Erin Hallstrom, leader of Putman Media’s Influential Women in Manufacturing program, talks gender diversity and inclusion with Charli Matthews and Cieana Detloff of Empowering Women in Industry.

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Kicking off season two, host Amanda Del Buono is joined by Erin Hallstrom, head of Putman Media's Influential Women in Manufacturing recognition program to discuss the results of IWIM's recent Career Development & Gender Diversity survey, along with the special report that came from it.

Learn more about IWIM or nominate at influentialwomeninmanufacturing.com

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In this pod, Christine LaFave Grace speaks with with Cheryl Thompson, CEO and founder of CADIA, the center for automotive diversity, inclusion and advancement. In this interview, Christine and Cheryl discuss the new CADIA 2.0, diversity, inclusion, and much more.

Christine LaFave Grace speaks with Michelle Ledet Henley, president of TMG Frontline Solutions and principal at The Manufacturing Game, about change management and building buy-in from employees.

Christine LaFave Grace sits down with Dee Karabowicz, a mechanical engineer for Thales Defense and Security in Aurora, Ill., and co-program director with the FIRST LEGO League Junior program in Chicago's far western suburbs. They discuss how Dee’s experience with the FIRST program inspired her to follow an engineering career path, and the impact that current professionals can have on the workforce of the future.

Get involved with FIRST LEGO League in Illinois here: https://www.firstillinoisrobotics.org/fll/volunteer.html

Christine LaFave Grace sits down with John Mitchell, president and CEO of IPC, a global trade organization serving the electronics industry. They discuss IPC’s recent commitment to creating 1 million new skilled workforce opportunities during the next five years.

Christine LaFave Grace is joined by Ryan Chan, founder and CEO of Upkeep, a provider of CMMS and EAM tools as well as centers to support predictive maintenance. They’ll discuss Plant Service’s recent Workforce Survey results, the growing importance of maintenance personnel and the need to better sell these jobs to the potential workforce.

Christine LaFave Grace and Manas Mehandru, COO of mHUB, discuss how the innovation center connects Midwestern manufacturers with right talent to make high-quality products more efficiently.

Dr. Jennifer van de Ligt wants to help the future generations of leaders evolve from siloed-skilled doers into problem-solving thinkers.  As the head of the University of Minnesota's Integrated Food Systems Leadership program, she helps professionals bridge the gap between traditional education and professional leadership. In this episode, Dr. van de Ligt explains why critical thinking is important now more than ever for the food and beverage industry and how future leaders can help create a sustainable future for our food system.

Click here for more information about the University of Minnesota's Integrated Food Systems Leadership program.

Amanda Del Buono is joined by Neil Ridley, Georgetown University, Center on Education and the Workforce, state initiative director, to discuss the center's recent "The Way We Were" report, which analyzes the industry from the 1940s through today and how the workforce has been impacted.

Read the report here: http://bit.ly/2lYpVNk