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The Manufacturing Executive — 310 episodes
Moving From Generative to Physical AI on the Manufacturing Floor w/ Etienne Lacroix
Supporting Advanced Manufacturing at a State Level w/ Bryce Carpenter
Thinking in Decades Rather Than Quarters: Leading with a Long-Term View w/ Kelly Thomas
The Hard Truths About Reshoring American Manufacturing w/ Eddy Azad
How Quality and Innovation Roles are Changing in Data-Rich Manufacturing Environments w/ Daniel First
The Arrival of High-Volume Metal Additive Manufacturing w/ James DeMuth
Getting Out of Break-Fix Mode: Using Maintenance Data for Better Manufacturing Decisions w/ Paul Ross
AMRs in Manufacturing Environments: Safety, Data Security and Other Considerations w/ Shari Brown and Krystal Mattich
Surging AI and Data Center CapEx: Are We on the Verge of a Bubble? w/ Wasif Khan
From Paper and Spreadsheets to Connected Data: Making the Digital Leap w/ Ian Burns
Solving Labor Challenges the Simpler Way: A Fresh Look at Robotics w/ Ken Macken
Systematizing Machine Shops to Strengthen National Security w/ Justin Baucum
How Humanoid Robots Are Already Transforming Production Lines w/ Colin Webb and Paul Baker
A 100-Year Manufacturing Journey: Navigating Change While Honoring Legacy w/ Matthew Feldman and Mike Feldman
Hosting a Niche Event and Building a Community Around It w/ Wendy Covey
The 6-Step Framework for Rescuing a Manufacturing Business w/ Dean Svarc
How Employee Financial Literacy Supports a Healthy Culture w/ Natalie Kaddas
Building a High-Value, Buyer-Ready Manufacturing Operation w/ Renita Wolf
Preserving Brand Legacy While Expanding Global Footprint w/ Todd Smith
Bringing Lean Manufacturing to Life Through Visual Workspaces w/ Steve Riley
5 Strategic Manufacturing Marketing Plays for 2026 w/ Peyton Warren
Finding Manufacturing’s Invisible Workforce w/ Simba Jonga
Scaling a Family Manufacturing Business to $100M with Jenn Barlund
Creating Manufacturing Environments Where Engineers Can Thrive w/ Josh Tarbutton
Leveraging Government as Regulator, Funder and Customer w/ Terry Szmagala
How Extended Reality Can Revolutionize Operator Training and Equipment Service w/ Gilad Tzori
The Dirty Little Secret of Digital Manufacturing: Why People Still Matter w/ Rush LaSelle
Chocolate Castings, Apprenticeships and the Future of Manufacturing Careers w/ Mike Kubacki
"What's the ROI?" is the Wrong Question: Measuring Marketing Impact w/ Joe Sullivan
The Right and Wrong Use Cases for AI in Supply Chain Recruiting w/ Friddy Hoegener
Growing a Profitable Manufacturing Business Without Outside Investors w/ Kyle Ewing
Nearshoring Manufacturing from Asia to Mexico: Risks, Rewards, and Realities w/ Matt Hannula
From Blueprints to Automation: Revolutionizing Work Instructions w/ Fil Aronshtein
The Industrial Robotics Race: Why the US Is Falling Behind China w/ Rishabh Agarwal
Objectives, Hypotheses, Learnings: Smarter Problem Solving for Complex Manufacturing w/ Radhika Dutt
AI Agents and Humans: The Future of Factory Teams w/ Karan Talati
MEP Impact: Empowering Small Manufacturers with Training, Partnerships and Advocacy w/ Pete Connolly
How Soft Skills Drive High-Impact Engineering Teams w/ Aaron Moncur
Agentic AI and the Future of Asset Lifecycle Management w/ Kendra DeKeyrel
Workforce as Critical Infrastructure: Following North Carolina's Model w/ John Loyack
