Cliff Medling | Get to Know the “Born to Design” Podcast Host

What this episode covers

Cliff Medling, host of the 'Born to Design' podcast for SOLIDWORKS, discusses his transition from mechanical engineering to marketing and his role managing customer case studies and the podcast at SOLIDWORKS. He highlights the importance of collaboration in modern engineering, citing examples like BattleBots teams and 91-year-old user Johnnie Floyd, while emphasizing the need to better educate high school students about manufacturing careers. Medling also offers career advice, stressing the importance of writing skills for engineers moving into marketing and the value of personality assessments for career planning.