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The Welsh Wire
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The Welsh Wire - Where Talent & Business Connect in West MichiganThe Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this weekly podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size West Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics including employee retention challenges and recruitment success stories. For more information, visit www.welshandassociates.net.
Episodes
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The Welsh Wire featuring Ashley Iovieno of Michigan Works! Southwest
The Welsh Wire: The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics,...
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They Did WHAT? ft. Lisa VanWyk, Maria Hemminger, Amy Chapman & Amylyn Kyler
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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Three Elements Family Businesses Can Leverage for Success ft. Mark Kimball of Moss
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Power of Pre-Hire Assessments ft. HR Consultant Kerry Garman
This month's The Welsh Wire podcast features an engaging conversation between Welsh CEO Sheri Welsh and HR consultant Kerry Garman about the importance of using pre-employment assessments alongside interviews to make better hiring decisions. Garman shares insights on reducing bias, identifying…
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Leading a Family Business from the Outside ft. Nelson Sanchez of RoMan Manufacturing
This month's The Welsh Wire podcast, sponsored by the Family Business Alliance, features an engaging conversation between Welsh CEO Sheri Welsh and Nelson Sanchez, CEO of RoMan Manufacturing. In 2023, he was named the first non-family member to serve as the company’s CEO. He discusses how the...
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Being a Non-Family Leader in a Family Business ft. Dave Russell from Hastings Hot Line Tools & Equipment
This month's The Welsh Wire podcast, sponsored by the Family Business Alliance, features an engaging conversation between Welsh CEO Sheri Welsh and Dave Russell, President of Hastings Hot Line Tools & Equipment. Russell offers a unique perspective on what it means to be an outsider—a non-family...
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Inside the Advanced Manufacturing Expo with Creston Industrial’s CEO
This month’s The Welsh Wire podcast, sponsored by the Family Business Alliance, features Sheri Welsh talking with Paul Hendricks, the President and CEO of Grand Rapids-based Creston Industrial Sales. Together they discuss his company, leadership style, and the Advanced Manufacturing Expo…
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The Welsh Wire: Brewing Success with Chris O'Neill of One Well Brewing
Today, Welsh & Associates CEO Sheri Welsh dives into the inspiring entrepreneurial journey of Chris O’Neill, the visionary behind One Well Brewing—a beloved Kalamazoo establishment celebrating 10 years of business success. O’Neill’s story began with a passion for homebrewing and a bold decision…
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The Welsh Wire: Lessons from a Trailblazing Female CEO in Concrete ft. Adrienne Heidema
In this episode of The Welsh Wire, Sheri Welsh speaks with Adrienne Heidema, President & CEO of Consumers Concrete and the first female to lead the family-owned business. Heidema shares her unexpected journey into leadership, insights on career transitions, and how her company fosters an…
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The Welsh Wire: Know Honesty Book Release, ft. Ken Bogard and Grace Gavin from Know Honesty
Today, Welsh & Associates CEO Sheri Welsh talks with Know Honesty Founder Ken Bogard and Co-Founder and Chief of Staff Grace Gavin to discuss the launch of their book and their journey in promoting open and honest communication in workplaces. The Grand Rapids-based Know Honesty Movement, founded…
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The Welsh Wire: Managing Business Growth and Family Dynamics ft. Michelle Timmerman
Many family-owned businesses struggle with managing growth and family dynamics. To get some insights into how to successfully navigate that process, Welsh & Associates CEO Sheri Welsh talks with Michelle Timmerman, Vice President and General Manager of Grand Rapids-based Direct Supply Inc. This...
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The Welsh Wire: Bridging the STEM Talent Gap in Michigan Through College OPT Programs - Part 2
How can your business adapt to the demographic changes rolling across Michigan and get the employees you need to be successful? Last month, in the first part of a special presentation on The Welsh Wire, Welsh & Associates CEO Sheri Welsh and her guests laid the groundwork for tackling Michigan’s...
