Brogan Miller: Being Uncomfortable is Good
From Beers with Engineers by Bert Uschold
March 17, 2026 · 1h 2m · Episode 59
About this episode
Brogan Miller discusses the challenges of manufacturing and the importance of being uncomfortable for personal growth.
#59 – Brogan Miller: Being Uncomfortable is Good Brogan Miller is the founder of Doula Studios where he bills himself, accurately I might add, as a doula for early stage hardware start-ups. We cover many topics, including our favorite beverage while camping and why manufacturing is more difficult than design. Brogan is a Gaelic name A brogue accent is mostly Irish but also in parts of Scotland Brogan’s definition of engineer – they are innately curious and try to actually explore that curiosity by using or creating tools within their local environment. Went to Stanford and coaches students groups there. He is a doula for early stage hardware startups. He is both an engineering and emotional doula. He needs his clients to be coachable. Part of his job is finding out what their genius is. Running a start-up involves balancing responsibilities to your employees and your capital providers. Sometime good enough is good enough. Spent some valuable and productive time in Vietnam researching companies. More than 50% of manufacturing is cultural. “I firmly believe manufacturing is more difficult that design” He makes himself uncomfortable – it helps him grow. Chocolate Bailey’s Irish…
People in this episode
Host: Bert Uschold
Guest: Brogan Miller
Topics covered
- startups
- manufacturing
- engineering
- coaching
- personal growth
Keywords
- startups
- manufacturing
- engineering
- coaching
- personal growth
- Doula Studios
- Bert Uschold
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Doula Studios, Stanford, Dexterity Engineering
Products: Chocolate Bailey’s Irish cream
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