Podcasts about industrial engineers

Hiring, onboarding, training, sales—it all gets easier with one thing: a documented process. In this episode of The Business Ownership Podcast I interviewed Adi Klevit. Adi is the leader and visionary of Business Success Consulting Group. Her twenty-five years of knowledge and experience as a trained Industrial Engineer, management consultant, and business executive give her a unique understanding of the challenges businesses face. Adi utilizes her practical know-how and wisdom to successfully help organizations and companies of any size dramatically improve their efficiency and performance.By leveraging her ability to understand business processes as well as people and drawing on her high-caliber skills in vital areas of personnel management, finance, and operations, Adi can help virtually any business owner achieve their goals and bring order to their lives. Could documenting your processes be the missing link to scaling faster and hiring smarter?Check this out!Show Links:Adi Klevit on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adiklevit/Meet with Adi: https://calendly.com/meetwithadi/free-process-mapping-sessionBook a call with Michelle: https://go.appointmentcore.com/book/IcFD4cGJoin our Facebook group for business owners to get help or help other business owners!The Business Ownership Group - Secrets to Scaling: https://www.facebook.com/groups/businessownershipsecretstoscalingLooking to scale your business? Get free gifts here to help you on your way: https://www.awarenessstrategies.com/

Systems & Processes That Drive Profit with Adi Klevit   Chaos is expensive. In this episode of The Profit Answer Man, we crack the code on how documented systems aren't just nice-to-have—they're the missing multiplier in your business's profitability formula. If you're tired of being the bottleneck, constantly putting out fires, and never getting ahead, it's time to trade the hustle for high-performance systems that scale. Our guest, Adi Klevit, reveals how business owners can create a self-operating machine by implementing and optimizing their processes.  Spoiler alert: Systems aren't the enemy of creativity—they're the foundation of freedom.    In This Episode, You'll Learn:  Why most entrepreneurs resist creating processes—and how that resistance kills profitability. The difference between organized chaos and scalable clarity. How systematization frees up your mental space AND cash flow. The connection between process documentation and higher business valuations. Why your SOPs are your secret weapon in scaling and exiting.    Key Takeaways:  “Freedom comes from structure.” Entrepreneurs crave autonomy, but lack of documented processes is what traps them in day-to-day firefighting. Systems are your escape hatch. Systematize for scalability. Want to sell your business or open new locations? Investors and buyers care about repeatability. That means documented processes. Retention tool: Losing a key employee shouldn't threaten your operations. When SOPs are in place, you retain knowledge even if you lose people. Consistency = trust = profit. Standardized delivery builds a brand customers trust—and trust drives referrals and lifetime value. Build your business to sell, even if you're not planning to. Systematizing gives you options—scale, step back, or cash out.    About Adi Klevit:  Adi Klevit is the visionary founder of Business Success Consulting Group, where she helps business owners build scalable, efficient organizations. With a 25+ year background as an Industrial Engineer and management consultant, Adi turns complexity into clarity. She's a process queen and people whisperer—combining strategy and operations into a powerhouse system that frees business owners to thrive.  She's also the host of the Systems Simplified podcast, where she interviews top entrepreneurs about the systems behind their success.    Conclusion:   Systems Drive Profit. What's the true cost of not having processes? Missed profits. Burnout. Lost opportunities. Adi makes a compelling case that processes are profit levers—and that the business owner's role is to step back, build systems, and lead with clarity. As EOS, Traction, and Scaling Up all emphasize: documented, followed-by-all processes are a non-negotiable for sustainable growth.  If you're ready to turn chaos into cash flow, this episode will show you how.    Links:   Website: https://bizsuccesscg.com  Podcast: https://bizsuccesscg.com/podcast/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adiklevit/  Link to schedule free process mapping session: https://calendly.com/meetwithadi/free-process-mapping-session    Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@profitanswerman Sign up to be notified when the next cohort of the Profit First Experience Course is available! Profit First Toolkit: https://lp.profitcomesfirst.com/landing-page-page  Relay Bank (affiliate link): https://relayfi.com/?referralcode=profitcomesfirst Profit Answer Man Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/profitanswerman/ My podcast about living a richer more meaningful life: http://richersoul.com/ Music provided by Junan from Junan Podcast Any financial advice is for educational purposes only and you should consult with an expert for your specific needs. #profitfirst

I chat with Judith Trahan, an Industrial Engineer that works for a biotechnology company in Austin Tx.  She has a family with two sons, and they've had many unexplained experiences in her family. She has been interested in the subject of ghosts, haunted places, life after death, UFO, etc.. since she was a teenager. She would often sit and listen to her grandmother tell different stories of unexplained events that occurred in their family.  Her podcast, Chronicles of the Unexplained dives into the fascinating topic of the paranormal. Listen now on your favorite podcast directory. Check out her website: Unexplained PodcastIf your feeling lead, you can Buy Me A Coffee on http://www.ajuicypearpodcast.comSupport the show

