Category: Podcast
Lean Respect for People: Focus on your Strengths and not your Weaknesses with Colleen DelVecchio
This week welcome Colleen DelVecchio to the show! Colleen believes that everyone can be wildly successful if only they focused on being pointy instead of well-rounded. Curious about what that means? So was I! With over twenty years of experience in higher education leadership, constituent engagement, women’s leadership, organizational change, strategic management, career counseling, and […]
Build Connections, Find Common Ground and 3 Lessons for Life with Lee Houghton
This week welcome our first international guest to the show – Lee Houghton! Lee spent a good amount of his career as a Lean practitioner, working for other people (companies). But, when his best friend Chris was given a terminal cancer prognosis, that all changed. In this episode, we talk about making connections with people, […]
Taylorism, Guiding Philosophy and Challenging Personal Biases with Jonathon Andell & John Thacker
This week we again welcome 2 guests to the show: Jonathon Andell & John Thacker! Jonathon is an accomplished leader, a hands-on achiever, and an exceptional instructor, coach, and mentor in Continuous Improvement. Jonathon holds a BS in Metallurgical Engineering from Purdue and an MS in Metallurgy from Penn State. John is a Continuous improvement […]
Sharing “The Why” & Hiring for Greatness, not for Position with Brett Greene
This week we again welcome Brett Greene to the show! Brett is the President of Willington Nameplate, a small manufacturer located in Stafford Springs, CT. Brett holds a BS in Accounting from UCONN, an MS in Finance and an MBA from RPI-Hartford, and a MS in Manufacturing Operations from Kettering University. In this episode, we […]
Quantum Lean: Simple, Practical and Effective… even for Job Shops! With Sean Fields and Dr. Michael Sanders
This week we again welcome 2 guests to the show – Sean Fields and Dr. Michael Sanders! Sean Fields, P.E., LSSBB, MSIE, has over 30 years of experience in a wide variety of industries, including oil field equipment manufacturing, food processing, and job shops. He is also a columnist for the Lubbock Avalanche Journal, a […]
Lean Transformations, Stretch Goals & Employee Engagement with Art Byrne
This week we welcome Lean Legend Art Byrne to the show! Art Byrne is an Operating Partner with J.W. Childs Associates, a private equity firm specializing in leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations of middle-market growth companies. Art has implemented Lean principles in more than 30 companies (including subsidiaries) and 14 countries during the past 30 years, […]
Teamwork, 3P and Cardboard City with Isaac Mitchell
This week we welcome my good friend Isaac Mitchell to the show! Isaac is a Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, a Project Management Professional, and a Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality. He specializes in implementing lean techniques that transform work cultures to improve processes and outcomes. […]
SWE, STEM and Advocacy with Jonna Gerken
This week we welcome my friend and former coworker Jonna Gerken to the show! Jonna is a highly qualified, process oriented Engineering & Project Manager with 25 years experience in the defense and aerospace industry. Leader of high profile, diverse teams in emerging technologies as well as established products. Strong background in both manufacturing and […]
Experiencing a Passion for Lean with Panos Efsta
This week we welcome Panos Efsta to the show! Panos Efsta is a forward-looking strategist and industry thought leader with an extraordinary history of optimizing operations to significantly outpace initial improvement forecasts, building strong relations with staff, providers, and key referral resources. Extensive success in developing and leading teams on both inpatient and outpatient care […]
Lean in Higher Education & Government with Dagmar Vlahos & Tom Lencki
On this special episode, we’ve got TWO guests! Dagmar Vlahos is a Six Sigma Black Belt and a Lean Black Belt; receiving her Six Sigma Black Belt training from Fidelity Investments focusing on operational excellence and customer quality. She continued her Lean training with the State of New Hampshire and in 2015 she received her […]
