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Welcome back to another episode of Finding America. This is our weekly story time video, where I tell stories about people I met in my life and travels. It is a little break from our normal video. My Camera: https://amzn.to/40AgrJo

Growing up in Southern California we had a real-life haunted house. Vanderlips in Palos Verdes was the place we went for a right-of-passage type thing in high school. We all went there at night to see how close we could get to this haunted true crome house. This is my story and the history of this urban legend.

Welcome back to another episode of Finding America. This is our weekly story time video, where I tell stories about people I met in my life and travels. It is a little break from our normal video. Today I tell you the story of a French Spy who moved to The United States and started a new life.

In this MakingChips episode, Terry discusses the transformative power of mentoring in manufacturing, especially the importance of reverse mentoring. He shares how younger, tech-savvy workers can help Baby Boomers adapt to new technologies, creating a reciprocal learning relationship. This approach combines the strengths of both generations, enhancing collaboration and knowledge transfer within organizations. Terry also introduces Camp CHAMP, a hands-on program for middle and high school students that teaches manufacturing principles through activities like CNC milling and laser engraving. High school mentors guide younger participants, who gain practical skills and complete projects to take home. Terry hopes to expand Camp CHAMP nationwide with easy-to-implement kits that make it accessible for communities across the U.S. Learn how you as a manufacturing leader can play a role in bridging the gap between generations in this episode of MakingChips! Because if future generations aren't MakingChips, no one is making money…BAM! Segments [1:05] Check out ProShop's podcast, “Manufacturing Transformed” [1:34] How mentoring—and reverse mentoring—can change the game [6:44] Inspiring Champions in Advanced Manufacturing [11:24] What is Camp CHAMP? How does it inspire middle and high schoolers? [14:42] Future-proof your business with NetSuite by Oracle [18:14] The future of the manufacturing industry [23:46] The role of parenting to the future of manufacturing [25:41] Learn more about camp CHAMP Resources mentioned on this episode Finding America's Greatest Champion CHAMPION Now! Check out ProShop's podcast, “Manufacturing Transformed” Get a Camp CHAMP Kit Inspiring Champions in Advanced Manufacturing (Student Edition) Inspiring Champions in Advanced Manufacturing (Parent Edition) Nush Ahmed Drew Crowe Steven Courchane IMEC NetSuite by Oracle's Guide to AI's Guide to AI Connect With MakingChips www.MakingChips.com On Facebook On LinkedIn On Instagram On Twitter On YouTube

On this episode of MakingChips, Jason dives into a conversation with Terry Iverson about his book, “Finding America's Greatest Champion: Building Prosperity Through Manufacturing, Mentoring and the Awesome Responsibility of Parenting.” Through initiatives like CHAMPION Now!®, Iverson strives to change public perceptions about manufacturing. He advocates for seeing the industry through a broader lens—one that recognizes manufacturing as a space for entrepreneurship, leadership, and community building. He firmly believes that “There is nothing more important than the young people of this country. The manufacturing industry relies on the next generation of skilled workers, managers, and entrepreneurs to lead this country into a prosperous future.” So how do we CHAMPION manufacturing and “Change How American Manufacturing Is Perceived In Our Nation?” Listen to find out. BAM! Segments BONUS: Hear a "Sneak peek" about Jason's idea(s) for a book! [1:05] Check out Paperless Parts for estimating and quoting [1:52] Subscribe to all of our new podcasts! [4:03] Learn more about Terry Iverson and his books  [9:31] The people highlighted in Terry's book  [11:17] Machine Shop Masterclass: Mastering Setup Times [22:16] Terry's tips for writing a book [30:03] Terry's transition to Champion Now [33:39] Stay tuned for part #2! Resources mentioned on this episode Finding America's Greatest Champion: Building Prosperity Through Manufacturing, Mentoring and the Awesome Responsibility of Parenting CHAMPION Now! Connect with Terry on LinkedIn Get ProShop ERP's Lean Setup Guide 3 Body Problem Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations Connect With MakingChips www.MakingChips.com On Facebook On LinkedIn On Instagram On Twitter On YouTube

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Sarah Towle joins The Great Battlefield podcast to talk about her book "Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Borderlands" where she writes about how unwelcoming our government is to people fleeing danger and seeking refuge at our border with Mexico.

Sarah Towle is the author of Crossing the Line: Finding America in the Bordelands. Towle's book explores the US immigration system or what she calls the global "deterence-to-detention-to-deportation complex" through the stories of the people on the ground: migrants and activists. What is the "crisis at the border" politicians and pundits talk about? What is the reality at the border? Who does it hurt and who does it benefit? Towle will be at Buffalo Street Books Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 1pm to talk with the public about the book. Towle spoke with WRFI's Felix Teitelbaum on June 28, 2024.

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Author and professor emeritus at Duke University Harris Cooper joins THE Durham Bulls Podcast to talk about his book "Finding America In A Minor League Ballpark" depicting his season as a seating bowl host at Durham Bulls Athletic Park. Cooper talks about his psychology career, his love of baseball, the personal stories he uncovered during his season with the Durham Bulls.  Cooper recounts stories of his youth, his love of baseball and the briging his experiences together for the book.

