Manufacturing Matters Oregon: Recent Episodes
Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership
Oregon is home to ordinary small businesses who make extraordinary things – from airplanes to bags to lifesaving medical devices. On the Oregon Manufacturing Podcast, host Linda Wechsler takes you inside Oregon’s 1.2 trillion dollar manufacturing industry by telling these businesses’ untold stories. Listen in as we honor the spirit of Oregon’s pioneering past and pave the way for our innovative future. Season one coming soon. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts. Find out more at https://manufacturing-matters-oregon.launchaco.com. This podcast is a collaborative effort between city, regional, and industry organizations.
Julie and Henry Mosier, Founders of Food For The Sole in Bend, Oregon, join the podcast to discuss running a family business and how they have integrated smart factory technology as a small business to create greater efficiency.
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A look ahead to the upcoming season of the Manufacturing Matters Oregon Podcast with host Shane Steinke.
Host Linda Wechsler sits down with Katie Hughes, Executive Director of non-profit Girls Build (girlsbuild.org) and Natasha Allen, Weld Process Manager for Rightline Equipment.
Host Linda Wechsler sits down with Steve Serra and Puji Sherer from Miller Paint Company to learn how the northwest born, 130 year old company continues to grow.
This week we are telling the story of two Oregon manufacturers making PPE, and how we can support local businesses while at the same time keeping ourselves safe.
Greg Madden is the Owner of Madden Fabrication, a Portland metals fabrication facility serving the industrial, commercial and residential construction industries.
Makers of charcuterie, Olympia Provisions uses old world, handmade artisanal processes, which founder Elias Cairo refined by apprenticing for the masters of this tradition in the kitchens of Europe. For this episode of the podcast, Linda visited Olympia Provisions's offices and production facility to speak with Taylor Janes, who leads Human Resources for the company, and Travis Lewis, their Production Manager, to learn about Olympia Provision's history, and how they have created a workforce to carry on these artisanal traditions, with a distinct Portland flavor.
For episode 2 of the podcast, we visited Schoolhouse’s offices & manufacturing facility in NW Portland, where we sat down with Andrew Bohl, Director of Operations for Schoolhouse. We had a chance to discuss the origin story of Schoolhouse and the core tenants of their brand, which are rooted in design & craftsmanship. We dove into Andrew’s career journey and how his training art school has been a perfect fit for the design forward manufacturing that Schoolhouse uses. We also discussed Schoolhouse’s 90 day training program, which is designed to take employees from any walk of life and get them to a level where they can be successful