There’s a void in the manufacturing engineering space. Not a little one that will soon be fulfilled.

It’s a big void. And it’s one that presents a wild amount of opportunity to any industrial production specialist who may be interested.

In this episode of The Manufacturing Show, co-host Todd Hockenberry checks in with fellow podcast host (Innovative iPM) and advanced project cost estimator for Marathon, Rob Williams.

The two discuss:

• How entrepreneurship is affecting the manufacturing space and other technical fields
• Areas engineers should consider being more entrepreneurial in
• Red flags to look out for in project management

This #Growth episode is hosted by Todd Hockenberry, Consultant, Advisor, & Coach for industrial manufacturing companies at Top Line Results.

You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the Industrial & Manufacturing podcast on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.

It’s one piece of advice that we hear all through our lives: Go with your gut.

However, when it comes to complex decision-making, particularly in the manufacturing space, going with your gut may put you out of business.

In this #Growth episode of The Manufacturing Show, Todd Hockenberry of Top Line Results talks to Dr. Gleb Tsipursky, CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts and the author of Never Go With Your Gut.

Todd and Dr. Tsipursky discuss:

• Why business leaders should avoid listening to their gut instincts
• Examples of organizations following gut instincts over reason
• The best way to complete a SWOT business analysis

You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the Manufacturing Show on Apple Podcasts, on our website, or on Spotify.

Whether you consider yourself techy or not, manufacturers cannot escape the impact of IT on the industry. It’s everywhere.

And it’s about to be everywhere even more.

In this #Growth episode of The Manufacturing Show, co-host Todd Hockenberry of Top Line Results checks in with the CEO of Information Technology Professionals (ITP), Paul Hager. 

Paul shares three of his expert predictions for IT in 2020 and how they directly affect industrial manufacturing.

You’ll hear about:

• How AI and machine learning will impact cybersecurity
• The expansion of quantum computing
• How traditional media will be consumed in 2020

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• Webroot study

You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the Industrial & Manufacturing podcast on Apple Podcasts, on our website, or on Spotify.

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Did you know even manufacturers can develop fan bases?

It may sound far-fetched. But, at the core of fandom, you’ll find that it’s simply delivering what the customer wants.

In this #Growth episode of the The Manufacturing Show, Todd catches up with the author of the bestselling The New Rules of Marketing and PR and the Amazon #1 release Fanocracy, David Meerman Scott.

The two discuss:

• How and why fandom happens to organizations
• Why successful fandom starts with the organizational leadership
• Steps to developing a strong fan base for any type of business

This #Growth episode is hosted by Todd Hockenberry, Consultant, Advisor, & Coach for industrial manufacturing companies at Top Line Results.

You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the Industrial & Manufacturing podcast on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.

“Everything you physically touch in this world, probably has CAD and 3D printing along the process.” (David Leigh)

On this #Growth episode of The Manufacturing Show , David Leigh explains how CAD, CAM, 3D printing, and additive manufacturing are creating better products, faster prototypes, and mass personalization.

David is the COO at EOS North America, and was the President and CEO of Vulcan Labs, Inc., before it was acquired by EOS. David has a PhD in Materials Science & Engineering from UT Austin.

What we talked about:

• Additive manufacturing solutions
• CAM
• CAD
• Rapid prototyping
• Mass customization/Mass personalization
• Aerospace
• Healthcare
• High-performance automobiles
• Industrial manufacturing

This #Growth episode is hosted by Todd Hockenberry, Consultant, Advisor, & Coach for industrial manufacturing companies at Top Line Results.

You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the Industrial + Manufacturing podcast on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.

On this week’s episode we are joined by John Eades, CEO of LearnLoft, a leadership training and coaching organization. He’s also the author of Building the Best: 8 Proven Leadership Principles to Elevate Others to Success, and the host of the Follow My Lead Podcast. John and I had a fascinating conversation about the importance of leadership, why servant leadership is still vital for the health of an organization, and how leadership affects the culture of your organization.

What we talked about:

• The difference between management and leadership
• The importance of servant leadership
• The long term negative effects of bad leadership and the positive legacy effects of good leadership.
• Leading with high levels of love and discipline
• How culture and leadership go hand in hand.

This #Growth episode is hosted by Todd Hockenberry, Consultant, Advisor, & Coach for industrial manufacturing companies at Top Line Results.

You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the Industrial + Manufacturing podcast on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.

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On this week’s episode we are joined by Pete Matulis, an Executive Vice President at Brown & Brown Insurance. Pete runs highly effective sales teams in the world of insurance and gave some incredible tips that would be applicable for sales in all industries.

What we talked about:

• The importance of hiring self-motivated sales people
• How practicing transparency increases motivation and friendly competition within sales teams
• The importance of developing relationships with potential clients over time.

This #Growth episode is hosted by Todd Hockenberry, Consultant, Advisor, & Coach for industrial manufacturing companies at Top Line Results.

You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the Industrial + Manufacturing podcast on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.

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Today’s guest on The Manufacturing Show is Keith Cookson who is the Branch Manager at TW Metals Charlotte.

Keith has been in the racing industry his entire life, and comes from a passionate racing family. His parents and father-in-law both were in the open wheel industry, while his uncle was in stock car racing. Impressively, Keith, himself raced motorcycles before his time with TW. 

In this episode Keith shares his passion for racing combined with the strength of TW products. He gives the audience a breakdown of various alloys including the rare and hard to find 4130 tubing. TW also specializes in nickel alloys and titanium alloys that are used for F-1 team for a fluid powerline in their professional line of elite race cars. 

Keith breaks down the technical differences between alloys and metals used in racing, he gives a global overview of the racing industry, and he even shares how TW gives back to university racing and design teams through donations. 

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On this episode, John Jantsch joins co-host Todd Hockenberry to discuss John’s philosophy of the self-reliant entrepreneur.

John is the President of Duct Tape Marketing and author of several books.

What we talked about:

• Why self-reliance is the key to freedom for entrepreneurs
• Entrepreneurs can only control how they show up, and how they respond
• Self-reliance does not mean complete independence

Checkout these resources we mentioned during the podcast:

• Duct Tape Marketing
• John’s Book: The Self-Reliant Entrepreneur: 366 Daily Meditations to Feed Your Soul and Grow Your Business
• John’s Book: The Referral Engine: Teaching Your Business to Market Itself
• John’s Book: Duct Tape Marketing Revised and Updated: The World's Most Practical Small Business Marketing Guide
• John’s Book: SEO for Growth: The Ultimate Guide for Marketers, Web Designers & Entrepreneurs
• John’s Book: Duct Tape Selling: Think Like a Marketer-Sell Like a Superstar
• John’s Book: The Commitment Engine: Making Work Worth It

This #Growth episode is hosted by Todd Hockenberry, Consultant, Advisor, & Coach for industrial manufacturing companies at Top Line Results.

You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the Industrial + Manufacturing podcast on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.

On this episode, co-host Todd Hockenberry and special guest Paul Kiesche explore the ROI of trade shows for manufacturing companies.

Paul Kiesche is the President and Creative Director at Aviate Creative.

What we talked about:

• Why trade shows aren’t about headcount
• How to gain maximum ROI from your trade show marketing
• Why you should attend trade shows your clients are attending, not necessarily trade shows for your industry
• Trade shows are about relationship, not sales

Checkout these resources:

• Todd’s LinkedIn
• Paul’s LinkedIn

This #Growth episode is hosted by Todd Hockenberry, Consultant, Advisor, & Coach for industrial manufacturing companies at Top Line Results.

You can find this interview, and many more, by subscribing to the Industrial + Manufacturing podcast on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or here.