Brian Diephuis, CEO at thyssenkrupp Materials North America, joins William to talk about leading the team to grow their supply chain services, the tremendous impact that inventory management has on the overall supply chain, how they help customers better manage inventory and materials flow, and how important organizational culture is to driving both internal and customer success.

Phil Ross, Director of Global Supply Chain Management at automotive Tier I supplier Flex-N-Gate, is joined by William on site in Warren, MI to share his knowledge and advice on supply chain best practices, including the deployment of Kata for continuous improvement, how and why his team uses Plan for Every Part (PFEP), personal traits to look for when building your supply chain team, and some vital tips for launching new products.

Wil Knibloe III, Principal at advisory services firm Crowe, LLP, joins William to discuss the topics of procurement and strategic sourcing, including what type of roles procurement and sourcing play in an organization, leadership methods that consistently maximize results, and which strategic sourcing metrics matter the most.

Alan Shevela, Global Director of Supply Chain at lightweighting solutions and components supplier Aludyne, links up with William to discuss the professional and supply chain skills that are "automation-proof," how to prepare your teams for future changes in strategy, and how having multiple facilities in different geographic regions and countries impacts the company's approach to supply chain and operations.

Samantha Huang, Principal at BMW i Ventures, joins William to share her venture capital perspective on investing in new supply chain innovations, highlighting two examples of optimization solutions developed by startups, her recommendations for companies with new products/technologies looking to move beyond the perpetual pilot cycle, and the factors her team considers when looking to invest in AI or ML applications.

Mark Whitten, President & CEO of Spartanburg Steel Products, joins William as the two dive deep into the significance of organizational culture, including where Mark gets his belief system and leadership style from, specific steps you can take to start leading change on Day 1, strategies to supercharge cultural change and to drive waste out of the supply chain, and why employee engagement has such a profound impact on the customer experience.

Jim Rock, CEO of autonomous material handling robot manufacturer Seegrid, joins William to talk about the process of helping craft and shape the company's core values, how the pandemic accentuated growth opportunities in the material handling and robotics markets, how their three-pronged product-service-software offering helps address the low supply of labor and safety concerns, and what the future trends look like for material handling and flow with autonomous robots.

Tony Milando, SVP & Chief Supply Chain Officer at global water technology provider Xylem, joins William to share how his background in finance and understanding financial metrics has helped him as a leader to drive business performance, the supply chain elements that have helped Xylem strengthen its market position, and where he sees the most opportunity for growth with new technologies and products across the manufacturing and industrial sector.

Mark Bruckman, North American CEO & Managing Director at industrial innovation firm Segula Technologies, joins William to chat about his leadership style and the necessity of being able to work with a variety of people and personalities, some of the unique challenges organizations face when bringing new mobility technologies to market, new product development and digitization macro trends' impacts on collaboration, and successful examples of Industry 4.0 implementation.

Jason Forcier, COO and EVP Infrastructure and Solutions BU at digital infrastructure provider Vertiv, joins William to discuss what data centers really are and where they fit in the telecommunications supply chain, how looking at traditional supply chain strategies in a new light with Lean and Onshoring improves working capital and shortens lead times, his experience and results practicing "Servant Leadership", and how the company is implementing Industry 4.0 into their manufacturing operations.