# Promoting from Within and Building a Team for the Future with Pamela Frost, President of RND Automation

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2023-04-18
- Length: 35m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-04-18-promoting-from-within-and-building-a-team-for-the-future-with-pamela-frost-presi
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

Pam Frost, President of RND Automation, discusses her career transition from a 20-year tenure at Pridgeon & Clay to leading RND Automation after coming out of retirement. She emphasizes the importance of promoting from within, listening to employees, and fostering a collaborative culture to retain talent and drive operational excellence. Frost explains how RND is evolving from selling standalone equipment to providing comprehensive automation solutions by leveraging its sister companies, iAutomation and Paneltek, under the parent company Complete Automation Solutions (CAS) Holdings.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-04-18-promoting-from-within-and-building-a-team-for-the-future-with-pamela-frost-presi#t=0) Introduction and Career Background
- [4:24](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-04-18-promoting-from-within-and-building-a-team-for-the-future-with-pamela-frost-presi#t=264) Lessons from Pridgeon & Clay on Retention
- [7:18](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-04-18-promoting-from-within-and-building-a-team-for-the-future-with-pamela-frost-presi#t=438) Strategies for Promoting from Within
- [11:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-04-18-promoting-from-within-and-building-a-team-for-the-future-with-pamela-frost-presi#t=686) Coming Out of Retirement for RND Automation
- [14:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-04-18-promoting-from-within-and-building-a-team-for-the-future-with-pamela-frost-presi#t=888) RND's Talent and Operational Excellence
- [18:38](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-04-18-promoting-from-within-and-building-a-team-for-the-future-with-pamela-frost-presi#t=1118) Leading Through Change and Culture
- [22:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-04-18-promoting-from-within-and-building-a-team-for-the-future-with-pamela-frost-presi#t=1361) Evolving from Equipment to Solutions
- [28:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2023-04-18-promoting-from-within-and-building-a-team-for-the-future-with-pamela-frost-presi#t=1722) Fostering Collaboration and Fun

## Topics

- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Validation & product-market fit](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/validation-and-product-market-fit)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- RND Automation (company)
- Pridgeon & Clay (company)
- Complete Automation Solutions (company)
- iAutomation (company)
- Paneltek (company)

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