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Machine Shop Growth

Machine Shop Growth

Written by: Mike Fritz
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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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Episodes
  • Episode #16: How to Make Sure Your Machine Shop WINS in 2026
    Jan 13 2026

    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 shop really is, cut loser parts, focus on winner work, and pull the lowest-effort, highest-impact levers for growth.

    If you want to break through plateaus like the $2M ceiling and build a shop that’s profitable, scalable, and intentional—this episode is for you.

    Subscribe to our new 2026 format:
    ✅ Sales/Marketing (1st & 3rd Tuesdays)
    ✅ Operations/Engineering (2nd & 4th Tuesdays)
    ✅ Bonus joint episodes on 5th Tuesdays

    If this episode helps, please leave a quick review—it helps more shop owners find the show.

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    33 mins
  • Episode #15: The #1 Thing that can help ALL Areas of Shop Growth
    Dec 2 2025

    💡 “It’s not automation. It’s not another machine. It’s one thing that can touch EVERY part of your business.”

    This week, Mike sits down with Paul Van Metre of ProShop ERP to reveal the #1 system that impacts your shop’s top line, bottom line, and people.

    From replacing hours of manual tracking to discovering hidden profit leaks. This tool doesn’t just make you more efficient… it makes your entire business more valuable.

    Tune in to find out how one software born inside a job shop became the secret weapon for manufacturers everywhere.


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    52 mins
  • Episode #14: How To Grow Your Shop Through Acquisition
    Nov 18 2025

    What if your next big customer came with a whole shop attached?

    In this episode, Mike Fritz sits down with Mike Payne—shop owner, dealmaker, and host of By the Numbers- to pull back the curtain on how real machine shops grow through acquisitions.

    From understanding what makes a deal worth it to financing it without millions in the bank. This episode reveals the real-world strategies behind building an empire, one acquisition at a time.

    Tune in to learn how to avoid costly mistakes, find the right opportunities, and structure deals that actually make money.


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    55 mins
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