Laconia High School students Evyn, Oliver, and Wyatt joined WiLLcast host Adam Rupp to talk about their 2024 Project G.R.I.L.L. solution, a custom "drum set" featuring three grills with rock 'n roll flair. The students also share their perspectives on how schools can better prepare them for the trades and how manufacturers can help attract the next generation. 

Join Adam Rupp as he sits down with local manufacturers Jason Strange of Wells Vehicle Electronics and Paul Reetz of Integrity Saw & Tool. The crew talks manufacturing automation, implementing automation technology, and more!

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Marian University President Michelle Majewski joined Adam and Becca at the WiLLcast table to give an update on all things higher education during this episode. President Majewski shares her experience leading the small private university, the process for determining new programs to develop, and the benefits and challenges of working within the Fond du Lac community. 

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Newly elected Fond du Lac County Executive Sam Kaufman joined Adam and Becca for this WiLLcast episode! Kaufman shared what his role entails, an update on the county, and his views on manufacturing in the Fond du Lac community. 

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Senior Vice President of Development for The Commonwealth Companies, Dan Kroetz, stopped by the WiLLcast studio to share his experience in the construction field. He'll discuss working in development as well as the need for affordable housing. 

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Tune in as Bernadette Ericksen, Director of Business Client Services for Envision Greater Fond du Lac, joins Adam and Becca to talk about her work in the Fond du Lac community and manufacturing industry. Bernadette also shares her career path, including her return to the FDL area community.

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Sisters Whitney and Kelsey Birschbach stopped by the WiLLcast Studio to discuss their own local manufacturing operations – Agromatic, Inc. and Davis Plastic. Adam and Becca talk with Kelsey and Whitney about their operations, working in agriculture, and, of course, the dynamics of a family business.  

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Host Adam Rupp sat down with Thomas Schaefer, Vice President of Engineering, Procurement & Category Management for Wells Vehicle Electronics, to talk about his more than 40 years of manufacturing industry experience. Tom shares his professional evolution and the changes he's seen throughout the industry over the past 4 decades. 

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Dust off your flannels and start stretching because The Ledge Games (TLG) are back for the seventh consecutive year! Host Adam Rupp + Producer Becca Schumacher are joined by TLG Co-Founders Tyler Oestreich and Josh Michels for this WiLLcast as they discuss the upcoming event. Hosted on the last Saturday of September (9/24 in 2022), TLG is an amateur timber competition for charity with all proceeds going to support local tech education as well as the manufacturing, engineering, and IT industries throughout Wisconsin.  

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Envision Greater Fond du Lac President + CEO, Sadie Vander Velde, joined Host Adam Rupp and Producer Becca Schumacher to record Episode #42 of WiLLcast. Sadie shared her thoughts on all things Fond du Lac county - from the economy to the importance of manufacturing to the community's future, and more. Adam and Sadie also share their concepts of leadership and the importance of recognizing the "rockstars" vs the "superstars" within an organization.

To learn more about Envision Greater Fond du Lac, visit EnvisionGreaterFDL.com. 

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