About FromSketchToShelf

Hi, I’m Leon Ruparčič

I’ve spent years in manufacturing and engineering. I grew up in this world. I understand what the market needs because I’ve lived it.

I’ve worked with:

  • CNC shops drowning in orders, struggling to find capacity
  • Startups desperately searching for prototype manufacturers
  • Suppliers with machines sitting idle 40% of the time
  • Buyers making 17 calls and getting 0 responses

I’ve analyzed the entire market. How it reacts. How to get customers. How products move from sketch to shelf. I’ve seen the chaos when a machine breaks down mid-production.

I’ve watched colleagues rush to deliver parts for companies like Rimac - from inquiry to delivery in 1 day (Friday 3 PM to Monday 10 AM).

I’ve experienced the pain firsthand:

  • Not having time to even call 10 suppliers when everything is urgent
  • Spending €50,000/year on marketing with minimal ROI
  • Living for the company, sacrificing everything else
  • Depending on one supplier who lets you down at the worst moment

The Breaking Point

Then came the opportunity I had worked towards my entire career.

I was offered the position of Sales Director.

A signed contract. My dream role. Working with new products - the area where I had grown, where I truly understood what the market needed.

I held that contract in my hand.

And I burned out.

Not because I didn’t want it.

Not because I couldn’t do it.

But because the system was killing me.

All those previous struggles:

  • Racing against time to find suppliers
  • Not being able to make 10 calls because everything was “urgent”
  • Living and breathing for the company
  • Watching great opportunities slip away because the infrastructure didn’t exist

I couldn’t do it anymore.

So I made a decision.

Why This Blog Exists

I stopped. I stepped back. And I asked myself:

“What would I have needed to NOT burn out?”

The answer was clear:

  • A way to find suppliers in 1 hour, not 3 days
  • A system to get solution in 1 day, not 1 week
  • Access to capacity when I needed it
  • Connection without middlemen taking 20%
  • Solutions that actually work, not theory

That’s why I built FromSketchToShelf.

This blog - and what’s coming next - is everything I wish existed when I was drowning in work.

It’s for every person who:

  • Can’t find time to call 10 suppliers
  • Is living for the company instead of building a life
  • Knows they’re one machine breakdown away from disaster
  • Is heading towards burnout and doesn’t know how to stop it

What You’ll Get Here

Every article on this blog tackles a real problem with a real solution.

Not theory. Not fluff.

Solutions I wish I had when I was:

  • Racing to find suppliers with a deadline tomorrow
  • Watching my machines sit idle while losing €10k/month
  • Living for the company and losing myself
  • Holding a signed contract and feeling nothing but exhaustion

But here’s the thing: I can’t share everything in a blog post.

Some solutions are too detailed, too strategic, too valuable to give away for free on the internet.

That’s why I created Premium Access.

Premium Access (Only Via Email)

I’ll show you how to solve your problems in 1 minute.

Premium subscribers get:

  • Exclusive solutions - Not available anywhere else
  • Step-by-step guides - Solve your specific problems
  • Strategic insights - From someone who’s been in the trenches
  • First access - To tools and resources as they’re built
  • Free forever - No credit card required, no upsells

Premium access is ONLY available via email

Why? Because this is too valuable to be public. Because you deserve solutions that actually work. Because I wish someone had done this for me.

My Promise To You

I won’t waste your time.

I’ve had enough of my time wasted. I know you have too.

Every email, every article, every solution is:

  • Practical - You can implement it today
  • Tested - I’ve seen it work (or I’ve failed using it, so you don’t have to)
  • Exclusive - You won’t find it anywhere else
  • Designed to prevent burnout - Because I’ve been there

No spam. No sales pitches. No BS.

Just the solutions I wish I had when I was drowning.

Ready To Stop Drowning?

I was where you are. Overwhelmed. Burned out. Holding opportunities I couldn’t seize because the system was broken.

I stopped.

P.S. I burned out with a signed contract in my hand Don’t let that be you. Subscribe now and get the solutions I wish I had.

Leon Ruparčič
FromSketchToShelf