NEW Manufacturing Insights
By Kate Bruns
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Episodes: 144
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NEW Manufacturing Insights is a collaboration between the Northeast Wisconsin Manufacturing Alliance (NEWMA) and Insight on Manufacturing (IOM) magazine, highlighting issues and opportunities for manufacturers in the 18-county New North region in Northeast Wisconsin. Hosted by NEWMA Executive Director Ann Franz and IOM Editor Kate Bruns featuring guests from across the region, new episodes will be released on Thursdays. Get a quick overview of the latest NEWMA and Insight programs and events, take a behind-the-scenes look at IOM cover stories and features, and enjoy leadership tips and fun facts you can use to strengthen your manufacturing business, grow your network and advance your career.
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Ep. 143: The life-changing power of youth apprenticeship
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Oct 22, 2026 |
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Ep. 142: Green Bay Packaging's Lynn Stangel
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Oct 15, 2026 |
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Ep. 141: UltiCoat's JQ Salas on building a new brand
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Oct 08, 2026 |
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Ep. 140: Our live Manufacturing Month kickoff event at Robinson!
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Oct 01, 2026 |
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Ep. 139: Previewing Manufacturing First with Spherion Staffing
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Sep 24, 2026 |
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Ep. 138: Dean Nemecek is building a bridge to post-military careers
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Sep 16, 2026 |
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Ep. 137: Find Joy Off the Path
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Sep 09, 2026 |
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Ep. 136: Our Back to School Episode!
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Sep 02, 2026 |
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Ep. 135 Wisconsin Plastics is an “idea company”
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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Ep. 134: Lessons from a career well spent in manufacturing
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Aug 20, 2026 |
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Ep. 133: Bringing bold value to manufacturing sales
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Aug 13, 2026 |
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Ep. 132: Silicon Valley meets Fox Valley with Arzana
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Aug 06, 2026 |
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Ep. 131: Moving toward Zero Trust in OT
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Jul 30, 2026 |
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Ep. 130: The soft side of manufacturing!
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Jul 23, 2026 |
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Ep. 129: Graetz Manufacturing started with a barn cleaner
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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Ep. 128: Checking in with Stoke RGA's Jen Fietz
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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Episode 96 re-release
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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Ep. 127: Hired by AI?
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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Ep. 126: How Aspiro is helping Wisconsinites "live your way"
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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Ep. 125: Happy 20th, NEWMA!
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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Ep. 124: Brett Chittum talks hacks and cyberattacks
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May 21, 2026 |
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Ep. 123: Manufacturing First keynote Phil Gwoke
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May 14, 2026 |
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Ep. 122: Looking forward with WMEP CEO Chris Baichoo
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May 07, 2026 |
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Ep. 121: Wisconsin Drives Manufacturing Summit is June 1-2
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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Ep. 120: Demystifying SBA programs for small manufacturers
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Apr 23, 2026 |
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Ep. 119: Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Robinson Inc.
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Apr 16, 2026 |
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Ep. 118: The unstoppable Jackie Anderson
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Apr 09, 2026 |
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Ep. 117: New North, Inc. CEO Patti Habeck
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Apr 02, 2026 |
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Ep. 116: Kristen Jonas on keeping HR moving
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Mar 26, 2026 |
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Ep. 115: TitletownTech's Kathryn Clouse talks AI in manufacturing
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Mar 19, 2026 |
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Ep. 114: Fincantieri's Ricky Nutt on the evolution of shipbuilding
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Mar 12, 2026 |
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Ep. 113: Vyper Industrial CEO Dayne Rusch
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Mar 05, 2026 |
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Ep. 112: Manufacturing All Star Elizabeth Senn
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Feb 26, 2026 |
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Ep. 111: Kathy Miller wants MORE for manufacturers
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Feb 19, 2026 |
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Ep. 110: Management Boot Camp with UW's Steve King
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Ep. 109: DuxxBak President & NEWMA Chair Brandon Beard
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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Ep. 108: The Coolest Thing Made in Wisconsin
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Ep. 107: UWGB Chancellor Michael Alexander
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Jan 22, 2026 |
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Ep. 106: Manufacturer of the Year Finalist Eck Industries' Kiley Eck Hayon
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Jan 15, 2026 |
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Ep. 105: 2026 Manufacturing Trends!
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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Ep. 104: FIRST Robotics inspires creativity and Coopertition™
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Dec 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 103: Inside EDL Packaging
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Dec 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 102: Masters Gallery Foods: Business Friend of the Environment
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Dec 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 101: Galloway Company and the 'cream of the crop'
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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Our 100th Episode!
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Nov 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 99: A look back at Manufacturing First 2025
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Nov 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 98: Oh Snap!
