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Your Memory Is Not a Management System | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E152
Jun 22, 2026
59m 06s
The More You Optimize, The More Things Break | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E151
Jun 15, 2026
47m 09s
The Hidden Cost of Being the Easy Button (and 14 other lessons from Japan) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E150
Jun 8, 2026
25m 11s
Why Great Companies Can’t Be Copied | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E149
Jun 1, 2026
56m 03s
Six Types of Working Genius (w/ John Grimsmo) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E148
May 25, 2026
45m 19s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/22/26 | ![]() Your Memory Is Not a Management System | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E152 | Andrew shares how a simple magnetic tag meant to prevent a security mistake failed, not because the idea was bad, but because the process wasn’t complete. From there, Andrew and Jay explore Kanban systems, physical signals, mistake-proofing, and why the best systems don’t rely on memory.Along the way, Andrew and Jay trade stories about forgotten garage doors, rusting cast iron, Toyota-inspired fixtures, tool wear, AI, and the difference between hard work and the right work. They reflect on the value of training shoulder-to-shoulder with employees, and why the most effective improvements are often the simplest ones: a tag on a keyring, a fixture that prevents mistakes, or a process that makes the wrong action impossible.Here is the BMW video Jay referenced.And here's the podcast Andrew referenced, Stories are Soul Food. | 59m 06s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 | ![]() The More You Optimize, The More Things Break | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E151 | A single drop of coolant shut down an overnight production run that should have been making parts for hours. Nothing crashed or was broken, yet the machine stopped, production stopped, and the schedule slipped.That small failure leads to a bigger discussion about one of the hardest lessons in manufacturing and business: the more optimization you pursue, the more opportunities you create for failure.Andrew and Jay explore the tradeoff between speed and certainty, why complex systems often become fragile systems, and how owners can avoid creating unnecessary chaos in pursuit of efficiency. They discuss lights-out machining, process documentation, SOPs, simplification, customer urgency, and the role leaders play in bringing calm when everyone else is stressed. | 47m 09s | ||||||
| 6/8/26 | ![]() The Hidden Cost of Being the Easy Button (and 14 other lessons from Japan) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E150✨ | leadershiptraining+3 | Andrew | — | Japan | leadershiptraining+5 | — | 25m 11s | |
| 6/1/26 | ![]() Why Great Companies Can’t Be Copied | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E149✨ | intellectual propertybrand loyalty+5 | — | FenderThe Creative Act | Japan | Fenderlean manufacturing+6 | — | 56m 03s | |
| 5/25/26 | ![]() Six Types of Working Genius (w/ John Grimsmo) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E148✨ | leadershipmanufacturing culture+3 | John Grimsmo | Grimsmo Knives | — | working geniusleadership+5 | — | 45m 19s | |
| 5/18/26 | ![]() Is A Good Leader A Dictator? | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E147✨ | leadershiplean manufacturing+4 | JayAndrew | Lean Built | — | leadershiplean manufacturing+6 | — | 1h 00m 21s | |
| 5/11/26 | ![]() The Dangerous Line Between Confidence and Delusion in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E146✨ | confidencedelusion+5 | AndrewJay | Vistage | — | confidencedelusion+5 | — | 41m 55s | |
| 5/4/26 | ![]() Why “Too Big to Fail” Is a Lie (and What Actually Keeps You Alive)| Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E145✨ | business survivaldecision-making+3 | AndrewJay | — | — | too big to failbusiness collapse+3 | — | 43m 00s | |
| 4/27/26 | ![]() When Your Shop Fix Doesn't Solve the Problem | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E144✨ | work systemsefficiency principles+5 | — | — | — | work systemsefficiency+6 | — | 40m 42s | |
| 4/20/26 | ![]() What Actually Made The Machining Summit Worth It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E143✨ | Machining Summitcollaboration+3 | AndrewJay | — | Mammoth Lakes | Machining Summitcollaboration+3 | — | 48m 03s | |
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| 4/13/26 | ![]() The Factory Caught Fire—Here’s What Saved the Business (w/ Brian Meyers) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E142✨ | leadershiplean manufacturing+3 | Brian Meyers | Fat American MfgLean by Doing podcast | — | factory firelean thinking+5 | — | 1h 07m 51s | |
| 4/6/26 | ![]() When Selling Through a Dealer Backfires | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E141✨ | selling machinesdealer vs direct sales+4 | JayAndrew | Lean BuiltManufacturing Freedom | — | dealer salesdirect sales+5 | — | 47m 51s | |
| 3/30/26 | ![]() The Hidden Labor Cost That’s Killing Your Margins | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E140✨ | lean manufacturinglabor tracking+4 | Andrew | — | — | leanmanufacturing+5 | — | 47m 39s | |
| 3/23/26 | ![]() You’re Making Parts Too Fast (And It’s Hurting Your Shop) | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E139✨ | lean manufacturingbatch processing+5 | Andrew | Lean Built | — | lean manufacturingtakt time+5 | — | 45m 31s | |
| 3/16/26 | ![]() Why Some Operators See Problems And Others Don’t | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E138✨ | problem perceptionsensory personalities+4 | Andrew | ClaudeAndon status light+1 | — | problem perceptionsensory personalities+5 | — | 51m 41s | |
| 3/9/26 | ![]() The Best Meeting Is No Meeting | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E137✨ | meeting structurelean manufacturing+4 | AndrewJay | SonosAI+1 | — | Sonoslean manufacturing+5 | — | 43m 10s | |