Harris Cooper, Ph.D. is the  Hugo L. Blomquist Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Neuroscience at Duke University and for our more immediate purposes author of "Finding America in a Minor League Ballpark: A Season Hosting for the Durham Bulls" (Skyhorse, 2024). He is our guest this week to talk about his book and the joys of baseball.Errata: Ron Shelton wrote and directed "Bull Durham."Episodes Mentioned148 - Baseball Is the Story of America w/ Derick McDuff -->Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/tT8d3pVUsN-->You can support Hooks & Runs by purchasing books, including the books featured in this episode, through our store at Bookshop.org. Here's the link. https://bookshop.org/shop/hooksandrunsHooks & Runs - www.hooksandruns.comHooks & Runs on TikTok -  https://www.tiktok.com/@hooksandrunsHooks & Runs on Twitter - https://twitter.com/thehooksandrunsAndrew Eckhoff on Tik TokLink: https://www.tiktok.com/@hofffestRex von Pohl (Krazy Karl's Music Emporium) on Facebookhttps://www.facebook.com/people/Krazy-Karlz-Music-Emporium/100063801500293/ Music: "Warrior of Light" by ikolics (Premium Beat)     

Why don't more young people want to get into manufacturing? This week's Manufacturing Happy Hour guest, Terry Iverson, President & CEO of Iverson & Company, is the author of two fantastic books on the subject. His latest one, Inspiring Champions in Advanced Manufacturing, aims to encourage both students and their parents to give manufacturing a shot. We had a great in-person conversation at The Vanguard in Milwaukee to talk about his mission to elevate manufacturing as a career path and to encourage more people into the industry. Terry explains why he thinks manufacturing leaders could be doing more to reach out to young people and bridge the awareness gap. While the U.S. manufacturing industry is getting better, we still have a long way to go to finding the next generation of manufacturers. Terry shares some stats on college education and why he believes a European-style rethink on apprenticeships is long overdue. Make sure to visit ManufacturingHappyHour.com for detailed show notes and a full list of resources mentioned in this episode. Stay Innovative, Stay Thirsty. In this episode, find out: Why Terry decided to write a second book What Terry learned from growing up in a manufacturing family Why his mission to get the word out about manufacturing has evolved How the apprenticeship culture is different in Europe Why there needs to be more engagement between schools and the trades Why the “learn and earn” route is a great alternative to college How children's “maker spaces” work Why the industry still has a long way to go to appeal to younger people How we can get the industry and education system on the same page What the statistics say about reshoring and workforce needs Enjoying the show? Please leave us a review here. Even one sentence helps. It's feedback from Manufacturing All-Stars like you that keeps us going! Tweetable Quotes: “We need the industry and education on the same page. Just like I'm trying to do with the book. I'm trying to connect parents and the child to have conversations more like they do in Europe when they're 14-15 years old about all the different things you could do in manufacturing.” “Parents need to be more informed and more focused on what every given child shines in or is passionate about or has the natural ability to do.” “How many times have you heard a parent say, “I'd give them a toy and they'd have it all apart and then try to put it back together.” That's an engineer or a manufacturer in the making.” Links & mentions: Inspiring Champions in Advanced Manufacturing: Discover the Path to a Debt-Free Career, by Terry Iverson (student and parent edition both available) Finding America's Greatest Champion: Building Prosperity Through Manufacturing, Mentoring and the Awesome Responsibility of Parenting, Terry's first book written in 2018 The Vanguard, a locally-owned bar and restaurant located in the heart of Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood serving up house-made sausages and a great whiskey selection Make sure to visit

Terry Iverson, the president and CEO of Illinois machine tool distributorship and rebuilder Iverson & Company, has been deeply entrenched in the manufacturing world since birth and has made it his personal mission to ensure that America's next generation seizes career opportunities in the industry. In this episode, he discusses the two books he recently authored, “Inspired Champions in Advanced Manufacturing” and “Finding America's Greatest Champion” to guide parents and students as they consider manufacturing career pathways. Photo courtesy of Terry Iverson

In this episode Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Jennifer Amell about their new podcast Dark Valley. Dark Valley is an investigative podcast from Crawlspace and Glassbox Media that is premiering on June 16th, 2023. Please subscribe at the links below! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dark-valley/id1644915712 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/49pFOgXhd1viwkJsd8PEoi?si=e25787c59f6049da&nd=1 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/dark-valley-6142962 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_mZO1ERWO7q-WmgJHpGYsg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkvalleyshow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/darkvalleyshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode Crawlspace Media's Tim Pilleri and Lance Reenstierna speak with Jennifer Amell about their new podcast Dark Valley. Dark Valley is an investigative podcast from Crawlspace and Glassbox Media that is premiering on June 16th, 2023. Please subscribe at the links below! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dark-valley/id1644915712 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/49pFOgXhd1viwkJsd8PEoi?si=e25787c59f6049da&nd=1 Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/show/dark-valley-6142962 Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_mZO1ERWO7q-WmgJHpGYsg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/darkvalleyshow/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/darkvalleyshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finding America's military leaders for the coming generations is not an easy task. The heartland has a tradition of providing them to the nation and News Director Delvin Kinser shares how a Kansas US Senator and his staff are doing their part to find them.

"...  the place where ghosts walk in broad daylight." The Battle of Little Bighorn also known as “Custer's Last Stand” remains one of the most famous battles between the Plain Indians and the U.S. government. The battle proved a massive victory for the Lakota and Cheyenne Indians, who rejected the U.S. government's orders to retreat to reservations. In total, 210 U.S. soldiers were killed and as did an estimated 50 of Sitting Bull's followers - the exact number is unknown. As you'll hear in our interview with Michael Donahue, the phrase “The Last Stand” resonates on both sides - the last stand for those who died that day as well as the last stand for a way of life. Just a personal note - this battlefield is a somber, beautiful, sacred place where you feel the weight of the history. I feel like I only have more questions about that fateful day and the chapters before and after. Watch this full video on our YouTube channel "SmartHER News" - https://youtu.be/751vEIdG_Ug Have you visited? Where should we go next? email us: hello@smartHERnews.com

