Shannon Marie Conley

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks Feel the love.

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks Cut. Uncut.

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks <3 Amen

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@Gosleepriya Skin

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks Are you playing coy with me?

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks I said no Francis.

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks I do not care for your flippant remark concerning the .com mikerowe man at all, and I understand you better than you think I do. Amy Fowler Farah

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@russellcrowe I know...

[The Real Mike Rowe @mikeroweworks]

Josh Smith is one of the most talented bladesmiths in the world. He started the @Montanaknifeco six years ago, in his garage in Missoula. Last month, he moved his operation into a 51,000 square foot manufacturing facility. https://t.co/65mDOaRiSZ Josh invited me to the grand opening of his new facility, but the schedules didn’t work out. But when I saw the video online and observed hundreds of people standing in line for hours to take a tour of his new facility, I was intrigued. So, I invited Josh back onto the podcast talk about the remarkable growth of MKC, and the tricky business of making things in America.

It should go without saying, but I’ll say it anyway. It’s really, really, really hard to run a successful business that makes a quality product in this country. Some states make it harder than others, but no place makes it easy. Regulations, taxes, HR challenges, labor lawyers, and yes – tariffs – all pose enormous obstacles for entrepreneurs like Josh, and I thought it might be helpful to learn what it takes to turn a one-man knife making operation in a garage into a manufacturing triumph. I also wanted to do my part to acknowledge this extraordinary accomplishment and celebrate the way one man’s vision can transform a modest knife-making operation into a multi-million-dollar business that employs over a hundred people and does great things for the local economy. Anyone espousing the benefits of reinvigorating the skilled trades and bringing manufacturing to America should be using MKC as an example of how to do it right. Share if you concur.
Our whole conversation is here. https://t.co/LA9EMMcghC

PS I’m also grateful that Josh has chosen mikeroweWORKS as a cause for MKC to support. Thanks to sales of The Rocker - the perfect utility blade for the workingman - Josh has raised nearly $200,000 for our work ethic scholarship program. And now, he’s made some additional blades to benefit my foundation. I’ll have more details on that in a few weeks. As always, you guys will get the first look at whatever Josh has created. They always sell out in hours…

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks @Montanaknifeco Repeating good behavior, not bad. Amen

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks ...

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks And so did you.

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks Don't kid yourself Mike. Everybody lies. Even your mom and dad.

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks What does the cow say?

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks Yes. But can you play fooze ball?

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks P.S. Why is fuel so expensive?

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks How was a, flatulent, reduculous, extreme,
disgusting inhumane, Hitler able to pull off genocide? Because as my schizophrenic father used to say, "the devil is real". And as my uncle, his brother, the chief detective said to me before he died, " Shannon, You have to believe".

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@mikeroweworks P.S. Why is fuel so expensive?

[Shannon Marie Conley @ShannonMConley]

@MariaHelena0024 @mikeroweworks @jasonaltmire @CECUedu I got a suggestion. Put some sunscreen on.