| 3/2/26 | ![]() Safety Over Throughput: The Leadership Test Shop Owners Fail | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E136✨ | leadership during emergenciesmanufacturing automation+4 | — | Okuma’s compact MU-600V five-axis machineClaude | — | leadershipmanufacturing+5 | — | 52m 35s | |
| 2/23/26 | ![]() Beyond ‘Fix What Bugs You’ w/ Russell Watkins | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E135✨ | lean manufacturingGemba+4 | Russell Watkins | SempaiToyota+1 | Belfast | leanmanufacturing+7 | — | 55m 07s | |
| 2/16/26 | ![]() Make Defects to Eliminate Defects | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E134 | Jay and Andrew unpack a provocative quote from Shigeo Shingo: “If you don’t know why defects are occurring, make some defects.”It sounds like lean heresy at first. But they explore why some defects are treasures and others are just carelessness. The real question: are you reacting to problems under pressure or deliberately creating space to uncover them before they cost you?Along the way, they talk about a cantaloupe-sized rat’s nest choking a dust collector, moving machines and uncovering years of accumulated waste, the power (and danger) of acronyms in lean culture, and practical Fusion CAM workflows for maintaining standards across machines. | 39m 20s | ||||||
| 2/9/26 | ![]() Why Goodwill Beats Winning in Business | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E133 | The way you treat people in business often matters more than the deal itself. Andrew and Jay talk about what happens when something breaks, an emergency hits, or you need a favor...and why companies that build goodwill get help while others get ignored. Drawing on real shop experience, customer behavior, game theory, and a Godfather analogy, they challenge the idea that business is a zero-sum game and argue that collaboration, trust, and shared wins quietly determine who survives and who doesn’t.Before that they catch up on what’s happening in their shops, covering recent machine work, air and power challenges, and small automation ideas to reduce wasted effort. They talk through using AI for internal software, quoting, and understanding business data; they also talk through websites, first-mover advantage, practical 3D printing workflows, and more. | 50m 18s | ||||||
| 2/2/26 | ![]() The Quiet Way Lean Improvements Fail | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E132 | What does a good lean elevator pitch sound like? Why do small, well-intentioned improvements end up causing problems later (hint: it helps to document things)? And how do owners listen closely to customers without losing sight of the long-term direction they’re trying to steer the business toward?In this episode of Lean Built, Jay and Andrew talk through those questions. Along the way, they discuss why intermittent problems are usually the result of stacked variables, not single root causes, why experience and judgment still matter even as systems and data improve, and much more. | 51m 33s | ||||||
| 1/26/26 | ![]() Just Because You Can Cut It Doesn’t Mean You Should Quote It | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E131 | Andrew and Jay walk through a situation a lot of shop owners have faced: a brutally tight print that can be machined but can’t be verified with confidence. At least not without the right metrology, systems, and alignment with the customer.Instead of rushing a quote or ghosting the RFQ, this is the kind of situation you have to handle like an owner. In other words, slow down, ask uncomfortable questions, protect the relationship, refuse to roll the dice on quality.Andrew and Jay dig into that and a lot more, from CMM alignment war stories to probing macros, SMED, automation vs. operator error, and why a shop full of green lights doesn’t always mean things are healthy. The thread running through all of it is simple: speed, precision, and profit are decided long before the spindle starts turning. | 49m 11s | ||||||
| 1/19/26 | ![]() When Simple Systems Beat Smart Ones | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E130 | Jay and Andrew talk through everyday shop systems that seem simple until they aren’t: HVAC, shutdown routines, checklists, timers, and light automation. They compare notes on where “smart” solutions help and where they quietly create new problems, especially when reliability, safety, and human behavior matter more than elegance. | 34m 10s | ||||||
| 1/12/26 | ![]() Business Growth Isn’t a Solo Game | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E129 | Andrew and Jay talk about why relationships matter a lot in business. Sometime more than products, systems, or raw talent. They dig into the practical value of local relationships for staying informed and connected as decisions get made around you. From there, the conversation ranges across manufacturing, housing, leadership, parenting, and team dynamics. They also discuss when a product is finished enough to release, why over-tinkering stalls progress, and the role of people who know when to stop refining and move things forward. The episode closes with a clear-eyed look at AI in business: where it’s useful, where it falls short, and why responsibility still sits with the owner. | 47m 49s | ||||||
| 1/5/26 | ![]() Andrew Is Fired: Letting Go of the Owner-Hero Trap | Lean Built - Manufacturing Freedom E128 | As 2026 begins, Andrew and Jay take a look at one of the most dangerous traps for founders and small shop owners: becoming the hero who always steps in to save the day.Andrew introduces a personal document he titled “Andrew Is Fired,” a deliberate decision to remove himself from roles that feel productive but quietly limit growth. The conversation explores why constantly “going above and beyond” can actually be a form of selfishness, how undocumented processes turn leaders into bottlenecks, why clarity around ownership matters more than raw effort, and more. | 33m 11s | ||||||
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