This week, Alex is joined by Ryan Carley. Ryan is currently the Vice President of Sales at Mason Controls but Alex first met him when they were both graduate trainees in the aerospace industry.‍

This episode covers the importance of early shop floor experience, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity, and the benefits of long-lasting relationships in business. 

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This week, Alex is joined by Mihran Hovnanian. Mihran is the Chief Digital Engineer at Baker Hughes and the author of a series of engineering thriller books.

This episode covers a wide range of topics including lean digitalisation, the similarities between engineering and writing spy novels, and Mihran's experience of studying artificial intelligence during the "AI Winter". 

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This week, we're delighted to be joined by Jeffrey Ive. Jeff is now the technical director for Adaptavate but started his career as a boat designer. 

In this episode, Jeff discusses how Adaptavate is revolutionising the design and manufacturing of plasterboard, the importance of mission-driven cultures, and what eco-friendly products need in order to go mainstream.

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This week, we're delighted to be joined by Eoin Bailey. Eoin is now an innovation and circular economy manager at Celsa Steel UK but started his career as a designer working in the automotive sector.

In this episode, Eoin talks about the importance of the circular economy, the role of design in the life cycle of a product, and how waste should be viewed as bad design. Eoin also discusses his love of the oceans, how he came to appreciate the value of recourses and how he is currently training to be an RNLI crew member.

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This week, I'm joined by Louise Lavaroni. Louise is now a senior product manager at Amazon but we first met while working together in the aerospace sector.  

In this episode, Louise shares her personal views and experiences on transitioning from aerospace to fashion and what she learned during the process of writing a book on leadership - Learning from Leaders. Louise also discusses a framework for organizational decision making and her experiences of different sector's approach to risk. 

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All views expressed in the episode are Louise’s own and not those of any past or current employer.

In this episode, Alex Appelbe discusses his journey from factory floor to becoming the CEO of the industrial tech company Metis Labs. Alex also covers his experiences of different work cultures within manufacturing and how companies can adapt to new ways of working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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