Rapid Reshoring: Building a Reliable North American Supply Chain w/ Mike Wynn
Lessons from Toyota: Building Aligned Manufacturing Organizations w/ Mark Reich
How Manufacturers Can Engage Website Visitors in Real Human Conversations w/ Nelson Bruton
Finding the Root Causes of Success Rather Than Failure w/ George Pesansky
Reshaping the Homebuilding Industry with Advanced Robotics and Microfactories w/ Vikas Enti
Industrial DataOps and Rise of AI Agents w/ Aron Semle
Fair Chance Hiring: Transforming Businesses and Lives w/ Marcus Sheanshang
Stronger Relationships, Stronger Manufacturing: The Power of Trust w/ Michael Kornuta
Lessons from China: Competing on Innovation, Energy and Agility w/ Drew Allen
Robot-Lean: Synthesizing Automation and Lean Manufacturing w/ Alex Webster
What Manufacturers Truly Need From an MES System w/ Graham Immerman
Exit Planning for Manufacturing Leaders and How to Protect Your Legacy w/ Amy Julian and Bryan Graiff
Obstacles to Quickly Reshoring American Manufacturing w/ Rylan Pyciak
Planning For and Managing Successful Projects w/ Clint Padgett
Defunding of the MEPs and How YOU Can Help Stop It: A Special Episode
Planning For a New Manufacturing Facility w/ Pat Reilly
Resilience Over Four Generations of a Family-Owned Manufacturing Business w/ Melanie White
The Emerging Role of AI Agents in Manufacturing w/ Naresh Ram
The Business Impact of 250 Consecutive Weeks of Podcasting w/ Joe Sullivan
The Power of a Visible Manufacturing Leader w/ Jim Mayer
Planning for a B2B Manufacturer Website That Drives Results w/ Randall Zaitz and Kevin McClary
From Bottleneck to Advantage: Rethinking Manufacturing Testing Strategies w/ Garrett Partridge and Dan Wyatt
Tariffs, Interest Rates, Inflation and a 2025 Manufacturing Outlook w/ Daniel Doderer
Demystifying the Buying and Selling of a Manufacturing Business w/ Mike Payne
Quality, Resilience and Open-Mindedness: Winning the Long Game w/ Paul Lordan and John Lordan
Why Reshoring Matters: For Our Economy and Our National Security w/ Harry Moser
Smarter Manufacturing in an Evolving Ecosystem w/ Chris Lupfer
Using Robots in High-Mix, Low-Volume Environments w/ Josh Gruenstein
Forwardskilling: Technical Training for the Existing Workforce w/ Bill Berrien
A Bio-Based Manufacturing Future w/ Noah Helman
A Manufacturing Growth Outlook for 2025 w/ Cara Walton
Why It's a Great Time to be in Manufacturing w/ Doug Woods
The Future of Financing CapEx Equipment w/ Le'ora Lichtenstein
Augmented Reality on the Manufacturing Shop Floor w/ Devin Bhushan
How B2B Manufacturers Can Win Organically on LinkedIn w/ Jake Hall
A Look at the State of US Manufacturing Headed Into 2025 w/ Thom Walstrum
Practical AI Applications for Optimizing Your Manufacturing Operations w/ Berk Birand
Cultivating More Effective Manufacturing Leaders w/ Bill Remy
Introducing the 2025 Industrial Marketing Summit w/ Wendy Covey
The Benefits of Model-Based Engineering w/ Henrik Hulgaard
Democratizing Industrial Automation w/ Etienne Lacroix
The Manufacturing Apprenticeship Opportunity w/ Jason Woodard
Matchmaking Supply and Demand for Parts Manufacturing w/ Markus Seibold
Automation in High-Mix, High-Variability Environments w/ Ariyan Kabir and SK Gupta
Managing the Challenges of Leadership Transitions w/ Jon Summers
Why Manufacturing Leaders Must Understand the Global Chemical Supply Chain w/ Doug Friedman