Dr. Khwaja Moinuddin grew up in India with what he calls a “normal childhood”. He attended high school and then received his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering in his home town. With some convincing and soul searching he then came to the United States and attended Texas Tech university where he obtained his Master's degree and began working toward obtaining a PhD. Khwaja tells us about his time at Texas Tech including how, when funding grew hard to get, he overcame his fears and adversity and found a job that helped him stay in school. Even so, while working on his Doctorate degree he secured a job with 3M and, as he tells us, he learned a lot and even today he is grateful for the opportunities he had at this company. Eventually, however, under the advice of others he did finish his PhD, but not in Mechanical Engineering as such.   Khwaja began learning about organizations, how they worked, why often they didn't work well and he developed ways to help people at all levels of organizations learn how to stop being so resistive to change and thus develop more positive attitudes and constructive methods of accomplishing tasks.   We get to hear much wisdom from Khwaja on leadership, resistance to change and how to better accomplish tasks by being more open to new ideas. This episode is a MUST for everyone if you are at all open to learning some new ideas and growing to be better in whatever you do at work, in life and at play.       About the Guest:   Dr. Khwaja Moinuddin is a renowned leader in Continuous Improvement, Change Management, and Business Transformation, with over 22 years of hands-on experience driving measurable impact across diverse industries. His mission is clear: to help organizations embed a culture of excellence, resilience, and continuous learning - not as a temporary initiative, but as a way of working. Whether leading large-scale change programs, coaching executives, or transforming operational models, he has built a reputation for delivering tangible business results and lasting cultural shifts. With deep expertise in Continuous Improvement, Change Leadership, and Robotic Process Automation (RPA), Dr. Moinuddin partners with organizations to challenge the status quo, eliminate inefficiencies, and create high-performing teams. He has worked across multiple industries, functions, and global markets, collaborating with executive leaders, middle managers, and frontline employees to break down silos and drive sustainable transformation. His holistic approach ensures that strategy, execution, and people engagement work in tandem, because real change happens when employees at every level take ownership of improvement. A passionate thought leader and author, Dr. Moinuddin has distilled his years of experience into two books that serve as practical guides for transformation:   "I.N.S.P.I.R.E. - An Adaptive Change Excellence Model and Guide of the people, for the people, by the people" – A framework for leading people-centered, high-impact change initiatives. "Are You (Really) Listening?: Decoding the Secrets of Unheard Conversations" – A deep dive into the power of listening as a critical leadership and change management skill.   Dr. Moinuddin's philosophy is simple: transformation is not about tools, it's about people, mindset, and discipline. If your organization is struggling with change fatigue, leadership misalignment, or resistance to new ways of working, he can help you turn obstacles into opportunities and create a culture where excellence thrives. Let's connect and explore how we can drive real, measurable business impact, together!     Dr. Khwaja Moinuddin's journey is a testament to the power of perseverance, continuous learning, and an unstoppable mindset. Born and raised in a simple middle-class family in Pondicherry, India, a former French colony - he completed his schooling and earned a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering before moving to the U.S. to pursue his Master's in Industrial Engineering. At Texas Tech University, he excelled academically, achieving a 4.0/4.0 GPA in his major (Manufacturing) and an overall GPA of 3.83/4.0. While pursuing his degree, he also worked as an intern for Rhodia Inc., a chemicals manufacturing company, gaining valuable hands-on industry experience. Khwaja began his career as an Industrial Engineer with 3M, where he learned the foundations for his expertise in Continuous Improvement (CI) and Change Leadership. Over the years, he obtained multiple professional certifications, including Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Certified Change Practitioner, Certified Prince2 Practitioner and Certified Scrum Master. His career took him across the globe, leading large-scale transformation initiatives in world-renowned organizations such as Ocean Spray Cranberries, Shell, Maersk, GARMCO, HSBC, and PDO (Petroleum Development Oman). Despite a demanding global career, Khwaja pursued his passion for learning, earning a Doctorate in Management Studies and a second Master's degree in Psychology while working full-time. His belief "To Learn is to Breathe" has shaped his leadership philosophy, helping organizations embrace change, embed a culture of excellence, and achieve breakthrough results. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Khwaja is a devoted husband and father. He fell in love with and married his wife, Sangeetha, while in the U.S., and together they have a 15-year-old son, Tanish. They now reside in Chennai, India. Dr. Khwaja travels frequently for his consulting work, and he continues to inspire businesses, leaders, and professionals to transform their organizations, and themselves - with an unstoppable mindset.   Ways to connect with Dr. Khwaja:   https://www.processexcellencenetwork.com/contributor/khwaja-moinuddin https://www.journeytowardsexcellence.com/ https://www.khwajamoinuddin.com/ https://www.journeytowardsexcellence.com/ https://www.khwajamoinuddin.com/     About the Host:   Michael Hingson is a New York Times best-selling author, international lecturer, and Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe. Michael, blind since birth, survived the 9/11 attacks with the help of his guide dog Roselle. This story is the subject of his best-selling book, Thunder Dog.   