On this episode, Thom Singer interviews Craig Brown and Don Haupt, two industry veterans that have joined us to share the benefits of fostering lasting partnerships over the course of a career.  They each share their journey into PLM, some of the best experiences their partnership provided them, and the key characteristics of highly effective partnerships. With two careers’ worth of experience and knowledge from starting a career outright to how to effectively fail at retirement.

In this episode, Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Oleg Shilovitsky, CEO of OpenBOM to discuss some of the rapidly changing aspects of PLM in today’s world. From cloud computing and new technologies to increased consumer power and cost-saving efficiencies, there is not an aspect of PLM that has been left undisturbed with the pace of change.

This special episode, co-produced with IpX - Institute for Process Excellence, features a panel discussion from ConX19 of eight brilliant female industry leaders from around the world, including leaders from Google, Microsoft, and Facebook.  Their discussion highlights the future of the enterprise ecosystem and focuses on innovation, technology, and solving workforce issues.

In this episode, Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Laura Hooker, the owner of J2E Technology, a woman-owned configuration and data management support business that works mainly with the US Navy.  Laura understands the importance of configuration management within every business, and she reveals that the implementation challenges within the Department of Defense are not very different from those on the industry side.

In this episode, Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Rob McAveney, the CTO of Aras.  Rob works to shape and sharpen the industry vision of the future of product and technology. He shares his experience with digital adaptation across many industries and with companies of all sizes.  Rob highlights the need for preparing for the future of PLM and shares several effective ideas for getting started with the tools and practices that will help your company embrace the digital enterprise of the future

In this episode, Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Sascha Harrell, the Director of Education and Workforce Development for IN-MaC at Purdue University.  Sascha has joined the podcast to highlight the midwest workforce initiatives, which is working to create a stronger manufacturing ecosystem for the nation.

On this episode, Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Matt Heying, Director of Product at Vertex Software, to take a look at the future of the industry's design tools. They discuss the importance of understanding cloud collaboration and some of the mobile, social and platform tools that are available today. They take a look at some of the most surprising problems that are present in modern manufacturing and what the next generation expects from today’s technology.

On this episode, Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Martin Haket, Lead CM Architect at ASML. Martin shares the career path — and mistakes — that led him to his position as lead architect at ASML. He recognizes the need for raising industry standards with configuration management and offers ideas on the best ways to highlight the benefits of configuration management to those that need it most.

Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Donna Kastner, founder of Retirepreneur to take a look at the steps professionals in their 50s and 60s can take to wind down a full-throttle career intentionally and productively.Donna shares a snapshot of what today’s workforce and retirement really look like and how those realities impact people who aren’t quite ready to fully retire. She shares several tips to help safeguard careers against ageism, keep up with technology, and avoid becoming obsolete in their indus

On this episode, Thom Singer and Craig Brown welcome Peter Bilello, CEO and president of CIMdata, a PLM strategic management consulting firm. Peter has seen the increasing rate of change in the digital world over the last 20 years, and he shares insights into both the past and the future of PLM. He recognizes the expanding need for PLM in every industry and shares ways to effectively set yourself and your company apart as digital industry leaders.