Manufacturer's Library

Today’s episode is an interview with Dr. Perri Klass. Dr. Klass is Professor of Journalism and Pediatrics at New York University and Co-Director of NYU Florence. She attended Harvard Medical School and writes the weekly column, “The Checkup,” for the New York Times Science Section. She has written extensively about medicine, children, literacy, and knitting. Her new book, A Good Time to Be Born: How Science and Public Health Gave Children a Future, is an account of how victories over infant and child mortality have changed the world.  Perri is the National Medical Director of Reach Out and Read, a national program which promotes early literacy through pediatric primary care, with guidance about reading aloud for parents and children’s books provided at routine well child visits.  This interview took place on April 8th, 2021.   

Hello and welcome to the Manufacturer’s Library, the podcast of the Book Manufacturers’ Institute. BMI is the trade association representing companies involved in the printing, binding and distribution of the printed book, as well as the suppliers who support them. Today’s episode is an interview with Books for Africa Executive Director, Patrick Plonski and Books for Africa, and longtime publishing executive Gary Zelko. This interview took place on February 19th, 2021.   

Hello and welcome to the Manufacturer’s Library, the podcast of the Book Manufacturers’ Institute. BMI is the trade association representing companies involved in the printing, binding and distribution of the printed book, as well as the suppliers who support them.Today’s episode is an interview with published author Jon Skovron. Jon has written several books across several genres. This interview took place on February 8th, 2021.   

From the 2019 Spring Management Conference, hear from HR expert Dr. Ashley Lesko, SPHR as she discusses how automation is coming to change the industry as we know it. It is up to the leaders to understand how the changes that automation will bring will impact the employees involved so that the organization, leaders and employees of the businesses can survive… and thrive.High level Change Management – interventions at 3 levels (changes for individuals, teams and organizationThe impact of Change Management – How to mitigate problems caused by poor change managementIdeas on implementing automation in your area – with minimal impact or even appreciation by your employeesMotivation techniques – a look at 9 “career anchors” to help leaders understand their employees to get them to accomplish the mission 

From the 2019 BMI Fall Annual Conference, hear from Rich Sheridan of Menlo Innovations. You won’t get to joy by leading the way you always led. You, the leader, will need to make change, serious change. In this talk, Rich will explore his own journey to joy, how he had to learn to lead in a completely different way, by doing so, witnessed results that exceeded his wildest expectations. All of these lessons are available to everyone no matter how big their company or how old their organization.

Hello and welcome to the Manufacturer’s Library, the podcast of the Book Manufacturers’ Institute. BMI is the trade association representing companies involved in the printing, binding and distribution of the printed book, as well as the suppliers who support them.Today’s episode is an interview with educational publishing industry expert Jay Diskey. Jay is a former staffer of AAP and currently runs his own Public Affairs firm. This interview took place on December 2nd, 2020.   You can find Jay at https://www.diskeypublicaffairs.com/

Hello and welcome to the Manufacturer’s Library, the podcast of the Book Manufacturers’ Institute. BMI is the trade association representing companies involved in the printing, binding and distribution of the printed book, as well as the suppliers who support them.Today’s episode is an interview with Two Sides North America Executive Director, Phil Riebel. This interview took place on Nov 10th, 2020.   

Hello and welcome to the Manufacturer’s Library, the podcast of the Book Manufacturers’ Institute. BMI is the trade association representing companies involved in the printing, binding and distribution of the printed book, as well as the suppliers who support them.Today’s episode is an interview with upcoming Annual Conference panelist Janelle Cherrington. Janelle is a Senior Vice President at Scholastic. This interview took place on Oct 12th, 2020.   

Hello and welcome to the Manufacturer’s Library, the podcast of the Book Manufacturers’ Institute. BMI is the trade association representing companies involved in the printing, binding and distribution of the printed book, as well as the suppliers who support them.Today’s episode is an interview with upcoming Annual Conference panelist Dan Cullen. Dan is a Senior Strategy Officer at the American Booksellers Association. This interview took place on Oct 7th, 2020.   

Hello and welcome to the Manufacturer’s Library, the podcast of the Book Manufacturers’ Institute. BMI is the trade association representing companies involved in the printing, binding and distribution of the printed book, as well as the suppliers who support them.https://www.bmibook.com/events/2020-fall-virtual-annual-conferenceToday’s episode is an interview with upcoming Annual Conference presenter Lisbeth Lyons. Lisbeth is the Vice President, Government & Political Affairs at PRINTING United Alliance. This interview took place on Oct 7th, 2020.   

