The American Innovator: Recent Episodes
Paul Akers
Welcome to The American Innovator. This show is about ideas. It’s about creativity. It’s about business. It’s about lean. It’s about how to take an idea from a dinner napkin, all the way to the market shelf using lean thinking.
You don’t just learn this and then become perfect and precise in one fell swoop. It is a lifelong journey. There will still be mountains of sloppiness and waste everywhere in everything you do. But what is important is you begin the journey today. When you start being more thoughtful and precise in everything you do, you become a better steward of the resources you have been given. Remember, it is not about perfection. It is about starting the journey to perfection. This is the joy I experience every day, knowing that I am more thoughtful of the gifts that I have been given. Being wasteful benefits no one, but good thinking benefits everyone.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares day 6 of the reunion between his Mom (Elizabeth), who is 95, and her two sisters (Helen & Dawn).
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares day 5 of the reunion between his Mom (Elizabeth), who is 95, and her two sisters (Helen & Dawn).
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares day 4 of the reunion between his Mom (Elizabeth), who is 95, and her two sisters (Helen & Dawn).
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares day 3 of the reunion between his Mom (Elizabeth), who is 95, and her two sisters (Helen & Dawn).
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares day 2 of the reunion between his Mom (Elizabeth), who is 95, and her two sisters (Helen & Dawn).
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares day 1 of the reunion between his Mom (Elizabeth), who is 95, and her two sisters (Helen & Dawn).
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On this week’s show, Paul’s Mom discusses what she has learned in the past 95 years on this earth.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares a visit he took with his Father’s brother, Albert Akers, to the family farm in Seibert, CO.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers visits Palau…the 105th country he has visited.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers visits the Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers flies from NASNI on a U.S. Navy C-2 Greyhound aircraft heading for a stay on the aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz, as part of the Commander Naval Air Forces Pacific (CNAP) Distinguished Visitor (DV) Program!
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers reminisces about his epic flight across the Atlantic in 2006.
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On this week’s show, Peter Larsen spoke at the 2019 Global Lean Leadership Summit about how good leadership changed his life.
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On this week’s show, Lukas Holland spoke at the 2019 Global Lean Leadership Summit about the 9th Waste.
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On this week’s show, Lukas Holland walks through how FastCap uses barcodes and QR codes.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers and Lukas Holland walk through how FastCap does Kanbans.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers takes us on a tour of his Japanese garden, including the beautiful torii gates, built by Gordon Plume, of GR Plume.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers visits Hoks, the company that changed his life.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today we visited Hugh at the Springfield Marine Company.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today we visited Shanghai, Old Shanghai, the Shanghai Museum, Luckin Coffee, the Bund (or Waitan), and the Shanghai Tower.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. On today’s show, we spend our last day on the Yangtze River with a stop at Three Gorges Dam. Then we travel to Hangzhou and end the day in Shanghai.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today’s show continues the boat tour on the Yangtze River with stops at various tributaries.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today’s show continues the boat tour on the Yangtze River with a stop at the Shibaozhai Temple.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today’s show includes finishing up in Chengdu, traveling to Chongqing, and beginning a boat tour on the Yangtze River.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today’s show includes sightseeing at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding and the Jinsha site.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today’s show includes sightseeing in Tibet and then on to Chengdu, China.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today’s show includes more exploration around Lhasa, Tibet.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today’s show includes the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today’s show includes more exploration of Xi’an and the Giant Wild Goose Pagoda.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today’s show includes the Terracotta Army and Xi’an City Gates and Wall.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today’s show includes the Temple of Heaven.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today’s show includes the Great Wall.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today’s show includes Tiananmen Square & The Forbidden City.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels with his wife, Leanne, to China and shares the amazing 16-day journey with us. Today’s show includes a scooter ride through Beijing.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers, inspired by his recent trip to Antartica, shares a music video that he wrote and put together with the help of Georgia Heckman and Greg Otterholt. The story behind the song: In the studio: Music Video:
