Another industry podcast joins the show today: The AEC Disruptors! Hosted by Christopher Riddell and Jackson Sensat, we continue to bring different perspectives onto Forging Manufacturing. This dynamic duo came ready with poignant questions that get to the heart of what AEC can learn from Manufacturing.

Christopher Riddell is the Director of Innovation at Applied Software and host of the AEC Disruptors podcast. Over the last several years, he has placed an emphasis on utilizing technologies such as Dynamo to extend the power of Revit and other BIM technologies. He is passionate about the transfer of knowledge from one group to the next, which he believes is the key to overall success in the AEC industry. 

Jackson Sensat is a Technical Customer Success Manager at Applied Software. He has experience working with both a general and subcontractor and has worked on a wide variety of projects. His project experience includes a high-rise hotel, datacenter, cleanroom and a church renovation.

Join Dave Hampton, Jason Flores, and guest Mike Rayburn as they discuss the necessity of growth in the industry, how important it is for us to move out of our comfort zones, the continual and difficult path we need to take to become “our best,” and how to stay productive rather than focus on “what ifs.”

Mike Rayburn is a Hall of Fame Speaker who has given TED Talks at Fortune 500 companies. His areas of expertise are change, innovation/creativity, and creating world class performance. His client list includes Walmart, Wells Fargo, Ford Motors, Verizon, and Exxon Mobile.

The Motorola Razr is making a comeback! Thinking about it fills us with the nostalgia of its original 2004 predecessor. A member of the original team that created the Razr joins us on the podcast this week: Rob Shaddock.

Rob takes and encourages a wildly creative approach to solving problems in manufacturing. Too often we let the scope of huge projects cloud our judgement and ingenuity. One of his main tenets is the effectiveness of breaking large problems down into smaller bite-sized pieces.

"You have to set a new goal and unlock people's imagination to get there."

Rob Shaddock is Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at TE Connectivity. Rob helps set the global engineering vision for the company. He works closely with business unit and technology leaders to drive all aspects of innovation, development and delivery of advanced connectivity solutions for TE customers worldwide. Rob joined TE Connectivity from Motorola, where he was Senior Vice President of Motorola’s Consumer Products business. Before that, he was Chief Technology Officer for Motorola’s Mobile Devices business.

One of the things we hear the most out of people is that they don't have enough data to analyze complex processes in their business. This couldn't be further from the truth. ProModel's Keith Vadas argues that as your organization changes and grows, being able to simulate and predict real-world processes is critical to profits and operations. Many large organizations are now demanding that projects are modeled BEFORE implementation.

Keith Vadas is the president and CEO of ProModel. Keith is an expert in developing and marketing predictive analysis-based solutions and has been driving the delivery of innovative solutions for over 30 years to more than 1000 companies. He became part of the team in 1999 when ProModel acquired Sim-Tech, a simulation and scheduling solutions provider company Keith founded in 1989.

A followup to the riveting start to the podcast with the futurist Jim Carroll joining us as our first guest. Last episode, he brings us two action-packed lists of the top manufacturing trends pre and during the pandemic, and now to complete this master list of trends, we finish off this two part episode with post-pandemic manufacturing trends.

Jim Carroll is one of the world’s leading futurist, trends and innovation experts, with a massive global Blue Chip client list. Over the last 25 years, Jim has shared his insight with more than 2 million people in attendance at his events. 

Jim’s global client list is extensive and covers virtually every industry sector, including the World Bank, Volvo, NASA, PGA of America, the Walt Disney Organization, the World Government Summit in Dubai, the Swiss Innovation Forum, the Wall Street Journal, National Australia Bank, WorldSkills, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson & hundreds more.

Calling all manufacturing trailblazers and visionaries to come together to forge the future. Join hosts Dave Hampton and Jason Flores as they seek out conversations and insights with thought leaders across the industry. Hear their stories of success and failure and how they overcame. The Forging Manufacturing Podcast seeks to help create the road to better, wherever that takes you.

We have a riveting start to the podcast with the futurist Jim Carroll joining us as our first guest. He brings us three action-packed lists of the top manufacturing trends pre, during, and post-pandemic, and how global change has pulled and stretched the industry in new and exciting ways.

Jim Carroll is one of the world’s leading futurist, trends and innovation experts, with a massive global Blue Chip client list. Over the last 25 years, Jim has shared his insight with more than 2 million people in attendance at his events. 

Jim’s global client list is extensive and covers virtually every industry sector, including the World Bank, Volvo, NASA, PGA of America, the Walt Disney Organization, the World Government Summit in Dubai, the Swiss Innovation Forum, the Wall Street Journal, National Australia Bank, WorldSkills, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson & hundreds more.