Michael gives over 100 presentations around the world each year speaking to influential groups such as Exxon Mobile, AT&T, Federal Express, Scripps College, Rutgers University, Children's Hospital, and the American Red Cross just to name a few. He is Ambassador for the National Braille Literacy Campaign for the National Federation of the Blind and also serves as Ambassador for the American Humane Association's 2012 Hero Dog Awards.   https://michaelhingson.com https://www.facebook.com/michael.hingson.author.speaker/ https://twitter.com/mhingson https://www.youtube.com/user/mhingson https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhingson/   accessiBe Links https://accessibe.com/ https://www.youtube.com/c/accessiBe https://www.linkedin.com/company/accessibe/mycompany/   https://www.facebook.com/accessibe/       Thanks for listening!   Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! 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The podcast where inclusion, diversity and the unexpected meet. Hi, I'm Michael Hingson, Chief Vision Officer for accessiBe and the author of the number one New York Times bestselling book, Thunder dog, the story of a blind man, his guide dog and the triumph of trust. Thanks for joining me on my podcast as we explore our own blinding fears of inclusion unacceptance and our resistance to change. We will discover the idea that no matter the situation, or the people we encounter, our own fears, and prejudices often are our strongest barriers to moving forward. The unstoppable mindset podcast is sponsored by accessiBe, that's a c c e s s i capital B e. Visit www.accessibe.com to learn how you can make your website accessible for persons with disabilities. And to help make the internet fully inclusive by the year 2025. Glad you dropped by we're happy to meet you and to have you here with us.   Michael Hingson ** 01:20 Well, hello again, everyone. I am your host once again. Michael hingson, and you are listening to unstoppable mindset. We're really glad you're with us, wherever you happen to be in the world, and wherever we happen to be talking in the world. And today we're actually talking to Dr Khwaja Moinuddin from India. So it's a long distance boy signals travel a lot faster today than they did when we used covered wagons or Coney pony expresses. So I'm really grateful for the fact that we get to use Zoom and computers and do things in such a meaningful way. So anyway, here we are. Kwaja has written two books, and I know he's going to tell us about those, so I'm not going to give a lot of that away. He has been a transformational leader. He also has a background in mechanical engineering, and that fascinates me, because it seems to me, it's interesting going from mechanical engineering to being a transformational subject matter expert and expert by any standard. So I'm going to be curious to hear about that. But anyway, meanwhile, Khwaja, I want to welcome you to unstoppable mindset, and thank you for being here.   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 02:28 Thank you. Thank you, Michael, it's, it's indeed an honor to be on your podcast. And you know, as as we have been discussing, I'm no expert by any means. I have just gathered years and years of experience, 22 plus years of experience, and I'm still learning and continuous improvement, transformation. It's an ocean. So the more you know I learn, the more I feel like I don't know much. Yes, there is to learn, yes.   Michael Hingson ** 03:05 Well, I know exactly what you're saying. I think if we stop learning, then we have really let ourselves down and let the world down. We need to continue to learn. And I very much enjoy doing this podcast, because I get to learn so much from so many people. It's really a lot of fun. So I want to again, thank you for being here and looking forward to all that we get to talk about today. So let's get to it. I'd like to learn a little bit about maybe the early Khwaja Growing up and so on. Tell us a little bit about you growing up in India and so on.   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 03:38 Yep, I'm from a very small town in Pondicherry called Pondicherry in in India, the closest big city is Chennai. It's about 160 kilometers south of Chennai. It used to be a former French colony. Now the place has been changed. I mean, the name has been changed from Pondicherry to Puducherry. But growing up, I'm the youngest of two kids. I have a brother. He's four years older than me, and my parents were typical middle class, lower middle class, both working parents. They worked really, really hard to put me and my brother through to school. They took care of us, they protected us. So I'm really grateful for my parents, my mom, my dad and my brother also could be quite me, you know, when I was young. So I'm really grateful to my family, because we were just the four of us in our family. Growing up, I went to a public school, initially, I went to a private school, and. Uh, but then my parents couldn't afford the fees, so we moved to public school, and I did all my schooling and my bachelor's in mechanical engineering in Pondicherry. So born and brought up in Pondicherry, which was a small fishing village, didn't know much about the real world until, you know, I graduated and stepped out of India for the very first time to go to the US to do my master's degree. My childhood was, was, was normal, you know, on a living on a on a coast. So I really enjoyed living near the beach. We didn't live very far away from the beach, just maybe, you know, maybe 100, 200 meters away from the beach. Growing up, I had a lot of friends, so we would be, would take our bicycles and and, you know, ride all over the town because it, you know, it wasn't as crazy as it is now with all the traffic and stuff, it was less congested. And the good thing about Pondicherry, an interesting fact is, because it was designed by the French, all the streets in Pondicherry are at right angles to each other. So you would never get lost if you are in Pondicherry, in the middle of the Pondicherry, because wherever you go, if you take a right turn and another right turn and another right turn, you will end up at the same place. So you will never get lost. That's an interesting fact in Pondicherry. How about Pondicherry?   