The cornerstone of a thriving organization lies within its leadership. In this episode, we have the privilege of hearing the insights of a seasoned leader from the manufacturing industry, who will impart two of his 11 fundamental principles for fostering a strong team to cultivate success. Our distinguished guest, Scott Spencer, served as the recent president of Island Abbey Food Sciences, with an impressive career of 25 years solely dedicated to leadership and executive-level positions within the manufacturing industry. Throughout this episode, Scott will generously share his remarkable jour ..read more

The cornerstone of a thriving organization lies within its leadership. In this episode, we have the privilege of hearing the insights of a seasoned leader from the manufacturing industry, who will impart two of his 11 fundamental principles for fostering a strong team to cultivate success. Our distinguished guest, Scott Spencer, served as the recent president of Island Abbey Food Sciences, with an impressive career of 25 years solely dedicated to leadership and executive-level positions within the manufacturing industry. Throughout this episode, Scott will generously share his remarkable jour ..read more

In this exciting episode, we meet Richard Morris, a skilled leader and mentor who transitioned from the automotive industry to the aerospace field with SpaceX! We'll explore Rich's remarkable journey and learn valuable lessons for building a successful career. Rich shares his career tips to help you reach new heights and achieve great success. Want a sneak peek? Here are a few tips from Rich: 1) Build your professional network in the field you're interested in. 2) Stay humble, look for ways to help others, and contribute to your workplace. 3) Recognize your strengths and focus on using them ..read more

In this compelling episode, we introduce an automotive maestro Richard Morris who embarked on an incredible journey from the automotive realm to the soaring heights of the aerospace industry. Prepare to be captivated as we delve into Rich's extraordinary career, extracting invaluable wisdom to craft a profoundly impactful career trajectory. Rich generously imparts his career secrets, guiding us on how to ascend to unprecedented heights and achieve unparalleled success. Whether you're a passionate space explorer, a fervent tech devotee, or merely intrigued by the boundless possibilities bey ..read more

Reno Deaton is the Executive Vice President at Greer Development Corporation (GDC). In his role, Reno supports recruiting new businesses, supporting a company’s development, and growing the city to ensure it is enticing for companies to consider making Greer, SC home.  In today’s episode, Reno shares his story and the unique ways the GDC and the manufacturing community work hand in hand to grow and develop the upstate of South Carolina.  In addition to supporting current manufacturing sites, The GDC has specifically created programs that are entrepreneur friendly so that no matter th ..read more

Over the last decades, personnel departments have been replaced by Human Resources departments, and todays’ guest would like to see HR continue to evolve into a new, strategic function called People & Culture. In this Episode, Ashley Larochelle shares her experience in creating an intentional culture within a growing business. She knew that as her company was moving from a distribution focus to a manufacturing focus, that the people were the key to making the strategic change a success. Her business mindset helps her create new and innovate ways to ensure retention rates are high. Ashley ..read more

Episode Outline and Highlights: Many professionals in the manufacturing industry find themselves making challenging business and personal decisions in a fast-paced environment. Managers must balance their technical and their people responsibilities, decide if they want to manage global responsibilities, join a young, fast-growing a company, or take a leap and embark on an expatriate assignment. All these decisions are multi-faceted and should include considering the needs of the family involved. Clemens Schmitz-Justen built on his Engineering foundation and served in various Executive roles in ..read more

Welcome to Manufacturing 365 where we spend time learning from each other. We will hear from manufacturing rock stars, startup founders, thought leaders, and others, to support this platform’s purpose – We will share ideas, set examples, and be a little thought provoking in the manufacturing world ..read more