Advancing Manufacturing Through Public and Private Sector Collaboration w/ Abby Smith
How to Prepare for a Manufacturing Facility Expansion w/ Alex Garland and Christopher Yows
Perspectives on Finding and Keeping Manufacturing Talent w/ Jon Franko
Quality Management in a Changing Manufacturing Environment w/ Naveen Poonian
Modernizing the Traditional Manufacturing Facility w/ Chris Stevens
Rethinking the Impact of Free Trade on American Manufacturing w/ John Gardner
Current and Future Impact of the Inflation Reduction Act w/ Nihal Shetty
Starting Small With AI and Emerging Manufacturing Technology w/ Jarred Knecht
Why Engineering Knowledge Should Drive Marketing Messaging w/ Adam Kimmel
A New Generation of Craftsmen with Character w/ Dave Hataj
When and How to Implement a Warehouse Management System w/ Casey Winans
When Engineering and Marketing are in Sync w/ Adam Beck and Jeffrey Abell
The Benefits of an Employee-Ownership Culture w/ Brian Baker
Moving From Custom-Engineered to Configuration-Based Products w/ Henrik Hulgaard
What the U.S. Can Learn From the German Manufacturing Model w/ Jon DeSouza
Getting Inside the Minds of the Next Generation w/ Meaghan Ziemba
How to Adapt in a Changing B2B Manufacturing Buying Landscape w/ Joe Sullivan
How Simulation Technology is Reshaping Product Design w/ Dr. Masha Petrova
Empowering a Self-Directed Workforce w/ Matthew Rassi
Product Development Driven By Customer Insights w/ Dan Adams
Four Pillars of Sustainability for Manufacturers w/ Dakota Malone
Removing Buyer Friction With a Digital Commerce Environment w/ Kris Harrington
Building a Digital Backbone for Your Manufacturing Business w/ Paul Van Metre
7 Central Themes from 200 Episodes of The Manufacturing Executive w/ Joe Sullivan
Building a Service Culture w/ Fred Reggie
E-Commerce for CapEx Equipment and Contract Manufacturers w/ Curt Anderson
On-Demand Labor for a Fluctuating Demand Curve w/ Adam Rubatt
How Curiosity Drives Smart Business Decisions w/ Jim Vaselopulos
The Real Reason Manufacturers Are Missing with Gen Z w/ Jacob Sanchez
5 Key Principles for Creating a Culture of Initiative w/ Jason Riley
Reengineering the Design Review w/ Adam Keating
How to Be a Leader of Significance w/ Mosongo Moukwa
Cultivating Veteran Champions in Manufacturing w/ Lt Col Kathy Lowrey Gallowitz
An Outcome-Based Solution for Deploying Robots w/ Saman Farid
5 Things Stopping Manufacturers From Making Great Content w/ Rose Hansen and James Boeckmann
Clarifying AI Terminology and Applications in Manufacturing w/ Alex Sandoval
Growing a Manufacturing Business Across Three Generations w/ Greg Hartwig
A New Era of Design Engineering Productivity w/ Hugo Nordell
Aligning the Sales and Marketing Tech Stack for Manufacturers w/ John Joyce
Building an On-Demand Supply Chain in America's Urban Core w/ Elias Stahl
Three Pillars of Impact for Manufacturing Leaders w/ Tom Brown
Getting Started with Robotics When You're Not the Expert w/ Malachi Greb
Digitizing Institutional Knowledge w/ Yushiro Kato
Accessible Robotics Solutions for Niche Applications w/ Colin Riggs and Dianne Abruzzini Riggs
How Internal Culture Drives Customer Success w/ Doug Eisenhart
SOPs , Kaizen Events and Other Keys to Operational Excellence w/ Dave Crysler
The Role of IIoT Tech in Employee Training and Retention w/ Arjun Chandar
Customer Outsight: Learning What Actually Matters to Your Customers w/ Dave Loomis
