Industry Today’s Industry Insights

A warm welcome to our guest Didi Caldwell, CEO of Global Location Strategies (GLS) and one of the world’s top site selection experts. With over $44 billion in projects across 30+countries, Didi is reshaping how companies choose where to grow. Here she shares insights on reshoring, data-driven strategy, and navigating global industry shifts.

Tune in for a timely conversation with Susan Spence, MBA, the new Chair of the ISM Manufacturing Business Survey Committee. With decades of global sourcing leadership—from United Technologies to managing $25B in procurement at FedEx—Susan shares insights on the key trends shaping global supply chains and what they mean for the manufacturing outlook.

Magen Buterbaugh is the President & CEO at Greene Tweed. Listen to her insights on her ambition to be a lawyer and how her math teacher suggested she consider chemical engineering. Now with several accolades to her name including being honored as one of the 2020 Most Outstanding Engineering Alumnus of Penn State and a Board Member of National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) she has never looked back.

Meet Pete Jadwinski, Vice President of Sales at America in Motion (AIM) a company producing all-in-one materials handling solutions deploying custom-built Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs). We discuss the history of the company founded by innovator Tommy Hessler and learn how mobile automation is the future of optimizing workflows and improving working conditions.

Tune in to hear from Chris Brown, Vice President of Sales at CADDi, a leading manufacturing solutions provider. We delve into Chris’ role of expanding the reach of CADDi Drawer which uses advanced AI to centralize and analyze essential production data to help manufacturers improve efficiency and quality.

Patti Jo Rosenthal chats about her role as Manager of K-12 STEM Education Programs at ASME where she drives nationally scaled STEM education initiatives, building pathways that foster equitable access to engineering education assets and fosters curiosity vital to “thinking like an engineer.”

A childhood in Kansas, college in California where she met her early mentor, Leigh Lytle spent 15 years in the Federal Reserve Banking System and is now the 1st woman President & CEO of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Association. Join us to hear about her ambition to be a great leader.

Kevin Turpin CEO and Founder of  weavix shares his reasons for creating the weavix platform for the frontline worker which includes a very cool music feature.

Diana Levy’s crunchy chocolate snack, that started as a hobby in her kitchen, has scaled rapidly from neighborhood stores to over 20,000 retailers across the globe.

Jump aboard as we chat to Neil Crowther, MD of the Ardent Group, U.K.  to learn how his products protect millions of people going about their daily lives.

Kim Adamson joined Mars 32 years ago as a packaging operator and has risen through the ranks to become Plant Manager of Mars Petcare, Illinois. Join us as she shares her journey.

Rod Koch, Plant Manager at Continental Industrial Solutions tells us how the company, in business for over 70 years, has maintained its “people-first” culture.

Vanesa Patino, COO/CIO and Business Transformation Leader at Valley Forge Fabrics tells of her passion for sustainability in textile manufacturing.

Alice Chun – Inventor of Solight Designs, shares how she invented the Solight Design, the world’s only self-inflatable, portable solar light.