Manufacturing Professionals will receive immediate and actionable insight into high-level issues of running a small to mid-sized manufacturing company. All communicated in an easy-to-digest 20 minutes by your expert podcaster and second-generation business owner, Jim Carr.
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Manufacturing Professionals will receive immediate and actionable insight into high-level issues of running a small to mid-sized manufacturing company. All communicated in an easy-to-digest 20 minutes by your expert podcaster and second-generation business owner, Jim Carr.
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Recent Episodes
May 29, 2026
A Young Engineer Asked Me for 3 Pieces of Advice: Here Are Ten!
<p dir="ltr">A young mechanical engineering student named Jake Masters reached out to me on LinkedIn asking for advice before stepping into his family's 70-year-old CNC manufacturing business.</p> <p dir="ltr">That message inspired this episode.</p> <p dir="ltr">In this solo episode of My TRUE POSITION, Jim Carr shares 10 hard-earned lessons about leadership, failure, culture, cash flow, technology, and what it really takes to survive in precision manufacturing.</p> <p dir="ltr">This isn't motivational fluff. It's real-world operator wisdom from someone who's lived it.</p> <p dir="ltr">Whether you're entering the family business, leading a shop, or building the next generation of manufacturing — this episode is for you.</p> <p dir="ltr">Because inheriting the company is one thing.</p> <p dir="ltr">Improving it? That's leadership.</p>
May 22, 2026
MRP Is Broken: How Modern Shops Are Rebuilding Their Tech Stack
<p dir="ltr">In this episode, Jim Carr sits down with Lorin Shamos from First Resonance to break down why traditional ERP and MRP systems are falling behind—and what a modern "Factory Operating System" actually looks like.</p> <p dir="ltr">From real-time scheduling and material planning to execution, traceability, and automation, this conversation dives into how advanced manufacturers are replacing spreadsheets and firefighting with systems that actually reflect reality.</p> <p dir="ltr">If your operation still depends on manual updates, outdated data, and constant rescheduling… this episode will hit home.</p>
May 15, 2026
When Failure Isn't an Option: Inside High-Reliability Manufacturing
<p dir="ltr">Not all manufacturing is created equal.</p> <p dir="ltr">Some parts can fail. Others can't.</p> <p dir="ltr">In this episode, Jim Carr sits down with Errick Egeland from The Lee Company to explore what it takes to manufacture miniature, high-reliability fluid control components used in aerospace, medical, defense, and space applications.</p> <p dir="ltr">From precision flow control to extreme repeatability, this conversation dives into the discipline required to build components where failure is not an option.</p> <p dir="ltr">If you think tight tolerances are challenging… wait until performance, pressure, and reliability are all on the line.</p>
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