FactoryOps Exchange
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S1E10 Episode 10: Max Perilstein
Today’s episode features Max Perilstein, founder of Sole Source Consultants and a leading voice in the glass and glazing industry. With more than 30 years of experience across family-run operations…
S1E9 Episode 9: Jeff McNabb
Today’s episode features Jeff McNabb, Associate Director of Supply Chain at Myers Industries and a leader whose career spans the U.S. Navy to Fortune 100 manufacturers. Jeff shares lessons from…
S1E8 Episode 8: David Ariens
Today’s episode features David Ariens, founder of The IT/OT Insider and a leading voice helping manufacturers bridge the gap between information technology and operations. David shares how to cut…
S1E7 Episode 7: Don Wiseman
Today’s episode features Don Wiseman, CEO of Teknor Apex and a 38-year veteran of plastics and specialty chemicals. Don shares how to build followership, why people are the only durable advantage,…
S1E6 Episode 6: Juan Carlos Alonso
Today’s episode features Juan Carlos Alonso, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Committee member at Bekaert. Over the course of this conversation, he shares how he unlocked 15–20 % energy savings…
Episode 5: Norman Goco
Today’s episode features Norman Goco, Senior Manager – Operations at ATI Materials, where he helps lead complex manufacturing environments serving critical industries. Drawing on his experience…
S1E4 Episode 4: Haley White
Today’s episode features Haley White, Managing Director at Madison Industries and formerly in senior leadership positions at several other companies. Drawing on her experience leading plants and…
Episode 3: Gunter Beitinger
Today’s episode features Gunter Beitinger, Senior Vice President at Siemens and author of Crisp Manufacturing. With 25 years of experience leading on the shop floor and driving global digital…
Episode 2: Bob Buttermore
Today's episode features Bob Buttermore, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Rockwell Automation. Bob shared lessons from leading through five years of unprecedented disruption, rethinking what resilience…
Episode 1: Christopher Sass
Today's episode features Christopher Sass, a quality manager for a Pennsylvania based manufacturer. Chris shared his unconventional path into manufacturing, how he learned to tackle improvement one…
Trailer: FactoryOps Exchange
This podcast is all about celebrating the incredible people behind world-class operations. If you care about operations, about making things better every day, and about learning from people who’ve…
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FactoryOps Exchange has published 11 episodes since July 2025, covering topics in Business.
FactoryOps Exchange is currently dormant with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 26m.
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