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The Lean Lounge Episode 11: No-one Wants to Read Your Spreadsheet
Jay Arthur, President and CEO of QI Macros visits Jeff Gray in The Lean Lounge for a very invigorating and humorous conversation that is full of “Nuggets of Knowledge”. Jeff and Jay share some of the experiences they have had as Lean practitioners over the years, and the ups and downs throughout this enlightening conversation.…
The Lean Lounge Episode 10: The Family That Lean’s Together Reaches 5 Sigma!
Fluke Metal Products is a fourth generation family business that has been manufacturing and producing the highest quality precision parts for over 60 years. The family owned operation supplies some of the most intricate mission critical, and life saving precision medical device parts for major global manufacturers. Listen to how Lean Six Sigma methods have…
The Lean Lounge Episode 9: Sam and Sidney, Consultants with a Different Forte!
Sam and Sidney Morgan, married for 22 years and both business consultants with a different forte within the consulting arena visit Jeff in the lounge. Sidney, a black and indigenous woman of color focuses on people, communities and organizations through a restorative justice lens. She also works with leaders, teams and individuals seeking a healing…
The Lean Lounge Episode 8: Casino Marketing and Branding, “How Fun It Is!”
Jeff is joined in the lounge by Julia Carcamo, President of J Carcamo and Associates which is one of the leading and most respected gaming industry casino branding consulting firms. Julia also offers multi-day Casino Marketing Boot Camps across the US that brings together casino marketing strategist, branding developers, advertisers and more. Jeff and Julia…
The Lean Lounge Episode 7: The Lean Way to Sales and Marketing
Mason Gray, from Lean Revisions joins the lounge in this episode and shares a few “Nuggets of Knowledge” around his experience with integrating Lean methods within some of his client’s sales and marketing business lines. See how his experience with integrating Lean has helped organizations improve the E2E sales pipeline, manage communication channels and increase…
The Lean Lounge Episode 6: Work-Zone, Don’t Hit Me Bro
Jeff is joined by Keone Padilla, leader of the best traffic control and supply operation throughout Washington State. Keone shares how he built his operation from the ground up within three years to become the most trusted and reliable go to for the State DOT, Municipalities, Construction GM’s, and even the FBI. This is a…
The Lean Lounge Episode 5: Leadership Drives Culture
Jeff shares a few “Nuggets of Knowledge” regarding leadership approaches and techniques to successfully drive a positive, engaging and cohesive culture throughout the organization, initiative or strategic business vision. Our lounge does more than challenge Lean myths – we obliterate them, while unraveling the mysteries of business dilemmas. Join us, where inspiration raises a glass…
The Lean Lounge Episode 4 Credit Fix Joe
Jeff has a conversation with brothers Austin Brass and Joshua Jamerson co-founders of Credit Fix Joe. In this episode Austin and Joshua share their journey as entrepreneurs, innovators and their Lean thinking mindset and approach to build a successful business. Listen in as the brothers share a few “Nuggets of Knowledge”, inspiration and their game…
The Lean Lounge Episode 4: Meet Credit Fix Joe
Jeff has a conversation with brothers Austin Brass and Joshua Jamerson co-founders of Credit Fix Joe. In this episode Austin and Joshua share their journey as entrepreneurs, innovators and their Lean thinking mindset and approach to build a successful business. Listen in as the brothers share a few “Nuggets of Knowledge”, inspiration and their game…