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Mike Payne

The Owner Bottleneck: How Getting Out of the Way Can Double Your Shop's Value

July 09, 2026 5:00am 53 min

Most shop owners believe the number on their business is locked in by their earnings. It isn't. Two shops with identical profit can sell for wildly different prices, and the gap almost always comes back to one question a...

Think Like a Buyer: How to Maximize Your Shop's Value Before You Sell, Ep #49

June 25, 2026 5:00am 1:00

Most shop owners never sell a business before the day they actually sell theirs. You build something for thirty years, then one phone call later you're trying to figure out what it's worth, what the buyer is really payin...

Women, Purpose, and Pay: The Honest Conversation Manufacturing Needs to Have

June 11, 2026 5:00am 43 min

Part two of a good conversation is where things usually get real. In this episode, I pick back up with Nush Ahmed and Brooke Laing from Sisterhood of Trades, and we get into the questions most shop owners quietly wonder ...

No Cap: Manufacturing's Generational Communication Breakdown

May 28, 2026 5:00am 45 min

In this episode of Buy the Numbers, I sat down with Nush Ahmed and Brooke Laing for one of the more entertaining and eye-opening conversations I've had in a while. What started with jokes about generational slang and com...

The Real ROI of Automation: CapEx, Capacity & the Cost of Doing Nothing

May 14, 2026 7:30am 53 min

Recorded live from the DN Solutions open house near Chicago, this special crossover episode blends the worlds of Buy the Numbers and Lights Out into one conversation about manufacturing growth, automation, and the real n...

The PEO Playbook: How Small Shops Compete Like Big Employers

April 30, 2026 5:00am 55 min

If you're like most shop owners, HR, payroll, and benefits are necessary evils—important, but far from the reason you got into manufacturing in the first place. Yet those "back-office" functions can quietly drain your ti...

Breaking the Ceiling: Systems, Data, and the Truth About Scaling a Machine Shop

April 16, 2026 8:56am 1:03

Breaking the Ceiling: Systems, Data, and the Truth About Scaling a Machine Shop, Ep #44 Manufacturing will humble you—no matter how good you get. I was talking with someone recently about how this might be the only indus...

Trust First, Numbers Second: The Leadership Playbook Manufacturing Shops Are Missing

April 02, 2026 5:00am 55 min

What actually makes leadership work in a manufacturing environment? Is it KPIs, lean systems, and dashboards? Or is it something far more human? In this episode of Buy the Numbers, I sit down with Jason Woodard, COO of G...

CMMC Is Coming — What It Means for Your Shop, Your Costs, and Your Customers

March 19, 2026 5:00am 1:11

CMMC is no longer something manufacturers can afford to ignore. If you're doing work in the defense supply chain—or even thinking about it—this is quickly becoming a requirement, not a "nice to have." And what makes it c...

The Overlooked Expense: How Utility Assessments Can Unlock Hidden Savings

March 05, 2026 5:00am 48 min

Most of the time on Buy the Numbers, we focus on revenue growth, margin improvement, cash flow strategy, or capital investments. But in this episode, we turn our attention to something many manufacturers rarely question:...

Don't Just File the Return — How Smart Tax Planning Pays Off Over Time

February 12, 2026 5:00am 45 min

Too many manufacturers treat taxes as a once-a-year compliance exercise. You gather the documents, sign the return, write the check, and move on. But the reality is that tax planning is one of the most powerful strategic...

The Cost of Quality — Why Getting It Right Is the Fastest Way to Get Paid

January 29, 2026 5:00am 44 min

Quality is often treated like a cost center in manufacturing. Something we have to do to satisfy customers, auditors, or certifications. But in my experience, quality is much more than that. It's one of the biggest drive...

Owning the Problem: Why Accountability, Communication, and Culture Drive Throughput

January 15, 2026 5:00am 43 min

One of the patterns I keep seeing in manufacturing has nothing to do with machines, software, or technology. It shows up in how teams respond when something goes wrong. In this episode of Buy the Numbers, I sat down agai...

How a Fourth-Generation Manufacturer Measures Success

January 01, 2026 5:00am 48 min

What changes when you're not building a business to sell, but building one to hand down? That's the question that kept coming up for me in this conversation. In this episode of Buy the Numbers, I sat down with Jack Watso...

The Inventory Blind Spot: How LIFO Can Unlock Massive Tax Savings

December 19, 2025 5:00am 45 min

Inventory is one of the most overlooked levers in manufacturing finance, yet it is often the single largest asset sitting on a company's balance sheet. In this bonus episode of Buy the Numbers, Mike Payne is joined by in...

Innovation at the Speed of Trust: Why Real Progress Happens When People Connect, Ep #35

December 18, 2025 5:00am 32 min

Innovation in manufacturing is often framed as a technology problem. Better machines, faster software, smarter automation. But in this episode of Buy the Numbers, the conversation takes a different turn, one that looks p...

QDISC Explained: A 5-KPI System for Smarter, More Profitable Manufacturing

December 04, 2025 5:00am 51 min

KPIs can feel like a buzzword—every manufacturer knows they should be tracking them, but few feel confident about where to start or what actually matters. In this episode of Buy the Numbers, Mike Payne sits down once aga...

Cash Flow Power Moves: Pricing, Terms & Tools That Protect Your Business

November 20, 2025 5:00am 51 min

In this special crossover episode of Buy the Numbers, Mike Payne joins Josh McCain on The Throughput Show for a fully interactive, live conversation about one of the most misunderstood and mission-critical topics in manu...

The Section 179 Trap: Why Tax Breaks Shouldn't Drive Your Equipment Purchases

November 06, 2025 5:00am 38 min

When Section 179 and bonus depreciation come back into play, it's easy to get swept up in the excitement of "saving on taxes." Every year around this time, I start hearing from shop owners who are ready to buy a new mach...

How Foreign Trade Zones Can Unlock Millions in Working Capital

October 23, 2025 5:00am 40 min

When tariffs, trade policy, and cash flow collide, manufacturers are forced to think creatively—or risk being crushed by uncertainty. That's exactly where Mary Buchzeiger, CEO of Lucerne International and Lucerne Global ...

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