Helen Muga, PhD, is founder of Pacific Water, a business that provides innovative water products and services. She developed Pacific Water as a way to expose her students to the business world of water, and to show them how to build a business from the ground up. She and her students design and build residential… Continue reading Helen Muga, Pacific Water

During this podcast, two members of the MAGNET Incubation Center talk about their new and growing companies. Lisa Oswald is owner of Kay Chemical. For over 50 years, Kay Chemical has been a Cleveland-based, family-owned company that manufactures high-quality industrial hand cleaners. The products, including K-GARD hand cleaner, are praised by mechanics, artists, and other… Continue reading Lisa Oswald, Kay Chemical and Mike Dougherty, SmartMulch

Brandon Cornuke is VP of Startup Services at the Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network – otherwise known as MAGNET. The Incubation Center he leads helps innovators turn manufactured product ideas into growing businesses, specializing in strategy development, business model design, and lean innovation. He also teaches MBA students as an Adjunct Professor of Design and… Continue reading Brandon Cornuke, MAGNET Incubation Center

Carla Bailo, assistant vice president for Mobility Research and Business Development at The Ohio State University, helps the university accelerate sustainable mobility and transportation innovation. While integrating related research and education across Ohio State’s academic units, she also helps coordinate Ohio State’s involvement as the primary research partner for Smart Columbus, a $140 million program… Continue reading Carla Bailo, Ohio State Assistant VP for Mobility

David Levine is co-founder and president of Wireless Environment an innovative lighting company based in Mayfield Village, Ohio, that produces LEDs, power sources and controls under the Mr. Beams and SwitchSense brands. Exceeding $20 million in revenue in 2016, Wireless Environment produces off-grid, energy-efficient lighting with integrated power sources for light bulbs and fixtures. In… Continue reading David Levine, Wireless Environment

Tom Lix, founder and CEO of Cleveland Whiskey, a company that uses a proprietary process to accelerate the aging of whiskey from 6-12 years to 24 hours. Cleveland Whiskey also creates a series of unique finishes with woods such as Apple Wood, Honey Locust Wood, and Hickory Wood not traditionally used for barrel production. Needless… Continue reading Tom Lix, Cleveland Whiskey

Enjoy the second of a two-part series from Ohio State’s Center for Operational Excellence’s Leading Through Excellence summit. Even though the event was sold out, you can benefit from four of the breakthrough leaders who presented on best practices and industry leading research. In this session, Eric Olsen, Director of Central Coast Lean, Professor and… Continue reading Center for Operational Excellence Summit, Part 2

Enjoy the first of a two-part series from Ohio State’s Center for Operational Excellence’s Leading Through Excellence summit. Even though the event was sold out, you can benefit from four industry leaders offering best practices and the latest research. In this session, Derek Browning, VP of sales and marketing at LeanCor Supply Chain Group outlines… Continue reading Center for Operational Excellence 2017 Summit, Part 1

Ashley Thompson, co-founder and CEO of 50 Strong, a blow molding manufacturer in Lima, Ohio, that produces water bottles and bicycle accessories; these products are distributed to Walmart stores nationwide. 50 Strong was formed in 2012 when Ashley and her husband Brendan launched the business. The company is a division of Precision Thermoplastic Components, a… Continue reading Ashley Thompson, 50 Strong

Today we are speaking with Cheryl Hay, Director of Project Talent Acquisition at JobsOhio. Cheryl is responsible for the challenging work of developing a skilled advanced manufacturing workforce for Ohio’s firms. Before JobsOhio, she served as deputy chancellor with the Ohio Department of Higher Education and focused on strategies to help Ohio’s higher education system… Continue reading Cheryl Hay, JobsOhio