We've all heard the stories and statistics about the supposed death of American manufacturing. But America's industrial sector never truly went away. Many, many companies are thriving, and today's guest argues we're experiencing an outright renaissance. In this episode of Faster, Please! — The Podcast, I'm joined by Gaurav Batra, who previously co-led McKinsey & Company's Advanced Electronics Practice in the Americas. Along with Asutosh Padhi and Nick Santhanam, he's the author of the new book, The Titanium Economy: How Industrial Technology Can Create a Better, Faster, Stronger America. This from the book:The Titanium Economy is the secret weapon of American industrial revival—the key to ensuring the country's economic vitality as the Fourth Industrial Revolution progresses and we face steep competition from global rivals. The next few years will be critical, as the future growth of the Titanium Economy sector in the United States is far from assured. Investors, policy makers, and the public at large must appreciate the importance of providing more robust investment in these companies, as well as how their growth brings so many positive ripple effects for individuals and communities, providing more high-quality jobs and boosting the economic prosperity of communities and whole regions.So what is the Titanium Economy? Listen in to find out!In This Episode:* The US industrial renaissance (1:14)* The businesses of the Titanium Economy (7:48)* American industry and technology (12:29)* Workers in the US manufacturing sector (16:20)* Finding America's next-generation industrial workers (21:26)Below is an edited transcript of our conversation.The US industrial renaissanceJames Pethokoukis: I think there's a caricature or perhaps a misperception about the US economy—I think you see it in the media—that the US economy is basically Wall Street, Silicon Valley, and big box stores. And that's basically your American economy, and it's certainly an economy that doesn't really make stuff in the physical world—with atoms—anymore. And the book, I think, is a corrective to that view. Why is that view wrong and, as you state, that the US is in the middle of an industrial renaissance?Gaurav Batra: Jim, you very accurately represented the perception of what's happened in the US economy over the last couple of decades. I think the story, whenever anybody tells it, is mostly about technology companies. It's mostly about financial services, mostly about Wall Street. As we started digging in, not just with the book but our work in the industrial sector, we realized that the reality is actually very disconnected with this perception. The reason we say that is, if you look at just pure numbers, still 20 percent of the US economy is completely dependent on US manufacturing. That number has not gone down. It may not have increased, but that number has sustained pretty well. If you look at employment, this sector still employs the bulk of the US economy's workers today. In terms of pure numbers, in terms of relevance, the sector never went away. It definitely slowed down because other sectors started growing, but manufacturing as a sector in the US still remained pretty staunch. That is at the sector level.As you unveil that a little bit and go under the hood, you realize that whenever we talk about Wall Street, we talk about the Facebooks, the Alphabets, the Apples of the world delivering incredible stock market growth. Everybody talks about how much of that you own in your portfolio. But the moment you start unraveling the industrial landscape, you actually see several—and the number is actually north of 20, 30—companies who have done actually fairly well over a much longer time period in terms of even delivering value to their shareholders. And these companies have done it not necessarily leveraging outsourcing, but they've done it by just strong, sensible business practices: how they run their companies internally, how they work with their customers, how they potentially create a niche for themselves in particular markets. For us, at least as we started (and I spent about a decade in this particular industry), as I looked at that perception, which was exactly what my idea was coming into the sector, versus what I took away from it after being a practitioner in the segment for about 10, 12 years: the perception and the reality don't match. I think the perception, as you rightly said, is all about Wall Street, all about technology, all about financial services. But the reality tells us that manufacturing has never gone away. Given what's happened over the last two years with the pandemic and the geopolitics of the globe around us, it is only telling us a flashing red [light] that this is actually going to get even more critical for all of us here in the US in the next couple of years.These are industrial companies. While they may not be classified as technology companies, they use technology. Consultants like talking about 5G and AI and cloud computing. But they're more than buzzwords. Those technologies are diffusing into the economy, and not just at places like Google or Amazon or Apple. Correct me if I'm wrong, I think what we're seeing in this industrial sector is these technologies are part of how they do what they do.Absolutely right. We think it's an essential ingredient to success going forward. To give you one example, there's a company called Bulk Handling Systems. It's based in Eugene, Oregon. They basically are recycling cardboard, cans, and plastic. Essentially stuff which has food in them. I think if you looked at them a decade earlier, they would tell you about all the manual processes, which is fairly unhygienic, about how somebody would have to pull that piece of food out of a cardboard can or a plastic can, and then put it in the recycling. Today, if you look at that company, it's using artificial intelligence, it's using latest-version technologies, it's using robots to find where these sediments are, getting them off the cardboard can and the plastics, and then essentially putting them through recycling. That's a very tangible example of how technology and the progress we've made there is really impacting the industrial landscape—and for the good. I think while this one might be on a production line—there are several others about how people are using similar techniques to ensure quality and efficiency on the production line—technology actually is also making these companies go to the next level of performance on pure, I would say, business processes.To give you another example, a place where I've seen technology help a lot of such companies is pricing. A lot of these companies create a lot of complicated engineering equipment. Equipment could be a boiler or a heat exchanger or a mixer for a food processing plant. It's not a standard thing you can buy off of Amazon. There's a lot of specifications going into it: temperature controls, material composition, process tolerances. People used to do all that work manually, in terms of negotiating with the customers, letting them design those kind of products. Today, they can go to a website. There's an electronic configurator, you can click and choose what kind of parameters it wants and it gives you a right outcome. And then similarly, it quickly tells you how much it's going to cost. A process which would have taken multiple weeks, in some cases months as well, is now getting compressed to a matter of days. I think technology will get pervasive. And the good part is, I think there's a very good fusion between what our industrial landscape does and what technology can provide to them to really make them go to the next level of performance, both in terms of meeting customer needs and satisfaction, and then, candidly, being much more robust [financially].The businesses of the Titanium EconomyIn those two examples, you've given two very different kinds of businesses. And in the book, you really give a sense of the span of the kinds of companies we're talking about. I wonder if you could give me a sense of the span of sectors that we're talking about.I think that's very relevant to discuss because I think a lot of times industrial is discussed as a monolith. It's very much discussed as a singular segment. But it's probably the worst articulation or the most inaccurate articulation of the segment we probably can come up with. Everybody has their own way of looking at it, the way we looked at it there are close to 90-plus what we call “micro-verticals.” And they essentially, as you rightly said, cover the whole spectrum.We wake up in the morning, we have a cup of tea or cup of coffee. The beans, which are being sent to us, have come from a food processing plant, which is either utilizing equipment or products which are being manufactured by companies, many of them here in the US. We pick up the phone in the morning to check our text messages, check our emails. The chips behind those phones—this has been obviously in the news of late quite a bit—come from semiconductor manufacturers. And the whole semiconductor industry, which is $400, 500 billion in size today, relies on innovations in precision manufacturing, which have been gaining over the last multiple decades. We get in our cars to go to work, automotive industries are now playing a big hand in it. We come to the office and we start writing on a piece of paper. The paper industry is there. Lunch is delivered to the office. It's packaged in specific packaging that's coming from companies like Sealed Air, where they're working on top-of-the-line packaging to keep the quality and the hygiene of the food high. And similarly, they're looking at packaging pallets of machinery and equipment, which is getting transported from one part of the country to the other part of the country.Anything I literally can touch is influenced by manufacturing in a meaningful way. So the spectrum is wide, and I think it's very important for us as members of society, as investors, as executives, to understand how complicated and how heterogeneous this segment is. Because once we start realizing that, not only do we see the importance of it in our daily lives, but then we also as executives, as colleagues, as workers, as investors in the segment, we are able to then understand the true value of these companies. A great example which always comes to my mind is a company called Graco. It's based out of Minneapolis. What they specialize in is high propulsion of fluids. So they get spray painting fluids in a can. They figured out how to get peanut butter in a jar. If you look at their segment, I can call them industrials, but it's nowhere related to tapping the automotive space or tapping the aerospace space, but they're looking at a particular niche in the market, and then having that change in mindset, having that change in how they view or how we view them then helps us appreciate that they're a market leader and they're a market leader in a need, which is not going to go away. We will be spray painting cars or spray painting something else. We will be eating peanut butter for a while.I think that's a great example because I don't think people think about flow control and fluid management very often. It's not a strict consumer name that people understand, nor is it manufacturing where you think of some sort of big factory, necessarily. But that is modern manufacturing that is essential to the modern American economy.Absolutely. I think there are countless examples like this, where companies are serving a very critical need. They're just not consumer brands, so we don't know their names. We can look them up if we wanted to. I think that's where they start suffering a little bit, in terms of both our mindset and our perception of these, and to the first question you asked: I think that's what then perpetuates at least our feeling that the whole economy is about the Facebook and Alphabet and Apples of the world, when actually there's a lot more innovation and value coming from the manufacturing sector as well.American industry and technologyTalking about technology and how these companies are using it. Again, I think there's a stereotype that this technology is employed by companies just to replace workers with some