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Everything happens for a reason. The universe is talking to you. Karma. You name it and we can always find a way to come up with a reason as to […]
We step outside of the podcast box for this episode and bring in two of our colleagues to recap the events with us. Olivia Antonelli and Matt Berard joined us […]
We sit down to talk about what we did in March. You be the judge on if we came in like a lion and went out like a lamb, or […]
Our February Recap episode tells the story of three events that took the entire month of February to take place in the last three days of the month! Take a […]
We sit down with our MassMEP team, Olivia, Matt, Ron and Gary to talk about how we are revolutionizing manufacturing with AI. We hit topics on why AI matters in […]
We take some time to recap all things January 2025 and a few minutes as we look into February. Learn about who, what and where the MassMEP team went in […]
We sit down with our Cybersecurity regulars, Peter Morin & John Sinopoli from Synagex, to catch us up with CMMC. While things have changed it seems they have also stayed […]
In our annual New Years Eve special we had a new twist this year with Kristy and Matt as we did a recap on the whole year at MassMEP. Where […]
We sit down with the MassMEP Workforce Development Team, Matt and Salena to talk about what they have been doing, where they are looking to go and how they will […]
We sit down and go through what happened in the month of November to realize that we actually do a lot more in November than thought. We are also surprised […]
There have been a lot of changes in the month of November and we knew we needed to sit down with our subject matter experts to help us navigate these […]
We had the luxury to sit down with a group of guests in-person to recap October, AKA, Manufacturing Month and the importance of doing events such as the Strategic Resource […]
We sit down with our colleagues, Olivia Antonelli, Joe Simao & Gary Tavares to talk about the importance of their roles at MassMEP and Manufacturing Day. Talking about the importance […]
This episode we recap the month of September and sprinkle in a little August. We start looking ahead to fall and Manufacturing Day/Month for October.
This episode we recap the month of September and sprinkle in a little August. We start looking ahead to fall and Manufacturing Day/Month for October.
Can you guess which Movie parody this podcast will reference? If you can, you will fit right in with this episodes guest, Kim Hunter, MassMEP Grants Manager II. We take […]
It has been four years in the making and we have reached a milestone with the 100TH Podcast Episode. Thanks for those that still listen, thank us for making them […]
We go through all the happenings in July at MassMEP. While we as a country celebrate our independence day, we at MassMEP find ways to celebrate our Manufacturers and team […]
We gathered at the OK Corral with three of our team members, Ellen Ellsworth, Director of Innovative Growth Services, Ron Giard and “Wild” Bill Goldstucker, both Business Development Advisors to […]
Join us as we recap the month of June and bring light to an old favorite returning in September, The Mash-Up and our Innovation & Libations event in July!
We do a quick breakdown the top three breakout sessions from the Manufacturing Your Future event in May. There may be some surprises along the way on how we got […]
The month we recap MassMEP’s largest event of the year, Manufacturing Your Future. We review the day, possibly start a new trend by giving out “made-up” awards, talk to the […]
This month we recap April, as it was a month of Beers, Gears, Divide and Conquer for one day of three events from Morning to night. For one fo those […]
Hayley, Kevin and our special guests, Jane Arnold & Kristy Grignon. Jane, our keynote speaker, joined us for this episode to tell us why these events are so important for […]
Our monthly recap for March! We speak about Women’s Day Workshop and all the great value add’s. If you missed it, lucky for you as you can catch the panel […]
This episode we get away from our usual format and bring you to our Women in Manufacturing Workshop event. The event is held every year in March to celebrate International […]
We sit down with one of our regulars, Senior Director of Business Development and SME in finding great items made in Mass, Kristy Grignon to recap February. This month has […]
We sat down with our friends at Synagex, John, Pete & Matt, to dig into the details on Brute Force, Credential Stuffing & Security Appliance. We originally thought this was […]
January was a full month for MassMEP in events, social media and the manufacturing network. For our audience that would like more information about our events, click here.If you weren’t […]
