# Cultivating Veteran Champions in Manufacturing w/ Lt Col Kathy Lowrey Gallowitz

- Show: [The Manufacturing Executive](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive)
- Published: 2024-02-06
- Length: 31m
- Episode: 191
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-02-06-cultivating-veteran-champions-in-manufacturing-w-lt-col-kathy-lowrey-gallowitz
- Listen: https://www.spreaker.com/show/the-manufacturing-executive#episode-5f07bf51-f88c-4923-9fad-d050b0bdbfaf

## Summary

Lt Col Kathy Lowrey Gallowitz, founder and CEO of Vanguard Veteran LLC, explains how manufacturing leaders can transition from being merely 'veteran friendly' to 'veteran ready' by implementing comprehensive talent strategies. She highlights the specific value veterans bring to production lines, including operational discipline, safety focus, and leadership, while advising employers to use tools like NET (Navy Enlisted Classification) translators to decode military skills. Gallowitz emphasizes the importance of robust onboarding, mentorship, and community partnerships with organizations like Heroes Make America to effectively recruit and retain this talent.

## Chapters

- [0:36](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-02-06-cultivating-veteran-champions-in-manufacturing-w-lt-col-kathy-lowrey-gallowitz#t=36) Introduction: Joe Sullivan and Lt Col Kathy Lowrey Gallowitz
- [2:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-02-06-cultivating-veteran-champions-in-manufacturing-w-lt-col-kathy-lowrey-gallowitz#t=155) Gallowitz's background and the value of veteran talent
- [7:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-02-06-cultivating-veteran-champions-in-manufacturing-w-lt-col-kathy-lowrey-gallowitz#t=427) Veteran skills in manufacturing: discipline, safety, and leadership
- [12:52](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-02-06-cultivating-veteran-champions-in-manufacturing-w-lt-col-kathy-lowrey-gallowitz#t=772) Veteran talent strategy vs. DEIA initiatives
- [17:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-02-06-cultivating-veteran-champions-in-manufacturing-w-lt-col-kathy-lowrey-gallowitz#t=1063) Being veteran ready: proactive planning and metrics
- [19:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-02-06-cultivating-veteran-champions-in-manufacturing-w-lt-col-kathy-lowrey-gallowitz#t=1173) Onboarding, mentorship, and feedback for veterans
- [23:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-02-06-cultivating-veteran-champions-in-manufacturing-w-lt-col-kathy-lowrey-gallowitz#t=1394) Community partnerships and local hiring initiatives
- [26:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-manufacturing-executive/2024-02-06-cultivating-veteran-champions-in-manufacturing-w-lt-col-kathy-lowrey-gallowitz#t=1567) Defining a 'Veteran Champion' and Gallowitz's book

## Topics

- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)

## Most relevant to

early-stage companies

## Mentioned

- Vanguard Veteran LLC (company)
- Heroes Make America (other)
- Hiring our heroes (other)
- NET (tool)

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