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Episode 117: Interview with Brad Crutchleo of Custom Marble Solutions

This week Brad Crutchleo of Custom Marble Solutions in Dayton Ohio joins me on the podcast to discuss their story as a company in this industry. They recently rejoined the ICPA as a member and you can learn more about their company by visiting https://www.custommarblesolutions.com. 

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Episode 116: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You

This week Mark Herschberg joins me on our final podcast of the year to discuss his recent book The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You.  Mark has spent his career launching and fixing new ventures at startups, Fortune 500s, and academia. He’s developed new software languages, online marketplaces, new authentication systems,…

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Episode 115: Interview with Doug Westmoreland of Mincey Marble

This week, Doug Westmoreland joins me on the podcast. Doug is the chief operating officer at Mincey Marble Manufacturing, Inc., in Gainesville, GA.  He has more than three decades in the industrial world from sales to management to owning his own companies. His involvement in the world of marble goes back to the mid-1980s when…

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Episode 112: Grout Free Designs and Kitchen & Bath Remodeling Trends for 2022

This week Gregg Cantor joins me on the show to discuss some Kitchen & Bath Remodeling Trends for 2022. Gregg is the president and CEO of Murray Lampert, a family-owned San Diego Design Build Remodel company established in 1975. For over 45 years, they’ve been providing outstanding service to homeowners.  Over the years, Gregg has…

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Episode 108: Discussing Feature Stories from POLYCON 2021 for the Cast Polymer Connection Winter Edition

On this episode, Genilee Parente joins me again to share her takeaways from POLYCON 2021, and some of the stories that will be featured in the Cast Polymer Connection winter issue.  Genilee is executive editor of Cast Polymer Connection and she welcomes ideas on companies to profile. Send them togsparente@verizon.net.

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Episode 104: TikTok Marketing for Business Owners – How to Grow Customer Sales From One of the World’s Leading Platforms

TikTok has become the fastest growing social media app in the world and one of the fastest apps to reach a billion subscribers in history. What many business owners may not realize is it offers an unprecedented opportunity for businesses to promote their products to a younger audience of prospects & customers.  On this episode,…

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Episode 103: Interviews From POLYCON 2021

On this episode, we’ll be featuring guest interviews at POLYCON 2021 in Salt Lake City, Utah.  These include an interview with Andrew Pokelwaldt, of the ACMA, and Brannon Pittman of HK Research discussing Gelcoat issues.  You can reach out to either of them with questions by emailing Andrew at APokelwaldt@acmanet.org or Brannon at bpittman@hkresearch.com. I’ll…

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Episode 101: A Commitment to Craftsmanship – Interview with Bobby Brooks

This week Bobby Brooks joins me again to share some of the latest updates with Brooks Molds. As many know, Bobby Brooks began working in the composites industry in 1984, when he was hired by the mold and prototype department at Mortar Creek Plastics in Elmore, Alabama. He was quickly promoted to Shop Supervisor and…

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Episode 100: Discussing the POLYTECH Training Schedule and Other Details of POLYCON 2021 (coming up in two weeks!)

On this episode, we’ll be discussing some of the final details of POLYCON 2021 coming up in just two weeks (Sep. 13-15th)! Jennifer Towner and Larry Branan join me again, along with ReBecca Erdman of Sand and Swirl Inc. and Kirk Williamson of Tyvarian to discuss the Polytech training schedule for Monday & Wednesday, as…

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Episode 97: How to Reduce the Weight of Your Cast Polymer Parts, Improve Thermal Shock Resistance, and $ave Money

This week, I welcome Chris Hurdleston of ACS International to discuss the topic of reducing the weight of your cultured marble parts to help manufacturers save money on resin, labor, installation, and shipping costs.  Sponsors for this episode:

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