Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchRapid Reshoring: Building a Reliable North American Supply Chain w/ Mike Wynn
Season 1 Episode 269
From a global pandemic to kick off this decade to the tariff rollercoaster of 2025, recent history has created plenty of reasons for American manufac…
1 year, 1 month ago
Lessons from Toyota: Building Aligned Manufacturing Organizations w/ Mark Reich
Season 1 Episode 268
In today's episode, senior coach at Lean Enterprise Institute, Mark Reich, dives into a Japanese strategic planning methodology that was born out of …
1 year, 2 months ago
How Manufacturers Can Engage Website Visitors in Real Human Conversations w/ Nelson Bruton
Season 1 Episode 267
How can you transform a website visit from a qualified prospect into a real, human conversation? This is the question my guest, President of Manufac…
1 year, 2 months ago
Finding the Root Causes of Success Rather Than Failure w/ George Pesansky
Season 1 Episode 266
George Pesansky has spent more than 30 years driving operational excellence and performance improvement in the manufacturing sector. And his perspe…
1 year, 2 months ago
Reshaping the Homebuilding Industry with Advanced Robotics and Microfactories w/ Vikas Enti
Season 1 Episode 265
Imagine a future where homes are built faster, more affordably, and with the flexibility to meet the needs of any community—all while tackling the im…
1 year, 2 months ago
Industrial DataOps and Rise of AI Agents w/ Aron Semle
Season 1 Episode 264
In this conversation, Chief Technology Officer of HighByte, Aron Semle, dives into the concept of Industrial DataOps. He talks about some of the uniq…
1 year, 2 months ago
Fair Chance Hiring: Transforming Businesses and Lives w/ Marcus Sheanshang
Season 1 Episode 263
In today's conversation, CEO of JBM Packaging, Marcus Sheanshang, will share how his company's Fair Chance Hiring program – focused on recruiting, hi…
1 year, 3 months ago
Stronger Relationships, Stronger Manufacturing: The Power of Trust w/ Michael Kornuta
Season 1 Episode 262
In this episode, founder and CEO of NORAMARK, Michael Kornuta, shares how his experiences in design and fabrication have led him to observe a lack of…
1 year, 3 months ago
Lessons from China: Competing on Innovation, Energy and Agility w/ Drew Allen
Season 1 Episode 261
Is American manufacturing falling behind? In this episode, Drew Allen, CEO of Grace Technologies, warns that the rise of advanced manufacturing in …
1 year, 3 months ago
Robot-Lean: Synthesizing Automation and Lean Manufacturing w/ Alex Webster
Season 1 Episode 260
Alex Webster, Founder and CEO of SDMS Robotics, shares his unconventional journey from film school graduate to CNC machinist and ultimately to roboti…
1 year, 3 months ago