machine. I don't think that's probably the whole story.I think that's definitely not the full story, at least as well as my experience is concerned. Because I think there's definitely displacement. I think if anybody says that there is no displacement, then I think they're wrong. There is displacement in terms of what people are doing today. When technology comes in and makes it more efficient, then obviously as a responsible financial operator of a company, you would think about, “Hey, there is capacity opening up, so what should I do with it?” I think in the long term, there are definitely much more benefits, in my opinion. One is that the companies become much more healthier-going concerns, that they're able to invest in their own growth. And they can grow through investing in their own company's expanding markets, they can go acquire somebody else. So there is, in the end, a greater good coming out of the fact that the company has not become healthier concerns.Then number two is, I think it does create a new job category. How many people would've been thinking about hiring data analysts or digital product managers in industrial companies 10 years earlier? Probably not many. But today, if you go on any job board, there are so many of these employment opportunities existing out there, which will create a new set of workers, a new set of employment opportunities for the economy. So my sense is, at least given what I've seen from my vantage point, there will be short-term displacement, which I think, again, with the companies getting to be more healthier concerns, we'll probably minimize the short-term displacement aspect of it. But in the longer term, there is a lot of value to be driven out of this. It will improve our productivity. It will make everything better. And then as that happens, what we have seen also, and we catalog in the book through what we call the Great Amplification Cycle, as companies become healthier concerns, the communities and the workers which work there become more prosperous. And with the workers becoming more prosperous, the local economies benefit. And we genuinely believe, just given how manufacturing is—it's not localized, it has to be dispersed, it has to be all over the country—that's one very effective level we have to bring down the inequality we are seeing today in our country. So going to the Midwest, going to some of the “rust belt” and re-invigorating manufacturing here, will really have great-second order effects to the communities there.That's a good point. So where are these companies? Where are they located?They are everywhere. Funny enough, when we started compiling the research for the book, our impression was they were in the “middle coast.” Not the east coast, not the west coast, mostly in the middle coast. But interestingly enough, they're actually on the east coast and the west coast as well. Tesla is a very good example of a manufacturing company running in Fremont, California, in the heart of Silicon Valley. But these companies are everywhere. I think HEICO, if you look at it, based out of Florida, their businesses are in 80 cities across the country. Simpsonville we've cataloged in the book as a great example on the east coast where it's benefited from the tire industry and Sealed Air being in that particular region. Obviously the Midwest has a bunch of these around Milwaukee, and a lot of clusters are coming up around the Texas area. So they literally are everywhere, and that's why I think they are actually a great vehicle for ensuring the economic prosperity of the country, because just the reach is so vast.Workers in the US manufacturing sectorDo we have a sense of sort of the employment numbers? How many companies are we talking about, and do we have a sense of the employment?If you look at the industrial structure itself, I think it employs, at least from my last count, close to 18 to 20 percent of our overall labor base. I think if you look at it purely from a perspective of the number of companies, there are nearly 4,000 companies in the US which are industrial or manufacturing something or the other. Now, the cool part about all this is, in my opinion, most of them—I think three out of four of those 4,000 companies—are actually private companies. So you'll not find them on the NASDAQ or the Dow Jones. They're not traded publicly. They're held by private and mostly are family-owned companies which gives them a sense of resoluteness, which is very unique.And then number two is, close to 80 percent of these folks are actually fairly small in size. So south of $5 billion of revenue. These are, in the end, in numbers, tremendous. We hear about all of the big ones, but more than 75 to 90 percent, depending on what metric you look at, are companies which are not being publicly traded, are much smaller companies, and they are all over the country. That gives them the reach and the numbers. As I mentioned, they are close to about 18, 20 percent of the employment base. I think the coolest part about these guys, as we think about their impact on employment, is the two factors about this industry, which are pretty different and unique. Number one: You don't necessarily need a college degree to be a participant in this industry. People with vocational training, welding, fabrication training, can go join this industry that has really healthy careers. That's one. The labor market they cater to is much broader than other sectors, like if you take service or technology for that matter. And then number two: Compared to several other sectors, the pay in this sector, given that it's a fairly stable sector, is, depending on what analysis, anywhere between 40 to 100 percent higher than the average. More people get the chance to get employed. Over time, they all learn more than what their potential alternatives might be, and their reach is pretty high. All these factors have contributed to a huge engine for employment. And then, in turn, economic growth.How big a challenge is finding all those workers for these companies? That seems to be a big one.That's a huge one. And I think as we looked at least for the book and looking down [at] the things we need to change, the things which executives need to change about how they talk about their companies, how they run their companies. But I think the biggest change we need is in the labor supply area. And I think this is where the government and the public agencies have to come in and play a more active role. We're seeing some of that happen now with the CHIPS Act recently where obviously the government is putting a lot more emphasis on the local manufacturing industry. But I think this is the biggest challenge. Even if you compare the US with some of the other countries like Germany or China for that matter, that's where I think there is a big scope of improvement for us to essentially enable some of these public agencies, through funding, through programs with community colleges, through programs with vocational institutes, to essentially get more and more of that supply up. I think if you look at COVID times certainly when demand for a lot of these products like PPE or some of the home equipment went up because everybody started staying at home, the biggest challenge actually was to get workers to get to the factory, to be able to run these factories on more than one shift, to be able to cater to the increased demand. So far what we've seen, the government is headed in the right direction. I'm assuming more will come, which I think will be really fantastic.In the meantime, what we've seen is just companies doing things by themselves. I think one [thing] I really enjoy and I feel is encouraging is if you look at a company called IDEAL Industries, they have what they call an IDEAL Olympics. That's the place where they basically bring in talent, which is like welding talent, which is like machinist talent, and really attract people to that job category and job family and try to increase supply locally for them, for labor. So you're absolutely right, it's a huge problem. I think a lot more needs to be done urgently, because this is not something which gets solved overnight. So any move we make today will give benefits in a few years' time. But just given the importance of the sector and the fact that this is among the biggest bottlenecks today, I think requires immediate attention on fixing this problem.Finding America's next-generation industrial workersHow much of that talent problem is just a cultural problem where kids think, “Boy, I'd love to work for Google,” or, “I'd like to be a social media manager. I don't want to be a welder,” even though that might be a more satisfying job over the long term than being a social media manager. And that's where the jobs are; those aren't just 1950s jobs. Those aren't just middle-20th-century jobs. Those are 21st-century jobs still.You're right. I think that mindset from our side, what we teach our kids and how we inform them about what their options and career trajectories might be, I think is critical. And I think that comes back to our homes and comes back to our societies. I remember, we were interviewing a CEO for the book, and the quote that stuck with me was, “I have a harder time getting people in my factories because they much rather would be baristas at a Starbucks than actually come work in my factory when they would literally earn at least two times that amount within a few months already.” I think that really points to the fact that there is an element of training people, but I think the first step starts at home and first step starts in our minds: how we can get to our kids and our families the value and the purpose a manufacturing job can provide them. I think this is where we should get ahead of it as industry executives to talk about how prosperous lives can be in this particular segment, and then also change the image of the segment. Even before I started working in the segment intensely, my picture of a factory was, you are greased up, you are dirty, it's high temperatures, it's not exciting.Loud. Very loud and hot.Very loud. In some specific areas that might be true, but if you go through, I would venture 90 percent of the factories, they are spick and span. There is automation everywhere. There is safety. Working conditions are much different than what our perceptions are. So I think there has to be an element of that teaching, which the executive needs to do, about what kind of careers would manufacturing be able to afford folks. And then there's teaching at home also, I think, which we need to at least give to our kids, that there are multiple options: social media and retail and whatever, but we should also then be making sure we are talking about manufacturing as a real alternative given what it can afford.We talked a little bit about training. Is there anything else you'd like to see the federal government do?I think one thing which has always been an interesting topic for me is, I think if you bring focus and we bring transparency and accountability to what we do, we typically make good progress. So I would love to see—I don't know how best you put it… We have the surgeon general for the US. Why is there no chief manufacturing officer for the US? Somebody whose job is to ensure that the sector is being done in as healthy a state as possible, somebody whose job is to make sure we're not surprised, for example, with what we saw at COVID. Suddenly we had shortages of critical things at home. Obviously dollars will help, funding will help, policy will help. But I think to make sure that we don't play catch up all the time, one thing I would love to see, and this is my personal opinion, is something like a CMO for the United States. It's his or her job to make sure that they are thinking about the sector, what the sector needs not just today and five years down the line, 10 years down the line, and to make sure we don't kind of fall back. We always are proactively ahead of the curve on that. So that's one idea at least as we were doing our research that kind of stuck with me. 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Tayler rambles about how America was discovered, whether or not he could rob a bank, and other nonsense.

