In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba sits down with Renée Tercsak (Marketing & Sales Specialist), Jennifer Burr (Controls Designer I, Previously Electrical Tech II), and Shane Swinburne (Manufacturing Project Leader) of Lanco Integrated.

They discuss:

• Gender disparity throughout manufacturing and the importance of diversifying workforces throughout the sector.

• Dwindling talent pools in smaller populated areas of the U.S.

• The importance of connecting with community vocational schools and building relationships within local communities.

For more information on Lanco Integrated visit https://lancointegrated.com.

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In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba sits down with Vention's Director of Marketing, Jennifer Sewell. They discuss:

Tips and tricks that manufacturers can use to help connect with their audience in a more humanizing way.Some things Vention is doing on the marketing side to attract the next generation workforce.How Vention is getting more involved with the surrounding community to get them excited about manufacturing.

For more information about Vention, visit https://vention.io. Learn more about Mavens of Manufacturing at www.mavensofmanufacturing.com.

In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba sits down with Ann Wyatt, President and Owner of Ann Wyatt Recruiting.

They will be discussing:

• Some of the biggest challenges manufacturers face when recruiting and retaining talent.

• How manufacturers need to restructure their workforce to get younger generations excited about the sector.

• Using Clubhouse and other apps to get the word out to more women about manufacturing and engineering opportunities.

For more information about Ann Wyatt Recruiting visit:

https://www.linkedin.com/company/awrecruiting

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In this week's episode, Meaghan Ziemba welcomes girl dad and podcast host of Electrical Equipment Company (EECO), Chris Grainger, to the show.

Chris is a dad of three beautiful mini mavens, and he's going to share what he does at home to get them excited and interested in engineering and manufacturing.

He's also going to provide some tips to help other men within the sector become advocates for women wanting to pursue engineering and manufacturing career pathways.

For more information on EECO, visit: eecoonline.com.

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In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba sits down with Danielle Bechtold of OptiPro Systems to discuss:

• OptiPro Systems and the products it creates and the industries it serves.

• Danielle's journey into the manufacturing sector.

• In terms of recruiting, a big challenge for OptiPro when trying to find the right talent to join their team.

• How OptiPro gets in front of the next generation of manufacturers.

• Opportunities OptiPro provides for the community to learn more about them.

For more information about OptiPro Systems visit https://www.optipro.com.

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Meaghan Ziemba speaks with PABCO Gypsum maintenance manager, Alex Fillo, in this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing.

They discuss:

• How mentors can shape career pathways for the next generation workforce.

• The importance of mentorship programs to the future of manufacturing.

• Thoughts on how to recruit the next generation to the sector, especially mroe women.

For more information on PABCO, visit www.pabcogypsum.com.

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In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba sits down with LA Gauge Human Resources Manager, Nancy Nascimento to discuss some of the hurdles the company is facing when recruiting potential applicants.

For more information on LA Gauge visit www.lagauge.com.

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In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba sits down with Andrea Barnes, Technical Communications Manager of Big Metal Additive to discuss:

• How she got involved with manufacturing/engineering and ended up as the Technical Communications Manager for Big Metal Additive.

• Who Big Metal Additive is, the type of additive manufacturing they focus on, and the industries they serve.

• The events that lead them to win the Defense Innovation Award back in 2019.

• Challenges they face as a company when trying to recruit the next generation of manufacturers/engineers.

• Her personal experience as a woman in additive manufacturing.

For more information on Big Metal Additive, visit: bigmetaladditive.com.

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On this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meghan West, President of Mastercam speaks with Meaghan Ziemba about ways in which manufacturers can expose the opportunities they have available for career pathways to younger generations.

For more information about Mastercam, visit www.mastercam.com.

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In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba interviews Michel Conklin of SWPA BotsIQ and will be discussing:

• Types of pre-apprenticeship programs and certifications available through BotsIQ Academy.

• Future goals and endeavours including the k-12 education grant and co-bot challenge.

• The biggest challenges facing the program and getting younger generations to participate.

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Learn more about SWPA BotsIQ at https://botsiqpa.org.