Reg Zeller (@RegZeller) / X

Reg Zeller

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Reg Zeller

@RegZeller

7x biz owner. Rolling up non-ferrous foundries @canekast attempting to re-industrialize the US.

Minneapolis, MN

Joined August 2010

Reg Zeller
@RegZeller
Apr 3, 2024
Replying to @SkolCapital
Oh I have so many … First one that came to mind … HR manager of our leadership development program wouldn’t let a female coworker and I (we were both recent college grads) go on an overnight trip together, we had to go at separate times for a visit to our facility
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@RegZeller
Sep 18, 2021
Real estate investing can be awesome, especially if you buy at the right time in the right place for the right price. We did all of that, and still lost millions of dollars. A 🧵
Reg Zeller
@RegZeller
Aug 21, 2021
Had lots of DM’s asking about how we source deals, our process, etc. Happy to share, so here it goes …
Reg Zeller
@RegZeller
Sep 1, 2022
HoldCo’s are all the rage right now, but there are disadvantages too. A roll-up doesn’t have those disadvantages 👇
Reg Zeller
@RegZeller
Apr 3, 2024
Replying to @SkolCapital
Just so insane Funnier part is we had a tight knit group and we all went skiing together in a rented house within maybe a month of that …
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@RegZeller
Nov 3, 2023
All … I want to make this an open post. No matter what you’ve PG’d. No matter how bad things seem. This is a short term issue. You can recover. Don’t make a permanent decision to a short term problem. Lots of us have been there and are here to tell the story. Reach out
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@RegZeller
Sep 19, 2024
This is how small manufacturing is rebuilt in this country. First ever pour off our brand new toy is incredible quality (and the guy pouring has no idea what he’s doing)
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@RegZeller
Jun 15, 2023
Overheard a guy in the locker room (he was on speakerphone b/c he’s important) talking about his quarterly board meeting, how the power point looks, how the culture is trending, and about 1000 buzz words that sound impressive but mean nothing 🤦‍♂️ Holy hell do I not miss corporate
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@RegZeller
Sep 18, 2021
So both of my work trucks in NH have had the catalytic converters stolen, about $3K each. The thieves get at most a couple hundred bucks from each (literally don’t know)? They stole these 10’ from a “help wanted” sign where they could make $60K+ a year if they simply showed up.
Reg Zeller
@RegZeller
Oct 2, 2024
Hey @RepJeffDuncan, @SCEMD, @LindseyGrahamSC, @henrymcmaster, @POTUS, @fema … can someone explain how Laurens County isn’t declared a federal disaster? My businesses and my 53 workers have been without electricity and internet since Friday at 6am, we couldn’t even get out of
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@RegZeller
May 2, 2025
I interact with execs and owners everyday. It’s brutally hard to find someone to hand over the day to day to, in almost any role, even when you know them. If you think you can hire someone to run the day to day, you better understand it takes a unicorn. More often than not,
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@RegZeller
Sep 28, 2022
Had a call today with an SMB owner ~6 months in. I could literally hear the stress/fear in their voice, I’ve been there and know a lot of other people that have been there too. Asked them what they’ve done so far and found out they had made the #1 mistake …
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@RegZeller
Dec 29, 2022
Contrarian opinion: When someone buys a biz, that’s not the time to say “congrats”
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@RegZeller
Jan 8, 2023
Replying to @Jason
Hire someone that is bonded and insured. That’s a lot more work and a lot more risk than you think.
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