We sit down with semi-retired supply chain professional and manufacturing legend, John Kovach and our very own Supply Chain Program Specialist, Olivia Antonelli to talk about Supply Chain. The overarching […]
The annual infamous New Year’s Eve podcast is back. Enlightening manufacturing conversation brought to you in style. We get into what to expect from MassMEP and what we are hearing […]
Our annual Holiday podcast is always filled with fun and educational components, like “Granta Clard Express”. Joining us is Senior Director of Business Development, Kristy Grignon. She always does a […]
Join us as we talk with this “trendy” group of women from MassMEP to highlight our top three 2024 Manufacturing trends. We will break down Supply Chain with MassMEP President, […]
The third episode of the Manufacturing Your Future Smart Manufacturing breakout room series with Synagex. We sit down and go through what they discussed in their breakout session at the […]
The episode is the second in the series as we recap from our Manufacturing Your Future Smart Manufacturing event in May. This time we sit down with Tom and Bonnie […]
Join us as we sit down with the one and only, Haden Quinlan, MIT’s APT Program Manager. He gives us the inside scoop on his Additive Manufacturing breakout session at […]
With only one week left until the event, we get into the weeds on the importance of attending Manufacturing Your Future Smart Manufacturing if you are a manufacturer in Massachusetts. […]
Are you hearing about CONNEX™ Massachusetts? If so, this episode Kristy Grignon, Senior Director of Business Development & Kim Ingalls, Director of Business Operations will explain it all. CONNEX™ Massachusetts […]
It has been too long so we welcome 2023 with the MassMEP Manufacturing Podcast. We talk about a full lineup of events for Spring in March, April & May and […]
We celebrate the end of another great year to 2022 as we usher in the excitement for 2023. The gang is back for the NYE & New Year podcast for […]
Back for our third year with the MassMEP Holiday podcast! We sit down with our Ghost of Christmas Past, MassMEP Director of Sales & Marketing, Kristy Grignon, Ghosts of Christmas […]
This podcast is for manufacturers that have been asking for OSHA training sessions that are covered by funding. Mary Ann Falvey, Director Office of Safety for the DIA and Darcy […]
Best 45 minutes spent with these two guests! Kathie Mahoney, MassMEP President and Dennis Leonard, OFS President and MassMEP Board Chair sat with us to talk on all angles of […]
Take 30-minutes to listen as we speak with John Joseph, CEO and Co-Founder of Datanomix, How Next-Gen Production Monitoring Empowers Today’s Workforce. John gets into details on how the layers […]
We sit down with two of our Subject Matter Experts in Manufacturing/Advanced Manufacturing and talk about the importance of the student pipeline and STEM week. Join us as we learn […]
Join us as we chat with Ben Linville-Engler, Chief Investment Strategist and Program Exectuive with MassTech, about his upcoming workshop and how he transitioned from being an olympic athlete in […]
Join us as we chat through the last months of the year and all the upcoming opportunities available for Manufacturers in Massachusetts. You will hear a quick overview of the […]
John, Pete and Rich discuss possible cybersecurity risks created when deploying IIoT (Industry Internet of Things) and other ICS (Industrial Control System) devices in industrial network environments.
We sit down with Christine Nolan and Adam Couturier from CAM (Center for Advance Manufacturing with Mass Tech Collaborative) to get ready for the return of the Mash-Up. We spill some tea on what's new this year, awards to be given away with cash prizes, new areas, and so much more.
It’s our summer episode, so join us as we talk about the 8 eight most common manufacturing myths and then we will debunk them! That’s right fellow Massachusetts Manufacturers we heard you and are letting everyone know the truths behind how awesome manufacturing is, especially in Massachusetts!!
We sat down with our industry experts as they gave us an introduction of a new tool for workforce information – Human Capital Barometrics. Lindsey Brickel from Polaris MEP, Carla Wuthrich from VMEC and Lisa Derby Oden from MassMEP spoke with us on their own experiences implementing HCB, Why YOU would want to use HCB […]
This quick podcast will provide all the highlights on what to expect at the upcoming MassMEP Manufacturing Your Future i4.0 event, May 20, 2022. The event will be held at the DCU Club in Polar Park, AKA, WooSox Stadium. Doors Open at 8:00 AM! We can’t wait to see everyone then!!