Hello and welcome to the Manufacturer’s Library, the podcast of the Book Manufacturers’ Institute. BMI is the trade association representing companies involved in the printing, binding and distribution of the printed book, as well as the suppliers who support them.https://www.bmibook.com/events/2020-fall-virtual-annual-conferenceToday’s episode is an interview with upcoming Annual Conference panelist Jorge Velasco. Jorge is a Senior Vice President at LSC Communications. This interview took place on Oct 5th, 2020.   

Hello and welcome to the Manufacturer’s Library, the podcast of the Book Manufacturers’ Institute. BMI is the trade association representing companies involved in the printing, binding and distribution of the printed book, as well as the suppliers who support them.https://www.bmibook.com/events/2020-fall-virtual-annual-conferenceToday’s episode is an interview with upcoming Annual Conference panelist Brian O’Leary. Brian is the Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group. This interview took place on Oct 1st, 2020.   

Hello and welcome to the Manufacturer’s Library, the podcast of the Book Manufacturers’ Institute. BMI is the trade association representing companies involved in the printing, binding and distribution of the printed book, as well as the suppliers who support them.https://www.bmibook.com/events/2020-fall-virtual-annual-conferenceToday’s episode is an interview with upcoming Annual Conference Presenter Rebecca Roberts. Rebecca is the Curator of Programming at the new Planet Word Museum in Washington DC. This interview took place on Oct 1st, 2020.    

Hello and welcome to the Manufacturer’s Library, the podcast of the Book Manufacturers’ Institute. BMI is the trade association representing companies involved in the printing, binding and distribution of the printed book, as well as the suppliers who support them.https://www.bmibook.com/events/2020-fall-virtual-annual-conferenceToday’s episode is an interview with upcoming Annual Conference Panelist Alan Griffin. Alan is a curriculum content specialist for the Utah state board of education. This interview took place on Sept 29, 2020.   

Today’s episode is an interview with longtime industry veteran Jim Kaeli. Jim’s career was spent primarily with RR Donnelley and Muller Martini. Jim is a Member of BMI’s Cased in Club, and was a 2019 recipient of the BMI Signature Award. This interview took place on Sept 8, 2020.   

Listen as BMI Executive Director, Matt Baehr, has a candid interview with Joe Upton, BMI President and VP of Business Development at Gasch Printing. The interview was done on August 7, 2020. 

Today's episode comes from our 2019 Spring Management Conference. This was a presentation titled, Sharing Automation Ideas for Lean Improvements given by Nick Ott of Atlantic Packaging. Visit the BMI YouTube channel to see the video recording of this presentation. 

Today’s episode comes from our 2019 Spring Management Conference. This was a presentation titled, AI and Automation: Natural Partners for Manufacturing given by Dr. Noel Grice of NC State University. BMI Members can login to the BMI website to download the slides referenced in her presentation.

Today’s episode is an interview with the new Executive Director of the Protestant-Church Owned Publishers Association, Beth Lewis. This interview took place on July 9, 2020.   

Hear from BMI 2020 Rising Star Award winner, Cara Lewis Lahey of Publishers' Graphics. She discusses how she got involved in the industry, as well as her time with BMI. 

Today’s episode is an interview with Marco Boer of IT Strategies. Marco is a long-time, trusted consultant to the digital printing industry. He’s spoken at BMI events, as well as at other numerous printing conferences. Through this vast array of experience, Marco has developed a deep understanding of printing and the various print markets on both the buying and selling side.We took a few minutes on Wednesday June 10th, 2020 to discuss the printed book market, in the context of pre and post pandemic.

Saving the Camel’s Back: Books in the Age of COVID-19: Dr. Naomi Baron, American UniversityFrom BMI's 2020 Spring Management Virtual Conference, this was a presentation from Dr. Naomi Baron of American University. Following her presentation, BMI members had an open and candid discussion about how their businesses were doing during the pandemic. Originally recorded on May 5, 2020.

Today’s episode comes from our 2020 Spring Management Virtual Conference. This was an association update webinar presented by me, BMI Executive Director, Matt Baehr.Learn what’s happening with the BMI and hear what’s going on with BMI members during COVID-19.Date of original webinar was May 19, 2020