When diving into the data behind UpKeep, a CMMS software that just secured $36 million in Series B funding, it’s easy to see why investors and manufacturers alike are so interested in the company’s mobile-first solution. In a recent case study, UpKeep saved an industrial company $1.3 million and reduced their work order filings & asset info tracking time by 90%. Join Thomas CMO Shawn Fitzgerald and UpKeep CEO and founder Ryan Chan as they discuss how industrial business leaders should utilize operational data to make data-driven decisions, improve facility safety, and propel their businesses forward.

Resources From This Episode:

Learn more about Ryan Chan: https://www.onupkeep.com/about

Learn more about UpKeep: https://www.onupkeep.com/

Learn more about the UpKeep/Forrester Case Study: https://www.onupkeep.com/customers/upkeep-total-economic-impact-case-study/

UpKeep Raises $36 Million to Advance Mobile Capabilities of Facilities, Maintenance Teams: https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/upkeep-raises-36-million-to-advance-mobile-capabilities-of-facilities-maintenance-teams/

Summer Maintenance Shutdowns Drive Spike in Repair Service Sourcing [Thomas Index Report Video]: https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/summer-maintenance-shutdowns-drive-spike-in-repair-service-sourcing/

Since starting her professional career at just 14 years old as a Purchasing Technician, Thomas NextGen for Industry Winner Rose Celestin has been blazing a trail through the supply chain ranks, quickly becoming a leader for the next generation of supply chain managers. Join Editorial Producer Lindsay Gilder as she sits down with Celestin, the Senior Strategic Sourcing Lead at WSSC Water, as they discuss Celestin’s predictions for the ongoing digital disruption of the industrial supply chain, the ongoing shifts in diversity across industry, and how business leaders can be more aware of and address unconscious bias within their teams.

Resources From This Episode:

Learn more about Rose Celestin: https://www.rosecelestin.com/

Learn more about the NextGen for Industry Recognition Program: https://business.thomasnet.com/ldp-nextgen-nominate

Read Thomas Insights Market Expert articles written by Rose Celestin: https://www.thomasnet.com/author/rose-celestin-/

Considering the U.S. exported $612 billion worth of goods and services in Q1 2020, American business leaders are familiar with global export strategies. But executing a global production strategy, which involves establishing consistent operations, hiring a skilled team, and connecting with customers in a new country, is a completely different (and difficult) tactic. Join host Tony Uphoff and members of the Hudson Technologies team as they discuss their successful globalization strategy and share their advice for how other U.S.-based companies can expand into 24-hour production on an international scale. Guests include Strategic Projects Manager Nelson Jacobson Jr., Director of Sales Operations John DeBone, Sales Engineer Farley Fitzpatrick, and Sales & Marketing Manager John Marfiak.

Resources From This Episode:

Learn more about Hudson Technologies: https://www.hudson-technologies.com/

Learn more about the Hudson Technologies team: https://www.hudson-technologies.com/about-us/

China's Manufacturing Facilities Reopen: Checklist for Best Practices During Coronavirus Outbreak: https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/china-s-manufacturing-facilities-reopen-checklist-for-best-practices-during-coronavirus-outbreak/

Industry employees who don’t feel valued in their workplace or feel they lack the ability to make a change within their workspace are 70% more likely to claim a musculoskeletal injury. Join host Tony Uphoff and Ergonomics International co-founders, Board Certified Exercise Physiologists, and Board Certified Human Factors Professionals Sam Bradbury and Mark Heidebrecht as they discuss how industrial business leaders can more effectively engage with their teams to improve the critical — yet often overlooked — physical and cultural considerations of industrial workplace safety. They’ll also explore how industrial businesses can update their workspaces to accommodate COVID-19-related safety considerations.

Resources From This Episode:

Learn more about Ergonomics International: https://www.ergonomicsinternational.com/

Learn more about Sam Bradbury and Mark Heidebrecht: https://www.ergonomicsinternational.com/about-us

How to Avoid the Top 9 OSHA Violations by Preparing for Unexpected Inspections [Checklist]: https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/osha-top-10-violations/

Why Safety in the Workplace Should Be Your Main Priority as a Leader [Statistics]: https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/why-safety-in-the-workplace-should-be-your-main-priority-as-a-leader-statistics/

Of the more than 15 million people currently employed in manufacturing roles, only 29% are women, 12.3% are Black, and 16.8% are Hispanic or Latino. So how can industrial business leaders take actionable steps toward diversifying their manufacturing teams? Join host Tony Uphoff and Mary Person, Director of Governmental Relations and External Affairs for FH Paschen, as they discuss how to find, recruit, retain, and engage top talent at your industrial business and two impactful things you can do today to enhance diversity at your company.

