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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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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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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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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This week I welcome Kathleen Quinn Votaw on the show to discuss how companies in our industry attract and retain the top talent. Kathleen is the Founder and CEO of TalenTrust and author of the book Solve the People Puzzle: How High-Growth Companies Attract and Retain Top Talent. Kathleen has years of experience working with CEOs who understand…
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This week I welcome Brannon Pittman on the show to discuss some of the contributing factors of gel coat prerelease and how to overcome them. Brannon had a great article in the most recent issue of Cast Polymer Connection entitled “The Challenges of Gelcoat Prerelease”. On this episode, we’ll be discussing some simple steps to…
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On this episode, John Schweitzer joins me to discuss the latest news on pending updates from OSHA on workplace exposure to styrene. John is the senior adviser to the president of the American Composites Manufacturers Association. For questions, he can be reached at jschweitzer@acmanet.org.
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This week, Joseph Michelli, Ph.D., C.S.P. joins me on the show to discuss his upcoming book Stronger through Adversity. He is an internationally sought-after speaker, author, and organizational consultant who transfers his knowledge of exceptional business practices in ways that develop joyful and productive workplaces with a focus on customer experience. He is the bestselling…
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In this week’s marketing segment, brand naming expert Mike Carr joins me on the show to discuss ways to create brand names that create curiosity and differentiate your product over the competition. Mike is the founder of NameStormers, a company that has been in business since 1986 creating product brand names for Fortune 500s and start-ups alike. …
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This week, Mike Grogan joins me on the show to share the background of Source 1, a comprehensive solutions provider to the surfacing industry located in Rockledge, Florida. This company started back in 2007 at the beginning of our last great recession and we’ll be discussing the challenges Mike faced in growing a startup company…
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