Resources for Real MANUFACTURING Leaders

Stop grinding through the chaos and start leading with clarity.

If you want to build a manufacturing business with sustained growth year after year—and a life that YOU LOVE AT THE SAME TIME

You have to keep questioning, learning, and improving. Here are a few resources to help you do exactly that. Because mastering success isn’t a one-time thing.

It’s a practice.

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The Throughput Show

Your inside look at how real manufacturing leaders think, lead, and grow.

The Throughput Show isn’t just a podcast — it’s a live show where you get your questions answered in real time. Josh McKain sits down with practitioners, innovators, and industry voices to have real conversations on leadership, culture, and performance improvement. And you get to guide the conversation.

Join us every Friday at 11a EST for ideas on leadership, business development, and operations that you can put into practice today.

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The Throughput Playbook

Your roadmap for turning vision into action—and action into real results.

This is a practical framework designed to help you and your team get clear on where you’re headed, identify the biggest opportunities for growth, and stay accountable for executing the plan.

Use it to align your team around a shared vision, set quarterly priorities, and track the initiatives that really move the needle. It’s simple, structured, and built for real manufacturing businesses that are going places.

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