Founder's Story
Scaling Smart: Jared Probst on Transforming an Industry with Rapid Axis | Ep. 195
03 Apr 2025
Jared Probst, Founder & President, Rapid Axis, details his journey from working in his stepfather’s machine shop to founding Rapid Axis—a company that revolutionizes short-term manufacturing and component fabrication. Jared shares his experience overcoming early cash flow challenges, building a robust sales system, and prioritizing operational excellence. His insights on customer service, innovative lead generation, and sustainable growth offer invaluable lessons for entrepreneurs in manufacturing and beyond.Key Discussion Points:Roots & Inspiration:Transition from a family machine shop to a dynamic sales and leadership role.The vision behind Rapid Axis, born from firsthand industry experience.Overcoming Challenges:Navigating early financial hurdles and avoiding cash flow pitfalls.The importance of disciplined operations and responsive customer service.Growth & Innovation:Leveraging cold outreach and digital tools for lead generation.Scaling sustainably without debt through strategic planning and resource sharing.Takeaways:Precision, persistence, and a customer-first mindset are crucial for scaling.Operational excellence and innovative sales tactics drive sustainable growth.Jared’s journey highlights the power of transforming challenges into opportunities.Our Sponsors:* Check out Indeed: https://indeed.com/FOUNDERSSTORY* Check out Northwest Registered Agent and use my code FOUNDERS for a great deal: https://northwestregisteredagent.com* Check out Plus500: https://plus500.com* Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: https://www.rosettastone.com
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Dream of better for you and the planet. Today we have Jared Probst. And Jared, you are the founder and president of Rapid Access. You are doing some first of its kind things. We were just talking about a launch coming up of something that's gonna be game changing. You've also been in business and created this yourself. And I love to hear about your story, your learnings, everything.
But you have a quick turn manufacturing company and you specialize in fabrication of components across various industries. So, Jared, how did you get started with this company and why did you choose this industry?
Yeah, sure. Absolutely. So so I give you the long story, but we only have 15 minutes. I'll kind of reduce it. But but I was born into manufacturing. My stepfather had a machine shop in Mountain View, California. It was mostly life sciences products. So I took a summer job for him and ended up taking on drafting.
After some time, we sold that company to a to a German manufacturing company and I moved into sales. um, not related to the industry. Eventually I was poached by a sales company, um, a manufacturing company for sales role. And, um, and I mean, the rest is, is, is history. Um, I ended up becoming an executive. I ended up becoming sales leadership. My last company, I was the head of sales there.
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