All Episodes
Industry Iowa — 85 episodes
Episode 87: Thriving Through Change: Building Sustainable Resilience with Jay Abbasi
Episode 86: Two Sessions, Two Days: Bonnie Slykhuis Previews Her ILC Conference Workshops
Episode 85: What Is CMMC — And Why Should Iowa Manufacturers Care?
Episode 84:Your Story Is Your Strategy: Legacy, Film, and the Power of Documentary in Business
Episode 83: Usable AI and the Future of Business Leadership
Episode 82: AI Isn’t Replacing People - It’s Multiplying Them
Episode 81: Building Capability Where the Work Happens: Helena Industries' TWI and Kata Journey
Episode 80: Leading Differently When the Work Isn’t Slowing Down
Episode 79: AI Isn’t an IT Project: Why Leadership Owns the Future of Work
Episode 77: Intelligent Automation, Human-Centered Innovation: A Conversation with Andrew Pfeiffer
Episode 78: The Age of Average with Chad Cooper
Episode 76: What it Really Takes to Align People, Purpose, and Performance
Episode 75: Redefining Confidence in Leadership with Erik Dominguez
Episode 74: Building Vibrant Communities Through Public-Private Partnerships
Episode 73: The Real Meaning of Process Innovation
Episode 72: Harnessing Your Data: Going from Uncertain to Unstoppable Part 2
Episode 71: Harnessing Your Data: Going from Uncertain to Unstoppable
Episode 70: Sales Compensation with Kyle Uebelhor
Episode 69: Maximizing Sales Team Effectiveness with Liz Heiman
Episode 68: Building a Resilient Workforce: Health, Mentorship, and Well-Being
Episode 67: Employee Ownership: A Double Legacy for Iowa Communities
Episode 66: Dancing with Discomfort: Anne Bonney on Influential Leadership and Embracing Change
Episode 65: Elevating Business and Community through the Working Genius Model
Episode 64: Industry Insights with Mike Ralston of the Iowa Association of Business and Industry: Shaping the Future of Iowa Manufacturing
Episode 63: Unpacking TWI with Nick Turner of TWI Leadership Solutions
Episode 62: 2024 HR Legal Updates From CIRAS
Episode 61: Navigating the Automation Landscape: Insights and Solutions for Manufacturers
Episode 60: Design Thinking in the Pursuit of Operational Excellence with Joseph Paris
Episode 59: Navigating Continuous Improvement: Insights from a Seasoned Leader with Tom Lawless
Episode 58: Raj Agnihotri - Ivy Custom Education: Revolutionizing Executive Education
Episode 57: Katie Anderson, Author "Learning to Lead, Leading to Learn"
Episode 56: Engineering Career Services - Kellie Olson
Episode 55: 2023 ILC Kentucky Tour Highlights
Episode 54: Demystifying Digital Marketing: Unveiling its Essence, Strategy, and Importance
Episode 52: The Impactful Practitioner: Using Lean and Six Sigma for Non-Profits and Sustainable Business
Episode 53: Kyle Roed: The Role of Disruption and Innovation in HR
Episode 51: Iowa Sustainable Business Forum Board Member, Russ O'Rourke
Episode 50: Workforce Predications for 2023
Episode 49: Iowa Prison Industries
Episode 48: The state of workforce with Amy Cell
Episode 47: ILC Annual Conference Keynote Speaker, Jake Wood
Episode 46: ISU Engineering Capstone Projects
Episode 45: 2022 ILC Annual Conference Keynote, Mike Rayburn
Episode 44: Collaborative Research Projects, CIRAS Connects Iowa Companies and University Faculty
Episode 43: Dr. Raj Agnihotri, Mary Warner Fellow and Director of the IVY Sales Forum
Episode 42: Mitch Matthews, Entrepreneur, Success Coach and Podcaster.
Episode 41: Mike O'Donnell, CIRAS Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program Director
Episode 40: Iowa's Workforce Shortage- is there an answer?
Episode 39: Bruce Hansen of the Iowa Area Development Group, IADG
Episode 38: Melissa Burant, CIRAS Supply Chain Project Manager
Episode 37: Jill Lippincott of the Iowa Economic Development Authority
Episode 36: Supply Chain with Joseph Paris
Episode 35: Special Guest John "GUCCI" Foley, ILC Annual Conference Keynote Presenter
Episode 34: CIRAS Services Showcase, the Iowa Lean Consortium
Episode 33: Organizational Culture – What Is It? And What Can I Do About It?
Episode 32: Troy Crow on Leaning into your ERP System
Episode 31: ILC Mentoring Program – Part Two
Episode 30: Is The ILC Mentoring Program: Is It For Me?
Episode 29: Jamie Parker on Change Management in Our Unpredictable Climate
Episode 8: Jeff Dahm: The ILC - It's Progress and Vision for Growth (2017)
Episode 28: Jesse DePriest
Episode 27: Candice Frost
Episode 26: Supply Chain Disruptions and What We Are Seeing
Episode 25: How to Protect Your Business During This Time of Uncertainty
Episode 24: What is CIRAS Doing to Help Iowa Businesses
Episode 23: Becky Halstead, Fundamental Leadership Truths, Part 2
Episode 22: Becky Halstead - Fundamental Leadership Truths, Part 1
Episode #21: Drew Dudley - Day One Leadership
Episode 20: Jim Morgan - Lean Leadership Institute
Episode #19: Joseph Paris: Operational Excellence - State of Readiness
Episode # 18 - Tommy Chance- Lean Journey
Episode #17: Brion Hurley: Lean Six Sigma for Good
Episode #16: Cory Kerndt - Everyone. Everyday. Go Beyond
Episode #15: Tracey and Ernie Richardson- Solving the Engagement Equation
Episode #14; Jim Benson & Tonianne DeMaria
Episode #13 - Ellen Domb: Using Your Resources to Optimize Problem Solving
Jim Bowie - Lean Acres
Episode #11: Respect for People...The Harada Method - Norman Bodek
Episode #10: Lean Service Design, Sales and Marketing...a visit with Joe Dager.
Episode #9: Family and Friends Can Be Much Better Than Medicine...a discussion with Matt Garcia of Western Home Communities
Episode #7: Jamie Flinchbaugh - Build A Lean Leadership System
Episode #6: Joseph Paris and Rick Hulse: State of Readiness & Operational Excellence - Taking CI to the Next Level
Episode #5: Tom Lawless: Lean Transformations - What Lean Is and Isn't
Mark Graban: Practicing Lean, Lean Healthcare & Lean's Current State
ILC - Teresa Hay McMahon