet those needs? The only way to accurately pinpoint the most important expectations of your clients and how you are performing against them is to hear it directly from them. On today's episode, we talk about interviewing current, prospective and lost clients.

We welcome back Julie Poulos, Kacey Keegan, and Jimmy Merritello with Red Caffeine Marketing+Technology for our MakingChips Marketing Series. They share some valuable information about surveying your clients to help you better understand the collective voice of your customers. In manufacturing news, we'll discuss the current state of the manufacturing economy and efforts to restore U.S. manufacturing to its former glory.

Episode Outline:
[01:11] - DMG Mori
[03:39] - Manufacturing News
[06:16] - MachineMetrics
[07:35] - Welcome Back Julie
[12:40] - Feedback Loop
[15:00] - Great Success Stories
[18:09] - It All Starts with a List
[20:12] - Buying Trigger
[23:00] - Pain Point
[26:12] - Surveys
[28:59] - Buyer’s Persona

Mentioned in this Episode:
DMG MORI - Innovation Days
Manufacturing News
Machine Metrics - 10% Off
Red Caffeine Marketing + Technology
Julie Poulos | LinkedIn
Kacey Keegan | LinkedIn
Jimmy Merritello | LinkedIn
Survey Monkey
Red Caffeine Keystakeholder Interviews Question Set Template | PDF Download 

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• Jim@makingchips.com
• Jason@makingchips.com
• Ryan@makingchips.com
Telephone: (312) 725-0245

MC105: Use Interviews to Discover Your Brand and Get More Business

Hello Metalworking Nation! We are thrilled to bring in a very special guest this week; someone who we truly believe can help elevate your leadership to the next level. Today we welcome Andrea Olson, founder and CEO of Prag'madik. Prag'madik  works with technology companies, industrial manufacturers, and professional service companies that are facing challenges to growth, and looking to make their operations more efficient and effective.

On this episode we'll discuss and evaluate several different components of leadership; including hot button topics such as being pragmatic in your leadership role, establishing your company culture, and mitigating setbacks. Later on, Andrea takes us through three bullet points that you can start using to become a better manufacturing leader immediately. In manufacturing news we'll talk about U.S. manufacturing's robust growth in March 2017, and Jim makes a bet with Jason live on air.

Episode Outline:
[00:01] - DMG MORI Innovation Days
[02:40] - Manufacturing News
[06:11] - Vacation
[08:36] - Introducing Andrea Olson
[11:35] - Systematizing Issues
[12:30] - MachineMetrics
[13:55] - Recognizing Deficits
[17:01] - Defining Your Role
[20:30] - Superhero Complex
[23:02] - Parent/Child Perspective
[25:13] - Defining Culture
[29:38] - Mitigating Setbacks
[35:03] - Front of House Deficiencies
[38:30] - Being a Better Manufacturing Leader
[43:22] - Conclusion of Episode

Mentioned in this Episode:
DMG MORI - Innovation Days
Manufacturing News
Prag'madik
Andrea Olson | LinkedIn
MachineMetrics - Take 10% Off

We Want to Hear From YOU, The Metalworking Nation:
• Jim@makingchips.com
• Jason@makingchips.com
• Ryan@makingchips.com
Telephone: (312) 725-0245