A Plan for Every Part: Strategic Inventory Optimization w/ Harrison Wells
A Digital Backbone for Factories of the Future w/ Ryan Kuhlenbeck
Digitizing Human Touch and Feel w/ Youssef Benmokhtar
Change How American Manufacturing’s Perceived In Our Nation w/ Terry Iverson
A Renewable Energy Future for Manufacturing w/ Gareth Evans
Tax Credits and Incentives for Manufacturing Workforce Development w/ Leslie Boyd
The AI-Empowered, Superhuman Design Engineer w/ Milan Kocic
Building for Long-Term Success w/ Ron Speicher and David Craft
Product Design in the Era of Industry 4.0 w/ Kevin Bailey
Why It's Time to Formalize Innovation w/ Jeff Winter
The Great Depression of the 2030s and How to Prepare w/ Jackie Green
Why Engineering Can't Exist in a Silo w/ Anthony Rodriguez
Foundation First: Products, Systems, Process & People w/ Bill Kaewert
Dynamics of the Family-Owned Manufacturing Business w/ Ryan Margolin
What "Brand" Means and Why it Matters for Manufacturers w/ Paul Kiesche
Drones, AI and the Future of Inventory Monitoring w/ Sean Mitchell
Rise of the Automation Workforce w/ Ale Walker
Introducing The Manufacturing Employer Podcast w/ Jon Franko
From Lifestyle to Growth Business: 5 Key Transformations w/ Jason Pace
Combating the Decline of Productivity in American Manufacturing w/ John Abplanalp
What Today's Manufacturing Workforce Wants w/ Michael Sullivan
Speed: The Missing Industrial Marketing Ingredient w/ Julian Schaaf
Designing Manufacturing Career Paths w/ Patrick Curry
Advocating for Women in Manufacturing w/ Alicia Gilpin
The Changing Landscape for Manufacturing Ownership Transitions w/ Keith Butcher
The Human Driver of Sustainable Manufacturing w/ Mark Remmert
Adapting to New Manufacturing Technology w/ Matthew Wright
Cyber Security in Manufacturing w/ Jason Ray
Distribution and Repurposing: Two Overlooked Keys to Content Marketing w/ Justin Simon
AI in Manufacturing: Fusing Human Knowledge and IIoT Data w/ Christopher Nguyen
From Employee-Focused to Employee-Owned w/ Ashleigh Walters
The Shared Responsibility of Upskilling the Workforce w/ Bill Berrien
Live Video Demos From the Shop Floor w/ Chip Royce
8 Silent Business Killers For Manufacturers w/ Steve Blue
Building A Talent Pipeline
Leading by Empowering Your People
How Sustainable American Manufacturing Can Flourish at Scale
Pushing manufacturing boundaries with additive molding
Introducing The Manufacturing Marketer
Navigating Entrepreneurship and the Stigma of Autism
Reimagining industry: From inevitable decline to vibrant opportunity
Cloud-based hardware: The next data revolution
Future proofing the family-owned manufacturing business
A Step-by-Step Manufacturing Marketing Playbook for 2023
What the Gig Economy Can (and Can't) Teach Us About Staffing
Transforming Procurement into a Highly Strategic Role
Post print: The dirty little secret of additive manufacturing
Treasure Hunting for Used Machinery
Ally shoring: Expanding manufacturing operations into Mexico
The Great Equalizer: How Digitalization is Changing Manufacturing
The Augmented Workforce: Enabling Humans with Technology
The Future of Automated Vision Inspection
Aligning Sustainability and Profitability in Manufacturing
How Online Communities Can Foster Growth
Brains Over Brawn: How to Keep Boomers in the Workforce
Lowering the Barrier to Robot Deployment
Breaking Out of the Manufacturing Echo Chamber
What Does “Made in America” Mean to You?
