Latest Jasonzenger Podcast Episodes
MakingChips Seasons: Real Life of a Small Shop Owner with Ken Parent, 352
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - March 28, 2023 19:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsKen Parent keeps it real. Ken launched Parent Manufacturing in 2020 in the midst of the Covid pandemic. Navigating running a small shop and providing for his family hasn’t been an easy road. Instead of shying away from the reality of entrepreneurism, Ken shares the good, the bad, and the ugly on...
What are Your Root Motivations as a Manufacturing Leader? 351
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - March 20, 2023 17:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsDid you know that we all operate from one of three root motivations? The majority of the decisions we make are because we’re striving for respect, value, or approval. When you know your root motivations as a leader—and in turn learn your team’s—it can help you become a better leader. Dennis Hump...
Does IMTS Really Change the Manufacturing Economy? 350
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - March 13, 2023 18:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsWhat is the greatest show on manufacturing Earth? IMTS. Every two years, the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) draws manufacturers from around the world to Chicago for six days. IMTS not only makes a huge impact on the economy in Chicago but also on the manufacturing industry. P...
MakingChips Seasons: Small Shop Owners Can Thrive with a PEO, 349
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - March 06, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsI’m Mike Payne, the President and Owner of Hill Manufacturing & Fabrication and the first guest host for MakingChips Seasons. When I first bought my company, I had to take on many of the HR functions. Enter Thrive PEO: Jon Scoggins came into the picture and took a lot off my plate. So in this...
Growth Roadmaps: Planning the Work and Working the Plan, 348
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - February 28, 2023 18:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsWhere have we been? Where are we now? Where are we going? These three questions are a simple way to structure how we communicate the vision for our company. But to reach the goals we’ve outlined in our vision, we need a plan. And then we need to work the plan. During our upcoming annual sales...
How to Manufacture a Recession, 347
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - February 21, 2023 18:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsWe know that 2023 is going to be a challenge. After all, a recession is being purposefully orchestrated. The Fed is trying to curb inflation. And truthfully, recessions are a normal part of the economic cycle. Will a recession negatively impact the manufacturing industry? Or will we be left unto...
Reflections on 25 Years at ZENGERS, 346
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - February 14, 2023 18:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsReflecting on the past and learning from it helps shape our future decisions as leaders—both personally and professionally. I’ve worked in my family business for 25 years and recently spent some time reflecting on what I’ve learned. So in this episode of MakingChips, I share 10 things I’ve le...
Recruiting Manufacturing Leaders is a Lot Like Selling, 345
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - February 07, 2023 18:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsAs a manufacturing leader, one of the most important things you can do is hire the right people. As I’ve been working through the recruiting process, I started to realize that it closely parallels the sales process. And if you excel as a salesperson, you’ll find it easier to recruit than you thi...
Fanatical Prospecting to Make Your Manufacturing Company Recession Proof, 344
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - January 31, 2023 18:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsThis is a good time of year to start thinking about your sales pipeline and hunting for new business. Prospecting is one of the most important things you can do to grow your business—but it’s also something that everyone hates—even salespeople. So what is the concept of “Fanatical” prospecting? ...
MakingChips Reviews Our Own Performance Reviews, 343
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - January 24, 2023 18:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsAre you conducting performance reviews in your business? Have you found a way to structure them to be useful? In this episode of MakingChips, Jason and I talk about how we structure our performance reviews, why we do them consistently, and why they matter. Your teams need to be performing at a h...
MakingChips Interviews ChatGPT about Manufacturing Leadership, 342
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - January 17, 2023 18:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsChatGPT is a chatbot that is making waves in artificial intelligence. It’s not your typical chatbot that produces canned robotic answers. So in this episode of MakingChips, we put ChatGPT to the test. We asked the bot five questions about manufacturing and its answers will surprise you. Plus, ...
Are Dogs a Manufacturing Leader's Best Friend? 341
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - January 03, 2023 18:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsAre you looking for a way to give back to your local community? We started MakingChips as a way to serve the manufacturing nation with no strings attached. Mike Payne—the President of Hill Manufacturing & Fabrication—found a unique way to do just that. He and his team started fostering dogs last...
A MakingChips Farewell to a Classic Carr, 340
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - December 27, 2022 18:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsIt’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’l...
Social Media in Manufacturing Part ll
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - December 20, 2022 18:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsIn 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 a...
Extreme Ownership for the Manufacturing Leader, 338
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - December 17, 2022 22:28 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsHave 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 so...
Using Discretion in Your Collection Tactics: It May Cost You the Customer
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - November 29, 2022 18:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsWhen do you ask customers to pay their invoices? How do you ask your customers to pay their invoice(s)? Collecting on a debt that’s owed is an art and a science. You have to be careful so you don’t lose a customer. In this episode of MakingChips, we cover a recent frustrating situation I dealt w...