Michael Hingson ** 06:39 So it certainly is a whole lot easier to travel around pontichery than it is to travel around Washington DC by any standard, I think. So yes, there's a lot of Angular streets and streets that go in different directions in Washington. So yeah, I think I'd like pot of cherry that's pretty good. So did you learn to fish?   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 07:03 Not, not, yeah. I mean, I did learn how to fish, but more swimming. Used to go to the ocean almost every day. You know, I think I practically spent a lot of time on the beach with my friends and in the playgrounds. Our playgrounds used to be huge growing up, unlike now, they have become so small and condensed with all the, you know, development, the real estate that's growing in India, in Pondicherry and in India in general. But, but yeah, I did learn how to fish, you know, not using, like a fishing rod in the in the US, but using, you know, the the fishing, the the thread, you know, the nylon wire, fishing net, yeah, yeah. Not, not the net, but the wire, just was the single wire,   Michael Hingson ** 07:58 well, so you what, what got you into mechanical engineering?   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 08:05 Well, you know, as, as all of my fellow Indians would say, in India, you are either an engineer or a doctor first. So, so I really had no choice. I had to become an engineer or a doctor. I didn't score enough to become a doctor, so I naturally became an engineer. But since I have to become an engineer, I was looking at, you know, all the different fields of engineering. What fascinated me was, you know, the field of mechanical engineering, because I heard from several of my friends and colleagues that mechanical engineering is an evergreen field, and typically, mechanical engineers can fit anywhere. And they were really, really they were, they were 100% correct. And I'm glad I chose mechanical engineering and I really liked my subject, because that what I am today would not be if I hadn't learned about mechanical engineering. Well.   Michael Hingson ** 09:07 So you, you got your bachelor's degree, but then you, as you said, you stepped out and you, you actually came to the United States and went to Texas Tech to do your advanced degree. What made you do that? That's moving a long way from home, yep.   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 09:23 So some of my my my friends and my seniors, also, when I was doing my mechanical engineering, they were talking about something called as a GRE or a TOEFL. It sounded Greek, like Greek and Latin to me. I didn't know what it was. I had no intention of going to the US initially. My intention was to get a job and earn a lot of money and and I was almost done studying at that point of time, you know, learning subjects like thermodynamics and lot of advanced mechanics. Engineering stuff for four years really wears you out. But my my seniors and and my cousin also, and my uncles and a lot of my relatives, they said, you know, if you don't do your masters now, and if you go straight away to work, you may not have the inclination to learn more. So they really, they really prompted me or nudged me to do my Masters also, and and my mom, of course, she has been a great, great, great driving force behind me. She She encouraged me to always, always, always learn. She herself has, you know, so many degrees I cannot, I don't even know how many degrees she has. She has master's degrees and Bachelor's degrees in in, you know, all sorts of areas. And to this day, you know, she she keeps learning, and she has been a teacher for about 45 years now. So so my mom, along with my relatives and my friends. They said, You know, you need to study more so. So, you know, I had actually got a job, you know, in my fourth year. And I got a job through on campus interviews, you know, like a career fair in the in the US, similar to a career fair in the US. So I gave up that job and I wrote GRE and TOEFL. I worked hard. Got I did not get like flying colors, but I got, I got good grades in GRE and TOEFL, and then I applied to universities. Initially I was going to be an aerospace engineer, but then my friends also told me that maybe that's a difficult field to get a job in in future, because it requires, you know, us, security clearance and stuff. So you're you're better off doing something which is related to mechanical engineering, or even mechanical engineering. I didn't want to go too much into technical stuff, so I explored industrial engineering, and I found, you know, the courses and all that stuff were really to my liking and to my interest. So, so then I chose industrial engineering and Texas Tech specifically because of the industrial engineering program they had. So then and, and that's one, one thing led to another. And then I landed in Texas Tech University.   Michael Hingson ** 12:26 Well, that must have been fun. So you had lots of new experiences. You learned about football and all sorts of other things in addition to your academic studies. Yes,   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 12:36 yes. Red Raiders. Go Red Raiders. Yeah, right.   Michael Hingson ** 12:40 Well, and I, I went to UC Irvine. I don't know, I still don't know if we have a much of a football team today. We have a good basketball team, but go anteaters anyway. So it's, it is interesting how our lives change and how we end up, how God gives us different opportunities? And then, of course, the issue really is us taking those opportunities and moving forward with them. When you You certainly did. You stepped out and you moved to the United States, you went to Texas Tech, you got your bachelor's, and where did you get your PhD?   