Are you leveraging all the resources available in the local manufacturing community? By stepping out the doors and making an active effort to engage with the wider community, there’s so much opportunity to grow, learn, and help others to level up this industry.
Recorded live at CBT Company’s More Than MFG Expo, this episode features some fantastic industry experts who share their takes on engaging local, state, and federal resources for manufacturers. This event was the perfect backdrop to our conversation on connecting manufacturers with vendors, educators, organizations, and experts.
We talk about some of the brilliant programs and organizations manufacturers need to know about including AMIP, TechCred, JobsOhio, and Women in Manufacturing (WIM), which provide advice on funding, resources, recruitment and retention, and training, as well as connections with other great organizations.
Tune in to hear from:
- Will Healy, Founding Board Member, AMIP
- Fabian Schmahl, Managing Partner, Bold Promises Delivered (and a former plant manager and GM)
- Allison Grealis, President & Founder, Women in Manufacturing
- Jennifer Thomas, Research Director, REDI Cincinnati
- Elise Ring, Vice President, Marketing, CBT Company
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3 Quick Things from this Episode
- Opportunities won’t come knocking. You need to go out and proactively find your community and engage with them.
- The great thing about collaborating in the manufacturing community is you can discover new programs, initiatives, and funding opportunities you may never have known about.
- If you want your organization to get involved in the community, you need to come up with a plan of action. Decide who you will reach out to, what advice you can offer, and what challenges you’re facing.
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Tweetable Quotes
- “We can’t wait for NAM or the government to fix our problems. We have to fix it locally in our community.” – Will Healy
- “You have to ask for help; there are resources out there waiting for you to tap into.” – Fabian Schmahl
- “We engage with everybody locally before we needed something from them.” – Fabian Schmahl
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What We Discuss with This Week’s Guests
- Will shares what AMIP is and how it seeks to proactively help the manufacturing community
- How AMIP helps manufacturers succeed and guides them to find resources and help
- Why reaching out to collaborate with other companies, manufacturers, educators, and organizations is a win-win for all
- Fabian explains what JobsOhio does to help people find their career paths in manufacturing
- We hear about Fabian’s first experiences of trying to get funding for manufacturing projects and how the processes have improved
- Why Fabian uses the term “return on engagement” instead of “investment” and carves out time specifically to
- Why there’s never been a better time to invest in solar power, thanks to generous government incentives
- Allison introduces Women in Manufacturing and explains the missions of her organization to help employers connect with women
- What is REDI Cincinnati and how does it help to connect manufacturing businesses with resources, talent and partner opportunities
- Advice for those in the Cincinnati area and beyond to access similar resources
- How CBT Company is helping manufacturers leverage resources
- Elise’s advice for manufacturers to start collaborating in the community
- Why Cincinnati has such a strong manufacturing community
Recommended Resources
- CBT Company, representing hundreds of the best-known brand names in the industry for automation, electrical, mechanical power transmission, and custom belting products in the greater Cincinnati area
- AMIP, southwestern Ohio’s Advanced Manufacturing Industry Partnerhips is a registered nonprofit focused on workforce
- TechCred Ohio, helping Ohioans learn new skills and helps employers build a stronger workforce with the skills needed in a technology-infused economy
- Good Jobs Challenge, supporting regional workforce training systems to establish sectoral partnerships that train and place workers in good jobs
- JobsOhio, since its establishment in 2011, JobsOhio has boosted innovation, driven job creation, and increased new capital investment in Ohio
- Women in Manufacturing, a national association dedicated to supporting, promoting and inspiring women in all manufacturing job functions
- REDI Cincinnati, connecting businesses in Greater Cincinnati with the data, partners, and resources needed to make the best decision for your company
- Third Eye Brewing, a Cincinnati-based award-winning brewery that believes in lots of experimentation which also served as the location for many of this week’s interviews; other favorite breweries in Cincinnati include Wandering Monster, Fifty West, Rhinegeist, and the massive Zinzinnati Oktoberfest celebration
Connect with Guests on LinkedIn
Will Healy | Fabian Schmahl | Allison Grealis | Jennifer Thomas | Elise Ring
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