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Raw Material

Raw Material

著者： Jamie Marzilli
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Raw Material is about the people behind the parts. The owners, machinists, operators, builders, and problem-solvers who carry the weight, make the calls, fix the messes, and keep the work moving. This podcast gets into the pressure, the failures, the lessons, and the wins that come with life in manufacturing. No fluff. Just real conversations about pushing people, not buttons.2026 経済学
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  • 5. I Started a Machine Shop on a Dare. Here's the Real Story.

    5. I Started a Machine Shop on a Dare. Here's the Real Story.
    2026/07/10

    Everybody wants the highlight reel. The 13,000 square foot shop, the wall of CNC machines, the certifications on the wall. Nobody wants to hear about the two toilets, the seven parking spots for 26 people, or the rigger who sliced a neighbor's Tahoe clean in half. That's exactly the part we're telling you today.

    This is the first episode Lee and I have done together, so we figured we'd start where it all started. We met on match.com back in 2010. A few months in, she told me to go get a job. I did, hated it, and then she dared me to start my own shop. That dare turned into Marzilli Machine.

    We walk through the stuff the how-to-start-a-business books skip right over. Writing a real business plan with the SBA. Convincing a bank to bet on you. Zoning, remediation, and finding a building nobody could ever find. Starting with one 1997 Haas and a surface grinder in a garage wedged between apartment buildings in Fall River.

    We also get into the grind nobody brags about. Eighty to a hundred hour weeks. Sleeping on a pullout couch at the shop. Doing payroll from a hospital bed and again before the honeymoon. Moving 22 machines in three days with 35 Gaylords and a spreadsheet. And the certifications that decide what work you're even allowed to quote, from ISO to AS9100 to a CMMC bill that's pushing good owners into retirement.

    If you're working for somebody right now and wondering what it takes to go out on your own, this one's for you. No fluff, no filters. Just how it actually happened.

    What's Covered in this Episode
    • (0:00) A rigger forgets to pull the truck wheels in and slices a neighbor's Tahoe in half
    • (1:09) How Lee and I met on match.com (and why she thought I was a jobless bum)
    • (2:30) Quitting a boss who didn't get the shop floor, and the dare to start my own
    • (3:07) Writing the first business plan, plus Lee's MBA and machining family
    • (5:01) The SBA and MSBDC, and pinning down rent, power, payroll, and equipment
    • (7:07) What the bank really wants, plus zoning, remediation, and a grandfathered shop
    • (10:18) ProShop ERP: why I invested in myself first and saw ROI in weeks
    • (11:54) One 1997 Haas, bad electrical, 7 parking spots, and moving 22 machines in 3 days
    • (14:47) Lee joining the business and achieving significant growth
    • (15:38) Why UPS and DHL wreck your parts, and how to package aerospace work
    • (17:04) Lee back at work days after giving birth to make a client meeting
    • (18:55) The grit nobody brags about: 80 to 100 hour weeks and sleeping at the shop
    • (20:12) The certs that unlock better work, and what ISO, AS9100, and CMMC really cost
    • (21:57) Owners aging out, shops closing, and private equity consolidating the industry
    • (22:38) Elevate at IMTS 2026: leadership and community with AMT and Women in Manufacturing
    • (23:30) Lee's side of the shop: HR, books, financials, and financing the move
    • (24:38) My road from machinist at 15 to shop owner, and learning to lead
    • (27:30) Turning tribal knowledge into work orders, and splitting online from offline work
    • (29:17) What's next: solo deep-dives, Lee's interviews, and guests
    Resources Mentioned
    • ProShop ERP
    • Elevate at IMTS 2026
    • Titans of CNC Academy
    • U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
    • Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC)
    Connect with Jamie & Lee Marzilli
    • Connect with Jamie on LinkedIn
    • Connect with Lee on LinkedIn
    • Marzilli Machine
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    30 分
  • 4. Make Big Tech Pay for 1,000 Trade Schools, with Rep. Jake Auchincloss

