296: The Art of Building in the Age of AI with Baukunst Co-Founder Tyler Mincey

by | Jul 17, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Investment, Leadership, Podcast, Show Notes, Smart Manufacturing

 What does it take to build something well, on purpose, in a world that keeps pushing you to move faster?  This week Chris sits down with Tyler Mincey, Co-Founder and General Partner at Baukunst, a San Francisco and...

AI in Manufacturing: What’s Broken, What’s Working, and How Manufacturers Can Succeed with AI featuring PTC’s Joseph June

by | Jul 10, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Automation, Digital Transformation, Podcast, Show Notes, Smart Manufacturing

 What if your AI strategy doesn’t need more agents, just a better plan?  This week Chris sits down with Joseph June, who leads AI strategy at PTC to talk about what companies are getting wrong with AI –...

Purpose-Built AI for Manufacturing: How AI Agents Are Transforming Workflows on the Factory Floor with Apprentice CEO Angelo Stracquatanio

by | May 1, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Operations, Smart Manufacturing, Technology

 General-purpose AI can answer almost anything, but that flexibility becomes a liability on the factory floor. In this bonus episode, Chris sits down with Angelo Stracquatanio, CEO of Apprentice, a purpose-built AI company for...

283: From Craft to Manufacturing: How an Engineer Is Scaling a Furniture Business with Lessons from Industry featuring Kwadwo Som-Pimpong, Founder of Crafted Glory

by | Apr 14, 2026 | Artificial Intelligence, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Podcast, Show Notes, Smart Manufacturing

 Kwadwo Som-Pimpong started making furniture in 2015 because he bought a house with no furniture and decided to build his own.   A decade later, he runs Crafted Glory, a small-batch luxury furniture brand blending West African...