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title: "PODCAST: Twisted Roads Make Better Stories"
date: 2024-10-03 12:37:54
description: "Tony Gunn, shares where he gets his optimism, how he became a machinist, and what keeps him returning to the shop floor"
keywords: "Tony Gunn"
categories: [Podcast Interviews]
tags: [Greg McHale, Manufacturing Mavericks, MTDCNC, Podcast, Tony Gunn]
---

## Episode #11 of Manufacturing Mavericks

America’s Manufacturing MC, Tony Gunn, shares how his internal optimism comes from many failures in life. Tony started from very humble beginnings and almost became a professional athlete, but his trajectory changed to machinist out of necessity from an early surprise in life. His passion for manufacturing and entertainment keeps Tony returning to the shop floor to capture the stories of manufacturers as Director of Global Operations for MTDCNC.

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