    4. Make Big Tech Pay for 1,000 Trade Schools, with Rep. Jake Auchincloss
    2026/06/26
    Every shop owner I know is fighting the same war: where do the next machinists come from, and who is going to pay to train them? On this one I sat down with my own congressman, Jake Auchincloss, who came down to the shop with a plan that actually puts money behind the problem. Why not make big tech build a thousand trade schools across the country, surge one-on-one tutoring to every K-12 student, and make the social media corporations foot the bill? It is bold, it is specific, and it is the freshest idea on workforce I have heard in a long time. Jake does not pull punches, and neither do I. He calls the social media platforms what he thinks they are: not content companies, but pharmaceutical companies selling dopamine to kids whose brains cannot fight back. Digital fentanyl. We get into how they lobby Congress, the three lines they run every time, and why he thinks the states, not Washington, are going to be the ones to tax their ad revenue and put it back into education. But this is a shop floor show, so we did not stay in policy land. I told him the truth about what training really costs, the 300 percent you eat on a new hire, the forty grand it takes to fix a spindle after a crash, and why the small shops doing two to fifteen million in revenue are the ones who need to be protected and paid to bring young people in. We argued lottery versus merit for getting kids into trade schools, why we are failing young men, and why the best machinists in their sixties and seventies should be treated like the celebrities they are. Then we went wide. The new space race and what it is doing to aerospace demand. Drones, defense, and why we should be learning from Ukraine. The K-shaped economy. Tariffs that Jake never even got to vote on. Local banks as the backbone of small manufacturing. Energy costs and the case for nuclear. And a real conversation about AI, where I make the case that it grows shops instead of gutting them, the same way Industry 4.0 did. This is a long one because it earned it. Two builders, one machinist and one congressman, trying to figure out how we actually fix the workforce instead of just complaining about it. Pour a coffee and dig in. What's Covered in this Episode (1:00) Rep. Jake Auchincloss: 1,000 trade schools, K-12 tutoring, paid for by social media corporations(2:01) Why the 2020 school closures were a catastrophe kids haven't recovered from(3:07) Taxing the attention-frackers, and the three pillars of a real trade school(5:05) Jamie's shop-floor truth: training costs, crashes, paying machinists, protecting small shops(9:23) The problem with trade schools (and what we think you should do to to fix it) (13:37) How we fail young men, and why purpose, teams, and rules matter(15:52) Why social media companies are dopamine dealers—not content platforms(17:36) The temperance argument, and how Big Tech lobbies Congress to dodge it(19:12) Why we created Hire MFG Leaders (and why you should use it)(19:40) Where the bill lands: why the states will lead with ad-revenue levies(21:12) Accreditation red tape, and the free Titans of CNC curriculum(23:16) A small-group training model, and why a case of parts beats a credential(26:17) The manufacturing Renaissance: aerospace, space, defense, and drones(30:04) The K-shaped economy and why certs like AS9100 draw the line(31:15) Precision tiers: how medical work compares to aerospace(32:27) Massachusetts' edge in high-mix precision (and the grant red tape that holds it back)(36:04) How ProShop ERP can help your shop achieve on-time delivery(37:38) Which trade-school model works, plus discipline and keeping a job(40:54) How to help more shops start and why tax credits miss the unprofitable(42:54) Shoutout: Local banks are the backbone of small manufacturing(45:02) Locally priced and globally sold: the squeeze on American shops(46:00) Energy costs, solar rules, and the case for building nuclear(48:24) Why you should register for the IMTS Job Shops Workshop(49:18) Tariffs: no vote, all uncertainty, and the run-on-gas effect(51:47) Tariff outputs or subsidize inputs? The post-war order and how China cheated(54:40) AI in Congress and why it disrupts and creates jobs like Industry 4.0(58:02) WarpCore, edge agents, and growing a shop 5x instead of cutting it 80%(1:02:22) Why ingenuity is the wall AI keeps hitting, from CAD/CAM to AI poetry(1:03:57) Why this goes the way of the internet (and staying optimistic with guardrails) Resources Mentioned Hire MFG LeadersProShop ERPIMTS Job Shops WorkshopTitans of CNC AcademyMarzilli MachineWarpCore AI Connect with Jake Auchincloss Jake Auchincloss (U.S. House website)Rep. Jake Auchincloss on Facebook
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    1 時間 7 分
  • 3. AI Won't Save Manufacturing. What Will?

    3. AI Won't Save Manufacturing. What Will?
    2026/06/12
    In Part 2 of my conversation with Mark Manuel, we move beyond marketing tactics and start talking about something much bigger: the future of manufacturing itself. Everybody is talking about AI right now. Most of them have no idea what they're talking about. Mark has spent his career sitting at the intersection of technology, manufacturing, and sales, and he brings a refreshingly practical perspective to the conversation. We discuss what AI can actually do today, where it's already creating value, and why blindly trusting it is a mistake. More importantly, we talk about how manufacturers can use technology to become more competitive without losing sight of the human relationships that still drive this industry. The conversation also takes an unexpected turn into workforce development, trade schools, and the challenges of attracting the next generation into manufacturing. As someone who regularly works with vocational schools and young machinists, this is a topic I care deeply about. We get into the stigma manufacturing still carries, whether trade schools are selecting the right students, and what it will take to rebuild America's industrial base over the next decade. What I appreciate most about Mark is that he never gets distracted by shiny objects. Whether he's talking about AI, automation, websites, or sales, everything comes back to solving real problems for real people. That's what this episode is about. Not technology for technology's sake. Not marketing buzzwords. Just practical ideas for building stronger manufacturing businesses and a stronger manufacturing workforce. If you're interested in where manufacturing is headed, how AI will impact our industry, and what shop owners should be focusing on right now, this conversation is worth your time. Segments (0:00) Jamie recaps Part 1 and introduces a discussion on AI, automation, and the future of manufacturing(0:53) Mark explains how technology and customer intent data can help manufacturers uncover hidden opportunities(5:24) The origins of SiteSonar and why understanding demand matters more than having a beautiful website(6:37) Using data to identify high-intent buyers and focus limited sales resources where they matter most(8:46) Jamie shares lessons on networking, referrals, and building trust through relationships(11:17) How AI transformed content creation and why Mark embraced tools like ChatGPT early(13:13) Using technology and data to uncover new markets and growth opportunities(15:13) Your buyers have technical questions. Navu delivers reliable, accurate answers. Learn more at Navu.co/MakingChips(16:27) Trade shows, manufacturing associations, and the power of telling your story(17:51) Jamie and Mark discuss workforce development, trade schools, and attracting young people to manufacturing(22:09) Why manufacturing still carries an outdated stigma and how the industry can change that perception(23:43) The debate around aptitude, education, and who should have access to trade school opportunities(28:56) Mark's advice for manufacturers: understand your market, communicate your capabilities, and focus on page-level marketing(30:08) Why you need to listen to the Lights Out podcast(30:32) Mark shares his vision for the future of manufacturing, automation, robotics, and connected factories(32:39) How AI, APIs, and digital systems will change the way manufacturers discover suppliers and customers(34:14) Mark's three-step blueprint for growing a manufacturing company from the ground up Resources mentioned on this episode Massachusetts Small Business Development Corporation (SBDC)Missouri Association of ManufacturingTITANS OF CNCSkills USAWhy you need to listen to the Lights Out podcastIndustrial MarketingMark Manuel on LinkedIn Connect With Raw Material MakingChips.comConnect on LinkedIn
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    37 分
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