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 13:19 So I got my master's from Texas Tech, and I was, I also started to do my PhD in industrial engineering in Texas Tech, but unfortunately, I didn't finish, because the the department ran out of funding, and I had to search for a job. So I started to, I got my job in 3m as an industrial engineer. But I also did an internship in another company called Rodia, which is a chemicals manufacturing company. But then, you know, while I was doing, while I was, you know, still pursuing my full time job, I really wanted to go back to Texas Tech and complete my PhD, because I had completed all my coursework, except for the which was the dissertation which was pending. And you know, at that time, one of the professors told me, quadra, try and complete your PhD, otherwise you will regret it. I still remember his words to this day. I should have, you know, looking back, I should have stayed back in Texas Tech and finished my PhD. I should have, you know, borrowed some more money and finished my PhD in industrial engineering in Texas Tech. But nevertheless, what I did is I did my doctorate, professional doctorate in management studies in Indian School of Business Management. So slightly different. But, you know, I didn't, I didn't actually want to go for an MBA. So I want I did the doctorate in management studies because I was more interested in organizational behavior, operations. Management in that field. So I got it in 2012   Michael Hingson ** 15:07 Wow. So you, you, you did complete it, even though, again, it went in a slightly different direction. But what was your interest that that took you into a little bit more of a business oriented environment, because you had clearly been in mechanical engineering and in that discipline for most of your studies.   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 15:25 Yes, yes. So, you know, when I was doing my master's degree in Industrial Engineering, you know, and I got interested in continuous improvement, lean, Six Sigma, transformation, change management in that field, more as I was doing my masters in industrial engineering. And then when I got my first job in in 3m 3m is a great company, as you know, you know, I learned all the basics of my lean, Six Sigma change management, you know, hands on in 3m and I'm still grateful to this day that my very first job was in 3am actually, it's a funny story, because, you know, I got the job in 3m on the same day I was interviewed. So the I was very lucky. I think the the line manager really liked me, and he said, kwaja, I'm going to hire you on the spot. So I was, I was really, really, you know, ecstatic on that day, and I still remember that feeling to this day, yes. So what interested me to coming back to your question was when I was working in 3m they have a good mentorship program. So they asked me, you know, how do you want your career to be? You know, where do you see yourself in five years? In 10 years? In 15 years? How do you see yourself growing? And I said, I want to grow in the technical field. I want to become like a subject matter expert in Lean, Six Sigma, Black Belt, Master, Black Belt. And I want to grow in the technical field. And I remember the mentor, she told me, kwaja, while that's a good thought, but you will not grow much if you are purely technical, you will grow more if you combine your technical expertise with management, how to lead people, how to manage people, how to do change management with people so she actually, you know, planted the seed in me to do more of, you know, people management role. And for that, she prompted me to do more courses in people management, leading teams, how to work and collaborate with, you know, cross functional teams. And that interested me, and I started to search for courses that would give me that exposure. And then, you know, given the fact that also I took some courses in my master's, or when I was doing my PhD in industrial engineering, it prompted me more to move away from technical rather than getting a PhD in industrial engineering, to do adopt rate in management studies. And hence I, you know, slightly moved into the people management, operations management, into the softer stuff of managing people and getting stuff done through people, through others.   Michael Hingson ** 18:14 Well, nothing, nothing wrong with that. I know my background was in physics. But along the way, there came a time that I was confronted with an opportunity to take a job that wasn't directly related to physics, and I chose to do it. But out of that, I ended up being put in a situation once where I had to make a choice to either go find a new job or change from doing kind of human factors studies and other things related to a product going in instead into sales, and I chose to go into sales, but my reasoning was, It's difficult enough for blind people to get jobs. Finding a new job would be really a challenge, whereas an opportunity was being offered, and it was a good opportunity, so I accepted it. So again, I know that many times we do find that there is a an opportunity that comes along that maybe we don't expect, and if we take it, it's the right way to go.   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 19:14 Yes indeed. And your story has been fascinating, Michael, to be honest with you, it has been, you know, it's very inspirational. Your story, me and my wife, we were sharing, you know, how you how you overcame adversity, that's really, really, really inspirational.   Michael Hingson ** 19:33 Well, thank you. And I, I appreciate that. And you know, to me, it's just how we live life, and we sometimes we're presented with challenges and and we have to deal with those challenges, which is, of course, our role, and if we don't, then we're the losers for doing it. Well, in your case, did you ever have a defining moment or a situation where, if, since we call this unstoppable mindset, where. Kind of a mindset really affected you and to help you through it.   