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The Welsh Wire: Bridging the STEM Talent Gap in Michigan Through College OPT Programs - Part 1
As part one of a special presentation on The Welsh Wire, Welsh & Associates CEO Sheri Welsh discusses a new collaboration addressing Michigan’s urgent need for well-trained STEM graduates, joined by guests from Western Michigan University (WMU). This collaboration between Welsh & Associates and...
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The Welsh Wire: Transitioning Leadership in a Family-Owned Business ft. Marlee D’Arco
Today on The Welsh Wire, Welsh & Associates CEO Sheri Welsh interviews Marlee D’Arco, President and CEO of Safety Services, Inc. in Kalamazoo, about her journey into leadership of her family’s business. The Welsh Wire features professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh and moderator Mike Rogers....
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The Welsh Wire: Economic & Social Sustainability ft. Carrie Yunker & Shayna Barry
Today on The Welsh Wire, Welsh & Associates CEO Sheri Welsh gets insights from Carrie Yunker, Executive Vice President at Bell’s Brewery, and Shayna Schupan Barry, Director of Governmental Affairs & Strategic Partnerships at Schupan & Sons, Inc. Bell’s Brewery and Schupan & Sons, Inc. are two…
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The Welsh Wire: Immigration as a Tool for Workforce Development ft. Kelli Saunders & Andy Johnston
Accessing and nurturing a talented workforce continues to be a major challenge for Michigan businesses of all sizes. How can immigration help address this problem? That’s the topic of discussion on today's The Welsh Wire podcast. Welsh & Associates CEO Sheri Welsh talks with Kelli Saunders, Vice...
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The Welsh Wire: Traeger & the Reality of Remote Engineering with Joe Marietta
Traeger, maker of high-end wood pellet grills and accessories, is doing innovative work linking hybrid and remote teams to improve collaboration. Welsh & Associates CEO Sheri Welsh talked with Joe Marietta, Director of Mechanical Engineering at Traeger’s Kalamazoo office. The Welsh Wire features...
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The Welsh Wire: Revitalizing Downtown Kalamazoo with Treystar
Treystar, a local Kalamazoo real estate development company, is playing a role in revitalizing downtown Kalamazoo by contributing $2 million toward renovating its Main Street East building. In a discussion today on The Welsh Wire, Welsh & Associates CEO Sheri Welsh speaks with Fritz Brown, a...
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The Welsh Wire: Career Evolution for Women with Blank Canvas Consulting
A West Michigan business owner has launched a new program aimed at providing education, guidance, and validation to women who are gliding onto new career paths. Mary Jo Baweja, a clinical and organizational psychologist and president of Blank Canvas Consulting, talked with Sheri Welsh on The…
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The Welsh Wire: Workplace Evolution with Wightman
Today’s workplaces are much different than they were just a few years ago. We discuss this in detail with our friends from Wightman, which is an architecture, civil engineering, and surveying firm with offices across Michigan trickling into Indiana. The Welsh Wire features professional recruiting...
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The Welsh Wire: Rockstar Woman Movement featuring Shannon Cohen
An interest in invigorating and energizing business conferences and networking events helped to inspire West Michigan business leader Shannon Cohen to launch the rapidly expanding Rockstar Woman Movement. Cohen, who is also an author, podcaster, and entrepreneur, talked about her mission when she...
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The Welsh Wire: The REAL Reason We Have a Talent Shortage and Solutions to Help Solve It.
“Going forward, we’re never going to have enough workers.” That statement, however unpalatable it may be to small employers in West Michigan, is a realistic assessment of worker availability, according to Dr. Paul Isely, Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs’ Seidman College of Business, Grand...