Creating a Better World of Work
Training the Technician of the Future
The Future of Design Collaboration for Engineers
Intelligent Robots and the Warehouse of the Future
Digitizing Quality Management
How to Craft Messaging that Resonates with the Right Customers
It’s Time for a Digital Transformation of Analog Data Entry
Optimizing the Value of your Manufacturing Business
How technical professionals influence purchase decisions
Recession proofing your business with marketing
How to recruit talent in a candidate-driven market
It's Time for a Go-to-Market Strategy Transformation in Manufacturing
Back to the Future: The Manufacturing Edition
Empowering Workers and Improving Workflow Through Video Data
Connecting Physical and Digital Worlds Through Trade Shows
Revitalize Manufacturing Through Employee Wellness
100 Weeks of Podcasting: The Business Impact
The Future Is Here: AI Based MES Solutions
Focusing on the Constraint to Drive Meaningful Results
Agency or Internal Staff? How to Hire a Marketer
Changing Lives While Growing Profits By Hiring Disabled Workers
How to Retain Your Manufacturing Workforce w/ Dan Johnston
Adapting to Change: Manufacturing Leadership Excellence w/ Dan Burgos
The Intersection of Engineering and Content Marketing
Why Influence Matters In Manufacturing
Why Sticky Notes and Spreadsheets are not a CRM
Strategic Sourcing During Volatile Times w/ Jim Pratt
The Digital Warehouse: A Look Inside Additive Manufacturing w/ Melanie Lang
How Next-Gen Robots Are Revolutionizing Manufacturing w/ Nan Li
The Coming of the All-Electric Society w/ Jack Nehlig
How to Retain Your Manufacturing Workforce w/ Dan Johnston
The New ROI of Automation w/ Scot Lindemann
How Colocating R&D Drives Manufacturing Innovation w/ Martin DeBono
8 Ways Manufacturers Can Nail Their Marketing In 2022 w/ Joe Sullivan
Go Where Your Audience Is (Which May Be TikTok) w/ Todd Clouser
It’s Time to Get Serious About Ethics & Compliance w/ Emily Miner
Going Global: How to Expand Your Reach & Revenue Internationally w/ Wendy Pease
How to Consumerize the Industrial Supply Chain w/ Todd Leebow
Boosting Your Marketing Efforts w/ Video Value Bombs w/ Jeff Long
Advancing the Manufacturing Community by Banding Together w/ Marc Braun & Jonathan Jones
What Manufacturers Can Learn from Children’s Stories w/ Megan Preston Meyer
5 Ways Manufacturers Can Level Up Their Marketing w/ Allison DeFord
Why It’s Time to Modernize Workforce Education (& How to Do It) w/ Kathy Walker
The Learning Factory: Closing the Skill Gap Starts with Education w/ Mike Nager
How to Innovate the Tired Trade Show Booth w/ Clive White & Zach Person
Your Guide to Trade Show Booth Success w/ Jon Franko & Matthew Sciannella
Starting Young: The Next Generation of Manufacturing & Engineering Talent w/ Meaghan Ziemba
Planning for the Long Haul with Supply Chain and Labor w/ Rob Tracy
IoT Data: An Untapped Goldmine of Marketing Insights w/ Jan Pingel
Leveraging Ecommerce for Manufacturing’s Digital Immigrants w/ Curt Anderson
8 Ways to Make it Easy for Your Buyers to Buy w/ Joe Sullivan
Why Is Manufacturing Still Dominated by Men? w/ Lesley Ledwell Dukelow
Why the Employee Bathroom Is the Key to Leadership w/ Mark Whitten
How to Solve the Technology Hesitancy Issue in Manufacturing w/ Erik Nieves
Fixing the Manufacturer-Distributor Relationship w/ Tom Paul
Make Content for Your Audience – Not for Google w/ Grace Wright & Aaron Weekes
Get Started w/ Data Collection & Robotics Today w/ Aaron Prather
The NFL Draft, The NBA Draft and... The Manufacturing Skills Draft? w/ Dr. Jason Scales
Why We’re Proud to Be Manufacturers & Engineers
Diversity in the Manufacturing Sector w/ Andrew Crowe and Justin Sherman
Add a Powerful Human Element with Video Messaging w/ Ethan Beute
Mining Customer Insights From Search Data w/ Derek Mabie
