# Lean Built: Manufacturing Freedom Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786.md RSS feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom Author: Henry Holsters and Pierson Workholding Episodes: 155 ## Resource Two successful entrepreneurs talk about manufacturing, lean principles, and the freedom they are pursuing in life and business. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786.md ## Episodes - [Your Team Doesn’t See You the Way You Think They Do | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E155](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/your-team-doesn-t-see-you-the-way-you-think-they-do-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e155) — 2026-07-20T05:00:00+00:00 - [Don’t Let AI Do Your Thinking | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E154](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/don-t-let-ai-do-your-thinking-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e154) — 2026-07-06T05:00:00+00:00 - [Why Every Machine Shop Should Take More Shop Tours | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E153](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/why-every-machine-shop-should-take-more-shop-tours-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e153) — 2026-06-29T04:00:00+00:00 - [Your Memory Is Not a Management System | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E152](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/your-memory-is-not-a-management-system-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e152) — 2026-06-22T05:00:00+00:00 - [The More You Optimize, The More Things Break | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E151](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/the-more-you-optimize-the-more-things-break-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e151) — 2026-06-15T05:00:00+00:00 - [The Hidden Cost of Being the Easy Button (and 14 other lessons from Japan) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E150](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/the-hidden-cost-of-being-the-easy-button-and-14-other-lessons-from-japan-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e150) — 2026-06-08T05:00:00+00:00 - [Why Great Companies Can’t Be Copied | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E149](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/why-great-companies-can-t-be-copied-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e149) — 2026-06-01T05:00:00+00:00 - [Six Types of Working Genius (w/ John Grimsmo) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E148](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/six-types-of-working-genius-w-john-grimsmo-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e148) — 2026-05-25T05:00:00+00:00 - [Is A Good Leader A Dictator? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E147](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/is-a-good-leader-a-dictator-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e147) — 2026-05-18T05:15:00+00:00 - [The Dangerous Line Between Confidence and Delusion in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E146](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/the-dangerous-line-between-confidence-and-delusion-in-business-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e146) — 2026-05-11T05:00:00+00:00 - [Why “Too Big to Fail” Is a Lie (and What Actually Keeps You Alive)| Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E145](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/why-too-big-to-fail-is-a-lie-and-what-actually-keeps-you-alive-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e145) — 2026-05-04T05:00:00+00:00 - [When Your Shop Fix Doesn't Solve the Problem | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E144](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/when-your-shop-fix-doesn-t-solve-the-problem-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e144) — 2026-04-27T05:00:00+00:00 - [What Actually Made The Machining Summit Worth It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E143](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/what-actually-made-the-machining-summit-worth-it-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e143) — 2026-04-20T05:00:00+00:00 - [The Factory Caught Fire—Here’s What Saved the Business (w/ Brian Meyers) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E142](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/the-factory-caught-fire-here-s-what-saved-the-business-w-brian-meyers-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e142) — 2026-04-13T05:00:00+00:00 - [When Selling Through a Dealer Backfires | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E141](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/when-selling-through-a-dealer-backfires-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e141) — 2026-04-06T05:00:00+00:00 - [The Hidden Labor Cost That’s Killing Your Margins | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E140](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/the-hidden-labor-cost-that-s-killing-your-margins-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e140) — 2026-03-30T05:44:00+00:00 - [You’re Making Parts Too Fast (And It’s Hurting Your Shop) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E139](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/you-re-making-parts-too-fast-and-it-s-hurting-your-shop-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e139) — 2026-03-23T05:12:00+00:00 - [Why Some Operators See Problems And Others Don’t | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E138](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/why-some-operators-see-problems-and-others-don-t-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e138) — 2026-03-16T05:06:00+00:00 - [The Best Meeting Is No Meeting | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E137](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/the-best-meeting-is-no-meeting-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e137) — 2026-03-09T05:52:00+00:00 - [Safety Over Throughput: The Leadership Test Shop Owners Fail | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E136](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/safety-over-throughput-the-leadership-test-shop-owners-fail-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e136) — 2026-03-02T06:00:00+00:00 - [Beyond ‘Fix What Bugs You’ w/ Russell Watkins | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E135](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/beyond-fix-what-bugs-you-w-russell-watkins-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e135) — 2026-02-23T05:53:00+00:00 - [Make Defects to Eliminate Defects | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E134](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/make-defects-to-eliminate-defects-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e134) — 2026-02-16T06:00:00+00:00 - [Why Goodwill Beats Winning in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E133](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/why-goodwill-beats-winning-in-business-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e133) — 2026-02-09T06:15:00+00:00 - [The Quiet Way Lean Improvements Fail | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E132](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/the-quiet-way-lean-improvements-fail-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e132) — 2026-02-02T06:59:00+00:00 - [Just Because You Can Cut It Doesn’t Mean You Should Quote It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E131](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/just-because-you-can-cut-it-doesn-t-mean-you-should-quote-it-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e131) — 2026-01-26T06:00:00+00:00 - [When Simple Systems Beat Smart Ones | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E130](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/when-simple-systems-beat-smart-ones-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e130) — 2026-01-19T06:00:00+00:00 - [Business Growth Isn’t a Solo Game | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E129](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/business-growth-isn-t-a-solo-game-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e129) — 2026-01-12T06:00:00+00:00 - [Andrew Is Fired: Letting Go of the Owner-Hero Trap | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E128](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/andrew-is-fired-letting-go-of-the-owner-hero-trap-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e128) — 2026-01-05T06:53:00+00:00 - [The Point of Lean is People | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E127](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/the-point-of-lean-is-people-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e127) — 2025-12-29T06:35:00+00:00 - [When Shipping Fails, You Fly | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E126](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/when-shipping-fails-you-fly-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e126) — 2025-12-22T06:32:00+00:00 - [Running Your Shop at 100% Capacity Is a Mistake | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E125](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/running-your-shop-at-100-capacity-is-a-mistake-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e125) — 2025-12-15T06:19:00+00:00 - [Majoring On The Majors | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E124](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/majoring-on-the-majors-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e124) — 2025-12-08T06:51:00+00:00 - [Lean Saved Their Factory: Fire Prevention, Inventory Wins & Q4 Strategy | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E123](https://stenobird.com/podcast/lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-6617786/lean-saved-their-factory-fire-prevention-inventory-wins-q4-strategy-lean-built-manufacturing-freedom-e123) — 2025-12-01T06:51:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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