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares the sights, sounds, and smells of a day spent in Macau.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers interviews Ken Mogi regarding his book, Awakening Your Ikigai. For more information on this book, go to this link.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers discusses the characteristics of Lean leaders that “get it” and successfully make the transformation.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers takes us along as he visits JiangSu Carnahan, a Lean company in China. To see more videos from this Lean organization, visit their YouTube Channel.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers takes us along as he visits Hoks, one of his favorite companies.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers takes us along on his expedition to Antarctica with Abercrombie & Kent on the RCGS Resolute.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers takes us along on his expedition to Antarctica with Abercrombie & Kent on the RCGS Resolute.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers takes us along on his expedition to Antarctica with Abercrombie & Kent on the RCGS Resolute.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers spends 5 days traveling around Bhutan.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers visits the Okawa Woodwork Museum in Japan.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers visits the home and garden of a wealthy Japanese businessman. They have such attention to detail.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers takes us along as he scooters through Croatia, Bosnia, & Montenegro.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers summarized the 2018 Global Lean Leadership stop in Germany. It was hosted by the very Lean organization, Yellotools. For more information on this wonderful organization, visit their website.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers and his wife, Leanne, visit NASCAR in Charlotte, NC.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers takes us along as he travels through Norway on a motorcycle.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers takes us along on an epic street bike trip through Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, & Finland. He rented his bike at the Bike Shop in Vilnius.
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On this week’s show, David Allen, author of Getting Things Done, interviews Paul Akers.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers joins author David Allen, to discuss his book, Getting Things Done.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 24 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 23 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 22 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 21 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 20 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 19 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 18 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 17 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 16 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 15 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 14 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 13 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 12 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 11 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 10 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 9 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 8 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 7 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 6 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 5 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 4 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 3 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 2 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, we listen to Chapter 1 of the brand new audio-book rendition of the Henry Ford 1926 classic, “Today and Tomorrow” brought to you by Generosity Press.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers introduces Generosity Press and what better way to do that then to interview one of the few living people who personally knew the late great Henry Ford. Hear the story of Phil Morgan, taken by the state as a child from his squalid filthy home during the great depression. ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers joins his friends, Jeff & Sherri, on a motorcycle tour over 3,000 kilometers through Spain & France (Pyrenees & Picos Mountains).
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers talks Lean Health with the folks at Steelcase, the world’s largest office furniture manufacturer (and the largest chair maker).
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers discusses the efficiency on a job site he came across in Japan.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares the symphony he attended in Astana, Kazakhstan. “Powerful words harmonize heart and mind as if a symphony.” ~Toba Beta
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers visits the spectacular World Expo Center in Astana, Kazakhstan. “We cannot learn without pain” ~Aristotle
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers describes his Ironman journey and why he did it!
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video, Bob Taylor presents Paul Akers with a beautiful, custom made Taylor Guitar. “Once in a lifetime…but for me it ... Read more
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video, Nick Koch shows the team the work being done on the big island of Hawaii.
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video, Paul records an amazing singer/songwriter in Fiji named Knox.
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video they learn about Fijian Mahogany.
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video they visit Forest Solutions in Malaysia.
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video they visit factories and lumber mills in Vietnam.
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video Bob Taylor and Scott Paul discuss what they learned during their visit to the Congo Basin Institute.
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video they visit the Congo Basin Institute where they learn about how ebony trees are being propagating.
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video they visit a village where they will be planting a number of different trees.
