Alex Cano is the Founder and CEO of Alex Cano Consulting and Coaching. He has led, coached, and mentored over 200 successful improvement projects across all business areas, working with professionals in more than 15 countries. In this episode,

Jason Haines on Connecting the Frontline

Nov 19th, 2020 33m 43s

Jason Haines is the owner and principal consultant at Industrial Solutions with 20+ years of experience in manufacturing. In this episode, Jason shares his thoughts on how to connect the gap between the leadership and frontline teams.

Herb Thompson on Mobilizing Your Lean Culture

Nov 13th, 2020 25m 24s

Herb Thompson is the owner of Lean Business Transformation LLC and offers dynamic and strategic management leadership with 25+ years of experience increasing team performance. In this episode, Herb shares his thoughts on how to mobilize your le

Cynthia Kalina-Kaminsky on the Importance of Strategic Planning

Nov 2nd, 2020 31m 38s

Cynthia Kalina-Kaminsky is the President of Process & Strategy Solutions where she works with companies to increase revenue, transform operations, innovate supply chains, and integrate advanced technology. In this episode, she shares her though

Christian Anibarro on Terrific Transformations

Oct 30th, 2020 35m 16s

With over 20 years of experience leading business and process transformation, Christian is an entrepreneurial leader who loves unlocking people’s curiosity to solve challenging problems. He is the founder of Impact Consulting, a leadership deve

Michael Jebber on Leaning In at the Right Place

Oct 23rd, 2020 35m 24s

Michael Jebber brings over 25 years of experience both in the trenches and in senior management in organizations ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies to Cardinal 6 Consulting. In this episode, Michael shares his thoughts on how, whe

Pierre Servan on Driving An Effective Certification Program

Oct 22nd, 2020 33m 5s

Pierre Servan is the principal consultant at Factor Quality. He is an expert in quality, environmental and/or safety matters and has achieved hundreds of successful implementations, hands-on training sessions, regional & national speaking engag

Gary Kerslake on the Optimistic Manufacturing Future

Oct 16th, 2020 28m 14s

Gary Kerslake is a Supply Chain Consultant with Kerslake & Associates, L.L.C. located in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. As a consultant, he has worked with several of our nation’s leading corporations and government agencies. In this episode, Gary

Scott Whitbred on Data Driven Accountability

Oct 15th, 2020 26m 39s

Scott Whitbred started Elite Manufacturing in 2020 to help small and medium-sized manufacturers and distributors to improve productivity and profits by working hands-on with executive teams and their associates to devise and deliver profit impr

Ray McKenzie on Creating a Sustainable Continuous Improvement Culture

Oct 9th, 2020 33m 40s

Ray McKenzie is the founder of Red Beach Advisors, a technology management consulting group headquartered in Los Angeles, CA providing businesses and organizations with successful growth strategies to build, grow, and scale. In this episode, Ra

Audie Penn on Rewarding the Boring Factory

Oct 8th, 2020 33m 4s

Audie Penn is an executive consultant in Lean Product and Process Development at Faro Partners with over 30 years of experience in manufacturing industries including Heavy Equipment (20 years), Food (8 years), and Building Materials (8 years).

Joshua Rockwell on being in the Gemba

Oct 1st, 2020 32m 53s

Josh is the CEO of Rockwell Process Consulting. His goal is to maximize the bottom line to make that business sustainable and profitable to secure a long and healthy future for all employees in a safe environment. In this episode, Josh shares h

Ryan Weiss on Servant Leadership

Sep 30th, 2020 31m 8s

Ryan Weiss is a global executive with decades of experiences spanning the Americas, Europe, and Asia. He has successfully founded 3 companies, and worked as a global executive leading hundreds of people, managing a $500 million product portfoli

Zachary White on Simple Standard Work

Sep 24th, 2020 30m 2s

Zachary is a representative for manufacturers and an advocate for Customers. He currently works with the American Machining Efficiency Consultants (AMEC) to provide added value to manufacturers by helping them complete their Industry 4.0 transf

Rob Fisher on Changing the Paradigm of Leadership

Sep 22nd, 2020 27m 49s

Rob Fisher is currently the President and Director of Operations for Fisher Improvement Technologies (FIT), a Native-American (Cherokee) owned business that was recently awarded a Top-100 Native-American Owned Business in the US and a Top-50 Em

DJ Duarte on the Importance of a Mentor

Sep 17th, 2020 39m 19s

DJ Duarte’s 34 years as a Global Optimization Expert & Lean Leadership Coach has enabled him to influence the practical application, facilitation and implementation of business processes and systems that delivers real operational cost outcomes.

Santiago Mayagoitia on Aligning your Teams with Customer Needs

Sep 9th, 2020 33m 8s

Santiago is the President of the Chamber of Young People of Jalisco Consulting Companies, Engineer of the 2019, Vice President of the CCJEJ, and internationally endorsed by the IASSC. In this episode, Santiago will focus on the critical role of

Scott Schwarz on Focusing on the Individual

Sep 7th, 2020 39m 3s

Scott has been in operations management, quality management, and Lean Six Sigma for 30+ years. As the President of Lean Tactics Global, he helps businesses improve their processes and increase efficiency. Scott will share his thoughts on how an

Russ Jordan on Driving Personal Investment from Your Team

Sep 2nd, 2020 31m 19s

As the Owner and Principal Consultant for LEAN Enterprise Solution with 37+ years of executive experience, Russ supports his clientele with management, communications, and implementation practices and processes providing a roadmap for their suc

Rich Hazeltine on Building a Resilient Company

Aug 31st, 2020 35m 26s

As a ICF Certified Coach, Rich helps organizations measure and optimize the talent, behaviors and motivators of their workforce as strategy to produce the best results and performance. In this episode, he will discuss how bridging emotional int

Carlos Conejo on Benchmarking and Behavior

Aug 17th, 2020 28m 50s

Carlos is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with a track record of transforming organizations and improving operational performance. He discusses the critical role of benchmarking, why to administer a behavioral assessment, and how to use new

Dan Pinkham on Building Trust and Solving Problems

Aug 10th, 2020 41m 23s

Dan is a continuous improvement expert with cross functional experience in operations, engineering, asset care, operational excellence, project management, and health and safety. He shares his thoughts about ways to build trust and truly unders

Bruce Carnohan on Being #SimplerFasterBetter

Aug 3rd, 2020 34m 16s

Known as “The Guy in the Blue Shirt,” Bruce helps high-potential team members, team leaders and business owners save or eliminate massive amounts of wasted process steps-time and money. A proponent of the #SimplerFasterBetter methodology, Bruc

Nate Barber on Tackling Lean during COVID-19

Jul 23rd, 2020 27m 49s

Lean consultant Nate Barber brings 18+ years of experience to talk about how lean and culture is more important than ever during an unprecedented pandemic. Learn why now is the perfect time to find new ways to improve systems and practices.

Professor Brad Miller on Bringing Lean To You

Aug 25th, 2019 25m 47s

Professor Brad Miller uses his real life business experiences and applications to demonstrate how lean concepts can not only be applied to business practices, but his grad student’s everyday lives. Rather than simply teach the concept of lean,