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 20:05 Yeah. I mean, many, many, many, many situations, there's never a dull day in continuous improvement, so it's full of challenges. Always, always. You know, in every organization I have worked for, there have been challenges in terms of, you know, how to deploy continuous improvement, how to take people with you in the journey of continuous improvement. But one of the things you know early on, when I was doing my my master's degree, is, you know, I think that that laid the foundation also for me to become more resilient and more adaptable. You know, when, when my department said they didn't have funding I wanted to, and this was, you know, when, when I was doing my master's degree, not, not, you know, when I went into my PhD, when I was doing my master's degree, after a semester, they said they didn't have enough funding. So a lot of my colleagues, you know, those who are in engineering, whether mechanical or industrial or or chemical or petroleum engineering, they would they were searching for jobs. I think it was the summer of 2001 and since it was summer, a lot of professors were on were on vacation, and I went door to door, knocking on every professor's, you know, Office, Office door. And almost everybody you know, kind of, you know, either shoot me away or said, you know, we don't have funding. Or, you know, their doors were closed because they were on vacation. So one of the, one of the things I did, you know, you know, I was very, very frustrated. I couldn't sleep. So I thought, What am I doing? What am I doing? What am I doing wrong here? Why am I not getting the funding. Why am I not getting a research assistantship? So as I was laying on my on my bed that that night, one evening, I thought to myself, and an idea came to me, why don't I go into Texas Tech University's Health Sciences Center, which is slightly far away. It's, you know, we have to walk, like, at least half an hour to get to the Texas Tech University's Health Sciences Center. And it's predominantly, you know, biology, Health Sciences Center. So nobody, none of my colleagues, had gone there to look for a job. So I thought, why not go there? Maybe I will find some luck. So initially, you know, I was told, No, you know, you don't have a biology background or, you know, we don't have jobs here. But on the third day, one professor, you know, as I was, I thought, you know, my day, on that day also is going to be a disappointment. Around five o'clock that evening, when I was about to go home and I noticed one professor's door was open. His name is branch Schneider, so if he's, if he's watching, you know, I'm grateful to him also for this brand Schneider. He is the professor in oncology department in Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. So I approached him, his door was open, and I told him, I'm searching for a job. Any job? Would you be able to give me a job? He thought, he thought about it, and without hesitation, you know, he said, I do have a job, but you may not like it. And he said, You know, it's it involves washing dishes, bakers. Are you comfortable in doing it? I said, I thought about it, and I said, I can do it if it helps me to get in state tuition. And he also thought about it, and he said, Yeah, I think that should not be a problem. And once I agreed to do that, then he said, I don't want you to just do that. I want to use your engineering skills to help me with research. You know, doing some reports, research, reports and analysis using your engineering skills. Would you be able to do that? I said, That's my specialty. I would be glad to do that. So, you know, one thing led to another, and then, you know, he gave me the research assistantship, and you know, I was able to continue with my with my master's degree without, you know, burdening my parents. Because, you know, I had got a huge loan to go to the US, as you know, going to the US during those times is not, is not cheap. It's very expensive. So, you know, I think that's what, that's what laid the foundation. So I thought, you know, nothing is impossible. So if I can do that, I think I can convince people to do change management, at least my change management skills, and, you know, my Lean Six Sigma skills to do the continuous improvement in organizations. So I think that one moment, I think, was, you know, when, when I got that. I didn't realize that, you know, when I got back to my room and I told my friends that, you know, I had got this job, everybody's jaw dropped. They said, You have done something impossible. So they said, you know, we are now going to go to Health Sciences Center also. So I think a lot of our engineering guys went and knocked doors in Health Sciences Center, and they began to get jobs there. I   Michael Hingson ** 25:24 remember once, one of the first jobs my brother ever got. He was, I think, in high school. He had gotten to high school, and he went to apply at a restaurant for a job, just to earn some money. And the owner said, Well, you know, let me think about it. Would you go outside and we got some weeds out in the in the area around the restaurant, would you just pull the weeds? And my brother said, Sure, why not? I don't have anything else to do. So he went out on like, in a half hour, he had, excuse me, he had pulled all the weeds. The manager came out and was just absolutely amazed that he had had done all of that. And he said, Well, okay, and I thought about it, I'll give you a job. And of course, he was really being tested. Would he go out and do whatever he was asked to do? Which Which he did do? And when he came home and told my parents, and I was there at the time about that, they said, you understand that this guy was just testing you to see whether you would do whatever needed to be done to help the restaurant. And you passed, and he got the job. We never know where things are going to come from. And indeed, yes, we should be open and be willing to explore. It's always a good thing when we do that. I haven't thought about that in years, but you just reminded me of that story, and it's a great story, and for me, it was a lesson that you've got to do sometimes different things, and when, when you're really asking for someone's assistance, you also need to look at what they're asking you to do, and you need to do what they're asking   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 27:01 yes, unless it's to shoot No, I'm not going to go out and   Michael Hingson ** 27:07 shoot someone. But that's a different story. But well, that's great. Well, now, while you were in the United States, you also went off and got married, huh?   