Dr. Tom Brady: Innovation, Impact and Legacy (Episode #96)

Every time you twist the cap on a plastic soda or water bottle, you’re enjoying an innovation that happened in Toledo, Ohio. Host Dr. Shanda Gore talks with Dr. Tom Brady who led the team that developed the Coca-Cola PET plastic soft drink bottle and that pioneered the development of the first FDA-approved curbside recycling process. Hear about the leadership principles that guided Dr. Brady, first at Owens-Illinois and then at his own company, Plastic Technologies, as his teams pursued these groundbreaking innovations. Learn about the risks he took as an entrepreneur, and how he built teams that successfully pursued unproven ideas. This episode sponsored by Edward Jones Financial Advisor: Jennifer Panczsyzyn