Manufacturing Talks
There are millions of cool stories in manufacturing. Your host, Jim Vinoski, helps share them by talking to the people who are making them happen. Manufacturing is where the rubber meets the road. There's no hiding. You're either making good products people will buy for enough to keep you in business, or you're not. Meet the amazing folks who thrive in that survival-of-the-fittest world.
Podcasting since 2021 • 160 episodes
Manufacturing Talks
Latest Episodes
Mike Rowe discusses his new partnership with PureTalk to bring military vets to the skilled trades
The inimitable Mike Rowe joined us to talk about his passion for promoting skilled trades, highlighting the significant increase in open positions from 2.3 million in 2009 to 7.6 million today. We chatted about his new partnership with PureTalk...
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Our host Jim Vinoski on the nonexistent rule about rich countries always being service economies
"Manufacturing jobs aren't coming back to America, because rich nations are always service economies."Wrong on all counts!Our esteemed host explains why this oft-repeated statement is flat-out false, and what has really led to t...
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Noel Joyce on his open-source adaptive mountain bike design
Noel Joyce, an assistant professor at NYU Shanghai, discussed his open-source adaptive quad mountain bike design. After a mountain biking accident left him a wheelchair user for 20 years, Joyce pursued industrial design. He designed a bike to a...
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Matt Horine on Veryable's on-demand labor app for manufacturing and warehousing
Matt is Head of Reindustrialization at Veryable. We featured them in our early days, when the company's CEO, Mike Kinder, joined us for our Episode 11.Now, with reindustrialization happening in real time, Matt is here to tell how Veryab...
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Clay Martin gives us all the lowdown on hiring skilled workers from Puerto Rico
Peace Corps veteran Clay Martin found his calling, and he's now founded company #2 that's focused on helping industry employers find skilled workers who want to come here from Puerto Rico.In case you weren't previously aware, that is a ...
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