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Episode 67: Leadership Signals that Turn Company Culture into Competitive Advantage

February 12, 2021 Jonathan Industry News, Interviews, Regulatory Compliance, Small Business Strategies, Techology 00:35:30

This week, Jeff Grimshaw joins me on the show to discuss his book Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture Into Competitive Advantage.  Your organization’s culture: It’s either an asset or a liability. At this very moment, it’s either lifting your business performance or “eating your strategy for breakfast.” How do you ensure it’s the former,…

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Episode 66: How to Become a Leader Who Matters Within Your Company and Community

February 9, 2021 Jonathan Industry News, Interviews, Regulatory Compliance, Small Business Strategies, Techology 00:38:58

This week, Dan Pontefract joins me on the show to discuss his most recent book, Lead. Care. Win., and how to become a more caring and engaging leader within your company. Every human interaction is crucial. Every exchange can be mutually beneficial. On this episode, Dan shares 9 leadership lessons on becoming a more engaging…

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Episode 65: Providing Lightweight Solutions for Cast Polymer Applications – Interview with Jessica Warner of Omya

February 6, 2021 Jonathan Industry News, Interviews, Regulatory Compliance, Techology, Uncategorized 00:18:57

This week, Jessica Warner of Omya joins me on the show to discuss their company and some of the products & solutions they offer to the Cast Polymer industry. One of those is a new lightweight filler called the Omyasphere 300.  It combines very low apparent density with high brightness, meaning less weight for the…

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Episode 64: US Economic Outlook for 2021 & Beyond – Interview with Economist John Dunham

January 29, 2021 Jonathan Industry News, Interviews, Regulatory Compliance, Small Business Strategies, Techology 00:37:53

This week I welcome economist John Dunham on the show to discuss the US economic outlook for 2021 and beyond. John is the President of John Dunham & Associates. John specializes in the economics of how public policy issues affect products and services. He has conducted hundreds of studies on taxes and regulation. He is…

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Episode 63: How COVID-19 is Affecting Marketing – Interview with Genilee Parente

January 22, 2021 Jonathan Industry News, Interviews, Small Business Strategies, Techology 00:31:38

On this week’s episode, we welcome back Genilee Parente, the executive editor of Cast Polymer Connection to discuss the most recent issue, as well as some great takeaways from her article on “How COVID-19 is Affecting Marketing”.  Sponsors for this episode:

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Episode 62: How to Maximize the Value of Your Company – Interview with Joel Strom

January 15, 2021 Jonathan Industry News, Interviews, Regulatory Compliance, Small Business Strategies, Techology 00:29:20

This week Joel Strom joins me on the show to discuss maximizing the value of your company through four pillars – financial, strategic, operational, and industry.  As a business owner and CEO, your most important role is to serve as the Chief Value Officer (CVO) and maximize the value of the company. Your goal should…

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Episode 61: Creating Molds for 20 Years That Exceed Customer Expectations – Interview with Bobby & Tim Brooks

January 6, 2021 Jonathan Industry News, Interviews, Small Business Strategies, Techology 00:38:23

Happy New Year to all of our listeners! This week, we start out season 2 of the Cast Polymer Radio show by interviewing Bobby and Tim Brooks of Brooks Molds. Brooks Molds has been a family-owned business since 1999. From starting out with bowl molds, they have expanded their inventory with various designs including wall…

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Episode 60: Discussing the ICPA’s New Marketing Website with April Sauer

December 15, 2020 Jonathan Industry News, Interviews, Small Business Strategies, Techology 00:14:16

On this episode, April Sauer joins me to discuss the new marketing website launching in early 2021. April is the sales and marketing director at Manstone and a board member of the ICPA. The ICPA Marketing Committee will be rolling out this member-exclusive website to showcase and promote cast polymer products. The new website will be livegroutfree.com…

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Episode 59: Maximizing Free Web Traffic For Your Business with Content Marketing & SEO

December 12, 2020 Jonathan Industry News, Interviews, Small Business Strategies, Techology, Uncategorized 00:41:34

This week, Linda Lullie of Inspired 2 Design joins me once again to discuss developing an online content marketing and SEO plan for 2021. SEO is still underutilized and overlooked across the small business marketing realm today. Its biggest benefit can be a major improvement in the amount of free traffic coming to your web…

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Episode 58: Interview with Rick Bolte of Agean Marble Manufacturing

December 4, 2020 Jonathan Industry News, Interviews, Small Business Strategies, Techology 00:31:33

This week Rick Bolte joins me on the show to share his experience in the industry as well as the history of their company. Rick is the VP of Operations at Agean Marble Manufacturing. Agean has been in the manufacturing industry since 1968. Specializing in all aspects of the bath and hot tub business. They manufacture…

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