Made in St. Louis: Episode 300 of Manufacturing Happy Hour Featuring a “Reverse Interview” with Chris Luecke

 300 episodes of Chris asking all the questions, this week he is finally in the hot seat – and it’s his high school buddies doing all the grilling! Recorded live at Urban Chestnut Brewing, this...

What is Software-Defined Automation? The Future of Flexible Control Systems

 Two worlds that have never previously spoken the same language are now building the same machine.  This week Chris sits down with David Nichols, CEO, Co-Founder and Engineer at Loupe, an alum of the show making his...

288: Women in Skilled Trades: How the Sisterhood of Trades Is Building Community and Careers

 For women working in skilled trades, running into someone who knows what the work feels like doesn’t happen every day, Sisterhood of Trades was founded to build that connection. Through platforms like Discord,...

286: Inside Cleveland’s Manufacturing Ecosystem: How Local Execution Drives Regional Growth

 American manufacturing’s next chapter is being written one region at a time, and Northeast Ohio is one of the places setting the standard. In a region like theirs, the institutions and programs are moving in sync, and that...

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

 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...