People, Process and Performance (CV Manufacturing Conference)
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - November 22, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsWe believe that there are three components to running a great manufacturing company: People, process, and performance. And properly managing each of these areas will drive the success of your business. In this episode of MakingChips, we moderate a panel at the CV Manufacturing Conference with sp...
Are Sleepy Leaders Better Leaders?
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - November 15, 2022 18:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsDo you struggle to sleep at night? Do you lay in bed and think about work and show up in the morning exhausted? Guess what—sleepy leaders are NOT better leaders. I’m going to share why I think that and how manufacturing leaders can get higher-quality shut-eye in this episode of MakingChips. Beca...
Manufacturing a Successful Business and Marriage
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - November 08, 2022 18:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsI met Jamie and Lee Marzilli at ProShop ERP’s happy hour event while we were at IMTS 2022. When I heard how they founded and grew a machine shop as a married couple, I knew we needed to have them as guests on MakingChips. So in this episode, Jamie and Lee share their background in machining and ...
A True & Unique Manufacturing Success Story
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - November 01, 2022 17:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsKelsey Heikoop and Paul Van Metre met in an entry-level engineering class. They hit it off right away—while simultaneously falling in love with machining. Once they graduated college, they started their own machine shop. How did that lead to founding ProShop ERP? They share the ProShop ERP origi...
Our Best and Worst Ideas for Industry Events
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - October 25, 2022 17:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsHow do you make an industry event a worthy investment for your business? Can you prepare ahead of time to see an ROI? What should you avoid doing when you’re attending an event? In this episode of MakingChips—with IMTS fresh on our minds—we talk about the dos and don’ts for industry events. You ...
Finding Your Passion for a Rewarding Career
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - October 18, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsI believe if you find your passion you will have a successful and fruitful career. I didn't realize what my true passions were until later in life. In this episode of MakingChips, each of us will break down and share with the metalworking nation what we are passionate about. Because if you’re no...
LIVE at IMTS: Advancements in Machining Automation
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - October 11, 2022 17:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsIn the final special edition episode of MakingChips recorded live at IMTS, we sit down with Craig Zoberis of Fusion OEM and RoboJob USA and Derek Goodwin with Trinity Robotics Automation to talk about a paradigm shift in the industry: Automation. We cover the difference between pallet automation...
LIVE at IMTS: Leveraging Your CNC Machine Productivity from Data to Action
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - October 04, 2022 17:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsHave you implemented a machine monitoring system in your machine shop? Do you know how to leverage the data to make meaningful improvements in your shop? CEO and Co-founder of Amper Technologies Akshat Thirani joined us live at IMTS to talk about how his company has simplified machine monitoring...
LIVE at IMTS: How Will the Latest Technology Advancements Change Your Manufacturing Business?
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - September 27, 2022 17:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsWhat would the shop of the future look like? What’s more exciting—hardware or software? What can manufacturing leaders learn from B2C businesses? In this special LIVE episode at IMTS 2022, we chat with special guests Mike Payne with Hill Manufacturing and Eike Huebner with Ellison Technologies ...
Connecting Machine Monitoring with Leadership
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - September 06, 2022 17:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsAs a leader looking to grow his business, Tom Schroeder knew it was time to start gathering data to inform the growth process. So Tom began to implement machine monitoring technology in his shop. In this episode of MakingChips, hear how Tom implemented Amper Technology and the impact it has made...
What Most People Don’t Know About IMTS
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - August 30, 2022 17:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsAccording to Peter Eelman, if you walk every bit of carpeting at IMTS, you’d walk 69 miles. Those 69 miles cover everything from The Modern Machine Shop’s Top Shops’ Panel to the 3D Printing Workshop for Job Shops, from Women Make Manufacturing Move to The Smartforce Student Summit. In this epis...
Employee Benefits: Are You Really Benefiting?
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - August 23, 2022 17:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsDoes your team know what they’re really getting when you offer employee benefits, such as health insurance and a 401k? In this episode of MakingChips, Jason and I dissect the employee benefits we offer at Carr Machine & Tool. When we calculate what we’re investing in our employees, the number is...
Tips for Scheduling Production in Your Machine Shop
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - August 16, 2022 17:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsScheduling is the art of planning your activities so that you can achieve your goals and priorities in the time that you have available. When it’s done effectively, it helps you understand what you can realistically achieve with your time. Why is it a big deal on the shop floor? As technology an...
IMTS 2022: It's Big, It's Back, It's Safe, It's Fun!
Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - August 09, 2022 17:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 82 ratingsThe International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) is back! This is the first time that IMTS has been forced to go on hiatus since World War II. It’s taking place September 12–17 at McCormick Place in Chicago and will consist of 1.2 million square feet of exhibition space. In this episode...
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