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170: Marketing, Machine Shops, and Leadership with Jim Carr, CEO of CARR Machine & Tool

Manufacturing Happy Hour · 30 Jan 2024 · 54m

What this episode covers

Jim Carr, CEO of CARR Machine & Tool, discusses his journey from a family-owned commercial printing machine shop to a high-precision aerospace contract manufacturer. He explains how he leveraged his hospitality background and early adoption of social media to build a strong brand that attracts top-tier clients like SpaceX and Tesla. Carr shares leadership lessons on expanding one's comfort zone, leading through the 2008 recession, and using the EOS framework to drive strategic growth.

Most relevant to

companies scaling up

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
CARR Machine & Tool, SpaceX, Tesla, Virgin Galactic, 3M
Products
My True Position, Traction
Also
Perry’s Steakhouse, EOS, Gino Wickman

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