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Tune in to the Manufacturing Masters Podcast for courageous conversations with manufacturing leaders and experts that will help you transform at the speed of culture and grow your business.
Hosted by our resident marketing expert, Allison DeFord, and here for you weekly to share relatable stories, insights, and best practices in manufacturing to keep you inspired, motivated, and empowered.
New episodes drop every Wednesday. Here we grow!
Episode #1: From one Manufacturer to Another
Episode #2: Driving Imapact At Scale Through Your Local MEP
Episode #3: Who Needs A Strategy When My Orders Are Up To 20% YOY?
Episode #4: 3 Key To Developing Business Someone Will Buy
Episode #5: Rising Together: The Importance of Female Mentorship and Support in Skilled Trades
Episode #6: Decluttering Your Way To Mastering Industrial Safety
Episode #7: Learn from the Queen of the World Class Maintenance
Episode #8: How to Think Like a World-class Aftermarket Parts Manager
Episode #9: Manufacturing ain't always pretty
Episode #10: How To Become A Preferred Employer This Year
Episode #11: Helping Keep Your Top Talent From Becoming Someone Else's
Episode #12: Create A Digital Twin of Your Sales Team
Episode #13: We've Got To Increase Sales By 10%
Episode #14: Improving Mental Health Impacts Your Business and Bottomline
Episode #15: Empathy + Synergy + Strategy = Victory
Episode #16: Priming the Pump to Close the Skills Gap
Bonus Episode: Overcoming Imposter Syndrome—A life changing conversation with Darrin Mitchell
Episode #17: Getting Enthusiastic Buy-in to Create Rapid Change
Episode #18: From Intern to CEO
Episode #19: How To Use Video To Grow Your Manufacturing Business
Episode #20: Creating an Employee Recognition Board
Episode #21: Leveraging the Power of Linkedin to Grow Your Manufacturing Business
Episode #22: How To Know When It's Time to Rebrand
Episode #23: Attracting Millennials and Gen Z in Manufacturing
Episode #24: Manufacturers Mastermind: Golden Opportunity
Episode #25: Linkedin: Getting From Connection to Sales Call
Episode #26: Stop Trying to Be Everything to Everyone
Episode #27: Mash up
Episode #28: You Have Permission to Punch Above Your Weight Class
Episode #29: Stop Labeling People and Look Beyond
Episode #30: Maximizing Your Daily Standups
Episode #31: Rethinking Your Benefits Package
Episode #32: Competency Doesn't Create Conversations
Episode #33: Preparing Manufacturers for Digitization
Episode #34: The Value of Adding Veterans to Manufacturing
Episode #35: Dealing with Tomorrow's Problems Before They Happen
Episode #36: The True Cost of Tooling
Episode #37: Generating B2B Leads on Linkedin with the Referrals First Approach
Episode #38: Covid Hangover Cure for Manufacturers
Episode #39: Turn a Maintenance Person Into a Planner
Episode #40: How Manufacturers Get Staff Involved in Innovation
Episode #41: How To Get A Bigger Bang For Your Tradeshow Buck
Episode #42: Getting More Out of Your Dealer Network with Tom Paul
Episode #43: Growing Your Aftermarket and Advanced Services Revenue with Sam Klaidman
Episode #44: Is Implementing ERP The "Magic Pill That's Easy To Swallow"? with Sam Gupta
Episode #45: Improving Your Return on Influence through PR with Rob Felber
Episode #46: What Management Gets Wrong About the Shop Floor with Dave Crysler
Episode #47: Show Me the (Grant) Money with Micki Vandeloo
Episode #48: Spilling the Secret "Marketing-To-Make-Sales-Easier" Sauce with Allison DeFord
Episode #49: How Manufacturing Leaders Master Execution with Monte Pedersen
Episode #50: Simple techniques to mitigate daily stress with Lalith Gunaratne
Episode #51: Driving Explosive Growth with Mark Roberts
Episode #52: Getting Lean and Mean with Chad Metcalf
Episode #53 - Using Automation to Get More Done with Less Effort with Wilton Rogers III
Episode #54: Make The Most Of Manufacturing Day with Bill Padnos
Episode #55: Lead By Letting Go : 'Antarctic' Mike Pierce
Episode #56: Keeping it Legal with Gayle Wadden
Episode #57: Mindful Leadership, High Performance Culture with Lalith Gunaratne
Episode #58: Playing the Holiday Blues with Lalith Gunaratne
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