Manufacturing Unscripted

New week, new episode! This episode is coming to you from San Francisco, CA! Rish Gupta and Matt discuss a customer first experience and how it can help your business thrive. Rish also gives some details about Spot AI and how you can utilize video surveillance to improve your processes and customer relationships.  To learn more about spot AI visit their  website at https://www.spot.ai/ Rish's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/profilerish/

New episode alert! Megan joins Matt on today's episode to tell the stories that data doesn't. One of Megan's goals is to spark interest in manufacturing and supply chain for the next generation. She created a book series called Supply Jane that simplifies supply chain and manufacturing concepts so that they are easy to absorb by children. Matthew and Megan also discuss how good communication is essential in a good work place and they give you some ways to improve. Megan's LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/meganprestonmeyer/ Order her children's books https://www.supply-jane.com/

Join Andrew at IMTS this week! On part 2, Matt and Andrew discuss how we reach kids at a young age and get them interested in manufacturing. Andrew is currently on tour sharing this message and discussing how we can grow business here in America. This exciting multi city, two-day tour, will close the national skills gap one community at a time, by promoting manufacturing career opportunities to younger generations, educating economic development boards on the importance of manufacturing policy, and connecting manufacturers to local skilled workers, and giving them the tools to recruit and retain them. For more information on Andrew Check out his LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/expertandrewcrowe/

Matt is joined by The new American Manufacturing Renaissance himself, Andrew Crowe. Andrew has a diverse background and is passionate about expanding the interest in manufacturing. On today's episode Andrew and Matt discuss how to keep your talent by investing in them. Andrew gives some great examples on how you can keep your employees engaged in the business and support individuals and their growth. Drew’s impressive resume includes addressing the White House and Pentagon on industrial policy, a feature in Forbes Magazine in April 2022, and was voted Aerospace & Aviation Man of the Year twice. Above all, he is well-positioned to lead minds and movers on the front lines in the critical battle to close the workforce and skills gap in manufacturing, making him a highly sought-after speaker and consultant in the field by teaching industry leaders how to reach, hire, and retain the next generation of the manufacturing! Andrew's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/expertandrewcrowe/

New Episode! Dan and Matt discuss 6 Elements of Transformational Improvement in Manufacturing! Dan Burgos is the Founder, President & CEO of Alphanova Consulting. Alphanova Consulting is a management consulting firm that helps manufacturers achieve and sustain operational cost reductions of 20%+, improve on-time delivery to 99%+, and reduce defects to improve product quality to 99%+. These changes help their clients grow company profit margins by up to 25%. Dan and his team have over 15 years of experience helping manufacturers in various industries including aerospace, injection molding, construction products, chemicals, fiberglass, furniture, electronics, consumer goods, oil & gas, and medical devices, among others. Link to article: 6 Elements of Transformational Improvement in Manufacturing Link to the business self-assessment:  Business Self Assessment Forms | Alphanova Consulting.

Jason has lead over 2000 employees and runs multiple companies offering clients a wide range of industrial manufacturing services including metalworks, plastics, electronics, and packaging options. Winner of multiple international product awards and no stranger to philanthropy, Jason works closely with chemical companies in developing safer, more environmentally-friendly industrial processes. Jason and Matthew discuss a wide range of topics from onshoring to ranching! This conversation was so much fun. If you want to reach out to Jason please follow this link to his LinkedIn page or to the MRCA website! https://mrca.net/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-azevedo/

With a career spanning four decades, Christopher Nguyen’s tech bona fides are second to none. Since fleeing Vietnam in 1978, this multiple-time tech founder has played key roles in everything from building the first flash memory transistors at Intel to spearheading the development of Google Apps as its first Engineering Director. Today, he’s become an outspoken proponent of the emerging field of “AI Engineering” and a thought leader in the space of ethical, human-centric AI. With his latest company, Aitomatic, he’s hoping to redefine how companies approach AI in the context of life-critical, industrial applications. Christopher and Matthew discuss how machine learning is being used and generated from the Engineers experience and data. Christopher tells us what Knowledge-First AI is and how it is similar and different from expert systems. To learn more about Christopher or to get into contact with him, check out his LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/ctnguyen/

Lisa joins Matt to discuss how to nurture a productive and positive work place culture and how to retain your best workers. Lisa describes a few ways to incorporate "thank you" into your work and how to use it in a positive way to build moral. Lisa also gives her experience with "stay meetings" and why they are so important for management to conduct them. If you'd like to check out Lisa's new book Thank You Very Much or learn more visit her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/asklisaryan/

Dana and Matt discuss common cyber mistakes and how to avoid them. Dana has generated a following on her YouTube Channel where she simplifies cyber security and gives you manageable step to avoid being hacked. Dana also goes into detail about the new DOD requirement for contract workers. For more information about Dana please check out her LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-mantilia/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnKQTPi2Td2Kx7m4-1hD2cA

Matt and Laura talk about what health and wellness looks like for a shift worker and how corporate wellness effects your business and employees. Laura discusses the things companies can do to improve their workforce and help their employees foster better habits by figuring out their individual needs. For more information or to reach out to Laura visit her LinkedIn page https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauratimbrook/