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Making Business Profitable with EBITDA Growth Systems

EBITDA Growth Systemswww.ebitdagrowthsystems.com

Welcome to Making Business Profitable with EBITDA Growth Systems, the podcast where business owners, leaders, and operators in manufacturing come to sharpen their edge, scale smarter, and build highly profitable companies.


Hosted by Mike Watkins and Dave McKeown, co-founders of EBITDA Growth Systems, each episode delivers battle-tested insights, real-world stories, and step-by-step strategies on topics like sales and marketing pitfalls, workforce retention, ERP systems, turnaround culture, onboarding best practices, quality control, strategic planning, and leadership development. Whether tackling common blind spots or diving into cutting-edge tools and operational efficiencies, Mike and Dave equip you with everything you need to solve the right problems, hire and retain the right people, and ultimately, build a business that thrives.


Whether you're a CNC machine-shop owner, executive, or operations leader, you'll walk away with practical tools you can implement immediately. From leadership and sales to operations and culture, Making Business Profitable cuts through the noise and brings you the conversations that matter most to your bottom line.


Join thousands of listeners who are transforming their manufacturing businesses by tuning in bi-weekly. It's time to make your business not just bigger, but better.


🎧 New episodes Bi-weekly — visit ebitdagrowthsystems.com for tools, coaching, and additional insights.


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Episodes

Episode 20 - Anything worth doing is worth doing right

Join us from the EBITDA Growth Systems Studio as Mike & Dave discuss our main topic - Anything worth doing is worth doing right. Check us out online at EBITDAGrowthSystems.com

Jan 05, 202121 minSeason 2Ep. 1

Episode 17 - Small Business Accounting Pitfalls

Chris Latino from Latino and Associates joins us again for this special episode! Chris, Mike & Dave discuss some critical Accounting pitfalls that Small Businesses need to be aware of. Be prepared and adjust for 2021! Visit Chris at LatinoCPAs.com and visit EGS at EBITDAGrowthSystems.com.

Dec 22, 202020 minSeason 1Ep. 18

Episode 16 - The Business Equation

Join Dave & Mike as they discuss the Business Equation! For more info, visit us online at EBITDAGrowthSystems.com

Dec 21, 202018 min

Episode 15 - Pricing your product

Join Mike & Dave on Episode 15 as we discuss how important it is to get the correct price set up for your product or service. Be sure to check us out online at EBITDAGrowthSystems.com

Dec 18, 202021 min

Episode 14 - What does coaching do to your business?

In this very, very important episode, Dave & Mike discuss how important it is for coaching to be a big part of your business! For more info, or to let our experienced team Coach you to success, contact us at EBITDAGrowthSystems.com

Dec 17, 202016 minSeason 1Ep. 13

Episode 12 - Employer of choice

Mike & Dave discuss what it means to be an employer of choice and how it can be a big benefit to your business Visit us online at EBITDAGrowthSystems.com

Dec 15, 202018 min

Episode 11 - Understanding PPP

Mike & Dave are joined by Chris Latino from Latino & Associates to discuss PPP! For more info, send us a message at EBITDAGrowthSystems.com , or visit Chris at LatinoCPA.com .

Dec 14, 202017 minSeason 1Ep. 11

Episode 5 - When should you start a business?

This segment outlines the three most important factors that must be considered before starting a business – 1. Do you have a passion for the work? The going is going to get really tough really fast. It will be your passion that sees you through it. If you lack passion, you will lack the motivation to continue to fight. 2. Can you make money with your passion? The object of the great game of business is to make profits. If the object of your passion is not scalable enough to yield profits commens...

Nov 06, 202017 min

Episode 4 - Mo Problems Less Profit

This segment came on the heals of the 2020 Presidential Election. The purpose of the segment was to place an emphasis on the importance of celebrating differences in the pursuit of profits. There was so much anger in our country leading up to the elections. And we know that anger is a secondary emotion – the primary emotion is fear. In other words, the source of anger is fear. So, the question becomes, what are we so fearful of as a nation? While we don’t have all of the answers, but the opportu...

Nov 06, 202017 min

Episode 3 - Is it important to have a good manager?

The answer is a resounding yes. Good managers are arguably the most important cog in the wheel of a successful business. According to the Gallup Organization the quality of the manager is the single most highly correlated factor for employee engagement and retention. Employee engagement and retention are highly correlated to productivity, efficiency and profitability. This segment describes the characteristics of good managers and characteristics of bad managers. Gallup Organization research ind...

Nov 06, 202018 min

Episode 2 - Is your business thriving or surviving?

People want to be around a winner. In this segment, we do a Jeff Foxworthy parody with the statement – “you may be surviving if” …you have no money …you have no one to help you run the business …you work “more than 24 hours per day” …you think that 5% profit is good We describe thriving as… …you have so much money that you need a financial advisor …you are able to take quarterly or semi-annual vacations …you have work/life balance …you are winning! There are only a few levers to pull to move a b...

Nov 06, 202016 min

Episode 1 - The importance of Business Planning

This segment describes business planning as the secret to success. The alternative to a good business plan is constantly operating in the “whirlwind”. We define the role of Mission/vision and Values as the true north of the organization. We define the business planning work product – Financial Plan, Sales Plan, Marketing Plan, Operations Plan and Management Plan. Organizations with business plans – written goals and objectives – have operations that are 30 times more successful than their compet...

Nov 01, 202016 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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