Building a Machine Shop from Zero with Garrett Wolfford

Starting a machine shop is not freedom.It is sacrifice, responsibility, and learning how to survive before you thrive.In this episode of Rapid Fire Manufacturing, I sit down in Chattanooga, Tennessee with Garrett Wolford, owner and president of Elemental Design and Machinery.Garrett shares what it really takes to start a shop from scratch:Why NDAs force you to build a brand without showing partsHow Elemental was intentionally named using SEO and long-term thinkingThe reality of cash flow and why shop owners must learn to “be a bank”Starting with zero customers and going door to doorBurning the ships and betting on culture from day oneThis conversation is honest, gritty, and real.If you are thinking about starting a shop or already in the trenches, this one will hit home.