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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Flexibility vs. Control | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E112
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Defending Against Knockoffs | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E111
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The Lie of Urgency | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E110
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What Happens When the Boss Leaves? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E109
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Inside Matsuura: Andrew's Japan Trip | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E108
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Why We Bought It, Sold It, or Never Should Have Owned It | Lean Built - Manufact...
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Actually Learning From Mistakes | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E106
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Firing Bad Customers | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E105
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Red Tag Everything | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E104
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Why We Don’t Baby Our Machines | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E103
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Taking the Right Risks | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E102
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Inbox Zero is a Trap (+ Vacuum Workholding Deep Dive) | Lean Built - Manufacturi...
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We Answer Your Questions For Episode 100 | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E1...
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Yellow Tags and Micro Frustrations | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E99
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Your Lean Is Not My Lean | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E98
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Constraints Give You More Freedom | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E97
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What a Tornado Taught Us About Manufacturing Risk | Lean Built - Manufacturing F...
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The Cut Didn’t Sound Right | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E95
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Remote Work That Works: Tools, Culture & Communication Tactics | Lean Built - Ma...
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Why We’re Not Typing SOPs Anymore | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E93
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Matsuura MX Update: Why We Chose It, How It’s Going, and What We’ve Learned | Le...
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Why Smart Owners Get Their Hands Dirty | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E91
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Modular Mayhem: What Holsters Teach Us About Lean Manufacturing | Lean Built - M...
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Other People’s Lead Times Are Killing Me | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E8...
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Improv and the Art of Listening | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E88
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Stop and Fix: Building a Culture of Lean Accountability | Lean Built - Manufactu...
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Shipping Woes & Business Wins: A Lean Approach to Logistics | Lean Built - Manuf...
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Surviving the Install: The High-Stakes World of CNC Machine Setup | Lean Built -...
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The Decision-Making Hack That Frees Up Time | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom...
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Smart Failure vs. Dumb Failure | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E83
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The Art of Hiring: Finding the Right Fit Without Micromanaging | Lean Built - Ma...
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No Questions? No Job! Why Incurious People Are Bad Employees | Lean Built - Manu...
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Hack Your Business With Automation, Routine, & Memory | Lean Built - Manufacturi...
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SHOT Show 2025 Debrief | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E79
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Loathing Las Vegas (Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Trade Show) |...
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Buy The Machine, Buy The Culture | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E77
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Shop Insights with John Saunders| Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E76
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Lessons from 2024 and Exciting Ventures for 2025 | Lean Built - Manufacturing Fr...
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The 5-Step Innovation Process | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E74
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5-Axis CNC Showdown: The Machine That Won the Day| Lean Built - Manufacturing Fr...
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Craftsmanship, Innovation, and Lean: From Electric Bass Design to Everyday Effic...
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Sales That Don't Cheapen Your Brand | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E71
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Should You Bet On Yourself Or Somebody Else? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedo...
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Do You Get Paid By Ideas or Hours? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E69
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Numbers Without Decisions Are Noise | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E68
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Standards Are Gorgeous | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E67
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Effort Doesn't Equal Output | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E66
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Anything Worth Doing is Worth Doing Poorly? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom...
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Self-Limitation for Success | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E64
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Is Clean Lean? (The Aesthetics of Efficiency) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freed...
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