Join us for our Veterans Appreciation Podcast where we highlight the mission of local nonprofits and programs that work within the veteran community! This week's episode is with Justin Lehew of History Flight, a nonprofit in the Fredericksburg, VA area dedicated to researching, recovering and repatriating America's service members.

EP 2186 Not everyone should be doing software development work, accounting or other forms of office work. Here's another option. This is a particularly good show for parents and grandparents. Terry Iverson's Book, Finding America's Next Great Champion is available through Amazon, please use this link https://amzn.to/37aPsq0 SUPPORTERS: Take mock interviews https://thebiggamehunter.us/mock Get better at interviewing. Order the inexpensive premium version and I personally critique your answers. Jobscan https://thebiggamehunter.us/scan It matches your resume with a job description so you can make yours stronger. Take the trial and decide. ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a coach who worked as a recruiter for what seems like one hundred years. His work involves career coaching, as well as executive job search coaching, job coaching, and interview coaching. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 2100 episodes. Are you interested in 1:1 coaching, interview coaching, advice about networking more effectively, how to negotiate your offer or leadership coaching? Schedule a discovery call at my website, www.TheBigGameHunter.us Learn to interview like a pro. "The Ultimate Job Interview Framework" www.TheBigGameHunter.us/interviews Kindle and print versions are available on Amazon. Classes On Skillshare https://thebiggamehunter.us/Skillshare Become a freelancer or hire one on fiverr.com https://thebiggamehunter.us/fiverr. I use it and I may wind up hiring you! To set up your freelance business correctly, you may want to incorporate https://thebiggamehunter.us/incorporate Join Career Angles on Facebook and receive support, ideas, and advice in your current career and job. Connect with me on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/thebiggamehunter Mention you listen to the podcast or watch my YouTube channel. If you are starting your search, order, “Get Ready for the Job Jungle” on Amazon. Job Search Going Nowhere? "Diagnosing Your Job Search Problems" for Kindle on Amazon and receive free Kindle versions of "No BS Resume Advice" and "Interview Preparation. Watch my videos on YouTube at JobSearchTV.com, the Job Search TV app for Roku, fireTV or a firestick or Bingenetworks.tv for Apple TV, and 90+ smart tv's. Since 2007, FlexJobs has been the #1 site for work at home opportunities www.TheBigGameHunter.us/flex Thinking of making a career change and need some ideas that fit you. CareerFitter offers a free test and if you want more you can upgrade for the paid version.https://thebiggamehunter.us/Career --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/nobsjobsearchadviceradio/support