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Oct 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 97: Apricity brings dignity of work to recovery community
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 96: Meet Oshkosh Door's Chris Calawerts, Insight's October cover story
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 95 (10/2/25): LIVE at Schreiber Foods for our 2-year anniversary
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Oct 02, 2025 |
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Ep. 94 (9/25/25): Bridging the gaps between school and business
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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Ep. 93 (9/18/25): Manufacturing First Keynote Betsy Allen-Manning
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Sep 18, 2025 |
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Ep. 92 (9/11/25): Making waves in Northeast Wisconsin
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Sep 11, 2025 |
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Ep. 91 (9/4/25): VPI CEO Tim Riebau
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Sep 04, 2025 |
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Ep. 90 (8/28/25): Carbliss
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Aug 28, 2025 |
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Ep. 89 (8/21/25): The future of education at UW-Green Bay
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Aug 21, 2025 |
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Ep. 88 (8/14/25): The ins and outs of market volatility
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Aug 14, 2025 |
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Ep. 87 (8/7/25): Inside the Robinson Training Academy with a veteran police officer
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Aug 07, 2025 |
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Ep. 86 (7/31/25): The growth of youth apprenticeship at Therma-Tron-X
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Jul 31, 2025 |
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Ep. 85 (7/24/25): Eagle Performance Plastics President Lori Sealock
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Jul 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 84 (7/17/25): How mid-market manufacturers can reduce tariff exposure
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 83 (7/10/25): Value creation is everything
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Jul 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 82 (6/26/25): On 50 years of WRTP | BIG STEP with CEO Lindsay Blumer
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Ep. 81 (6/19/25): Demystifying knowledge transfer with Steve Trautman
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Ep. 80 (6/12/25): Sure Controls works to keep Midwest manufacturers running, growing & smiling
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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Ep. 79 (6/5/25): Harnessing the power of presence with Mike Lee
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Jun 05, 2025 |
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Ep. 78 (5/29/25): 2025 NEWMA All Star Jennifer Rome of Burger Boat Co.
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May 29, 2025 |
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Ep. 77 (5/22/25): The benefits of youth apprenticeship, with David Gordon of CESA 7
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May 22, 2025 |
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Ep. 76 (5/15/25): Jen Fietz re-imagines Imaginasium as Stoke RGA
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May 15, 2025 |
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Ep. 75 (5/8/25): Buckley Brinkman on the future of MEPs, Wisconsin's manufacturing landscape
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May 08, 2025 |
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Ep. 74 (5/1/25): Mel Butcher on building a female future
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May 01, 2025 |
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Ep. 73 (4/24/25): Marion Body Works President Kevin Ignacio
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Apr 24, 2025 |
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Ep. 72 (4/17/25): Plexus Corp. CEO Todd Kelsey
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Apr 17, 2025 |
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Ep. 71 (4/10/25): STRYKER President Nicole Malson talks women in manufacturing
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Apr 10, 2025 |
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Ep. 70 (4/3/25): Skilling up with SkillsUSA Wisconsin
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 69 (3/27/25): QComp Technologies President Katie Miner
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Mar 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 68 (3/20/25): Tweet Garot President Hope Voigt
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Mar 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 67 (3/13/25): Leveraging social media with BConnected's Brad Cebulski
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Mar 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 66 (3/6/25): An exploration of time with John K. Coyle
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Mar 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 65 (2/27/25): Easy Being Green with SBC's Christa Kananen
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Feb 27, 2025 |
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Ep. 64 (2/20/25): Pierce Manufacturing President Bob Schulz
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Feb 20, 2025 |
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Ep. 63 (2/13/25): Hope and Help Together
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Feb 13, 2025 |
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Ep. 62 (2/6/25): Alex Lawton and the "World's Greatest"
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Feb 06, 2025 |
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Ep. 61: On family and fiberglass, with Ben and Amy Bertram
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Jan 30, 2025 |
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Ep. 60 (1/23/25): Electrifying the future of work with Shea Electric's Dan Shea
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Jan 23, 2025 |
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Ep. 59 (1/16/25): How Green Bay's Coex 3D is bolstering additive manufacturing in the New North
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Jan 16, 2025 |
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Ep. 58 (1/9/25): Marine Travelift raises the standard
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Ep. 57 (12/19/24): Helping kids ditch the digital life through boatbuilding
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Dec 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 56 (12/12/24): Futurist Jonathan Brill talks manufacturing
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Dec 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 55 (12/5/24): Advanced Tooling Inc. is one of Wisconsin's best places to work
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 54 (11/21/24): New North, Inc. CEO Barb LaMue
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Nov 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 53 (11/14/24): Keeping things moving with Nercon's Jim Eckes
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 52 (11/7/24): Manufacturing First recap
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Nov 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 51 (10/24/24): Career EXCELerate
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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Ep. 50 (10/17/24): Eagle Performance Plastics
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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Ep. 49 (10/10/24): Greg Linnemanstons on the quest for new customers
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Oct 10, 2024 |
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Ep. 48 (10/3/24): LIVE at Werner Electric Supply on our One-Year Anniversary!
