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’...

292: What Manufacturers Can Learn from Silicon Valley

by | Jun 16, 2026 | Automation, Leadership, Podcast, Recruitment, Robotics, Smart Manufacturing

 Growing your own machinists and orchestrating robots across four continents, is this what the future of manufacturing looks like?  This live episode from Hapa’s Brewing in the Bay Area features two panels of people...

290: Danny Gonzales on Industrial Storytelling, Manufacturing Marketing, and Changing Industry Perception

by | Jun 2, 2026 | Blog Post, Leadership, Marketing, Podcast, Podcasting, Recruitment

 Content becomes forgettable when the key message isn’t wrapped in storytelling.  People don’t retain information anywhere near as well as they remember stories they hear, and this is where manufacturing is missing a...

From Spreadsheets to MRP: How SMB Manufacturers Are Improving Visibility to Inventory and Costs with MRPeasy

by | Apr 24, 2026 | Automation, Digital Transformation, Leadership, Operations, Smart Manufacturing, Technology

 How do you know when your current setup has stopped working, and what to do with it when it does? In this bonus episode of Manufacturing Happy Hour, Chris sits down with Shane Dubbelman, Head of Partnerships at MRPeasy, and...