“Surfing is an incredibly deep activity that has us from various walks of life enjoying the many feelings and fruits it holds. I feel the responsibility to better a customers experience in the water is...

Started by two brothers in 1946, Thombert began making church pews, kitchen cabinets, and other wood products. Fast forward 70 years and the company now makes polyurethane wheels for fork trucks and other industrial equipment....

In this episode of AMP we are joined on the phone from Crystal Lake, Illinois by a man who is no stranger to manufacturing. Brian Cowell has spent his career helping bring innovative products to the marketplace for...

With the election right around the corner it seems on point to mention that the company in this episode has survived 23 US Presidencies. From their humble beginnings as a blacksmithing shop in George, IA...

This is our first international episode for AMP! We get a chance to speak with Ben Kolp, Partner at Orca Social in England. They help B2B manufacturing companies create and execute digital marketing strategies. If a namufacturing...

In this episode of AMP we find out how a potato is partially responsible for what is now  35+ year old metal company located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Like many of our interviews we get to...

In this episode of AMP I get the chance to sit down with the president of Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), Rob Denson. You may be wondering what DMACC or Rob have to do with...

In this episode of AMP we talk with the 4th generation owner of Johnson Machine Works, Jeff Johnson. Located in Chariton, IA, JMW has a rich history that includes triumph and tribulation, success and failure,...

This is a very unique episode of AMP. We are usually interviewing longtime manufacturing businesses or folks that have been in the industry for decades, but not in this episode. For the first time we...

In this episode of AMP we talk with the founder of America’s Job Honor Awards, Kyle Horn. After working for years at Manpower, Kyle set out on a mission to recognize some of the very folks...