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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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 Peter Christian joins me again on the show as we discuss his latest book Influences and Influencers. Peter Christian is a veteran business consultant and is a founding partner and president at Enterprise Systems Partners Inc. a prominent business consulting company in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley. During his career, he’s worked with more than 300…
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This week Julie Baginski, co-owner of SFI, Inc. joins me on the show to talk about their company’s background. SFI, Inc. started as The Sink Factory in the fall of 1999 with approximately 12 employees. Today they have 26 employees who do everything from processing orders, to pouring, finishing, and shipping vanity tops. SFI went…
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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 Kyle Shannon joins me to discuss how to use video to video to tell your brand story. Kyle is the founder of Storyvine, a platform that allows you to create polished marketing videos at scale. No matter where your people are, they can share the stories that make stronger personal connections – and…
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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, 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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This week, I welcome Peter Christian, author of the best selling book, What About the Vermin Problem: A Guide to Avoiding Damaging Business Practices. Peter has worked for and with over 300 companies throughout his 40-year career. Those that were good, were extremely successful. In the end, it all came down to choices, attitudes, and follow-through. In…
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