Season 9 Episode 2 - Advancing Your Business’s Digital Journey: The Importance of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

Episode Show Notes Episode 2 features Pandora Ovanessian, Senior Technology Consultant at CMTC. Pandora explains what enterprise resource planning (ERP) is, how it works, and its ...

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Season 9 Episode 1 - The Do's and Don'ts of Supply Chain Diversification

Episode Show Notes Episode 1 features Jane Tierney, Founder and President of Purple Link. Jane covers the key elements of supply chain diversification and the role it plays in ...

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Season 8 Episode 1 - Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing

Episode Show Notes Episode 1 features Dr. Jim Davis, Vice Provost of IT at UCLA’s Office of Advanced Research Computing (OARC). Jim explains what artificial intelligence (AI) is, ...

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Season 8 Episode 3 - Continuous Improvement Through the MBNQA Framework

Episode Show Notes Episode 3 features three executives from Mizuho OSI – Steve Lamb, Kevin Thorne, and Bill Bregar – as well as Denise Shields, Principal of the Shields Resource ...

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Season 7 Episode 2 - The Evolution of Apparel Manufacturing

Episode Show Notes Episode 2 features California Fashion Association President Ilse Metchek. Ilse discusses the current landscape of the apparel industry in California, the ...

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Season 2 Episode 5 - Is eCommerce Easy Money?

Episode Show Notes Episode 5 features Rob Lightner, Co-Founder of East Brother Beer Company; Linh Judin, Owner of Itsy Bitty; and Derric Haynie, Chief Ecommerce Technologist at ...

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Season 2 Episode 4 - The Evolution of Smart Manufacturing

Episode Show Notes Episode 4 features Dr. Jim Davis, Vice Provost of IT at the Office of Advanced Research Computing at UCLA. Jim defines smart manufacturing, explains how it’s ...

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Season 1 Episode 6 - Supply Chain Opportunities: Reshoring, Restructuring, and Nearshoring

Episode Show Notes In this episode, Gregg is joined by Harry Moser, Founder of the Reshoring Initiative. They discuss how companies are rethinking their supply chain strategies in ...

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Season 1 Episode 4 - Seeing Red? How to Maintain Cash Flow During Uncertain Times

Episode Show Notes In this episode, Gregg is joined by Mike Daniel, the Regional Director of the Orange County Inland Empire Small Business Development Center Network. They dive ...

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Season 1 Episode 3 - Virtual Selling is Virtually Here to Stay

Episode Show Notes In this episode, Gregg discusses the rise of virtual selling with Gary Fly, President of The Brooks Group. They cover the pandemic's effects on traditional ...

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