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162: How to Use AI in Your Email Marketing Campaigns

On this episode, Ajay Goel joins me to discuss how AI can be used to help create email marketing campaigns. Ajay is the founder of GMass, an established and innovative solution that seamlessly integrates into GMail, creating mass email, mail merge, and follow-up email services possible within the world’s most popular email service.  Ajay has been…

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161: Discussing Cold Weather Curing Issues and Multi-Component Peroxides with Dennis Fink of AKPA

On this episode, Dennis Fink of AKPA Chemical joins me to share some tips on how to troubleshoot gelcoat & resin curing problems related to the below-freezing cold weather we’ve all experienced recently.  His diverse experience runs the gamut – from production supervision and management, research and development, to field technical service in polyester resins…

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160: How ChatGPT Can Skyrocket Your Company’s Digital Marketing Success

On this episode, Sean McCool joins me to show how to use ChatGPT, a new AI platform to improve your content marketing, email marketing campaigns, and advertising. This new AI software is really amazing and we’ll be walking through some examples of how to use it in your own business.  To sign up for a…

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156: Mindsets, Skills, and Behaviors for Being a Successful People-Centric Leader

This week Steven Howard joins me on the podcast show. Steven is an award-winning author of 22 leadership, business, and motivational books. We’ll be discussing a couple of his latest books. His most recent book is Humony Leadership: Mindsets, Skills, and Behaviors for Being a Successful People-Centric Leader. Humony is a created word comprising human, humanity, and harmony…

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154:  Improving Quality Control Issues with Proper Measurement Tools, Techniques, and Planning – Interview Andrew Pokelwaldt

This week Andrew Pokelwaldt joins me on the podcast again this month to tackle some common problems in your manufacturing process that can lead to quality issues. 

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153: Live Interview at CAMX with Marcos Vidal of ACS Int & Dorfner

Last week, I attended CAMX 2022 in Anaheim, CA, and while there had the opportunity to interview a number of companies in the composites and advanced materials industry, including a few ICPA members who serve the cast marble industry.   Marcos Vidal from ACS International & Dorfner stopped by my table for a quick interview and…

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151: 11 Simple Tools to Grow Your Business – Interview with Kevin Donlin

This week, I welcome Kevin Donlin to the podcast. Kevin is the author of Marketing Multipliers: 11 Simple Tools to Grow Your Business.  Kevin has been in marketing since 1994, when he sold one of the first ebooks — on Usenet, for $10, payable by check. From 1995 to 1998, he was Webmaster for FedEx.com,…

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Episode 149: Interview With Zach Sinz of Stoner Molding Solution @ POLYCON 2022 – Part 1

This episode features a couple of interviews from Day 1 at POLYCON 2022 hosted by Tower Industries. For the first interview, Zach Sinz of Stoner Molding Solutions joined me to talk about the benefits of water-based mold releases.

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Episode 148: Discussing the PolyTech Training Schedule for POLYCON22 with Larry Branan

This week, Larry Branan of The R.J. Marshall Company joins me on the show to discuss the Polytech training schedule for POLYCON22. This 3-day event will be packed with some great training at Tower Industries and American Marble Industries. 

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Episode 146: Gratitude Strategies to Create a Workplace Culture That ROCKS! – Interview with Lisa Ryan

This week, I welcome Lisa Ryan back to the show to share some takeaways from her brand new book Thank You Very Much. Lisa will be the keynote speaker at POLYCON22 and attendees will receive a free signed copy. Because of Lisa’s experience in a variety of industries including executive recruiting, healthcare, industrial sales, and welding, she relates easily to attendees at…

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