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E11 | A Second-Act CEO - How Loras Schaul Rebuilt and Diversified Douglas Machine | Made in Iowa
On this episode of the Made in Iowa Podcast, I sit down with Loras Schaul, whose career story is anything but conventional. After decades of success in executive-level sales leadership, Loras made a bold, later-in-life pivot—cashing in all his chips to purchase Douglas Machine & Engineering. What followed was not a quiet transition, but an energizing leap into ownership, vision-setting, and hands-on leadership that allowed him to fully unfurl his leadership wings and shape the future of the organization.
Under Loras’s leadership, Douglas Machine & Engineering has focused on expanding market…
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