
Episode 10: Max Perilstein
Today’s episode features Max Perilstein, founder of Sole Source Consultants and a leading voice in the glass and glazing industry. With more than 30 years of experience across family-run operations and national manufactu

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This podcast is all about celebrating the incredible people behind world-class operations. In each episode, I sit down with inspiring leaders in manufacturing to hear their stories—how they’ve tackled big challenges, led change on the factory floor, and built cultures that make great work possible. If you care about operations, about making things better every day, and about learning from people who’ve truly been there—this show is for you. We’ve got a lineup of amazing guests coming up.https://guidewheel.com/podcast-spotify
Hosted by Guidewheel and the US Center for Advanced Manufacturing hosts FactoryOps Exchange, a business show with 11 episodes published.

Today’s episode features Max Perilstein, founder of Sole Source Consultants and a leading voice in the glass and glazing industry. With more than 30 years of experience across family-run operations and national manufactu

Today’s episode features Jeff McNabb, Associate Director of Supply Chain at Myers Industries and a leader whose career spans the U.S. Navy to Fortune 100 manufacturers. Jeff shares lessons from pacing change, aligning te

Today’s episode features David Ariens, founder of The IT/OT Insider and a leading voice helping manufacturers bridge the gap between information technology and operations. David shares how to cut through buzzwords to bui

Today’s episode features Don Wiseman, CEO of Teknor Apex and a 38-year veteran of plastics and specialty chemicals. Don shares how to build followership, why people are the only durable advantage, and how his team is usi

Today’s episode features Juan Carlos Alonso, Chief Strategy Officer and Executive Committee member at Bekaert. Over the course of this conversation, he shares how he unlocked 15–20 % energy savings across Bekaert’s 80 gl

Today’s episode features Norman Goco, Senior Manager – Operations at ATI Materials, where he helps lead complex manufacturing environments serving critical industries. Drawing on his experience driving change on the fact

Today’s episode features Haley White, Managing Director at Madison Industries and formerly in senior leadership positions at several other companies. Drawing on her experience leading plants and scaling teams, Haley shar

Today’s episode features Gunter Beitinger, Senior Vice President at Siemens and author of Crisp Manufacturing. With 25 years of experience leading on the shop floor and driving global digital transformation, Gunter share

Today's episode features Bob Buttermore, Chief Supply Chain Officer at Rockwell Automation. Bob shared lessons from leading through five years of unprecedented disruption, rethinking what resilience really means in suppl

Today's episode features Christopher Sass, a quality manager for a Pennsylvania based manufacturer. Chris shared his unconventional path into manufacturing, how he learned to tackle improvement one chunk at a time, and h

This podcast is all about celebrating the incredible people behind world-class operations. If you care about operations, about making things better every day, and about learning from people who’ve truly been there—this s
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