🎙️ Zane Hengsperger shares his journey from tech to manufacturing, discussing the acquisition of Delta 70, a custom industrial racking manufacturer, and insights on revitalizing small North American manufacturing businesses.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction
00:42 Growing up in Windsor, Ontario
02:00 Early career and path to manufacturing
14:31 Delta 70 operations and team
20:42 Business card marketing strategy
29:20 Manufacturing challenges and opportunities
34:31 Future growth plans
Key Topics:
Transition from software to manufacturing business ownership
Current state of small manufacturing businesses
Challenges in modernizing legacy operations
Role of young entrepreneurs in manufacturing
Custom industrial racking manufacturing
Building customer relationships in traditional industries
👉 Follow: @zanehengsperger
Website: delta70.com
TOOL OR DIE is produced by Johnson & Roy (Johnson-Roy.com), a strategic advisory firm headquartered in New York and Scottsdale specializing in technology, mobility, manufacturing and robotics. Your hosts are Joel Johnson, former technology journalist and media executive who pioneered brands like Gizmodo, Jalopnik, and Wirecutter and created GM's "Zero, Zero, Zero" framework; and Alex Roy, a General Partner at New Industry Venture Capital (NIVC.us) known for breaking the Cannonball Run record and his work in autonomous vehicles at Argo.AI. Joel has written for WIRED, Popular Mechanics, and produced television shows for BBC America, while Alex has written for Bloomberg and Road & Track, and founded the Human Driving Association.
Follow them at:
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alexroy | linkedin.com/in/joeljohnson
X: @alexroy144 | @joeljohnson
Web: johnson-roy.com
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