ChemArt: Exploring the Art & Science of the Chemical Industry: Recent Episodes
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ChemArt is a podcast focused on the chemical industry designed to serve the executives, entrepreneurs, and chemists in the chemical industry by providing them with ideas, strategies, and tactics they can use to create new products and grow their businesses. Our goal is to do all this while rallying around the unique art and science that surrounds the amazing chemical industry.
Our host, Cameron Whaley is the President of Southern Chemical and Textiles, Inc (SCT) and has 23 years of experience in the Chemical Industry. He is a proven leader in expanding and diversifying business into new markets with a focus on improving culture, managing growth, sustainability initiatives, industry needs, and partnerships.
SCT is a specialty chemical company and has become one of the leading manufacturers of primary and secondary surfactants in North America.
The conversation includes:
- 2:18: A brief history of Dalton State College and their new facilities
- 4:37: New opportunities and technologies for the 2021-22 school year
- 8:04: The different curriculum at Dalton State College
- 12:25: How SCT and Dalton State College are preparing the next generation of chemists
- 18:14: How Dalton State College is addressing the needs of the chemical industry
- 20:10: How to come into the chemical workforce prepared for a career
Thank you to Kaley and Randall for joining us! For information regarding potential internships or partnering with Dalton State College, reach out to Dr. Griffus at rgriffus@daltonstate.edu.
The conversation includes:
1:36: 36 years (and 3 generations) worth of lessons learned building Coast Southwest
7:55: How Innovation and R&D has driven growth for Coast
13:15: The unique challenges and benefits of working with family
17:20: Coast’s expansion and increased production capabilities nationwide
22:10: The key to building generational businesses in the industry
Thank you to Joe and Olivia for joining us! You can check out all that Coast Southwest has to offer by visiting https://www.coastsouthwest.com/
In this episode, Cameron is joined by Glynn Goertzen, Vice President - Technology & Innovation/Corporate Development at Pilot Chemical Company. Together they discuss the challenges and roadblocks that come with innovating new products, Pilot’s nearly 70 years of experience creating new products, and how those products have changed the industry time and time again.
- 2:03 - The challenges Pilot faced when starting
- 5:40 - Growing from strictly providing services to true innovation
- 12:45 - Leveraging mergers and acquisitions to grow internal tech capabilities
- 18:20 - How COVID affected innovation and the new cost of business
Big thanks to Glynn for joining the show! You can check out Pilot Chemical by visiting pilotchemical.com
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In this episode, Southern Chemical & Textiles President Cameron Whaley sits down with Financial Advisor, Dan Goldberg. Dan and Cameron discuss the impact of COVID on money and banking in and around the chemical industry.
The conversation includes:
- 1:53: Guiding business owners through the COVID Pandemic
- 4:52: How will we ever pay the PPP stimulus money back?
- 9:22: The role of credit risk in providing banking through crises
- 17:02 Coming to terms with Bitcoin’s volatility
- 21:12 The business of banking after COVID
Thanks to Dan for joining the show, we’re grateful for he and his team’s effort in providing much-needed services to businesses like SCT, and for their heroic effort throughout the pandemic.
To learn more about Dan and his company, visit www.pnfp.com
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