EBITDA Growth Systems

Making Business Profitable with EBITDA Growth Systems

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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 tack...

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EBITDA Growth Systems

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www.ebitdagrowthsystems.com

Latest episode

Nov 3, 2025

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Episodes

Episode 96 - Eliminate Harmful and Unproductive Drama in the Workplace 02.12.2022

Join Mike and Dave for Episode 96 as they discuss every business and shop has to deal with at some point - drama in the workplace. How do you manage the drama and ensure you don't lose money, time and employees?

Episode 95 - Strategic Inteviewing and Selection 21.11.2022

Join Mike & Dave as they talk about how you can be strategic when interviewing.

Episode 94 - Whats in it for me 14.11.2022

Join Mike & Dave as they discuss something that is often asked to business owners -  Whats in it for me?

Episode 93 - Why Business Planning? 26.10.2022

Join Mike and Dave as they discuss how you can prepare successfully for 2023 - with business planning!

Episode 92 - The Do's and Dont's of performance evaluations 21.10.2022

Join Mike and Dave as they break down all you need to know about performance evaluations!

Episode 91 - How do you make high mix low volume feel like production work 30.09.2022

Join Mike and Dave as they dig into a topic all companies need to pay attention to!

Episode 89 - How to Create Exponential Growth 10.09.2022

Check in with Dave & Mike as they discuss how you can experience Exponential Growth!

Episode 88 - What is EGS all about? 06.09.2022

Join us for Episode 88 as we dig into exactly what EGS is, does and what we are all about!

Episode 85 - How Inflation Affects the Workforce 16.06.2022

Join Dave and Kevin as they touch on a very important topic facing businesses today - how does inflation affect the workforce?

Episode 84 - 6 tips for dealing with a younger manager 27.05.2022

Join Mike & Dave as they discuss an issue some are dealing with on a daily basis - dealing with a younger manager.

Episode 83 - Conquering Workplace Toxicity 17.05.2022

Join Mike and Dave as they kick off season 3 with a great topic - Conquering Workplace Toxicity!

Episode 82 - Onboarding Whats the Big Deal. 16.02.2022

Join Mike & Dave as they discuss something very important for each and every company - Onboarding new employees. This is a very important step of hiring a new employee that some businesses gloss over and pay the price in the long-term. Make sure you new talent is welcomed and you do everything you can to make them feel at home.

Episode 81- Business case for Data Driven Mfg Pt 1 - How to fuel Lean initiatives 12.01.2022

Join Mike & Dave as they share some wonderful insight about Data Driven Manufacturing, on Episode 81 of the Making Business Profitable Podcast!

Episode 80 - What is COGS? 07.01.2022

Join Mike & Dave for Episode 80 as they answer the question...what is COGS? Bonus question, how will impact my business?

Episode 79 - Transitioning from an Employee to a Manager 04.01.2022

Join Mike & Dave on Episode 79 of the Making Business Profitable Podcast as they breakdown an important transition many go through - moving from an employee to a manager. Take a listen and share with a friend that is a manager that may need some advice on the subject!

Episode 78- How important is year-end planning? 06.12.2021

Join Mike & Dave on Episode 78 as they discuss year-end planning. Is it really a necessity?  If you choose to do year-end planning, what should you include? This is an important step in producing results next year!

Episode 77 - How do you handle a challenging employee? 03.12.2021

Join Mike & Dave for Episode 77 of the Making Business Podcast! Today, the team discusses something almost every business deals with - a challenging employee. Tune in for some great insight as to how you can continue the relationship while adjusting some challenging aspects.

Episode 76 - It is really all about profits? 29.11.2021

On Episode 76, Mike & Dave ask an important question...is it all about profits?

Employee Retention with Guest Kevin Coffman - Episode 75 15.11.2021

Join Mike & Dave as they welcome our newest coach, Kevin Coffman to the podcast! The team discusses Employee Retention - and important key element in your business development!

Episode 74 - Why is succession planning important today? 26.10.2021

Join Mike & Dave as they break down why Succession Planning is important....today! We also receive an exciting update about EGS and how why we are excited for 2022. Looking to sell? Looking to grow? Looking to jumpstart your new business? Send us a message at EBITDAGrowthSystems.com to get started!

Episode 73 - What is the advantage of leading the standard work shifts 17.09.2021

Join Mike & Dave as they show 2 tales of standard work shifts...one positive, one not so much. This is a big episode for you business owners...your employees are changing and you must recognize that. Episode 73 breaks down the advantage of leaving the standard work shifts.

Episode 72 - Addressing a Gap 15.09.2021

Join Mike & Dave as they discuss a topic that many people are missing when they are providing a solution - a big, big gap. Are you offering a solution to a problem, or are you offering more? The guys break it down on Episode 72 of the Making Business Profitable Podcast!

Episode 71 - The Good Bad and Ugly of being a business owners Spouse 09.09.2021

Mike & Dave are joined by a special guest -  Wendy Capkovitz! The topic is a serious one, and one that we as business owners need to remember more frequently.   Today, our topic is - The Good Bad and Ugly of being a Business Owners Spouse. This is an episode all business owners need to hear!

5 ways businesses fail | Episode 70 30.08.2021

Join Mike & Dave as they discuss something you need to hear and remember....businesses can fail.   Check out 5 reasons why this occurs and learn how to create a plan to avoid failure. All this and more on Episode 70 of the Making Business Profitable Podcast!

Episode 69 - Turnaround Story Part 3 - Finishes with Execution 26.07.2021

Join Mike & Dave as they conclude our Turnaround Story Series with a great chat about Execution. The plan doesn't matter if you don't EXECUTE! 

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