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A good mentor can help fill the gaps in your resume, experience and skill sets. Hosts Andrea Olson and Desiree Grace discuss choosing the right mentor, (or mentors!), soft and hard skills gaps, the importance of asking the right questions and how to prioritize feedback. Andrea and Desiree share their personal experiences in finding and being a mentor on this episode of WAM.

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How can we leverage digital technology and digital media to help women and the younger generation explore careers in manufacturing? Join host Barbara Trautlein, Chief Catalyst at Change Catalysts, as she interviews Charli Matthews, Founder and President of Empowering Brands, for an engaging conversation into this and other topics. Charli shares her inspiring insights into “connecting for purpose” across genders and generations, following your passion, and living a commitment to grow and help others grow as well. You’ll walk away with actionable advice from a woman who walks the shop floor supporting the women and men in the manufacturing organizations she serves.

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Almost 30 years ago, Stacey DelVecchio turned her passion for and curiosity about all things STEM-related into a career.  In this episode, Jennifer McNelly interviews Stacey DelVecchio, Additive Manufacturing Product Manager for Caterpillar Inc.  Stacey shares her perspective that to be successful in manufacturing, you need to be both willing to constantly push yourself to gain stronger and deeper knowledge and be curious.  She talks about her early exposure to manufacturing—a family vacation where they stopped and knocked on the door of a manufacturer and asked for a tour. Guided by family and a teacher that made her feel like she belonged, Stacey shares her compelling career in manufacturing and asks others to get curious!  Tune in to hear Stacey’s journey.

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Soar like an eagle and never look back” is just one of the nuggets of inspiring wisdom offered by Priyanka Komala as she shares her journey as a woman technologist and women-in- STEM/STEAM advocate. Her journey begins in India, where we learn about the critical importance of parental and cultural influences on women entering STEM fields, and progresses to the US where Priyanka is responsible for creating and delivering the web strategy and future technological direction for a $30M division of the US National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Priyanka actively mentors other women and advocates for them via her leadership role in DC Web Women. Join us to learn about the personal, organizational, and societal benefits of grit, perseverance, collaboration, and engagement!

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On this episode of Women And Manufacturing. we follow the path of Stacia Hobson as she talks about how she went from a career in fitness to owning Image Industries, her families’ multi-million dollar manufacturing company. Stacia’s story covers all of the pitfalls and learning experiences of her rise through the ranks and how she overcame countless obstacles on her way to the top of an industry-leading manufacturing company. Listen to Host Nicole Wolter as she gets some great advice and compelling stories for anyone in manufacturing. 

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Host Jennifer McNelly welcomes Vicki Poponi, Vice President, Auto Sales Operations, American Honda Motor Co., Inc. to the show to discuss not only her unique path to manufacturing but also the challenges manufacturers face in today’s global economy and the importance of attracting more women into the industry by sharing the stories of successful role models.

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Originally aired in January 2nd on Manufacturing Talk Radio, this episode is being aired on WAM for the Women And Manufacturing audience. Hosts Lewis Weiss and Tim Grady take a look back at the top manufacturing stories of 2017 including the skills gap, robotics, additive manufacturing, the prison labor issue, Washington’s effect on manufacturing, Women And Manufacturing and much more. Stay tuned to hear predictions for the coming year with insight from industrial and economic reports from the Institute for Supply Management and others. Take a look back at 2017 and get a head start on 2018 with this important episode only on Manufacturing Talk Radio.

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“You can either accept conditions as they exist or you can accept responsibility for changing them, Smart Women Make Changes…” says Leah Curry, President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia, Inc..  Host Jennifer McNelly, President of 180 Skills LC interviews Leah Curry on the role of inspiring the next generation of women leaders in manufacturing.  Leah shares her perspective that if you are not working outside of your comfort zone, you are not learning.  She encourages women to raise their hand and take on the challenging assignments and challenge themselves.  Tune into “Smart Women Make Changes” to listen to Leah’s journey from Mouse Trap to President with lessons along the way.

Our Guest:

Leah Curry is President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia, Inc. (TMMWV) located in Buffalo, West Virginia. TMMWV, established in 1996, manufactures 4-cylinder engines for the Camry and Corolla and V6 engines for the Highlander and Sienna. In addition, TMMWV manufactures 6-speed automatic transmissions for the Avalon, Highlander, RAV4, Sienna, and Lexus RX 350 and 8-speed automatic transmissions for the Camry. Curry is responsible for all manufacturing and administrative functions of the manufacturing plant.

Prior to this assignment, she was vice president of Manufacturing at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana, Inc. (TMMI) in Princeton, Ind., where she oversaw all manufacturing operations at the plant that produces the Highlander, Sienna and Sequoia.

During her 20-year career with Toyota Leah held several other manufacturing management positions at TMMI including general manager of Assembly and management positions in Body Weld, Stamping, Maintenance, Production Engineering and New Model launch. She started her career as a team leader at TMMI in 1997.

Curry studied Industrial Electronics at the University of Evansville and Ivy Tech Community College in Evansville, Ind. She holds a TPC Certification in Industrial Electronics.

Leah serves on the National Board of Directors of the Manufacturing Institute, and is a board member of The Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences and The Education Alliance, a private, non-profit organization that advocates for public school student achievement in West Virginia.

She lives in Hurricane, West Virginia, and is a native of Haubstadt, Ind. She and her husband David have four adult children.

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It’s not only hard enough to be a minority in an organization but how can you effectively communicate up in an organization and build respect amongst the key company leaders? Andrea Olson and Desiree Gracetalk about how to learn the language of the C-Suite, techniques in adapting communication styles and methods for becoming more “executive adept”.

Our guest:Desiree Grace is Vice President, Channel Development & Operations, UTILITY at Eaton Corp. Ms. Grace is an executive with 25 years experience leading teams, facilitating growth and modernizing sales and marketing. She is a recognized speaker on work issues such as communications, channel sales, end-user experience.

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Karen Norheim is a terrific role model to other women (and men) in manufacturing.  As Executive Vice President of American Crane and Equipment Corporation, Karen oversees the successful day-to-day operations of a 180-person manufacturing facility headquartered in Douglassville, Pennsylvania.

Hear Karen talk to M.L. Peck and Linda Rigano about how she started in the family-owned business and her hope for the next generation of men and women coming into the industry. Karen addresses the poor reputation manufacturing has had and how we can come together to change that by becoming better storytellers – sharing all the great things we can make –and the amazing career benefits. Karen is a big believer in paying it forward and she is a great example of how this works!

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