Problem-Solving Digitization w/ Adam Keating
Restoring Glory and Dignity to Manufacturing w/ John Kramer and Marc Braun
How Technology is Changing the Manufacturing Game w/ Dr. John Mitchell
Manufacturing's Past, Present, and Future w/ Jim Carr
Perspectives on Automation, AI, & the Future w/ Andy Lonsberry
Bring 5 Million Manufacturing Jobs Back to the U.S. w/ Harry Moser
Filling the Skills Gap One Student at a Time w/ Matt Guse
Measuring Marketing Success in Manufacturing w/ Joe Sullivan
Working On the Business, Not In the Business, w/ Paul van Metre
Options for Ownership Transitions in Manufacturing w/ Chris Redmond
Custom Machine Vision & Robotics Solutions w/ Jonathan Berte
Building a Manufacturing Community Online w/ Sam Gupta
Timeless Sales Principals and Fundamentals w/ Mike Weinberg
Amplifiers of the workforce: The future of robots in manufacturing w/ Ryan Lillibridge
Leading by Listening w/ Joe Molesky
Creating a Well-Designed Sales Playbook w/ Kevin Roach
The Brightest Generation: New Leadership in Manufacturing w/ Paul Brauss
Building Trust Through Webinars w/ Matt Sciannella
Not By Accident: Risk Management for Manufacturing Executives w/ Van Carlson
Thinking like a Marketer: Reframing the Sales Mindset w/ Chris Luecke
The Organizational Impact of EOS (Entrepreneurial Operating System] w/ Luke and Joel Wittenbraker
Human Input in a Data-Driven World w/ Martin Cloake
Breaking the Stigma on Podcasting w/ James Carbary
How to Solve the Manufacturing Recruitment Puzzle w/ Patrick O'Rahilly
Giving Your B2B Customer a B2C Buying Experience w/ Sultana Mangal and Annie Dohle
Fill Your Sales Funnel in 2021 w/ Joe Sullivan
Industry 4.0 is now Industry 4.5 w/ Justin Goldston
Why Voice of Customer is Essential in Marketing w/ Dave Loomis
Mitigating Risk Through Smart Procurement w/ Aaron Brimer
Expanding Into International Markets w/ Ashley Madray
Creating an Award-winning Culture w/ Jon Franko
Thrilled to Be Asked: How to Build Leaders on the Frontline w/ Gayle Noakes
The Incredible Shrinking Pie: Why the Future Lies in E-Commerce w/ Kevin Haar
Content Distribution: Getting Your Ass(ets) in Front of People Who Care w/ Matt Sciannella
Servant Leadership in the Manufacturing Sector w/ Dan Erschen
A Conversation with the Manufacturing Millennial w/ Jacob Hall
Getting Clear About Thought Leadership w/ Bill Sherman
Create a Dashboard Effect: Drive Your Work With Data w/ Jon Thompson
Make It Right: Growth and Stability in Manufacturing Companies w/ Kevin Snook
Start With the Problem, Not the Technology w/ Jonathon Hensley
How to Sell Your Industrial Business w/ Nick Jackson
3 Things Manufacturers Can Do In The Absence of Trade Shows w/ Joe Sullivan
Doing the Dirty Work: How to Find Qualified, Consistent Labor w/ Gary Konarska
I Need What's In Your Brain: Extracting Expert Knowledge for Content Marketing w/ Toby Wall
Be Careful With the Internet: How B2B Inbound Marketing Exploded w/ Brian Signorelli
Right People, Right Companies: How to Launch ABM as a Manufacturer w/ Sangram Vajare
Finding the Fit: How the Seller and Buyer Can Work Together so Everyone Wins w/ Ian Altman
The 7 Core Elements of an Industrial Marketing Strategy w/ Joe Sullivan
The Robots Are (Not) Coming: How Wearable Technology Augments But Doesn't Replace Human Labor w/ Tracy Hansen
How to Fix a Factory: Influencing the Direction of Your Company w/ Rob Tracy
How to Create Video Marketing that Drives Results in the Industrial Sector w/ Danny Gonzales
Stop Giving Away Engineering and Consulting Services for Free w/ Joe Sullivan
The Power of the CAD Model w/ Adam Beck
Create Sustainable Growth By Knowing Your Market w/ MJ Peters
You Don't Have to Blog: Content Marketing for Manufacturers That Works w/ Nick Goellner
Beyond What's in Our Brains: Introducing The Manufacturing Executive Show w/ Joe Sullivan