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KPI Fireside is the podcast for business leaders, process improvement professionals, and anyone passionate about making things better. Through insightful interviews with industry leaders, innovators, and changemakers, we explore the stories behind successful Continuous Improvement journeys.
Hosted by KPI Fire, this podcast dives deep into Lean Six Sigma, Strategy Execution, KPI Management, and Operational Excellence—helping you overcome obstacles and drive real impact in your organization.
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Jhana Li on Founder Chaos to Scalable Systems
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Matt Yearsley on Why Bad Systems Beat Good Employees
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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Darril Wilburn on Courage, Humility, and Kaizen
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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Lee Campe on Continuous Improvement and The Art Of Storytelling
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Jul 06, 2026 |
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Tom Foster on How Accountability Starts With Structure
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Tina Agustiady and Jennifer Ralston on What Happens When AI Meets Continuous Improvement
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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John Garrett on Building a Culture People Stay For
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Darren Dolcemascolo on Turning Improvement Into Sustained Execution
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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Karen Martin on Clarity First: Flow, Metrics, and Leading Improvement
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Danny Toney on Data Driven Leadership
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May 25, 2026 |
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Katie Anderson on Building Teams That Think, Learn, and Improve
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May 18, 2026 |
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Jeff Gray on Building a Career in Continuous Improvement
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May 11, 2026 |
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Duane Deason on Smarter Cost Management
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May 04, 2026 |
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Chris Keahey on The Value of Tracking ROI in CI
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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Cheryl Jekiel on Letting Go To Lead
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Jess Orr on What Leaders Get Wrong About Transformation
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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Francine Bejarano on The Execution Gaps Leaders Don't See
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Stan Bryant on Translating Vision Into Action
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Lyndsay MacLeod on Leadership That Sustains Change
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Christoph Roser on Why Improvement Fails Without Standard Work
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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Nick Belcher on Creating a People-First Lean Culture
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Marcial Portillo on Building Systems and Behaviors That Make Improvement Stick
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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Jennifer Ralston on Aligning Strategy and Culture
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Reed Shell on Combining AI, Agile, and Lean for Real Execution
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Dean Kynaston on Leadership Gaps That Kill Agile
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Chris Gunderson on Putting Your Money Where Your Powerpoint Is
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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Michael Stevens on Culture as a Leadership Tool
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Evan Unger on Transforming Meeting Culture
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Bryan Schmidt on Building Systems That Win
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Claire Quigley on Fixing Failing Transformations
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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Keshawn Cupid on Mindset, Metrics, and Momentum
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Bob Emiliani on The Discipline of Lean Leadership
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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Dan Barata on The Leadership Discipline Missing In Most Transformations
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Janine LeaBarrett on Building Resilient Teams That Deliver
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Dec 08, 2025 |
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Chris Hayes on How to Wire Your Organization for Excellence
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Adriana Girdler on Habits of Great Project Managers
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Nov 24, 2025 |
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Tina Agustiady on What It Really Takes to Build a Culture of Excellence
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Lorenzo Long on Making Sustainability Everyone's Job
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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Pete Gough on What Great Leaders Do Differently
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Steve Burkle on What Makes Improvement Efforts Succeed (or Fail)
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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Darren Dolcemascolo on Coaching Leaders to Build Problem Solvers
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Keith Norris on Lessons In Continuous Improvement
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Oct 13, 2025 |
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Jared Thatcher on Cost Improvement That Doesn't Burn People Out
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Luca Guadagnuolo on Leading Lean Across Cultures
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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Bruce Hamilton on Toast Kaizen and the Power of Teaching Lean Through Story
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Cindy Deekitwong on How to Inspire Teams and Connect With Customers
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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Bob Luna on EQ, NPS, and the Metrics That Drive Real Improvement
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Monika Mangla on How CI is Evolving In The Age of AI
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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Christine Lavoie on How Great Leaders Build a Culture of Improvement
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Heather Everton on Building Alignment Without Micromanagement
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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Dr. Keith Clinkscales on The Human Side of Performance Management
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Ken Snyder on What Every Executive Needs to Understand About CI
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Tyson Heaton on The Human Side of Lean Transformation
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Kevin Clay on The Belt System: What It Means & What It Doesn't
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth on Leading Through Obeya and Metrics That Drive
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth on The Visual Language That Transforms Work
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Randy Kesterson on Explaining Lean Through Visual Storytelling
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Spencer Maybee on What Lean Looks Like From The Start
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Andreas Mader on Being Better Tomorrow Than Today
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Jesse Rendon on Turning Frontline Teams Into Change Leaders
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Catherine McDonald on The Habit of Curiosity That Drives Real Improvement
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Ted Iverson on Sustaining Results Through Better Leadership
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May 26, 2025 |
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Matt Kroll on Structured Problem Solving That Scales
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May 19, 2025 |
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Will Miller, PhD on Leading Change Without Losing Trust
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May 12, 2025 |
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Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth on The Power of Workplace Visuality
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May 05, 2025 |
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Dr. Alan Barnard on Solving the Right Problems with the Theory Of Constraints
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Randy Kesterson on Making Strategy Stick with Hoshin Kanri
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Jared Raggozine on Turning Frontline Ideas Into Big Wins
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Kevin Clay on Why Lean Fails (and How to Get It Right)
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Andrei Anca on How To Build A CI Culture That Actually Works
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Nick Katko on How Lean Accounting Unlocks Real ROI
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Mar 24, 2025 |