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
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...
Spotting the Next Opportunity with Brett Ekart
In this episode of Born Scrappy I sit down with Brett Ekart, Serial Entrepreneur, Owner of United Metals Recycling and the host of A Scrap Life podcast, for a masterclass in what it really means to grow. Not just bigger, but smarter, broader, a...
Growing Through Adversity with Michael Lion
In this episode of Born Scrappy I sit down with Michael Lion, Former Owner of Philipp & Lion and Former Consultant & Chairman at Sims Metal Management, for a masterclass in what really happens when it all goes wrong and what you can lea...