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video they visit Ibay Sup, a school that Dr. Zac Tchoundjeu built in Cameroon. In this video they visit with ... Read more
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video they visit Crelicam in Cameroon. In this video they visit with Andre Bena at Crelicam. In this video they ... Read more
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video, Bob Taylor discusses their stop in Ireland to visit the Sitka Spruce. In this video, Paul Akers shares his ... Read more
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video Bob Taylor introduces Taylor Guitar’s World Forestry Tour. In this video, Bob Taylor introduces the stop in Guatemala. In ... Read more
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Paul Akers takes us along as he documents Bob Taylor, of Taylor Guitars, on his World Forestry Tour where a small team journeyed around the world to increase awareness of sustainable forestry practices. In this video, they visit Taylor Guitars, where Bob Taylor reads the plaque called “Courage”.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers takes us along as he navigates Mt. Fuji.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues his travels down under with his wife, Leanne. On Day 20-21 they visit Queenstown & Auckland, New Zealand.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues his travels down under with his wife, Leanne. On Day 19-20 they visit Milford Sound, New Zealand via plane and boat.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues his travels down under with his wife, Leanne. On Day 16-18 they visit New Zealand, beginning in Christchurch then traveling 8 hours across country through the “Southern Alps”, ending up on the Franz Joseph Glacier.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues his travels down under with his wife, Leanne. On Day 13-15 they visit Sydney: Sydney Harbor, Sydney Harbor Bridge, Sydney Opera House, Sydney Fish Market, Bondi Beach & Taronga Zoo.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues his travels down under with his wife, Leanne. On Day 12 they visit the pristine Great Barrier Reef.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues his travels down under with his wife, Leanne. On Day 11 they visit the Botanical Ark and Daintree National Park.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues his travels down under with his wife, Leanne. On Day 10 Paul climbs Ayers Rock.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues his travels down under with his wife, Leanne. On Day 9-10 Paul visits Kata Tjuta and world famous Ayers Rock.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels down under with his wife, Leanne. Paul got invited by Productivity Improvers to speak at their Forum in Tasmania and then from there, on to Melbourne.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers tours a precast concrete factory in Japan…an interesting place to learn about trust.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares the story of Sakichi Toyoda, often referred to as the father of the Japanese industrial revolution, and the founder of Toyota Industries.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers introduces us to Karlyn Pipes, world champion swimmer and his swim coach in Kona, HI. Check out her pointers! For more information on Karlyn Pipes, visit her website.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers visits a cocoa bean plantation in Grenada. Now that’s some slimy beans!
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers visits Grenada with Norman Bodek and narrates and retells the story of Norman’s adopted son, Fitzroy.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues the series on the epic journey of the Band of Brothers…an unforgettable look through time from Europe to the Pacific on a variety of military history tours. On day 19 he visits the horrors of the Auschwitz & Birkenau Concentration Camps. On day 20 he attends a violin ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues the series on the epic journey of the Band of Brothers…an unforgettable look through time from Europe to the Pacific on a variety of military history tours. Today he shares all the drone footage over the past 18 days. For more information on this Beyond Band of Brothers ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues the series on the epic journey of the Band of Brothers…an unforgettable look through time from Europe to the Pacific on a variety of military history tours. On day 16 he spends the day in Berlin visiting the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Hitler’s (unmarked) bunker, ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues the series on the epic journey of the Band of Brothers…an unforgettable look through time from Europe to the Pacific on a variety of military history tours. On day 14 he continues his visit in Hamburg. On day 15 he visits Wannsee Lake, the site of the Wannsee ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues the series on the epic journey of the Band of Brothers…an unforgettable look through time from Europe to the Pacific on a variety of military history tours. On day 12 he visits Nuremberg. On day 13 he visits the German Tank Museum in Hamburg. For more information on ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues the series on the epic journey of the Band of Brothers…an unforgettable look through time from Europe to the Pacific on a variety of military history tours. On day 10 he joins in the festivities at Oktoberfest. On day 11 he does a walking tour of Munich. For ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues the series on the epic journey of the Band of Brothers…an unforgettable look through time from Europe to the Pacific on a variety of military history tours. On day 8 he visits Berchtesgaden…Hitler’s “Eagle’s Nest” retreat. On day 9 he visits the Dachau Concentration Camp. For more information ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues the series on the epic journey of the Band of Brothers…an unforgettable look through time from Europe to the Pacific on a variety of military history tours. On day 7 he visits the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial. For more information on this Beyond Band of Brothers Tour, ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues the series on the epic journey of the Band of Brothers…an unforgettable look through time from Europe to the Pacific on a variety of military history tours. On day 6 he visits battlefields in Belgium. For more information on this Beyond Band of Brothers Tour, visit their website.