299: Inside Connecticut’s Manufacturing Ecosystem: Innovation, Workforce Development, and Industrial Leadership

by | Aug 18, 2026 | Culture, Ecosystem, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, OEM, Smart Manufacturing

 We’re not beating the drum this week… we’re ringing Cici’s bell.    Filmed live at Trinity College’s Innovation Hub – our first time in Connecticut, and our first-ever 9:30am...

293: Manufacturing Leadership That Works with Author and Geislinger CEO Jason Woodard

by | Jun 23, 2026 | Culture, Leadership, Operations, Podcast, Podcasting, Show Notes

 Your frontline team can only perform as well as the processes they’re handed. So why are so many leaders still blaming the wrong people instead of listening to the ones closest to the problem?  In this weeks’...

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...

280: How to Create a Manufacturing Ecosystem of Support with Matt Bogoshian, Executive Director at the American Manufacturing Communities Collaborative (AMCC)

by | Mar 24, 2026 | Culture, Education, Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Operations, Smart Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Technology

 Most regions have pockets of manufacturing strength. Very few have a manufacturing ecosystem. Matt Bogoshian has spent 15 years trying to change that. In this episode of Manufacturing Happy Hour, host Chris Luecke sits down...

279: The Creative Process: Building Relationships and Businesses That Last, Live from The Argo in Milwaukee, WI

by | Mar 17, 2026 | Culture, Entrepreneurship, Events & Conferences, Leadership, Marketing, Podcast

 What happens when a multimedia entrepreneur and a concert venue owner sit down for a live podcast? A good conversation – with a couple beers – about creativity, grit, and what it really takes to build something that lasts. In the...