Sep 27, 2022
This week's episode runs through the early (very early!) manufacturing career of George Podlasek, President of Winslow Automatics, through his legal career and back to manufacturing again.
In this episode, Ari and George talk about the George's Dad's hard work ethos and how it molded the Podlasek family...
Sep 20, 2022
Business is all about relationships, even in specialized tool manufacturing!
In this episode, Ari and Jacob Litke talk about the relationships that have grown Skillcraft Machine Tool. Jacob tells Ari about the successful ownership transition from his Father as well as his relationships with employees. He discusses the...
Sep 13, 2022
At nearly 150 years old, Penn Globe has both a fascinating history and an exciting future.
President and CEO, Marcia LaFemina, covered tons of ground with our host, Ari Santiago, in this fast-paced episode. They talked all about the innovations that have kept Penn Globe strong and steady despite their small stature in...
Sep 6, 2022
Laura Marasco took a winding path of leadership roles in finance that prepared her, brilliantly, but unwittingly, for a great career in Manufacturing! Listen as she tells Ari her story of going from banking to West-Conn Tool and how all her experiences lined up perfectly to bring her to her current CEO role (a role...