Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders - SZN1: Manufacturing Fuels Gratitude with Drew Crowe and Kyle Stoff, 388

SZN1: Manufacturing Fuels Gratitude with Drew Crowe and Kyle Stoff, 388

12/26/23 • 50 min

Making Chips Podcast for Manufacturing Leaders

Kyle Stoff spent his high school years doing parkour and making butterfly knives by hand. By the end of his Junior Year in high school, he’d decided he wanted to get into manufacturing to perfect his knife-making process. He skipped his Senior Year and dove into a full-time program at Ranken, becoming one of my best—and youngest—students.

Now, Kyle works full-time for Orizon Aerostructures and makes his knives on days and weekends. His knives typically sell starting at $1,800—many are auctioned off even higher. He shares his story and why he’s passionate about manufacturing in this episode of MakingChips. Because if you’re not MakingChips, you’re not making knives, and you’re not making money. BAM!

– Drew Crowe

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[0:17] Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security
[3:08] How MakingChips launched Drew’s career
[8:40] Shoutout to Mark Bosworth at Southwestern Illinois College
[11:12] Celebrating MakingChips hitting 1,000,000 downloads
[17:11] Introducing today’s guest: Kyle Stoff with Orizon Aerostructures
[24:07] Check out ThomasTM Programs
[26:52] Shifting to making knives on a CNC machine
[31:47] Kyle inspired a curriculum change
[42:12] Kyle’s message to aspiring machinists
[44:03] The trajectory of Kyle’s future

Resources mentioned on this episode

Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security
Brandon Dempsey with goBRANDgo!
Kyle Stoff on LinkedIn
Kyle’s Instagram page
ComFlux
SZN1: #ThankAMachinist, 367

Connect With MakingChips

– Drew Crowe

Segments

[0:17] Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security
[3:08] How MakingChips launched Drew’s career
[8:40] Shoutout to Mark Bosworth at Southwestern Illinois College
[11:12] Celebrating MakingChips hitting 1,000,000 downloads
[17:11] Introducing today’s guest: Kyle Stoff with Orizon Aerostructures
[24:07] Check out ThomasTM Programs
[26:52] Shifting to making knives on a CNC machine
[31:47] Kyle inspired a curriculum change
[42:12] Kyle’s message to aspiring machinists
[44:03] The trajectory of Kyle’s future

Resources mentioned on this episode

Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security
Brandon Dempsey with goBRANDgo!
Kyle Stoff on LinkedIn
Kyle’s Instagram page
ComFlux
SZN1: #ThankAMachinist, 367

Connect With MakingChips

Previous Episode

SZN1: Manufacturing Fuels Greatness with Drew Crowe and Dan Borders Part II, 387

Do you express gratitude for your team members? Do they know their work is appreciated? Do you help guide them through their career so they can continue to learn and improve? Too many shops overwork good employees because they achieve excellence. That’s a mistake. It’s one of many reasons machine shops struggle with retention.

In part II of our conversation with Drew Crowe and Dan Borders, we talk about the importance of showing appreciation. We also cover why it’s important for account managers to offer value, and how to retain young talent. Because if you’re not appreciating your talent, you won’t retain them. And if you can’t retain them, you’re not MakingChips, and definitely you’re not making money. BAM!

– Nick

Segments

[0:21] Register for IMTS 2024
[2:22] We need to express gratitude
[7:38] Recap of part I
[8:16] Transitioning to Edge Technologies
[15:35] Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security
[17:19] What we look for when we hire
[20:39] Recruiting the next generation
[25:58] ThomasTM Programs

Resources mentioned on this episode

Drew Crowe on LinkedIn
Dan Borders on LinkedIn
ThomasTM Programs
Palo Alto Networks Industrial OT Security
Register for IMTS 2024
STL GRILLZZ
Oracle Netsuite: Ultimate KPI Checklist

Connect With MakingChips

Next Episode

SZN1: Manufacturing Fuels Grit with Drew Crowe and Andy Mueller Part 1, 389

Andy Mueller is a seasoned vet in manufacturing, one of the real OGs. I’ve leaned on him for advice and support throughout the years because he’s been through the seasons and weathered the storms. Andy was able to step in and teach my students things that I couldn’t with my limited resources. That’s why, in this episode of MakingChips, we have a conversation with Andy about inspiring the next generation and teaching them what they can’t learn in classes. Because if they aren’t MakingChips, they aren't making money. BAM!

– Drew Crowe

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