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The Machine Shop Growth Podcast gives a fresh perspective to help you grow your shop by focusing on 3 key factors - Sales, Marketing and Efficiency. For decades the machine shop industry was build on a “good-ol-boys” mentality and was full of great machinists and engineers that made great parts. What has been discovered is many of those amazing shops have plateaued or are starting to decline - because they didn’t put enough emphasis on getting more work and making more money with the work they had. On this podcast you will hear first hand advice from machine owners and mangers how they are getting more work and how they are making more money. Now let’s Grow Your Shop!
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Machine Shop Growth Podcast gives a fresh perspective to help you grow your shop by focusing on 3 key factors - Sales, Marketing and Efficiency. For decades the machine shop industry was build on a “good-ol-boys” mentality and was full of great machinists and engineers that made great parts.
Machine Shop Growth is hosted by Mike Fritz. The show has published 35 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Episode #35: Don’t Buy Another CNC Machine Until You Run Lights Out" (27 October 2026, 52 minutes), "Episode #34: From Machinist to Machine Shop Owner | My First 60 Days" (8 September 2026, 56 minutes), and "Episode #33: Stop Underquoting, How Smart Machine Shops Price for Profit" (7 July 2026, 47 minutes).
Machine Shop Growth publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 49 minutes across 35 episodes.
Booking probability for Machine Shop Growth is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Machine Shop Growth requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Machine Shop Growth's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Machine Shop Growth are Machine Shops & Fasteners. Machine Shop Growth has a business audience.
Mike Fritz hosts Machine Shop Growth, a business podcast with 35 episodes published.
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Machine Shop Growth
Your machines probably sit idle for 16 hours a day. What would one of those hours be worth? In Episode 35 of Machine Shop Growth, host Kirk Phelps goes solo with an update from building OmniMax Aerospace and a straight...
Machine Shop Growth
Kirk Phelps didn't just talk about starting a shop — he went and did it. In Episode 34 of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Kirk gives you a raw, unfiltered look at the first 60 days of Omni Max Aerospace: two Haas...
Machine Shop Growth
Most shops quote aerospace work the same way they quote everything else. That's the problem. In Episode 33 of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Kirk Phelps gets into the tactical details of how to stop underquoting and...
Machine Shop Growth
Everyone talks about the opportunities in aerospace. Very few talk about the costs. In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Kirk Phelps breaks down what machine shops need to know before pursuing AS9100...
Machine Shop Growth
From Machine Operator to Shop Leader: Manufacturing Career Advice for Young Machinists | MSG Episode 31 Most machinists start in the same place: Standing at a machine. Pushing a green button. Doing exactly what they're...
Machine Shop Growth
You don’t start a machine shop by buying a machine. You start it by solving a problem. In this episode, Mike Fritz and Kirk Phelps unpack the reality behind building a machine shop from scratch—and it’s probably...
Machine Shop Growth
Setup time is stealing more money from your shop than you think. In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Kirk Phelps digs deeper into standardization—specifically, tool holders, tooling storage, inventory...
Machine Shop Growth
Your shop may be busy… But is it actually growing? In this episode, Mike Fritz breaks down the 5 KPI’s every machine shop should track if they want more control over sales, production, profitability, and long-term...
Machine Shop Growth
Before you buy the robot… Fix the process. In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast: Operations Edition, Kirk Phelps breaks down what shops need to standardize before they ever think about automation, second...
Machine Shop Growth
A second shift sounds like growth. More hours. More output. More revenue. But what if adding a second shift is actually the fastest way to multiply your problems? In this joint episode, Mike Fritz and Kirk Phelps tackle...
Machine Shop Growth
Your shop isn’t struggling because you’re too expensive. It might be struggling because you’re still pricing like you’re afraid. In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Mike Fritz breaks down one of the most...
Machine Shop Growth
The skilled labor shortage didn’t happen by accident. We built it. In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Kirk Phelps sits down with Andrew Skoog of Machinist X to unpack one of the hardest questions in...
Machine Shop Growth
The Truth About Aerospace Work for Machine Shops Aerospace manufacturing is often seen as the ultimate growth opportunity for machine shops. Higher margins, better customers, and long-term contracts. But here’s the...
Machine Shop Growth
Young people aren’t avoiding manufacturing because they hate it. Most of them simply don’t know it exists as a career path. In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Kirk Phelps sits down with Mike Franz of...
Machine Shop Growth
You don’t need more leads. You need the right customers. In this episode, Mike Fritz breaks down one of the most important strategic decisions you’ll ever make for your machine shop: defining your Ideal Customer Profile...
Machine Shop Growth
Are you losing money on jobs in your machine shop without realizing it? In this episode of the Machine Shop Growth Podcast, Mike Fritz and Kirk Phelps break down how to identify and fix the 20% of machine shop jobs that...
Machine Shop Growth
You don’t have an OEE problem. You have a perfection problem. In this episode, Kirk Phelps breaks down Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and challenges one of the most ingrained beliefs in machining: that zero scrap...
Machine Shop Growth
You don’t need more RFQs. You need a better sales system. In this episode, Mike Fritz sits down with Nick Goellner to break down what sales actually look like in manufacturing—and why most machine shops stall at the...
Machine Shop Growth
You don’t need more machines. You need to stop wasting capacity. In this episode, Kirk Phelps breaks down why most shops misdiagnose growth problems and how operations—not sales—ultimately decide profitability. We dive...
Machine Shop Growth
2026 isn’t about staying busy—it’s about winning on purpose. In this episode, Mike Fritz breaks down a simple, proven framework to grow your shop using Top Line, Bottom Line, and People . Learn how to clarify who your...
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