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This is the full version of Jan Jekielek’s interview with John Miller. The longer-form version was released on Epoch TV on June 17, 2025.
John Miller is the CEO of Superb Industries. He resisted mounting pressure to move his production overseas to China, and instead innovated and grew a thriving made-in-America component manufacturing business.
“Do you make decisions based on the long-term benefit that are principle-based, or do you make decisions for financial gain in the short term, at the cost of the long term?” he asks, rhetorically. “[Other businesses] made a lot of money by outsourcing to China over a short period of time, but then lost their ability to make stuff, and now they’re paying the price.”
Miller has close ties to Ohio’s entrepreneurial Amish community and is an advocate for what he calls “food freedom.”
“We joined forces and started what we call the Food Independence Summit that basically brings specialists together to teach people how they can become self-sustaining on food, even if it’s only on a fractional basis,” says Miller. “To change culture, you have to change the structure.”
CHAPTER TITLES
0:00:00 – The Decline of American Manufacturing and Outsourcing Challenges
0:00:21 – Introduction to John Miller and Superb Industries
0:01:11 – Challenging the Myth of Impossible American Manufacturing
0:02:24 – Family Legacy in Metalworking and Entrepreneurship
0:03:26 – Resisting the Pressure to Move Production to China
0:05:20 – Investing in Automation and Long-Term Business Strategy
0:08:04 – Diversifying Product Lines and Market Resilience
0:10:00 – Entering the Home Canning Market During the Pandemic
0:16:29 – Roots in the Amish Community: A 500-Year Historical Perspective
0:20:21 – Leaving the Amish Community and Religious Convictions
0:22:03 – The Amish Approach to Technology and Community
0:26:32 – Dependence on Chinese Manufacturing: A National Security Concern
0:27:50 – Reconnecting with the Amish Community
0:29:28 – The Amish Response to COVID-19 Policies
0:32:09 – Entrepreneurship and Education in the Amish Community
0:35:08 – Establishing the Superb Technical Institute
0:37:28 – The Food Independence Summit: Origins and Mission
0:41:01 – Overcoming Lyme Disease: A German Medical Breakthrough
0:47:34 – National Dependency and Manufacturing Independence
0:52:00 – Changing Corporate Culture and Long-Term Thinking
0:57:18 – Closing Thoughts on Western Civilization and Information Freedom
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