On the 20th episode of Industrial Transformation with Jeremy Frank, Jeremy speaks with Sherri McCleary. Sherri's career in Manufacturing has spanned over 30 years, during which she specialized in deploying new processes and products in the metals industry. Sherri tells how her experiences lead to becoming Executive Director for the Digital Foundry …

On the 19th episode of Industrial Transformation with Jeremy Frank, Jeremy speaks with Shannon Karels and Kathy Miller, co-authors of their book, "Steel Toes and Stilettos: A True Story of Women Manufacturing Leaders and Lean Transformation Success". Since then, both Shannan and Kathy have left Corporate America and started their own business, OPSi…

On the 18th episode of Industrial Transformation with Jeremy Frank, Jeremy speaks with Meaghan Ziemba, creator of the live video broadcast series, "Mavens of Manufacturing". Meaghan is a thought leader in attracting women and the younger generation into the manufacturing sector. She combines women's empowerment with brand storytelling within the am…

On the 17th episode of Industrial Transformation with Jeremy Frank, Jeremy speaks with Jake Hall, “The Manufacturing Millennial”. Jake is an advocate for manufacturing, automation, digital transformation, and skilled trades through his career and influential social media platform. As the manufacturing industry projects a significant decrease in the…

On the 16th episode of Industrial Transformation with Jeremy Frank, we continue to dive into pump system efficiency and how we can use data to reduce waste. Jeremy talks with Michael Michaud, Executive Director of The Hydraulic Institute and Pump Systems Matter, about how industry-wide standards and training programs are chipping away at this probl…

On the 15th episode of Industrial Transformation with Jeremy Frank, Jeremy speaks with international Pump Systems expert William Livoti about his extensive history with uncovering the root causes of pump failures in the industrial world. He shares how his deeply rooted values of teamwork and training with the Marines prepared him for navigating the…

On the 14th episode of Industrial Transformation, Jeremy Frank is joined by organizational change agent Thom Brotski. Thom's 35 years of experience in reliability and maintenance across multiple countries and industries has taught him a thing or two about what it takes to orchestrate a cultural shift within an organization. Listen in to find out wh…

On the 13th episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the front lines of American Manufacturing, CEO of KCF Technologies’ Jeremy Frank discusses the importance of mindset, people, and culture to effectively transform operations with Brian Hronchek, Marine Corps veteran, master Reliability Engineer, and Industry 4.0 v…

On the twelfth episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the Frontlines of American Manufacturing. KCF Technologies’ CEO Jeremy Frank talks with Buddy Petersen, COO of FTS International, about the “3 key ingredients” to making digital transformation in industry a reality. Buckle up for this supersized episode where B…

COMING SOON on the twelfth episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the Frontlines of American Manufacturing, KCF Technologies’ CEO Jeremy Frank talks with Buddy Petersen, COO of FTS International, about the key ingredients to making Industrial Transformation a reality. Listen to these highlights to get a preview of…

On the 11th episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the Frontlines of American Manufacturing, KCF Technologies’ CEO Jeremy Frank speaks with Isao Yoshino about his experiences as a leader at Toyota. Listen as Katie Anderson and Mr. Yoshino recall insightful conversations from his days at Toyota, his first experienc…

On the tenth episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the Frontlines of American Manufacturing, KCF Technologies’ CEO Jeremy Frank talks with the CEO of Cascade Engineering, Christina Keller, about her family and woman-owned organization and how they are proactively addressing the workforce crisis facing the manufac…

On the ninth episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the Frontlines of American Manufacturing, KCF Technologies’ CEO Jeremy Frank talks with Jessica Menold, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State University about inspiring the next generation of engineers to embrace failure in creative problem-…

On the eighth episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the Frontlines of American Manufacturing, KCF Technologies’ CEO Jeremy Frank talks with Justin Schwartz, Harold and Inge Marcus Dean of the College of Engineering at Penn State University about growing the college, building a meaningful curriculum for future inn…

On the seventh episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the Frontlines of American Manufacturing, KCF Technologies’ CEO Jeremy Frank talks with entrepreneur and author Paul Akers, who has written many books about lean including Two-Second Lean and is the owner of FastCap. Listen to learn more about the professional …

On the sixth episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the Frontlines of American Manufacturing, KCF Technologies’ CEO Jeremy Frank talks with lean leadership coach and consultant Katie Anderson about the lessons she learned from Toyota leader Isao Yoshino as written about in her new book Learning to Lead, Leading to…

On the fifth episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the Frontlines of American Manufacturing, KCF Technologies’ CEO Jeremy Frank talks with Dr. Jeffrey Liker, author of The Toyota Way and President of Liker Lean Advisors. Listen to learn more about what lean looks like in present-day American manufacturing, the re…

On our fourth episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the Frontlines of American Manufacturing, KCF Technologies’ CEO Jeremy Frank talks with Mike Ruszkowski, Senior Program Manager at Electric Power Research Institute. Listen to learn more about about the role EPRI plays in the industry and Mike's perspective on t…

On our third episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the Frontlines of American Manufacturing, KCF Technologies’ CEO Jeremy Frank talks with Adam Dalo, Director of Timber Operations at KCF, about cross-industry insights related to safety, efficiency, and effective maintenance. Listen to learn more about how IIoT he…

On the second episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the Frontlines of American Manufacturing, KCF Technologies’ CEO Jeremy Frank talks with Jason Babik, VP of Global Strategy at Westinghouse Electric Corporation, about the drivers of innovation in the energy sector, how they apply digitization, and the future of …

On the first episode of Industrial Transformation: Stories of Failure and Success from the Frontlines of American Manufacturing, KCF Technologies’ CEO Jeremy Frank talks with Lorne Poindexter, Senior Manager, Nuclear & Fossil Innovation Ameren Services, about the benefits of nuclear power, challenges the industry is currently facing and how IoT can…