Season 9 Episode 3 - Providing Higher Quality Jobs to Attract Higher Quality Workers

Episode Show Notes Episode 3 features NIST Baldrige Performance Excellence Program Manager Dr. Kelly Welsh and CMTC Quality Practice Lead Eliot Dratch. Kelly and Eliot explain ...

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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 8 Episode 2 - State of the Economy: Navigating the “Stimulus Hangover”

Episode Show Notes Episode 2 features Christopher Thornberg, Ph.D., Founding Partner at Beacon Economics LLC. Christopher discusses the current state of the economy and what he ...

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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 1 - Exploring the Macro and Micro Views on Aerospace & Defense

Episode Show Notes Episode 1 features Aerospace & Defense Forum Co-Founder & Executive Director Dr. Ivan Rosenberg and Patriot Industrial Partners Managing Director Alex ...

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Season 4 Episode 3 - The Importance of Strategic Planning & Budgeting For Businesses of All Sizes

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Season 2 Episode 3 - Economic Outlook in the Wake of the Pandemic

Episode Show Notes Episode 3 features Christopher Thornberg, Ph.D., Founding Partner at Beacon Economics LLC. Christopher explains how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected different ...

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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 5 - Upskilling Your Manufacturing Workforce with Apprenticeships

Episode Show Notes In this episode, Gregg is joined by Jose Anaya, who oversees the Community Advancement Division and Business Training Center at El Camino College, and Tiffany ...

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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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