President & CEO at Iverson & Company Show notes: https://www.markgraban.com/mistake74 My guest for Episode #74 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Terry Iverson, the President & CEO at Iverson & Company, a third-generation family-owned company that produces machine tooling. Terry is the author of Finding America's Greatest Champion: Building Prosperity Through Manufacturing, Mentoring and the Awesome Responsibility of Parenting (2018). He is also founder of the ChampionNow! Foundation, formed in 2012. Questions and topics include: What lesson did Terry learn about responsibility, in the realm of high school academics and sports eligibility? Lesson about accountability, when others depend on you As a father, can you teach that story or has to be lived? Fessing up and telling the truth about a mistake in the business You don't make a decision KNOWING its the wrong decision — but learn something? --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/favorite-mistake/support

CHAMPION Now® Founder Terry M. Iverson believes there is nothing more important than the young people of this country. He says that the manufacturing industry relies on the next generation of skilled workers, managers, and entrepreneurs to lead this country into a prosperous future. Get 30% off “Finding America’s Greatest Champion” IVERSON & COMPANY - CHAMPIONNOW! TWITTER @terrymiverson linkedin.com/in/terry -iverson-278b259 Facebook: Terry Iverson TWITTER @championnow @iversonandco Facebook - C.H.A.M.P.I.O.N. NOW, Iverson & Company Michelle Segrest has created and branded editorial content for the processing industries since 2008. No other reporter in the processing industries has seen manufacturing as up-close-and-personal as Michelle Segrest. She has toured manufacturing facilities in more than 75 cities, in 12 countries, and on three continents. She has covered more than 150 industry events worldwide and has been the keynote speaker at three national conferences. Contact her at michelle@navigatecontent.com She is the author of the 3-volume book series “Modern Manufacturing” which features more than 30 real-world stories of industry champions and how they are using big data and innovative processes to build the factory of the future. Resources and Links: Factory of the Future Podcast Manufacturing Trends Build the Factory of the Future Bionics Drive Factory Automation The Future of IIoT Augmented Reality Modern Manufacturing Book Series If you have interesting information to share and want to contact Michelle about being a guest on a future episode of this Podcast, send her an email at michelle@navigatecontent.com. Music: Powerwalkin’ by Future Joust www.epidemicsound.com --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/michelle-segrest/support

Greg Pickens of FINDING AMERICA comes back on the show to talk about his adventures, finds, and metal detecting.LINKS:FINDING AMERICA on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/88205saleenGreg Pickens on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greg.pickens.5RELICS RADIO is live on spreaker.com/digginwithseven every Thursday night at 8:00 pm (Eastern) and is available on spreaker.com or wherever you get your podcast.Be sure and check out the Relics Radio sponsors:Tim Henderson (Murray Branch Outdoors) – tjhenderson@comcast.netAmerican Digger Magazine - www.americandigger.comDetectees Metal Detecting Apparel & Gear - www.detectees.comThe RingFinders Metal Detecting Service Inc: https://theringfinders.com/DIGGIN WITH SEVEN’s LINKS:Diggin with Seven on YouTube www.youtube.com/digginwithseven Diggin with Seven on MeWe: https://mewe.com/group/5ff9b8e3c3e5427a1b6f17dfRelics Radio on MeWe: https://mewe.com/group/5fdcb8bb0e3715112094773cLoy Milam on MeWe: https://mewe.com/i/loymilamDK’s LINKS:Adventures in Dirt on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/adventuresindirtAdventures in Dirt Facebook Group page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/AdventuresInDirt

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Jay interviews a true Champion of U.S. Manufacturing; Terry Iverson. While Terry's day job is running Iverson & Co a seller of new and used machine tools; Terry's true passion is to educate our country on the importance of Manufacturing in the USA. Terry founded ChampionNow with the goal of moving manufacturing forward, erasing old stigmas, and educating and mentoring the younger generations on the exciting opportunities that exist within Manufacturing. Terry is also author of “Finding America's Greatest Champion” - a resource for students, parents, educators and industry leaders to understand what is possible for our young people in this country with regards to manufacturing careers. Enjoy!

This week Terry Iverson joins the conversation, successful businessman, founder of the American ‘Champion Now Organisation' and author of the book “Finding America's Greatest Champion”. The discussion focusses upon vocational education and American manufacturing sector.