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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Ep. 47 (9/26/24): ark data centers CEO Brett Lindsey
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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Ep. 46 (9/19/24): The New North region needs more tech ed teachers
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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Ep. 45 (9/12/24): Eight in 10 workers worldwide suffer from burnout. What can we do?
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Sep 12, 2024 |
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Ep. 44 (9/5/24): 2024 Manufacturing First Keynote Steve Jones
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Sep 05, 2024 |
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Ep. 43 (8/29/24): Titletown Manufacturing is a key cog in the machine
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Aug 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 42 (8/22/24): Burger Boat stays afloat for an incredible 161 years
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Aug 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 41 (8/15/24): Spark Ops takes center stage
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Aug 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 40 (8/8/24): Tracking the hottest employment law issues of 2024
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Aug 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 39 (8/1/24): How to flex your marketing muscle
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Aug 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 38 (7/25/24): Five AI trends to watch in manufacturing
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Jul 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 37 (7/18/24): Exploring Industry 4.0 with Werner Electric's Weston Timmers
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Jul 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 36 (7/11/24): Nueske's brings the smoke for 91 years
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Jul 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 35 (6/27/24): Elizabeth Kust takes us to "NEW" school
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Jun 27, 2024 |
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Ep. 34 (6/20/24): Life on the cutting edge with Séura's Tim and Gretchen Gilbertson
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Jun 20, 2024 |
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Ep. 33 (6/13/24): Our child care model is a "market failure." What's next?
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Jun 13, 2024 |
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Ep. 32 (6/6/24): NWTC President Kristen Raney
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Jun 06, 2024 |
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Ep. 31 (5/30/24): Best of Leadership Insights
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May 30, 2024 |
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Ep. 30 (5/23/24): Meet NEWMA chair Jeff Berg of Voith Paper
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May 23, 2024 |
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Ep. 29 (5/16/24): Making helicopters in the New North region
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May 16, 2024 |
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Ep. 28 (5/9/24): Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry CEO Sachin Shivaram
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May 09, 2024 |
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Ep. 27 (5/2/24): The Appleton Airport is soaring
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May 02, 2024 |
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Ep. 26 (4/25/24): Earth Week 2024: Waupaca Foundry is a global sustainability leader
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Apr 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 25 (4/18/24): Training "Industrial Athletes" with Dr. Bryan Schwebke
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Apr 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 24 (4/11/24): Menasha Corporation CEO Christopher Drees
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Apr 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 23 (4/4/24): Is Northeast Wisconsin a Web 3.0 desert?
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Apr 04, 2024 |
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Ep. 22 (3/28/24): Partnering for manufacturing safety in Northeast Wisconsin
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Mar 28, 2024 |
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Ep. 21 (3/21/24): BioForward Wisconsin's Lisa Johnson on our state's biohealth tech hub designation
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Mar 21, 2024 |
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Ep. 20 (3/14/24): Wisconsin Lighting Lab CEO Adam Rupp
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Mar 14, 2024 |
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Ep. 19 (3/7/24): Meet a Walker Forge youth apprentice and her mentor
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Mar 07, 2024 |
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Ep. 18 (2/29/24): Excellerate's Pat McGettigan talks new Little Chute facility
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Ep. 17 (2/22/24): Fincantieri's Jan Allman
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Feb 22, 2024 |
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Ep. 16 (2/15/24): Talking tech with Microsoft's Michelle Schuler
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Feb 15, 2024 |
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Ep. 15 (2/8/24): Inside one of the New North's Fastest Growing Companies
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Feb 08, 2024 |
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Ep. 14 (2/1/24): Exploring Industry 4.0 with Sure Controls' Zach Roisum
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Feb 01, 2024 |
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Ep. 13 (1/25/24): Celebrating the 2024 NEWMA All Stars
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Jan 25, 2024 |
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Ep. 12 (1/18/24): The Cool Stuff with New North's Renee Torzala
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Jan 18, 2024 |
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Ep. 11 (1/11/24): A closer look at the 2024 NEWMA Vitality Index
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Jan 11, 2024 |
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Ep. 10 (12/21/23): Talking opportunity with Aspiro's Pete Falk and Scott Baker
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Ep. 9 (12/14/23): NWTC's Amy Kox talks manufacturing ed
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Ep. 8 (12/7/23): Dan Ariens
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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Ep. 7 (11/30/23): The Village Companies' Tonya Dittman and Holly Hampton
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Ep. 6 (11/16/23): Filling the New North engineering pipeline with UWO's Greg Kleinheinz
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Nov 16, 2023 |
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Ep. 5 (11/9/23): WMEP's Roxanne Baumann takes us to exporting school
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Nov 09, 2023 |
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Ep. 4 (11/2/23): Manufacturing First Recap
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Ep. 3 (10/19/23): K-12 Tech Ed Insights with Seymour's Staci Sievert
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Oct 19, 2023 |
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Ep. 2 (10/12/23): Talking Internships with Sargento's Anne Troka
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Ep. 1 (10/5/23): Paul Rauscher and Brian Rasmussen
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Oct 04, 2023 |