Springs Are Everywhere

Training is vitally important to the future success of any business, and especially for those in manufacturing.

The topic is explored in-depth with Rodney Poore, a seasoned professional in CNC spring machine manufacturing and technical training, with more than 45 years of hands-on experience in the field. He’s an adjunct instructor at McHenry County College in the Chicago area, where he teaches courses that lay the foundation for future machinists and technicians that emphasize machine shop safety, technical skills, and quality assurance. In addition to this, heworks in an engineering role at SMI member company Perfection Spring and Stamping in Mount Prospect, Illinois.

The second segment of the podcast focuses on leadershiptraining with Raquel Chole, the president and CEO of Global Leadership Resources, a leadership development company. Raquel's passion for leadership development comes first and foremost from her time in the spring industry. For more than 20 years, she worked in global business development for an automotive component maker that served all major car producers. In addition, she has been a regular contributor to Springs magazine.

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Women are an important and vibrant part of the manufacturing industry, especially in the spring industry.

The topic is explored in-depth with Allison Grealis, founder and president of the Women in Manufacturing® Association (WiM), a national trade association focused on supporting, promoting and inspiring women in the manufacturing sector. 

The second segment of the podcast features Micki Vandeloo of Lakeview Consulting who enlightens manufacturers on money available to them through grants and funding for apprenticeship programs and other leadership training opportunities.

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Helping manufacturers understand the automotive market is important, especially in light of the emergence of electric vehicles (EVs). While EVs are important to the future of the automotive marketplace, hybrids and alternative fuels will also play a significant role, explains Derek Kaufman, a transportation industry expert and managing partner at Schwartz Advisors, in the first segment of this episode.

In a business landscape riddled with uncertainty and

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You will exit your business at some point. It can be forced upon you by circumstances such as death, disability, disagreement, divorce, disaster, debt, or dissolution. But, it’s much better to exit on your own terms. Paul Menig, CEO of Business Accelerants discusses ways to grow your business to make it more attractive to buyers. The second segment of the podcast features Bill Coughlin of Lippert Components Inc., who looks at Lippert's cultural journey to transform the company and make it more attractive for employees to stay.

Springs Are Everywhere is brought to you by our Platinum Sponsor, Gibbs Interwire (www.gibbswire.com) and Silver Sponsor, Automated Industrial Motion (www.aimcoil.com).

Learn more about the Spring Manufacturers Institute at www.smihq.org.

Helping manufacturers recruit, develop and retain staff is absolutely critical to success, especially in the spring industry. This topic is discussed in detail with Jake Hall, The Manufacturing Millennial and Lisa Ryan, chief strategy officer for Grategy.

Springs Are Everywhere is brought to you by our Platinum Sponsor, Gibbs Interwire (www.gibbswire.com) and our Silver Sponsor, Automated Industrial Motion (www.aimcoil.com).

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