Today I am speaking with the owner of Iverson & Company, starting his 40th year with an 89-year-old third-generation Des Plaines machine tool distributorship & re-builder. He’s author of “Finding America’s Greatest Champion: Building Prosperity through Manufacturing, Mentoring and the Awesome Responsibility of Parenting.” and my career conversation guest Terry M. Iverson Website: www.championnow.org Connect with Terry Iverson: On Twitter @championnow  @terrymiverson

Not everyone should be doing software development work, accounting or other forms of office work. Here's another option. This is a particularly good show for parents and grandparents. Terry's Book, Finding America's Next Great Champion is available at 30% off. ABOUT JEFF ALTMAN, THE BIG GAME HUNTER Jeff Altman, The Big Game Hunter is a career and leadership coach who worked as a recruiter for more than 40 years. He is the host of “No BS Job Search Advice Radio,” the #1 podcast in iTunes for job search with more than 1800 episodes and “No BS Coaching Advice.” He is a member of The Forbes Coaches Council. Are you interested in 1:1 coaching, interview coaching, advice about networking more effectively, how to negotiate your offer or leadership coaching? Use this link to schedule a free Discovery call with me.  Connect with me on LinkedIn. Connect with me on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/thebiggamehunter Mention you listen to the podcast or watch my YouTube channel. Otherwise, I may not accept the request, particularly if you are outside the US. If you have a quick question for me, you can get it answered with a 3-5 minute video or schedule a 15 minute live conversation with me.   Join and attend my classes on Skillshare. Become a premium member and get 2 months free.

This week Charli and Bethany talk with Empowering team member Bekah all about advocacy marketing - what it is, what the benefits are, and how to implement it.  Then Charli interviews Terry Iverson, CEO of Iverson & Company, Founder of a 501(C3) CHAMPIONNow!, and author of Finding America's Greatest Champion.Terry's Bio & Links:In 1980 I started working for my family's machine tool distributorship. I have the awesome opportunity to work with and sell machine tool solutions to some of the most advanced manufacturers in the country. Over the last 40 years I have learned a great deal about the current state of lack of skilled workers in the machining and manufacturing world. This led me to get involved in technical education for over 25 years. TWITTER: @terrymiverson@championnow  @iversonandcoFACEBOOK: @Championnow.org @iversonandco WEBSITES: www.iversonandco.comwww.championnow.org Resources and Links Mentioned in the Podcast:Sign up for Empowering Pumps & Equipment newsletter: https://empoweringpumps.com/enewsletter-archive/ Empowering Women in Industry Zoom Meeting: Wednesday, May 27 at 11 AM CST. https://www.empoweringwomeninindustry.com/events-1/empowering-women-in-industry-virtual-meet-up-and-video-chat-3Empowering Pumps & Equipment Zoom Meeting: Wednesday, May 26 at 4 PM CST. https://empoweringpumps.com/event/join-us-for-an-interactive-online-session/Nominate an Industry Person of the Week: https://empoweringpumps.com/nominate-a-pump-person-of-the-week/https://empoweringpumps.com/psg-why-peristaltic-pumps-excel-in-wastewater-handling/https://empoweringpumps.com/cfturbo-inc-celebrates-their-new-software-release/https://empowering-brands.com/2020/05/22/the-power-of-advocate-marketing-influencer-digitalmedia-b2b/Connect with us:https://twitter.com/empoweringpumpshttps://www.facebook.com/empoweringpumps/https://www.linkedin.com/company/empowering-pumps-llchttps://www.instagram.com/empoweringpumps/https://empoweringpumps.com/email: podcast@empoweringpumps.comNew shows come out every Monday, and until then you can connect with us by tagging us on social media @empoweringpumps and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or by emailing us at podcast@empoweringpumps.comAnd until then, be empowering!--Sound by"Werq" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)"Rising Tide" Kevin MacLeod Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Terry Iverson, founder of the non-profit Champion Now and author of Finding America’s Greatest Champion, talks about the future of the job market--where are the gaps now and what might young people do to best prepare themselves for the world of work? Find out in this week’s episode!

Our guest on today’s show is Terry Iverson, co-owner of Iverson and Company and author of a new book called Finding America’s Greatest Champion: Building Prosperity Through Manufacturing, Mentoring and the Awesome Responsibility of Parenting. Scroll down to listen to the podcast Terry and his family have been in the machine tool and production business […]

Nicole Ellis tells the story of the Clotilda, the last-known ship of the illegal slave trade in the U.S. And Oyinkan Braithwaite ruminates on the unexpected relatability of her novel, “My Sister, the Serial Killer.”

This week’s guest is Greg Pickens of “Finding America” on YouTube. Greg shares his stories with us tonight on Relics RadioHere are some links to Greg’s channels: Finding American on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/88205saleen/featuredFacebook page: https://www.facebook.com/greg.pickens.5Twitter:https://twitter.com/AmericaFindingRELICS RADIO is live on spreaker.com/digginwithseven every Thursday night at 8:00 pm Eastern, and is also now syndicated with Cutting Edge Radio Network and has a show each Sunday afternoon at 2 pm (Arizona time) at www.GoodTalkRadio.com We can also be found on PodBean at www.relicsradio.podbean.com iHeart Radio at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-relics-radio-show-28797420/ and iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/relics-radio-show/id1334704177?mt=2Be sure and check out our sponsors:American Digger Magazine - www.americandigger.comDetectees Metal Detecting Apparel & Gear - www.detectees.comMurray Branch Outdoors – www.murraybranchoutdoors.com (call Tim Henderson 615-948-4611 for special deals)RangerRob Pet Poopy Bags - www.RangerRobPoopyBags.com

This week’s guest is Greg Pickens of “Finding America” on YouTube. Greg shares his stories with us tonight on Relics RadioHere are some links to Greg’s channels: Finding American on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/88205saleen/featuredFacebook page: https://www.facebook.com/greg.pickens.5Twitter:https://twitter.com/AmericaFindingRELICS RADIO is live on spreaker.com/digginwithseven every Thursday night at 8:00 pm Eastern, and is also now syndicated with Cutting Edge Radio Network and has a show each Sunday afternoon at 2 pm (Arizona time) at www.GoodTalkRadio.com We can also be found on PodBean at www.relicsradio.podbean.com iHeart Radio at https://www.iheart.com/podcast/966-relics-radio-show-28797420/ and iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/relics-radio-show/id1334704177?mt=2Be sure and check out our sponsors:American Digger Magazine - www.americandigger.comDetectees Metal Detecting Apparel & Gear - www.detectees.comMurray Branch Outdoors – www.murraybranchoutdoors.com (call Tim Henderson 615-948-4611 for special deals)RangerRob Pet Poopy Bags - www.RangerRobPoopyBags.com

