# From Lifestyle to Growth Business: 5 Key Transformations w/ Jason Pace

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2023-06-13
- Length: 41m
- Episode: 157
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-06-13-from-lifestyle-to-growth-business-5-key-transformations-w-jason-pace
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-1c5ac90b-60bc-4ae1-8e69-8d4c2e58051b

## Summary

Jason Pace, COO of Diversified Metal Fabricators (DMF), outlines five key transformations required to shift the company from a lifestyle business to a growth-oriented manufacturer. He details the implementation of a new leadership team, a customer-centric brand strategy, and critical technology upgrades including an ERP migration and shop floor instrumentation from Datonomics. Additionally, Pace explains the outsourcing of back-office functions to providers like TriNet and the adoption of the Toyota Production System (TPS) to standardize production and eliminate waste.

## Chapters

- [0:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-06-13-from-lifestyle-to-growth-business-5-key-transformations-w-jason-pace#t=37) Introduction: Jason Pace and Diversified Metal Fabricators
- [6:09](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-06-13-from-lifestyle-to-growth-business-5-key-transformations-w-jason-pace#t=369) Transformation 1: Leadership and Team Alignment
- [12:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-06-13-from-lifestyle-to-growth-business-5-key-transformations-w-jason-pace#t=759) Transformation 2: Brand as Customer Experience
- [16:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-06-13-from-lifestyle-to-growth-business-5-key-transformations-w-jason-pace#t=992) Transformation 3: Technology, ERP, and Shop Floor Instrumentation
- [24:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-06-13-from-lifestyle-to-growth-business-5-key-transformations-w-jason-pace#t=1493) Transformation 4: Back Office Outsourcing and Automation
- [31:39](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2023-06-13-from-lifestyle-to-growth-business-5-key-transformations-w-jason-pace#t=1899) Transformation 5: Production System and Toyota Production System

## Topics

- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Marketing & brand](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/marketing-and-brand)
- [Factory operations & automation](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/factory-operations)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Sourcing & supply chain](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sourcing-and-supply-chain)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Diversified Metal Fabricators (company)
- Gorilla 76 (company)
- Walmart (company)
- Oracle (company)
- Datonomics (company)
- Okuma (company)
- TriNet (company)
- Continuous (company)
- Toyota (company)
- General Motors (company)
- FastCap (company)
- Paul Akers (other)

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