
Episode #6
Episode 006: The Hardest Penny Earned | Gabe Draper
<p>Most manufacturing success stories focus on what went right.</p><p></p><p>This episode focuses on what almost went wrong.</p><p></p><p>Gabe Draper is the founder of Factur, a company helping manufacturers grow through sales, recruiting, and customer diversification.</p><p></p><p>Before building Factur, Gabe experienced the realities many shop owners fear: cash flow struggles, customer concentration, overwhelming pressure, and ultimately losing the machine shop he helped build.</p><p></p><p>In this conversation, Gabe shares the lessons he learned through failure, how ego impacts leadership, why diversification matters, and what he...

