Running a family business? Workforce development? Cycling? Matt Guse says check, check, and check!

Matt Guse started in machining as a teenager and eventually took over the machine shop his dad founded.

Along the way he became a fierce advocate for his team members and for new ways to develop the workforce of the future. Oh, and a committed bicyclist just like your host, so be ready for some serious bike talk toward the end.

Here are some highlights:
4:00 - making the business work
5:20 - get help! Matt hired a part-time CFO
6:40 - find a mentor
7:10 - sports officiating lessons for business
12:20 - developing the future workforce: Cardinal Manufacturing (covered in a previous episode of Manufacturing Talks - see link below)
17:00 - appearing on Fox Business
20:40 - the importance of company culture
24:30 - a long chat about cycling

Matt brings some seriously inspirational ideas from his manufacturing and entrepreneurial experiences. Tune in and check out the whole show!

Links:
Our episode about Cardinal Manufacturing featuring Craig Cegielski: https://rumble.com/v4b50qk-he-runs-a-high-school-shop-class-that-is-its-own-small-business-cardinal-ma.html

The M.R.S. Machining website: https://www.mrsmachiningco.com/