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Growing a Profitable Manufacturing Business Without Outside Investors w/ Kyle Ewing

The Manufacturing Executive · 14 Oct 2025

What this episode covers

Kyle Ewing, founder and CEO of TerraSlate, explains how he bootstrapped the waterproof paper company to over $40 million in revenue without outside investors by enforcing strict prepayment policies and mastering cold calling. He details the operational discipline of holding two months of core capital to survive disruptions and paying vendors early to secure favorable treatment during supply chain crises. Ewing also describes his intentional culture-building strategy, including comprehensive onboarding and life insurance benefits, to attract and retain high-performing employees in a non-glamorous industry.

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companies scaling up

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TerraSlate, Guerrilla 76
Also
Ink 5000, MIT, Shark Tank

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