Born and raised in Madisonville, Kentucky, Cliff Nance grew up in the tungsten trade — learning the business from the plant floor up to the CEO’s chair. As a second-generation “scrapie” with a global perspective, Cliff brings curiosity, candor, and decades of experience in tungsten reclamation and recycling to every conversation. On Cliff’s Notes, Cliff sits down with innovators, industry leaders, and thinkers from around the world to talk about the forces shaping manufacturing, metals, and modern business. From technology and sustainability to leadership and legacy, every episode explores what it means to build something that lasts. Whether it’s a deep dive into the recycling industry or a story about grit, family, and the future — Cliff’s Notes is where real conversations happen with the people moving the world forward. Theme song written and performed by Adam Howell.
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Signup to Generate a PitchBorn and raised in Madisonville, Kentucky, Cliff Nance grew up in the tungsten trade, learning the business from the plant floor up to the CEO’s chair. As a second-generation “scrapie” with a global perspective, Cliff brings curiosity, candor, and decades of experience in tungsten reclamation and recycling to every conversation.
Cliff's Notes is hosted by Cliff.
Recent episodes include "Episode 405: Markus Ewecker of Tungco GmbH" (26 October 2026, 19 minutes), "Episode 404: Dr. Hady Seyeda of HC Starck" (21 October 2026, 17 minutes), and "Episode 403: Jerilyn Bristow of MI2 Kentucky" (14 October 2026, 10 minutes).
Cliff's Notes publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 19 minutes.
Booking probability for Cliff's Notes is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Cliff's Notes requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Cliff's Notes's contact route on record: verified email.
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Cliff hosts Cliff's Notes, a business podcast.
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Episode #405
Cliff sits down with Markus Ewecker, who leads Tungco GmbH and Tungco's HSS Recycling division, for a conversation about 30 years in the scrap business and 11 years building something from almost nothing. Markus started...
Episode #404
Tungco CEO Cliff Nance sits down with Dr. Hady Seyeda, CEO of HC Starck — one of the world's leading tungsten processors — recorded live at the ITIA conference in Berlin. Dr. Hady Seyeda has a PhD in solid state...
Episode #403
Recorded live at Churchill Downs during Scrap Expo in Louisville, Cliff sits down with Jerilyn Bristow, executive director of MI2 — the Metals Industry Innovation Initiative of Kentucky. Here's a number that should stop...
Episode #402
Tungco CEO Cliff Nance turns the mic on his son Evan Nance, recorded live at the ITIA conference in Berlin — Evan's first. Fresh out of Belmont University with a finance degree, he’s moved out fo the house, owns his own...
Season 4 opens in Berlin, recorded live at the ITIA conference — which sold out for the first time in its history, turning people away at the door. Cliff sits down with Ioannis Kallinikos, a Greek-born metals veteran...
Episode #306
Cliff sits down with the man who started it all — his father, Steve Nance, founder of Tungco. It's one of the most personal and wide-ranging conversations on the podcast: the story of how Steve met his wife Nan at...
Cliff sits down with Phil Rafle of 21st Century Programming — makers of ROM, the Recycling Operations Manager software that Tungco has relied on for over 20 years. Phil has been with the company for 22 of its 26 years...
Cliff sits down with Niki Spies of Stainless Steel Midwest — a longtime industry friend and 19-year veteran of the stainless and nickel alloys space — for a conversation that puts two very different metals businesses...
Cliff sits down with Niki Spies of Stainless Steel Midwest — a longtime industry friend and 19-year veteran of the stainless and nickel alloys space — for a conversation that puts two very different metals businesses...
Episode #303
Cliff sits down with Tungco's COO Debbie West for an inside look at what it means to step into one of the most demanding seats in a nearly 60-year-old business. Debbie has almost three decades in the tungsten industry...
Episode #303
Cliff sits down with Tungco's COO Debbie West for an inside look at what it means to step into one of the most demanding seats in a nearly 60-year-old business.<br /><br />Debbie has almost three decades in the tungsten...
Episode #302
Cliff sits down with a longtime friend and one of the most respected names in the scrap recycling industry — Phil Rosenberg, Senior Executive and commercial director of the metals and alloy division at ICD Group.<br...
Episode #302
Cliff sits down with a longtime friend and one of the most respected names in the scrap recycling industry — Phil Rosenberg, Senior Executive and commercial director of the metals and alloy division at ICD Group. Phil...
Episode #208
Cliff sits down with Cody Mecham, cutting edge product manager at Vermeer Corporation, for a deep look at what it means to engineer tungsten into ground-engaging tools when the price of that tungsten is hitting levels...
Cliff sits down with Andrew Patterson, milling department manager for Villager Asphalt, to get into the weeds — literally — on how tungsten carbide performs in one of its most demanding real-world applications: asphalt...
Cliff turns the mic on one of his own — Josh McKnight (Lineage Metallurgical and Cuda Grit). They've shoveled gravel together, worked every corner of the Tungco operation, and now Josh is navigating what might be the...
Episode #205
Cliff sits down with Bryan Mills of CP Carbide — a California-based, three-generation family business that has been privately sourcing and supplying tungsten carbide wear parts since 1995. <br /><br />Bryan breaks down...
Cliff sits down with Matt Keske, commodity manager for Wear Tools at Vermeer Corporation — one of the most diversified heavy equipment manufacturers in the world — to talk tungsten, supply chain strategy, and what 30...
Episode #203
Cliff sits down with Ashley Hunsaker, co-founder and CEO of HTS Coatings, for one of the most candid conversations about building a business from scratch — eight months pregnant, living in an 800-square-foot house, and...
Episode #202
Cliff sits down with one of Tungco's own — procurement specialist Chris Capps — to talk tungsten markets, trust in volatile times, and what 16-plus years inside a carbide recycling operation actually teaches you.<br...
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Client Services Manager for the Early Childhood Unit at the Regional Center, Audere Communications
Senior Executive and commercial director of the metals and alloy division at ICD Group, The Board of Deputies of British Jews
milling department manager, Avenue Tattoo Studio and Comedy Avenue Comedy Club
President at Mills Technologies, Pro Touch Paintless Dent Repair
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