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From his dad’s backyard tool shop, starting his own mold design firm and managing large tool rooms to launching a global tooling source business, Ascend Innovative Mold, James Jergens puts his passion for technology, mentorship and leadership to work.
Here are just a few tidbits from this conversation to whet your appetite for our full conversation:
• His playground was his dad’s tool shop.
• “They broke every single rule I had for a tool build in one tool and were successful.”
• “I block and tackle so my team can score! So, if something goes wrong, it’s always going to be my fault.”
• Use science to build molds.
• Employ good leadership methods that drive profit and sustainability.
• He uses opportunity logs and trains the team to ask ‘why’ when troubleshooting.
For the full quick chat, watch above, and for more MMT Chats, click here.
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