Born Scrappy
This is the podcast for scrap metal traders and operators who want to get sharper without losing their scrappy edge.
Born Scrappy
Latest Episodes
Demystifying catalytic converters with Ryan Carrafiello
In this episode of Born Scrappy I sit down with Ryan Carrafiello, Managing Director at PMR, for the catalytic converter deep-dive I’ve been wanting to do for years. We look at what it actually takes to build a CATS program that works and how to...
Playing the Long Game with Shane Mellor
In this episode of Born Scrappy I sit down with Shane Mellor, Managing Director at Mellor Metals, to talk about what it takes to run an independent yard for the long haul. Margins, cash, quality, and handing it all over to the next generation.<...
Scaling without losing your DNA with Colin Denihan
In this episode of Born Scrappy I sit down with Colin Denihan, Chief Commercial Officer at Metal Source, for an honest look at scaling a scrap business without losing what made it work in the first place.Colin was bartending through coll...
Building the next chapter with Jordan Schupan
In this episode of Born Scrappy I sit down with Jordan Schupan, the new CEO of Schupan, to talk about what it really means to take the wheel of something that took someone else 53 years to build and how you grow it without losing what made it g...
Building Excellence from the Ground Up with Matt Bell
In this episode of Born Scrappy I sit down with Matt Bell, President of OmniSource and VP of Steel Dynamics, Inc., to talk about what it actually takes to lead at scale in the metal recycling business - and why the real answers are always found...
