About Throughput Mastery™
Why join Throughput over some other corporate leadership program?
Manufacturing leaders have unique challenges that those in other industries never encounter.
You need to surround yourself with people who actually get it.
Throughput Mastery™ was built for the real world of manufacturing — where deadlines are tight, decisions are constant, and “leadership” doesn’t happen in a conference room.
Unlike executive programs like Vistage, Throughput Mastery™ isn’t full of lawyers, accountants, marketers, and B2C salespeople, it’s full of industry leaders like you.
It’s built on the belief that success in business comes from stability at home. It’s grounded in the daily realities of leading a production team, balancing growth with problem solving, and building a business that runs smoother without burning yourself out in the process.
Throughput gives you a clear plan, a trusted circle of industry peers, and the structure to keep making progress — week after week, quarter after quarter. No buzzwords. No busywork. Just clarity, accountability, and measurable growth.
Throughput Mastery™ was designed for industry leaders who have no one to talk to.
After more than a decade of strategic planning and project management for manufacturing operations across North America, Josh McKain got tired of seeing the same pattern over and over again: smart, savvy leaders who have no outside support losing steam and getting stuck.
You’re trying to juggle a thousand competing priorities and start second-guessing decisions because you have no one to bounce them off of who have both industry expertise and impartiality. And the more success you create for your businesses, the lonelier you get.
Josh started Throughput Mastery™ to give those leaders a space to step back, think clearly, and get insights from peers who actually understand what it’s like to lead in manufacturing. It’s targeted leadership coaching for industry heroes — real talk, practical systems, and accountability that sticks.
Meet Our Founder:
Josh McKain
Manufacturing Growth Strategist | Leadership Coach | Host of the Throughput Show
Josh McKain is a seasoned manufacturing leader, strategist, and coach who’s spent his career helping businesses bridge the gap between operational performance and leadership development. He’s worked with shops of every size — from small family-run operations to large-scale manufacturers — guiding leaders to simplify their systems, clarify their priorities, and lead with confidence.
More About Josh
Because there’s more to life than work.
When he’s not talking about manufacturing, Josh is usually talking about his family - Amber, Silas, and Ada. Together, they love nothing more than spending time together, just doing whatever. Hiking, going to Detroit Tigers baseball games, or reading Harry Potter or Mac Allister top the list.
When not with family, Josh loves playing basketball, studying trees and flowers, and reading interesting books on any subject.
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