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Episode: From Handcrafted to High-Tech with Stephen Mazzarelli, Commercial Sewing
Description: In this episode we welcome Stephen Mazzarelli, Partner at Commercial Sewing, the manufacturer of the Outer Armor brand of covers for recreational vehicles in the power sport and marine industries. Â Stephen talks to Ari about their family-owned business and how they have successfully transitioned from traditional hand-craftsmanship to modern technology so they can remain competitive (and thrive!) in today's international manufacturing ecosystem. Â The transition required their craftsmen to pivot to learning new machines. Luckily, most of their employees viewed the changes as a positive step, and were able to learn new sk...