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues the series on the epic journey of the Band of Brothers…an unforgettable look through time from Europe to the Pacific on a variety of military history tours. On day 5 he visits the site of the Battle of the Bulge and Bastogne, where the 101st Airborne Division dug ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers continues the series on the epic journey of the Band of Brothers…an unforgettable look through time from Europe to the Pacific on a variety of military history tours. On day 3 he visited German Cemeteries, Pointe du Hoc, Omaha Beach, and the American Cemetery in Normandy. On Day 4 ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers begins a series on the epic journey of the Band of Brothers…an unforgettable look through time from Europe to the Pacific on a variety of military history tours. On day 1 he visited Normandy and learned more about D-Day. On Day 2 he visited Dead Man’s Corner, Liberty Road, ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers interviews Art Byrne, author of the “The Lean Turnaround Action Guide”. For more information on Art Byrne’s book, go to this link.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers returns to Kazakhstan to check in on the Lean progress at the BI Group. Day 16 – Almaty Day 17 – Convention Center
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers returns to Kazakhstan to check in on the Lean progress at the BI Group.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers returns to Kazakhstan to check in on the Lean progress at the BI Group. Day 13 – KKK Concrete День 13 – ККК Бетон [Russian] Day 14 – No More Lean? День 14 – No More Lean? [Russian]
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers returns to Kazakhstan to check in on the Lean progress at the BI Group. Day 9 – The Oil Fields Day 10 – Value Added Activities Day 10 – Value Added Activities [Russian] Day 11 – The Easy Improvement Day 11 – The Easy Improvement [Russian] Day 12 – ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers returns to Kazakhstan to check in on the Lean progress at the BI Group. Day 7 – Flying to Asphalt Plant 7-й день – Полет на асфальтобетонный завод [Russian] Day 8 – Road Construction День 8 – Строительство дорог
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers returns to Kazakhstan to check in on the Lean progress at the BI Group. Day 3 – Elyas Day 4 – Expo Center Day 5 – Window Installation Day 6 – Lean Parking Garage
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers returns to Kazakhstan to check in on the Lean progress at the BI Group. Day 1 – Lean Progress Day 2 – Gemba Walk
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers takes us along to the 2016 Global Lean Leadership Summit. This year it was held in Fort Collins, CO at Xylem Design, where they take Lean to the next level.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares what he learned from Venu Srinivasan who is the Chairman of Sundaram-Clayton Group, which includes TVS Motor Company, the third largest two-wheeler manufacturer in India.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers goes scuba diving at the Socorro Islands, Mexico. They are wild, remote and unpredictable and have been called the Mexican Galapagos.
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares his experience on day 6 of his trip to Japan with YPO MXN-JAPAN 2016. They visited Glory Limited and Akebono Brake Corporation. YPO is the premier chief executive leadership organization in the world, representing a global community of leaders. For more information on YPO, visit their website. For ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares his experience on day 5 of his trip to Japan with YPO MXN-JAPAN 2016. They visited MIFUNE, a supplier to Toyota making small metal stamped parts, and received a lecture from Tadahiro Kawada, President of Kawada Industries. YPO is the premier chief executive leadership organization in the world, ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares his experience on day 4 of his trip to Japan with YPO MXN-JAPAN 2016. They visited DMG MORI, the largest machine factory in the world, and Masashi, world renown for making gears. YPO is the premier chief executive leadership organization in the world, representing a global community of ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares his experience on day 3 of his trip to Japan with YPO MXN-JAPAN 2016. They visited the Toyota TPS dojo training center and G.S. Electech. YPO is the premier chief executive leadership organization in the world, representing a global community of leaders. For more information on YPO, visit ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers shares his experience on day 2 of his trip to Japan with YPO MXN-JAPAN 2016. They traveled from Nagoya to Toyota City, including a visit the Toyota museum and a Toyota parts supply warehouse. YPO is the premier chief executive leadership organization in the world, representing a global community ... Read more
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On this week’s show, Paul Akers travels to Japan with YPO MXN-JAPAN 2016 and while there, visits Okuma Machinery. YPO is the premier chief executive leadership organization in the world, representing a global community of leaders. For more information on YPO, visit their website. For more information on Okuma, visit their website.
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