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 27:18 Yes, I did.   Michael Hingson ** 27:21 Well, that was a that was a good thing. That's another good reason to have come to the US. Yes, now, is your wife from India or the US?   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 27:33 Well, it's a, it's an interesting story. Once again, we she, she is. She's two years younger to me, and, you know, we met at a birthday party, and in, you know, at a professor's daughter's birthday party. And I initially thought I knew her from somewhere, so I was very, very shy to to approach her. But then some of her, some of her friends, or, I think some of my friends who knew her, they asked me if you know I would be okay to drop them to their house. So when I was, when I was driving, I looked at her through the, you know, the rear view mirror, yeah, and I, I liked her a lot, so, but I didn't know whether she was looking at me at that time or not. But then later, I told her that I was looking at you when I was driving. And then, you know, one thing led to another, and you know, we dated. She's from India, so she was also doing her master's degree. When, when, you know, at the time, you know, I was doing an internship in in a chemicals manufacturing company in Vernon, Texas, which is in the middle of nowhere. And I used to drive three hours from Vernon to Lubbock because I thought Lubbock was in the middle of nowhere. But then, when I was when I was working in Vernon, which is just no like a small town of 10,000 people, then when I used to drive back to Lubbock, it was like heaven, Paradise. I could see many people in Lubbock. So when I was driving back and forth. And I was in, I met her in this, in this party, and then we started to date. And then, you know, we got, we got married in the US in 2000 we were dating for a very long time. We lived together also for for a long time, we got to know each other. And then we got married in 2008   Michael Hingson ** 29:42 Ah, well, that's great. Congratulations. How long have you been married now? Thank you.   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 29:48 Well. We have known each other now for 21 years since 2004 Yes, and we have been married since 2008 so 17 years. Wow. Congratulations. Thank you, thank you. And we have a son, 15 years old. And yeah, we, we are still, you know, happily married to each other, and she, you know, she has been a great support for me, not only in times of happiness, but but especially, you know, when I get frustrated, when when I'm not in such a good mood, or when I feel dejected, she has supported me tremendously, and she's still supporting me tremendously, but   Michael Hingson ** 30:30 I bet that goes both ways.   30:33 Yes,   Michael Hingson ** 30:35 you have to be more stable than you.   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 30:41 Yes, well, I think she's more emotionally matured also. Then I don't want to tell her that, but she may know after this podcast   Michael Hingson ** 30:52 well. So you do a lot of work in working with people involved in resistance and change and continuous improvement, and you deal with people with resistance and change. How do you push back? And how do you push beyond that? How do you get people who are so resistive to change to to agreeing to change? You know, the reason I ask is that we all we all hear people talk all the time about how change is important. Changes is necessary, but none of us really want to change. How do you deal with that?   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 31:26 Yes, so, you know, over the years, this is what, this is what I have learned also. And you know, I, I did my masters, my second masters in psychology, and that helped me a great deal. Also, I've always been, you know, fascinated with the psychology of human behavior. So I always wondered, you know, even when working in 3m or in my first company as an intern, I always wondered, you know, why? You know, even if a change is good, why are people resisting? And years and years passed by, I always, I always thought that, you know, we can, we can always convince people with rational, logical stuff, with data. But then I found out, you know, through through trial and error, I don't get convinced using logic. I have my own ways to resist. So when I learned about how I am resisting, I thought that's natural. Then how people, other people would resist. Because, you know my girlfriend at that time, who is my wife. Now, when she used to suggest something I would resist, that. She would say, quarter, you're not organized, you know, let's, let's get the house organized. And I would resist it because, you know, getting organized is a good thing, but then I had my own way of doing stuff. So, you know, to this day, I still resist, by the way, and she's still trying to convince me to get organized, but you know, I know why I resist. You know why I'm resisting. I know how I resist. So you know that, that you know early on, helped me, that, you know, people resist because we are trying to change them. It's not the change, but it's we are trying to change them into something that they don't want to so, for example, you know, one of the one of the line managers, or one of the leaders in a company that I worked for, he was completely against continuous improvement. He was telling me, I have been doing continuous improvement quadra, for 20 years, I don't need you to come and tell me how to do my job and how to improve it. And he was very open about it. I'm so glad he was. He was so open about it. Because, you know, I have also seen people who resist very covertly. They would say yes in front of you, and then, you know, go back and do their own stuff, or, you know, they won't do anything at all. So I wanted to understand him, why he felt that way. And, you know, I went on, you know, plant walks with him, and he was very proud when we were when we were walking around the plant, he showed me all the