Dec 3, 202541 minS2
<p>Ryan Tierney of Lean Made Simple, Seating Matters, and Sperrin Metal, Tom Hughes of GembaDocs, and Brian Meyers of Fat American Manufacturing gathered for an extended Q&A session at Gemba Summit 2025. </p><p>The...
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Dive into the world of the GembaDocs Community with expert guests who share their stories, challenges and top tips for optimizing operations, lean culture adoption, and reducing waste. You’ll travel around the globe to learn how all types of organizations are setting new standards in process excellence.
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What is GembaTalk about?
Dive into the world of the GembaDocs Community with expert guests who share their stories, challenges and top tips for optimizing operations, lean culture adoption, and reducing waste. You’ll travel around the globe to learn how all types of organizations are setting new standards in process excellence.
Who hosts GembaTalk?
GembaTalk is hosted by GembaDocs. The show has published 14 episodes to date.
What has GembaTalk covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Lean Q&A at Gemba Summit with Ryan Tierney, Tom Hughes and Brian Meyers" (3 December 2025, 41 minutes), "10 insights from Toyota Group and Japan / Russell Watkins, Sempai at Gemba Summit" (2 December 2025, 28 minutes), and "Lean & AI / Paul Vallely, Kukoon at Gemba Summit" (1 December 2025, 24 minutes).
How often does GembaTalk publish?
GembaTalk publishes roughly daily, with episodes averaging 28 minutes across 14 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on GembaTalk?
Booking probability for GembaTalk is 19%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. GembaTalk requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. GembaTalk's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch GembaTalk?
The strongest fits for GembaTalk are Business & Management Consulting. GembaTalk has a business audience and around 2,700 subscribers on YouTube.
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GembaDocs hosts GembaTalk, a business podcast with 14 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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Dec 2, 202528 minS2<p>Russell Watkins of Sempai delivered an entertaining and wisdom-filled keynote at Gemba Summit 2025, sharing ten light bulb moments from decades working with Japanese manufacturers including Toyota and Denso. Starting...
Dec 1, 202524 minS2<p>Paul Vallely of Kukoon delivered one of the most practical and honest presentations at Gemba Summit 2025 about integrating AI with lean thinking. Seven years into their lean journey after visiting Seating Matters in...
Nov 28, 202521 minS2<p>Oliver Conger of British Rototherm delivered a powerful transformation story at Gemba Summit 2025, sharing his journey from near-failure to lean excellence. After buying a 150-year-old manufacturing business and...
Nov 27, 202527 minS2<p>Alan Weir, recently retired from Toyota UK after nearly 34 years, delivered a moving keynote at Gemba Summit 2025 about what truly drives excellence in lean manufacturing. Speaking in Belfast where he grew up, Alan...
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Lean leadership: change yourself first / Brian Meyers, Fat American Manufacturing at Gemba Summit
Nov 26, 202522 minS2<p>Brian Meyers, owner of Fat American Manufacturing, delivered an unforgettable keynote at Gemba Summit 2025 about the reality of leading lean transformation. </p><p>Meyers shared three powerful rules from his 14-month...
Nov 25, 202530 minS2<p>Tom Hughes, CEO of GembaDocs and author of "Improvement Starts with I," delivered a thought-provoking keynote at Gemba Summit 2025 that challenged widely accepted lean beliefs. Hughes systematically "exploded" lean...
Nov 10, 202520 minS0<p>In this bonus episode, Tom Hughes visits FAT American Manufacturing in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to talk with Brian Meyers, one of the most prolific GembaDocs users in the world.</p><p>In just over a year, Brian’s team...
Mar 18, 202527 minS1<p>In this episode, Tom Hughes talks with Pankaj Malik, founder of IOTAFLOW, about how finding Lean principles 20years into business revolutionized his company. From quality issues to a world-class system with 1,000...
Mar 11, 202523 minS1<p>Tom talks with Brian Meyers, founder of Fat American Manufacturing (FAM) and multiple off-road manufacturing brands to find out how traveling to Japan and Europe gave Brian a new perspective on Lean - and how his...
Episode #4
How a bang on the head sparked a Lean business with Pablo Scarpatti of Scarpatti Amoblamientos
Mar 4, 202534 minS1<p>Pablo Scarpatti, co-owner of Scarpati Amoblamientos, chats with Tom about how Lean principles have helped scale his custom woodworking business. Pablo shares insights on the birth of his lean business starting with...
Feb 25, 202531 minS1<p>Tom Hughes sits down with Stephan Hilmer, COO of Tridelta Meidensha, to discuss how standard processes revolutionized their approach to efficiency and training. Stephan reveals how Lean methodologies helped their...
Feb 18, 202532 minS1<p>Hampton Conservatories are one of the original GembaDocs customers, so Tom got Dwain Steele, Production Manager, to dive into how standard processes with GembaDocs took the chaos and burden out of their workflow in...
Feb 11, 202525 minS1<p>In this episode, Tom Hughes, founder of GembaDocs, sits down with Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters to explore the transformative power of standardized operating procedures (SOPs). Discover how Seating Matters became...
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