In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba sits down with Nana Younge, founder of Get Girls Going.

Get Girls Going (GGG) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that empowers black teen girls to become entrepreneurs.

Nana will be discussing her inspirations to found GGG, some of the programs and opportunities they offer, and the major challenges that they face today as an organization.

For more information on GGG and to donate to their progams, visit: https://www.getgirlsgoing.org.

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In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba sits down with Holly Gotfordson, President of American Metalcraft, to discuss:

• Her journey through manufacturing and how she was never really exposed to engineering or manufacturing career opportunities - shop classes were for boys and home ec classes were for girls.

• The things she does to help advocate for women in STEM/STEAM career opportunities incuding AIA GA, She Built this City, and the summer internship with Allison Giddens.

• Her biggest ask for the manufacturing community.

Visit https://americanmetalcraft.com.

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In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba sits down with Emma Betters who is Machining and Machine Tool Research R&D assistant at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Emma shares information about the ACE CNC Machining Training program that is available at no costs.

For more information visit:

www.ornl.gov

elevatebyiacmi.org/programs/ace

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In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba sits down with Besty Scott, Enterprise Account Executive of Veryable, to discuss how Veryable helps businesses respond quickly to changed in demand and unlocks their potential with infinite flexibility.

For more information visit https://www.veryableops.com.

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This week on Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba sits down for a Tamara Bradley, #Quality and #ProcessEngineer Manager at EK.

She'll be discussing:

⚙️ Her journey to and through #manufacturing.

⚙️ Ways that EK supports and encourages #continuousimprovement among its employees.

⚙️ The things she likes most about her career and what a typical day in the life looks like for her.

⚙️ The importance of EK's Youth Apprenticeship program.

⚙️ Welding competitions that she has judged.

Learn more about E.K. Machine at https://www.ekmachine.com.

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In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing Christina Paliouras-Pierce of Panasonic North America talks about:

• Her journey into manufacturing.

• What a day in the life looks like for her at Panasonic.

• Some of the biggest challenges she has faced.

• Tips and advice for the next generation.

For more information, visit: https://na.panasonic.com/us.

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In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba speaks with Kim Wolf.

Kim is a results-oriented, strategic leader with extensive engineering experience in diverse environments, maintaining a balance between technical knowledge, manufacturing experience, and leadership.

She has a proven track record as a proactive change agent, implementing strategies that contribute to operational and organizational excellence.

Recently, Kim joined an elite group of manufacturing experts and professionals on Manufacturing Masters, a platform dedicated to helping small to medium-sozed businesses overcome the biggest challenges in manufacturing.

Links to follow

To learn more about Kim, visit https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberly-wolf-4a07a4152/

• https://www.manufacturing-masters.com/

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In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba sits down with Erica Swinney Staley, Executive Director of the Manufacturing Renaissance.

Erica has over 20 years of experience working with low-income, Black and Latinx communities on a variety of environmental, community, youth and workforce development programs and initiatives. Since 2008, Erica has worked for Manufacturing Renaissance (MR) and now serves as its Executive Director and a leader in the Chicagoland Manufacturing Renaissance Council network. MR advances sustainable development anchored in manufacturing.

Through MR, Erica developed and directed the Manufacturing Connect and the Young Manufacturers Association programs to expose, inspire, prepare, and support Black and Latinx youth and young adults to pursue career pathways in manufacturing.

Erica has also developed and provided numerous workshops and presentations for teachers, instructors, administrators, practitioners and policy makers to learn about best practices in career pathways programming, developing multi-stakeholder partnerships and how the manufacturing sector can serve as a strategic tool for community and economic development.

Through these programs over 12 years, Erica's management led to over 150 manufacturers participating in program activities, a NIMS-accredited machining facility designed and installed into a Chicago Public School on the westside of Chicago, nearly 700 work experiences completed by youth, over 400 nationally recognized industry credentials earned, over 175 full-time manufacturing job placements for graduating high school students averaging over 1 year of retention on the job.

For more information on the Manufacturing Renaissance, visit: https://mfgren.org.

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In this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing, Meaghan Ziemba sits down with Clarice Lafreniere.

Tune into Mavens of Manufacturing this Friday at 11:30 am CST for a bit of history as I interview an original #rosietheriveter: Clarice Lafreniere.

Clarice discusses:

🛠️ How she got involved with #welding at the Kaiser Shipyard.

🛠️ What her experience was like as a woman welder.

🛠️ What she did after the war.

🛠️ How being a part of the Rosie the Riveter Association changed her life.

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Meaghan Ziemba sits down with Kathy Miller and Shannon Karels in this episode of Mavens of Manufacturing to discuss their book Steel Toes and Stilettos, which is a true story of women manufacturers and learn transformation success.

The book describes how the pair converted operations from traditional manufacturing to a lean enterprise.

The authors share the finer points of a comprehensive change process, the challenges and triumphs, and the real emotion during their quest for success.

Their story provides a powerful case study of women supporting each other in the workplace to drive positive culture and significantly improved business results by leading with authenticity and inclusivity.

Check out the book here: https://amzn.to/3uOxG9K

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