Lean Built: Manufacturing Freedom
Henry Holsters and Pierson Workholding
Two successful entrepreneurs talk about manufacturing, lean principles, and the freedom they are pursuing in life and business.
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Episodes (162)
Don’t Automate Waste | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E162
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When to Cut Your Losses in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E161
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When Automation Creates More Work | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E160
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Your Shop Doesn’t Have to Be Clean to Be Lean | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freed...
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Going to IMTS 2026? 7 Tips for Machine Shop Owners | Lean Built - Manufacturing...
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When a Good Employee Isn’t the Right Employee | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freed...
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Why Simplicity Beats Complexity in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom...
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Your Team Doesn’t See You the Way You Think They Do | Lean Built - Manufacturing...
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Don’t Let AI Do Your Thinking | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E154
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Why Every Machine Shop Should Take More Shop Tours | Lean Built - Manufacturing...
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Your Memory Is Not a Management System | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E152
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The More You Optimize, The More Things Break | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedo...
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The Hidden Cost of Being the Easy Button (and 14 other lessons from Japan) | Lea...
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Why Great Companies Can’t Be Copied | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E149
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Six Types of Working Genius (w/ John Grimsmo) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freed...
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Is A Good Leader A Dictator? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E147
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The Dangerous Line Between Confidence and Delusion in Business | Lean Built - Ma...
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Why “Too Big to Fail” Is a Lie (and What Actually Keeps You Alive)| Lean Built -...
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When Your Shop Fix Doesn't Solve the Problem | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedo...
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What Actually Made The Machining Summit Worth It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Fr...
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The Factory Caught Fire—Here’s What Saved the Business (w/ Brian Meyers) | Lean...
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When Selling Through a Dealer Backfires | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E14...
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The Hidden Labor Cost That’s Killing Your Margins | Lean Built - Manufacturing F...
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You’re Making Parts Too Fast (And It’s Hurting Your Shop) | Lean Built - Manufac...
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Why Some Operators See Problems And Others Don’t | Lean Built - Manufacturing Fr...
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The Best Meeting Is No Meeting | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E137
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Safety Over Throughput: The Leadership Test Shop Owners Fail | Lean Built - Manu...
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Beyond ‘Fix What Bugs You’ w/ Russell Watkins | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freed...
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Make Defects to Eliminate Defects | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E134
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Why Goodwill Beats Winning in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E133
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The Quiet Way Lean Improvements Fail | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E132
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Just Because You Can Cut It Doesn’t Mean You Should Quote It | Lean Built - Manu...
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When Simple Systems Beat Smart Ones | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E130
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Business Growth Isn’t a Solo Game | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E129
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Andrew Is Fired: Letting Go of the Owner-Hero Trap | Lean Built - Manufacturing...
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The Point of Lean is People | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E127
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When Shipping Fails, You Fly | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E126
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Running Your Shop at 100% Capacity Is a Mistake | Lean Built - Manufacturing Fre...
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Majoring On The Majors | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E124
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Lean Saved Their Factory: Fire Prevention, Inventory Wins & Q4 Strategy | Lean B...
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Building a Company That Can Survive Without You | Lean Built - Manufacturing Fre...
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The Best First CNC Machine | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E121
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The Power of Looking Back | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E120
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Lessons from the Gemba Summit in Belfast | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E1...
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Think in Seasons, Not Sprints | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E118
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The Power of Fractional Expertise | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E117
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Stolen Trailer | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E116
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The 95% Rule: Finish What You Start | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E115
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Building Systems That Don’t Break | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E114
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From Toolpaths to Turntables | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E113
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