Welcome to Manufacturing Happy Hour, the podcast where we get real about the latest trends and technologies impacting modern manufacturers.
Hosted by industry veteran Chris Luecke, each week, we interview makers, founders, and other manufacturing leaders that are at the top of their game and give you the tools, tactics, and strategies you need to take your career and your business to the next level. We go beyond the buzzwords and dissect real-life applications and success stories so that you can tackle your biggest manufacturing challenges and turn them into profitable opportunities.
Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty.
267 episodes
226: Building a Community of Machine Shop Entrepreneurs Featuring Russell Winter, Founder of US MFG
00:47:133/4/2025
225: From Enterprise Engineering to Owning a Small Manufacturing Business Featuring Amorphic Brewing Founder Ron Hockersmith and a BROADcast For Manufacturers, Live from Milwaukee, WI
00:44:272/25/2025
224: The Role of a State Chamber in a Manufacturing Ecosystem with Mike Johnson, COO Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry
00:37:502/18/2025
223: The State of Automation Halfway Through the Decade, Live from the 2025 A3 Business Forum
01:12:212/11/2025
222: A Bootstrapper's Guide to Re-Industrializing America with Jim Belosic, CEO of SendCutSend
01:00:522/4/2025
221: "Building America" from the Heartland Featuring Nucor Vulcraft
00:23:371/28/2025
220: From Irrigation to Metals to Pharma: Systems Integration in the Heartland featuring Huffman Engineering
00:22:091/21/2025
219: How Skillwork Is Like Travel Nursing for Manufacturing Talent Featuring Brett Elliott and Tim Raglin of Skillwork
01:06:491/14/2025
218: Why Buying and Selling a Business Is a "War over the Numbers" Featuring Clint Bundy of Bundy Group
00:49:521/7/2025
BONUS: 3 Automation and Workforce Trends Impacting Manufacturers in 2025