Manufacturing Culture Podcast
Jim Mayer
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We Undersell What We Do w/ Danny Gonzales
In this episode of the Manufacturing Culture Podcast, host Jim Mayer speaks with Danny Gonzales, a media expert in the manufacturing sector. They discuss the importance of storytelling and digital…
Apprenticeships, Paychecks and the Next Generation of Makers
Scott Peters on Trades, Talent and the Culture Shift Manufacturing Can’t AvoidScott Peters is one of those guests who reminds you why the industry still matters. He came up in the late seventies, lear…
Why Marketing Still Feels “New” In Manufacturing (And What Emily Ting Is Doing About It)
Emily Ting from CCS America joins Jim to talk about what culture actually feels like at work, how it shapes the day to day, and why marketing in industrial manufacturing is still years behind other B2…
Every Day Is Tax Day: – Culture, Capitalism, And The Middle Class With Nik Agharkar
Jim sits down with tax strategist Nik Agharkar, for a conversation that starts with tax day anxiety and spirals into culture, capitalism, immigration, vo-tech, wealth inequality, and what it really…
Ian Wilson on real culture, no nonsense branding, and the future of manufacturing
Ian Wilson is a creative turned industrial brand strategist who believes real culture is the level of authenticity people can bring to work. In this episode, he and Jim talk about why manufacturing…
Building Confidence, Not Just Machines: Julie Runez on Culture, Labs, and Learning Out Loud
Julie Runez leads marketing for a custom automation firm that designs and builds one-off manufacturing machinery. She came back to work after years at home with her kids, brought a journalist’s…
Quality, failure, and fixing the shop floor with Sydney Mrowczynski
Sydney Mrowczynski didn’t plan to end up under a welding hood. As a teenager she dreamed of fashion design — until a boyfriend told her she couldn’t weld. Challenge accepted. A few years later, she’s…
Building Culture That Cares in Manufacturing with Chris Humphrey
In this episode of The Manufacturing Culture Podcast, Jim sits down with Chris Humphrey, Business Development Manager at AirPro Fan & Blower Company, to explore how purpose, people, and love of…
How Supportive Teams Shape Great Engineers with Katie Friday
Katie Friday is a sales engineer who took the scenic route into manufacturing. She started in social work, battled through an engineering pivot at WVU, worked her way from project engineering to…
Rethinking the Trades with Kate Glantz
Culture is the lens through which everything happens.Kate Glantz joins the show to talk about building a culture-first movement that puts real tradeswomen at the center of the story.We get into why…
The Real Reshoring Math With Rosemary Coates
Rosemary Coates has spent three decades inside the hardest questions in manufacturing… where to build, what to move, and how to survive the politics around it. On this episode of The Manufacturing…
Creating Space for the Next Generation with Natalie Macias
A candid conversation with high school engineer and FIRST Robotics alum Natalie Macias about curiosity, consistency, and carving out room for young makers inside a sometimes closed-off industry. We…
From Procurement to Transformation Partner: Amy Julian on Culture That Ships
Jim sits down with Amy Julian to dig into culture as lived behavior, not wallpaper. From early days in AB InBev’s purchasing team through years of complex change, Amy unpacks why command-and-control…
From Philosophy Major to Serial Founder: Adam Honig on Culture and Change
Jim sits down with serial founder and anti CRM evangelist Adam Honig. They dig into what culture really is, why most digital transformation falls flat, and how AI can strip out the crap work without…
Be Your F*ing Self: The No-BS Journey of Joni Cunningham
In this episode of the Manufacturing Culture Podcast, Joni Cunningham shares her unique journey from growing up in Alaska to becoming a pivotal figure in the manufacturing industry. She discusses the…
Why the Factory Floor Deserves Better Than Palo Alto: Renan Devilliers on shop floor dignity, tech arrogance, and building tools that work for the people who use them
In this episode of the Manufacturing Culture podcast, Jim Mayer interviews Renan Devilliers, co-founder of OSS Ventures. Renan shares his unique journey from a military upbringing to becoming a…
“They’ll Eat You Alive.”: Jenny Drescher & Ellen Feldman Ornato on Flipping Power and Facing Resistance in Manufacturing
In this episode of the Manufacturing Culture Podcast, Jim Mayer engages with Ellen Feldman-Ornato and Jenny Drescher to explore the intricacies of organizational culture, personal journeys, and the…
The Long Game of Culture Change: Darryl Gratrix on Leadership, Outreach, and the Next Generation of Tradespeople
In this episode of the Manufacturing Culture Podcast, Jim Mayer interviews Darryl Gratrix, who shares his insights on manufacturing culture, leadership, and the importance of attracting the next…
What Happens When You Hire People Most Companies Won’t: Marcus Sheanshang on Second Chance as Culture
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Marcus Sheanshang, CEO of JBM Packaging, as he shares his journey from working on the shop floor at age 11 to leading a company that embraces second…
Promoted But Never Trained: Craig Coyle on the Leadership Crisis in Manufacturing
In this episode of the Manufacturing Culture Podcast, Jim Mayer interviews Craig Coyle, a former Apache pilot and now a leadership consultant. They discuss the importance of culture in organizations,…
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