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The Welsh Wire: How Employment Contracts are Shaping Company Recruitment
Sometimes, family-owned businesses find in their succession planning that family members lack the interest or passion to carry on the business operations. In a recent interview by Sheri Welsh of The Welsh Wire podcast, Robert Stead, Michigan Managing Partner for Barnes & Thornburg of Grand…
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The Welsh Wire featuring Robert Stead, Managing Partner of Barnes & Thornburg, LLP of Grand Rapids
A new Grand Valley State University (GVSU) survey takes a look at the post-pandemic regenerative power of American family businesses and zeros in on the valuable leadership styles most commonly found in those firms. Sheri Welsh talks about the survey results on The Welsh Wire with the study…
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The Regenerative Power of American Family Businesses, featuring Chandresh Baid and Ana Gonzalez
The Regenerative Power of American Family Businesses, featuring Chandresh Baid and Ana Gonzalez by The Welsh Wire
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Building for Good - Local Leader Michael Sytsma Helps Make a Non-profit Vision a Reality
A West Michigan banker’s efforts to help build a home for 27 orphans in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) offer important leadership lessons pertinent to all kinds of business and social challenges. Sheri Welsh talked on The Welsh Wire with Michael Sytsma, West Michigan President at...
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The Welsh Wire: The Business Case for Child Care, Featuring Scott Nykaza and Kristyn Buhl-Lepisto
A leading West Michigan business is tackling the challenge of labor shortages by helping to solve one of employees’ major frustrations: accessing affordable, quality child care. Scott Nykaza, CEO of Kalsec, and Kristyn Buhl-Lepisto, Executive Director of Kalamazoo County Ready 4s (KC Ready 4s),...
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The Welsh Wire: Nathan Baar of HealthBar Shaking Up the West Michigan Wellness Industry
Nathan Baar, founder/CEO of HealthBar, is striving to shake up the West Michigan wellness industry with nurse-led, on-demand, accessible and customizable healthcare services. HealthBar was recently recognized as a member of the Michigan 50 Companies to Watch for 2022. The Welsh Wire features...
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The Welsh Wire Featuring Hugh Ingalls, Ingalls Pictures: Being Adaptive in Family Business
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: Best of 2021 Business Management Insights
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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How Shareholder Agreements Can Help Prevent Family Business Squabbles, Featuring Paul McCarthy
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: When “Forever” Isn’t – Divorce and the Family Business
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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Impact Players - Business Leaders and Communities in Schools Team Up To Make a Difference
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: Talent Talks with Ashley Iovieno of Michigan Works! Southwest
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: Amy Ritsema, Onsite Wellness for Retention and Recruitment
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: FBA Rightsizing Risk Series - John Ruther, Creating Value for the Future
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: Stacy Paul on Winning the War for Talent with Culture
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: William Crane on Supply Chain Strategies for 2021
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: FBA Rightsizing Risk Series - Embezzlement with Hungerford Nichols CPAs + Advisors
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: Flexing During the Pandemic featuring Jeanne Bolhuis of Keyser Insurance Group
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: Larry Faragalli, CEO of Brightly
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: Mary Jane Mapes, Building a Culture of Trust
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: Shawn Premer and Monica Lloyd
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: Mary Jo Baweja, MA, LLP, Director of Business Development at Ulliance
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: Hungerford Nichols CPAs + Advisors
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee retention…
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The Welsh Wire: David Campbell, Kalamazoo Regional Educational Service Agency (KRESA)
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: Kyle Kunnen, Information Security Officer at Mercantile Bank of Michigan
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: The Welsh Wire: Doug Lepisto, Sleeping Giant Capital
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: Patrick Miles, Jr. of Barnes & Thornburg LLP
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire: Kristyn Buhl-Lepisto, Kalamazoo County Ready 4s
The Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size west Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics, including employee...
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The Welsh Wire - Where Talent & Business Connect in West MichiganThe Welsh Wire features moderator Mike Rogers and professional recruiting expert Sheri Welsh in this weekly podcast. Listen in as leaders from a wide array of small to mid-size West Michigan companies weigh in and share their experiences and insights on a variety of business topics including employee retention challenges and recruitment success stories. For more information, visit www.welshandassociates.net.
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