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22 minutes
Engels
Verenigde Staten
13 afleveringen
sinds 2 juni 2025
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🎧 Episode 012 Summary  Stephen shares a field report on how to get your feet wet at a small regional trade show. The win isn’t in hard-selling—it’s in researching ahead, asking smart questions, and listening for hidden fits (including sister divisions you wouldn’t spot from the booth sign). He show…

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In this episode of Find Your Source, Stephen breaks down one of the most overlooked—and most operationally complex—parts of product fulfillment: kitting and bundling. Whether you’re assembling e-commerce sets, promotional packs, or sub-assemblies for manufacturing, the big question remains: Should …
✨ Episode 010 Enhanced Summary Episode 010 tackles a key question for entrepreneurs and manufacturers alike: Is it time to use contract packagers or co-packers? Stephen Peterson breaks down the decision-making process, helping listeners understand when outsourcing makes sense and how to structure a…
Episode 009 of Find Your Source focuses on the art of negotiating better prices through relationships, not pressure tactics. Stephen stresses that manufacturers have real costs—labor, raw materials, packaging, and infrastructure—and simply pushing for price cuts rarely works. Instead, the key is to…
Episode 008 of Find Your Source dives into the critical early discussions that build strong manufacturer–customer partnerships. Stephen stresses that long-term success doesn’t start with price haggling—it begins with clear expectations and mutual respect. Key takeaways include: Define respons…
In this episode of Find Your Source, Stephen Peterson dives deep into Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) and how manufacturers can sharpen their financial edge by truly understanding and benchmarking their costs. Stephen explains the three key components of COGS—direct materials, direct labor, and overhead…
Episode 006: Stephen Peterson shares how even “old school” businesses can harness AI—specifically tools like ChatGPT-5—to document processes, capture institutional knowledge, and dramatically improve efficiency. Using his step-by-step SOP creation method, Stephen shows how recording key roles, inte…
🎙 Episode 5: Supplier Maintenance – The Secret to Scaling Smart How do you justify taking time to talk with your suppliers when everyone’s already overwhelmed? In this episode, Stephen shares why making time for supplier relationships is exactly how you gain a competitive edge. Too many companies…
🎙 Episode 4: Stay in Your Niche – The Smart Way to Grow Without Breaking What Works In this episode of Find Your Source, Stephen dives into one of the most important (yet most ignored) growth strategies: staying in your lane. When you're scaling a product line or maximizing your manufacturing cap…
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