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The Manufacturing Executive in 2026

44 episodes, newest first.

  1. 3 NovAI-Assisted Maintenance as a Manufacturer’s Profit Lever w/ Reece Mullins31m
  2. 27 OctWhy and How Manufacturers Should Choose an Outside Board Director w/ Tate Pursell37m
  3. 20 OctOperator to Architect: The Six Stages of Growing a Manufacturing Business w/ Paul Van Metre26m
  4. 13 OctLet the Experts Be the Experts: Leading Without Every Answer w/ Amy Mercante40m
  5. 6 OctWhy Manufacturing Marketing Is Different and The Event to Support Your Team w/ Wendy Covey24m
  6. 29 SeptAlways Be Exiting: How Manufacturers Build Value Years Before a Sale w/ Eric Wiklendt42m
  7. 22 SeptGrowing Women Leaders in Manufacturing w/ Allison Grealis33m
  8. 15 SeptThe Next Chapter of SEO: How Manufacturers Get Recommended by AI w/ Grace Wright40m
  9. 8 SeptWhy Your Toughest Parts Still Use 50-Year-Old Materials w/ Fazal Mahmood39m
  10. 1 SeptHow Safety Drives Your Bottom Line and Why It Starts With You w/ Brian Fielkow34m
  11. 25 AugIt's Not a Workforce Issue, It's a Workflow Issue w/ Alex Torrey28m
  12. 18 AugWhen Your Shop Is No Longer Bound by Geography w/ Sanjeev Singh Sahni33m
  13. 11 AugSix Facilities, Three Countries, One Culture w/ Darragh de Stonndún32m
  14. 4 AugThe Success Trap: How Winning the Big Contract Can Also Break You w/ Chris Hale23m
  15. 28 JulUsing AI to Right-Size Inventory and Kill Shortages w/ Richard Lebovitz31m
  16. 21 JulTurning the E-Waste Stream Into a National Asset w/ Matt Bedingfield24m
  17. 14 JulGovernance: Aligning Product, Project and the Plant Floor w/ Richard Broo23m
  18. 7 JulBuilding Stronger Relationships With Your Manufacturing Reps w/ Chris Atwell31m
  19. 30 JunThe Real Threat to Tribal Knowledge Isn't Just Retirement w/ Jamie Marzilli44m
  20. 23 JunTurning Around a Struggling Manufacturing Operation w/ George Murray37m
  21. 16 JunWhen Legacy Thinking Gets in the Way of Manufacturing Innovation w/ Annie Lu31m
  22. 9 JunWhat the Last Four Industrial Revolutions Teach Us About Today w/ Paul Lachance35m
  23. 3 JunFrom Make-Use-Throw Away to Circular: Plastics Manufacturing’s Next Chapter w/ Ross Eisenberg28m
  24. 26 May7 Steps for Manufacturing Leaders to Take Off the Sales Hat w/ Mike Huey
  25. 19 MayAdvancing Battery Innovation for a Power Grid Under Pressure w/ Arwed Niestroj
  26. 12 MayMoving From Generative to Physical AI on the Manufacturing Floor w/ Etienne Lacroix27m
  27. 5 MaySupporting Advanced Manufacturing at a State Level w/ Bryce Carpenter35m
  28. 28 AprThinking in Decades Rather Than Quarters: Leading with a Long-Term View w/ Kelly Thomas42m
  29. 21 AprThe Hard Truths About Reshoring American Manufacturing w/ Eddy Azad32m
  30. 14 AprHow Quality and Innovation Roles are Changing in Data-Rich Manufacturing Environments w/ Daniel First36m
  31. 7 AprThe Arrival of High-Volume Metal Additive Manufacturing w/ James DeMuth28m
  32. 31 MarGetting Out of Break-Fix Mode: Using Maintenance Data for Better Manufacturing Decisions w/ Paul Ross29m
  33. 24 MarAMRs in Manufacturing Environments: Safety, Data Security and Other Considerations w/ Shari Brown and Krystal Mattich36m
  34. 17 MarSurging AI and Data Center CapEx: Are We on the Verge of a Bubble? w/ Wasif Khan32m
  35. 10 MarFrom Paper and Spreadsheets to Connected Data: Making the Digital Leap w/ Ian Burns
  36. 3 MarSolving Labor Challenges the Simpler Way: A Fresh Look at Robotics w/ Ken Macken37m
  37. 24 FebSystematizing Machine Shops to Strengthen National Security w/ Justin Baucum25m
  38. 17 FebHow Humanoid Robots Are Already Transforming Production Lines w/ Colin Webb and Paul Baker32m
  39. 10 FebA 100-Year Manufacturing Journey: Navigating Change While Honoring Legacy w/ Matthew Feldman and Mike Feldman33m
  40. 3 FebHosting a Niche Event and Building a Community Around It w/ Wendy Covey
  41. 27 JanThe 6-Step Framework for Rescuing a Manufacturing Business w/ Dean Svarc40m
  42. 20 JanHow Employee Financial Literacy Supports a Healthy Culture w/ Natalie Kaddas35m
  43. 13 JanBuilding a High-Value, Buyer-Ready Manufacturing Operation w/ Renita Wolf
  44. 6 JanPreserving Brand Legacy While Expanding Global Footprint w/ Todd Smith