160: Buying a Manufacturing Company and Reimagining Upskilling with Bill Berrien, CEO of Pindel Global Precision

<p>What can a former Navy SEAL teach us about upskilling and manufacturing business acquisition? It turns out, a whole lot!&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><p>Bill Berrien, CEO of Pindel Global Precision, joins episode 160 of Manufacturing Happy Hour, to share his thoughts on upskilling your team and his journey from the Navy to manufacturing business leader. We hear why he chose to acquire Pindel and how he was lucky enough for the seller to stay on board to help ease the leadership transition.&nbsp;</p><p>We explore the importance of upskilling your team and why Pindel’s philosophy is to “hire for attitude, train for skill,” – as well as a great example of how someone moved from the janitorial department to work with CNC equipment. Bill shares his take on why upskilling is so important in manufacturing and what he thinks the industry should do moving forward to train the future of talent.&nbsp;</p><p>In this episode, find out:&nbsp;</p><ul><li>What Bill believes about upskilling in manufacturing&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Bill explores his time as a Navy SEAL&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>The challenges of acquiring a company&nbsp;</li><li>What made him choose to acquire Pindel&nbsp;</li><li>How Pindel’s seller stayed on board to ease the transition&nbsp;</li><li>Bill’s business aha moments&nbsp;</li><li>What to consider before buying a business&nbsp;</li><li>What upskilling looks like at Pindel&nbsp;</li><li>Bill’s thoughts on the future of upskilling in manufacturing&nbsp;</li><li>Advice for manufacturing leaders&nbsp;</li></ul><br/><p><a href="http://manufacturinghappyhour.com/iTunes" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoying the show? Please leave us a review here.</a> Even one sentence helps. It’s feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going!&nbsp;</p><p>Tweetable Quotes:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><em>“Our adage to the team is more value created, more value captured. So, if you allow the company to augment the value you can create by training you, that is going to lead to more value captured in the form of wages, bonu