The Manufacturing Executive Podcast
1) The Industrial Robotics Race: Why the US Is Falling Behind China w/ Rishabh Agarwal
A widening gap exists between industrial robot deployment in the US and China, even as American manufacturers grapple with rising labor costs and persistent worker shortages. So why does the adopt...Show More
2) Objectives, Hypotheses, Learnings: Smarter Problem Solving for Complex Manufacturing w/ Radhika Dutt
Today's guest, entrepreneur, speaker, and product leader Radhika Dutt, will challenge a core business belief that many of us have probably held for years – that traditional goal-setting frameworks lik...Show More
3) AI Agents and Humans: The Future of Factory Teams w/ Karan Talati
Imagine a factory floor where specialized AI agents tackle real manufacturing roles – from inventory planning to quality inspection, each with their own set of tasks and responsibilities. Today, C...Show More
4) MEP Impact: Empowering Small Manufacturers with Training, Partnerships and Advocacy w/ Pete Connolly
In today’s conversation, you'll hear from CEO of the New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Pete Connolly. Pete has spent over 40 years navigating the manufacturing landscape – from running di...Show More
5) How Soft Skills Drive High-Impact Engineering Teams w/ Aaron Moncur
What separates high-performing engineering teams from the rest? In this conversation, founder of Pipeline Design & Engineering, Aaron Moncur, will talk about the often overlooked drivers of engine...Show More
6) Agentic AI and the Future of Asset Lifecycle Management w/ Kendra DeKeyrel
In today's conversation, Vice President, Asset Lifecycle Management Products and Engineering at IBM, Kendra DeKeyrel, shares how AI is already making a difference on factory floors – from visual inspe...Show More
7) Workforce as Critical Infrastructure: Following North Carolina's Model w/ John Loyack
In today’s conversation, Vice President of Economic Development for the North Carolina Community College System, John Loyack, will use the success of his home state to illustrate what it takes to beco...Show More
8) Rapid Reshoring: Building a Reliable North American Supply Chain w/ Mike Wynn
From a global pandemic to kick off this decade to the tariff rollercoaster of 2025, recent history has created plenty of reasons for American manufacturers to assemble a base of credible, responsive s...Show More
9) Lessons from Toyota: Building Aligned Manufacturing Organizations w/ Mark Reich
In today's episode, senior coach at Lean Enterprise Institute, Mark Reich, dives into a Japanese strategic planning methodology that was born out of Toyota. Known as Hoshin Kanri, this system is fo...Show More
10) How Manufacturers Can Engage Website Visitors in Real Human Conversations w/ Nelson Bruton
How can you transform a website visit from a qualified prospect into a real, human conversation? This is the question my guest, President of ManufacturingChats.com, Nelson Bruton, will be answering...Show More