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Why AI Pilots Fail in Manufacturing (and How to Fix It) with Russell Halper
Season 5 Episode 20
AI pilots look great in a controlled environment. Then they hit the real shop floor and quietly fall apart. In this episode, Lisa Ryan talks with Rus…
2 months, 1 week ago
The Recognition Mistake Costing You Your Best People with Michelle Kozin
Season 5 Episode 19
Lisa Ryan sits down with Michelle Kozin, an organizational strategist who uses behavioral science to help manufacturers connect people strategy with …
2 months, 2 weeks ago
When the Expert Retires, Does the Answer Leave with Them? with Brian Kaufman
Season 5 Episode 18
Brian Kaufman is co-founder and chief product officer at Strudel, an AI startup that gives technical support teams real-time context when issues hit …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Women Leave the Trades (And What Stops Them) with Samantha Kaye Harris
Season 5 Episode 17
Samantha Kaye Harris spent 27+ years in structural maintenance leadership at JFK Airport, managing teams of 100+ people in one of the most male-domin…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
Stop Competing on Price: How to Find and Tell Your Company's Story with Lauren Kwedar Cockerell
Season 5 Episode 16
If your sales team keeps losing deals on price, the problem might not be your pricing. It might be your story. Lauren Kwedar Cockerell, founder and p…
3 months ago
How Manufacturing Leaders Can Build Resilient Supply Chains, Strong Culture, and Smarter Automation with JC Carr
Season 5 Episode 15
In this episode of the Manufacturers Network Podcast, Lisa Ryan sits down with JC Carr, Territory Account Manager at World Emblem and founder of Whip…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
How Great Leaders Create More Leaders with Scott Burgmeyer
Season 5 Episode 14
Leadership development is not about creating people who can follow instructions.
It’s about creating people who can think.
In this episode of the Manuf…
4 months ago
What Happens When Your Business Outgrows Your People with Mike Krupit
Season 5 Episode 13
Manufacturing companies don’t usually fail because of bad products. They fail because growth exposes leadership gaps nobody wanted to deal with.
In th…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
What It Really Takes to Scale E-Commerce Without Breaking Your Operations with Ethan Giffin
Season 5 Episode 12
E-commerce looks easy… right up until it isn’t. More orders. More customers. More growth. And then everything starts to crack.
In this episode of The …
5 months ago
What Automation Gets Wrong About People, Culture, and Judgment with Rylan Pyciak
Season 5 Episode 11
Here’s what nobody says out loud. You can automate a facility, install the dashboards, optimize the flow… and still lose the people who make it all w…
5 months, 1 week ago