Resources From This Episode:

Learn more about Mary Person: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-person-40349a7/

Learn more about FH Paschen: https://www.fhpaschen.com/

Must-read Advice from 6 Successful Women in Industry [Q & A]:

https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/must-read-advice-from-6-successful-women-in-industry-q-a

This 1 Workplace Change Could Be the Key to Outperforming Competitors:

https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/this-1-workplace-change-could-be-the-key-to-outperforming-competitors-confessions-of-an-industry-millennial/

As industrial business leaders increasingly recognize the potential of IIOT, global spending on Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT) platforms is expected to surge to $12.44 billion in 2024, a massive jump from the $1.67 billion spent in 2018. Join host Tony Uphoff and Shawn Davison, CEO of DevIQ, serial entrepreneur, and software architect, as they explore what the fast-approaching future of IIOT might look like, how industrial business leaders can harness the power of data and AI to further fuel company growth, and the shift toward manufacturing “product as a service.”

Resources From This Episode:

Learn more about Shawn Davison: https://deviq.io/about/

Learn more about Dev IQ: https://deviq.io/

Learn more about Dev IQ’s IIOT work: https://deviq.io/resources/case-studies/

IIOT Spending to Jump 40% by 2024 [Report]: https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/iiot-spending-to-jump-40-by-2024-report/

Entrepreneurship is often seen as a bastion of lean, forward-thinking startups. But these agile, early-stage businesses aren’t the only ones with the capacity to develop game-changing products and services. Join host Tony Uphoff and Sean Ammirati, author, professor, venture capitalist, and co-founder & director of the Carnegie Mellon Corporate Startup Lab (CSL), as they discuss the lessons that established, large-scale businesses can learn from agile startups, the accelerating shift from digital transformation to business model innovation, and why manufacturing business leaders should see themselves as entrepreneurs to help solve industry-wide challenges.

Resources From This Episode:

Learn more about Sean Ammirati:

https://www.seanammirati.com/

Read more about the Carnegie Mellon Corporate Startup Lab (CSL):

https://www.corporatestartuplab.com/

Purchase Sean’s book, “The Science of Growth: How Facebook Beat Friendster - and How Nine Other Startups Left the Rest in the Dust”:

https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250074294

As the World Trade Organization estimates a global trade decline between 13-32% and double-digit declines in trade volume across almost every region worldwide as a result of COVID-19, it’s clear that business leaders need to prepare for the impending long-term economic effects of the coronavirus. Join Tony Uphoff and Andrew Blasi Jr., director at Crowell and Moring International, as they discuss the substantial impacts COVID-19 will have on the future of global trade and how industrial business leaders should strategically plan for these impacts to keep their companies afloat.

Resources From This Episode:

Learn More About Andrew Blasi Jr.: https://www.crowell.com/professionals/andrew-blasi

Manufacturer Response to COVID-19 Disruptions: Increased Interest in Automation, Reshoring [Report]: https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/manufacturer-response-to-covid-19-disruptions-increased-interest-in-automation-reshoring/

16 Immediate Actions Company Owners Should Take to Protect Their Business' Financial Health During COVID-19: https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/16-immediate-actions-company-owners-should-take-to-protect-their-business-financial-health-during-covid-19/

How to Be an Effective Leader in Times of Uncertainty: https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/how-to-be-an-effective-leader-in-times-of-uncertainty/

Join Tony Uphoff and Jim Blasingame, author and host of The Small Business Advocate Show, as they discuss how small business leaders should strategically prepare their companies to handle the impacts of COVID-19 and the required business shutdowns associated with the pandemic. Blasingame explains his “surviving is winning” approach to keeping companies afloat during this challenging time and why he believes small businesses will be the foundation of the economic recovery.

Resources From This Episode:

Learn more about Jim Blasingame:

https://www.smallbusinessadvocate.com/

Learn more about and purchase Jim Blasingame’s books:

https://www.ageofthecustomer.com/

A Guide to Federal & State COVID-19 Financial Relief Programs Available for Small Businesses:

https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/a-guide-to-federal-state-covid-19-financial-relief-programs-available-for-small-businesses/

16 Immediate Actions Company Owners Should Take to Protect Their Business' Financial Health During COVID-19

https://www.thomasnet.com/insights/16-immediate-actions-company-owners-should-take-to-protect-their-business-financial-health-during-covid-19/

Join Thomas CMO Shawn Fitzgerald and Sean Brown, Marketing Strategy Manager at Disney and Chief Fire Starter at creative brainstorming company Ignite the Mind, as they discuss how industrial business leaders should break through daily distractions to more effectively use their time as an investment in their business’ growth and future success. By encouraging creative, diverse thinking, leaders develop new ideas and product opportunities through effective brainstorming. Building on tactics developed through his years at Disney, Brown offers a playbook for industrial business leaders to orchestrate creative problem-solving at their own companies.

Resources From This Episode:

Learn more about Ignite the Mind: https://www.ignitethemind.com/

Read Sean Brown’s tips on how to create your own brainstorm kit:

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/tips-build-your-own-brainstorm-kit-sean-brown-mba/

Thomas’ COVID-19 Resource Hub for Manufacturers and Industry Professionals:

www.thomasnet.com/covid19

Sign up as a COVID-19 Response Supplier on Thomasnet.com: www.thomasnet.com/covid19-suppliers