On this episode of TruckBeat, the team heads to neighborhoods north and east of downtown Knoxville to learn more about how ZIP code impacts health and well-being. We learn about an effort by East Knoxville organization Five Points Up to understand and combat the forces that drive the neighborhood’s health disparities. And we meet a group of women in the Parkridge neighborhood that’s determined to beat the ZIP code odds. There’s a direct link between where we live and our health. In fact, many studies have found ZIP code is a better predictor of physical and mental health, quality of life and life expectancy than even DNA. The reason? Access – to clean air and water, transportation, education, safe housing and jobs. Living in a walkable neighborhood, with sidewalks and public parks, also makes a big difference. So does race. These so-called “social determinants of health” mean Americans who live just a few miles apart may face dramatically different health outcomes during their lifetimes. “In some cases, life expectancy can differ by as much as 20 years in neighborhoods only about five miles apart from one another,” according to research from the Virginia Commonwealth University Center on Society and Health. This piece was produced by Matt Shafer Powell, Jess Mador and Leslie Snow of TruckBeat, part of Localore: Finding America, a national production of AIR, the Association of Independents in Radio. Find more stories at NPR and at Finding America. TruckBeat is #FindingAmerica.

"Roane County is such a beautiful part of the country, with lush mountains and beautiful rivers. But we do have a terrible problem here, and it's opiate addiction." In East Tennessee's Roane County, the legal and personal costs of the opioid epidemic collide at the county's historic courthouse. Charlene Hipsher, assistant to the local prosecutor, helped launch a special "recovery court" with the goal of getting drug addicts into treatment instead of jail. Hipsher says recovery court is "intensive supervision and treatment" that provides addicts an alternative to a jail cell and the opportunity to overcome their addiction. Her colleague Dennis Humphrey, general sessions court judge and recovery court judge, says they've found that, "more jail, more jail, more jail," is not effective in helping serious addicts who commit crimes. "It does not remedy the problem," he says, "but something in the nature of a drug court does get to the heart of their problem, try to remedy that, try to work with them, to show them that we do care about what's happening." TruckBeat is #FindingAmerica. This piece was produced by Matt Shafer Powell and Jess Mador of TruckBeat, part of Localore: Finding America, a national production of AIR, the Association of Independents in Radio. Find more stories at NPR and at Finding America.

Bring Your Own is a nomadic storytelling series that takes place in unconventional spaces within the community. Each month, eight storytellers have eight minutes to respond to a theme. BYO airs on All Things New Orleans and is a biweekly podcast on WWNO.org. This story was told on July 28th, 2016 at the Homer Plessy Community School, and later produced by Laine Kaplan-Levenson . The theme of the evening was "Heard: Why The Young Feel Old" and the event was in partnership with Eve Abrams’ ‘Unprisoned’ project . Here, Jewel Williams won with this story of how William Shakespeare helped her come out to her parents. The next BYO will take place Thursday, December 15th at Propeller Incubator at 4035 Washington Avenue. BYO is partnering with the Workers Center for Racial Justice on the theme ‘Moved.’ More at bringyourownstories.com . Unprisoned: Stories From The System is produced by Eve Abrams and brought to you by New Orleans Public Radio and Finding America , a national initiative

Bring Your Own is a nomadic storytelling series that takes place in unconventional spaces within the community. Each month, eight storytellers have eight minutes to respond to a theme. BYO airs on All Things New Orleans and is a biweekly podcast on WWNO.org. This story was told on March 3rd , 2016 at the Michalopoulos Studio, and later produced by Laine Kaplan-Levenson . The theme of the evening was 'Born on Parole' and Bruce Reilly talks the trials and tribulations of dating, while on Parole. This Bring Your Own story was produced as part of Unprisoned, a project of WWNO and Finding America, with financial support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Learn more about Unprisoned at wwno dot org and facebook dot com dash unprisoned. Both are also podcasts on itunes. The next BYO takes place on July 28th, again in partnership with Unprisoned. It's from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Homer Plessy Community school, and the theme is "HEARD: Why The Young Feel Old".

Can stories help to bring a community together?  How about radio stories, conceived and made by citizen storytellers? Introducing Storymakers: Durham, a project of the national Localore: #FindingAmerica initiative.

Bring Your Own is a nomadic storytelling series that takes place in unconventional spaces within the community. Each month, eight storytellers have eight minutes to respond to a theme. BYO airs on All Things New Orleans and is a biweekly podcast on WWNO.org. This Bring Your Own story was produced as part of Unprisoned , a project of WWNO and Finding America . It was told on March 3 , 2016 at the Michalopoulos Studio, and later produced by Karen Gardner. The theme of the evening was "Born on Parole," and Jabari Brown won with his story called "Pig Tales." The next BYO will take place Thursday April 21 at the Jazz and Heritage Center on Rampart Street. More at bringyourownstories.com . Unprisoned: Stories From The System is produced by Eve Abrams and brought to you by New Orleans Public Radio and Finding America , a national initiative produced by AIR, the Association of Independents in Radio, Incorporated, and with financial support from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the

A conversation between David Marlett and Iraq veteran Craig Anderson. Craig has an ongoing Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign wherein he seeks funding to travel across the United States, photographing and documenting what makes America a great country to live in and fight for. In this conversation Craig discusses what led him to undertake this mission, the work involved in crowdfunding, the obstacles he faced, and the passion required.

Finding America on Finding Asheville?   Nathan sits down with Justin Ferraby, operations manager at The Orange Peel and Dig Festival organizer for the 48th episode of Finding Asheville. They chat about growing up in the UK, why perhaps you should spend more than $40 on a bottle of wine, how he risked everything to be a U.S. citizen, including an extended time living here illegally, what would compel someone to throw a music festival like Dig Fest that has a mostly local focus, and finally why The Orange Peel has become one of the most successful music venues in the South East.