This podcast is all about a showcase for the ages…high school ages! We sit down with Greg Howell, FlexoConcepts and Dr. Meredith Erickson, Carver Public Schools to learn about their upcoming Innovation Pathways Showcase for Manufacturing, Engineering & Technology. Manufacturers, are you considering hiring next generation talent for your organization? If you are responsible for […]
We sat down with Mike Tamasi, Owner and CEO of AccuRounds and a Massachusetts Manufacturing Champion, as he enlightened us with his mindset on the importance of culture, perspective and the future of Manufacturing. If you haven’t found a way to recruit or retain your workforce in Manufacturing yet, you may just find that silver […]
We sat down with John Sinopoli and Pete Morin from Synagex to talk about some serious Cybersecurity topics that are going on in the world, nationally and in Massachusetts right now. Little did we all realize it was also the 1-year Anniversary of our first podcast with Synagex and Wow, how things have changed.
We have our favorite guests, Kim Ingalls and Kristy Grignon, back with us as they give us the outlook for MassMEP in 2022. Topics for discussion with this group are all over the place, Barbie, 2022 Holiday talk, tackle football and thats just the highlights. Listen now to learn more about the direction and “strategery” […]
In this 40-minute podcast we speak to the MassMEP subject matter experts about the House of Lean. Henry Hall and Brian Harvey hit on the key takeaways of Lean or as some would say, continuous improvement. Ron Giard, MassMEP Business Development Advisor, also sits in with us to talk about the funding opportunities and how […]
Take a listen as we go in depth about all the upcoming events for the month of February at MassMEP. This one is short but sweet and worth every minute!
If you are a manufacturing supplier for the DOD you know a lot about CMMC. Did you know there have been some changes made since November of 2021? In this episode we converted a webinar with Synagex’s own, Pete Morin and John Sinopoli as they walk us through the changes, what CMMC is and what […]
We get the band back together for our traditional NYE’s countdown podcast with Kristy and Matt. We talk about our favorite’s from 2021, our upcoming events in 2022, and shout outs to some of our connections made in 2021. Enjoy our celebrations with us and we wish everyone health and happiness in 2022! Happy New […]
Happy Holidays…. happy holidays…. oh the manufacturers are making…. happy holidays….. for…. you…… If you say that paragraph again to a little holiday song, it will make more sense. We don’t sing in this one, but it is our version of a Holiday Office party MassMEP style. We chat with Center Director, Kim Ingalls and […]
Laura Teicher, Executive Director at FORGE sat with us to talk on how they FORGEd through another successful year, all things considered, in 2021. Opening new locations, Manufacturing Mash-Up, Startups and so much more; so much, that she will be back in 2022 to spill more tea and give us an exclusive on the FORGE […]
We sat down with John and Pete from Synagex and a mutual client, The Coating House, and discussed the reality of CMMC. Harley Kata, with The Coating House gave us a rundown on the importance of this certification process and why it is so important for small and medium sized manufacturers to be secure with […]
Thank you all for listening and supporting the MassMEP podcast! We celebrated our 50th episode with a variety of guests over the hour from our 49 previous episodes. Join us for a couple of minutes with each of our guests from MassMEP President, Center Director & Director of Sales & Marketing, John Killam, Kim Ingalls […]
We sat down with Jeffrey Thomas, Executive Director of Lever to catch up on their 2021 Summit. Jeffrey breaks down the intrapreneur challenge, winner, and themes behind the 2021 Summit. The themes of innovating workforce development, innovating from within and innovating for inclusion all have one target point in common, Human Capital. To catch the […]
Happy Manufacturing Day & Month! MassMEP sat down with Mark Schmit & Anthony Diaz from Nist-MEP to talk about the magnetic attraction we all have to MFG Day & manufacturers in Massachusetts. Take a listen and visit creatorswanted.org to learn more about a MFG Day event near you.
This is the last episode of our Manufacturing Mash-Up series before the big event, September 28th from 9 AM – 5 PM. Join us as we sit down with Christine Nolan and Adam Couturier from the Center for Advanced Manufacturing (CAM) with Massachusetts Technology Collaborative and Kristy Grignon from MassMEP. They spill some tea on […]
In this episode we learn more about the role of FORGE and their connection with AeroShield Materials and how they practice what they preach in learning and innovation for manufacturing in Massachusetts. Laura Teicher, Executive-Director at FORGE and Aaron Baskerville-Bridges, Co-Founder & VP Operations at AeroShield Materials sit down with us to discuss their role […]