improvements that he did. So I told him, Bill, his name is Bill, what you're doing is continuous improvement. Bill, so I'm not trying to tell you to do your job. I'm here to tell you how to I'm here to help you how to do your job in a more structured way. And that's what CI is all about. So when I said that, immediately, he said, you know, guaja, I wish somebody you know, in your place, had told me that earlier, because people who had before you, who came before you, they were all about tools and templates. And I hate to use tools and templates. I'm more of a practical guy. So then that was a learning for me, also that, you know, that was an aha moment for me, that people, you know, certain people, have. Certain way of learning, and certain people have certain way of improving, but we all want to improve. So if we guide people in the right direction, and we talk their language, you know, we use their frame of reference, we use their language and and we see what are their pain points, and we try to help them overcome those pain points, then people would naturally, you know, you know, get the we would get the buy in for for the change, and people would not resist so much. So at the end, you know, what happened is Bill became a huge supporter of CI, not only a huge supporter of CI, he passed my green belt exam. Also, I coached him, and he passed my green belt exam. And he was, he was very happy. Initially, he was, he was, he was reluctant to even attend my course. But then, you know, after he went through the course, and then, you know, after we built the rapport. And then I, and then I told him, I'm not trying to replace you or, or I'm not trying to steal your job or, or I'm not telling trying to, you know, tell you how to do your job, because that's not what I'm here for. I'm here to help you. And continuous improvement is a more structured way of doing things, because you may be doing in trial and error, and by doing trial and error, you know, you may be making some costly mistakes, but when we apply it in a structured way, we can avoid 19 99% of errors, most of the time. So he really liked that approach. And he liked my approach of making things very, very practical, not speaking, you know, in heavy technical terms, not using the jargon and explaining it to him, you know, in his own language. That's what helped, you know, reduce the resistance. And over the years, what I have done is also, you know, adapt my way of how I'm approaching resistance. One of the courses which I took, and it was a certification course, also was, you know, instead of waiting for resistance to happen to you, we should approach resistance proactively. You know, when we announce a change, we should naturally expect resistance, and when we have resistance, it's a good thing. I have never, I never heard about it before, before I attended the course. I thought always resistance is bad. I thought resistance is something that we need to fight. We need to convince people, and those people who resist, they don't know what they're talking about. I used to see them as, you know, almost like enemies at workplace. This guy is against CI, why doesn't he or she gets CI, why are they, you know, resisting so much. Why are they criticizing me so much? I used to take it personally also. Later, I learned, you know, not to take things personally as well. So what I what I found, was that we should surface resistance proactively, whether you know it is in work life or in personal life, you know, when we are trying to do something out of the ordinary. When we are trying to improve something, we should expect resistance. And if there is no resistance, then that means either the resistance has gone underground, right, which has gone into COVID stage, or people have not understood the why. You know, what is this change? What is this? How is this going to affect me, people have not understood what you're talking about. So when we explain things, we should naturally expect resistance, and resistance helps in improving, you know, what is whatever we are trying to implement, you know, whether it is like a ERP implementation or, you know, Lean Six Sigma, or a transformation project, digital transformation, anything that we are trying to do, if people are resisting or if people are expressing concerns, it's a good thing. That's what I have learned over the years. Yeah,   Michael Hingson ** 38:50 at least, at least then they're open and they're talking to you about it, which is important. So how do you deal with the person who says, you know, like, like, Bill, I've been involved in continuous improvement, and maybe they really have, but you're talking about change, but in reality, what we have is working, and I'm not convinced that changing it is really going to make a difference. And you know, how do you deal with that?   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 39:21 Yep, again, you know, over the years, I have so many stories this. This story, again, is some of the organizations I have worked in this. This particular person was, was saying the same thing. You know, it was one of the TETRA pack manufacturing lines, you have seen the TETRA pack, right? So the the TETRA pack where juice is packed, or milk is packed, or any beverage is packed, right? So these Tetra packs, when they were producing those Tetra packs of juice, they had. An issue of the juice packs being either overweight or underweight. So they had this continuous issue on the line, not just one line, but I think three or four of the lines, so consistently, it would be either overweight or underweight. And if you are consistent, if you are having the overweight or underweight, you would be audited, and you would get into all sorts of trouble. And moreover, you know, you're losing money if you if the pack is overweight and if the pack is underweight, somebody can, can, you know, file a claim. Customer complaints would increase. So this, this particular line manager, he said, you know he was, he was avoiding me. And I know that he would, he would avoid me so, but he, you know, at that point of time, he had no choice. So he said, kwaja, I have a few ideas, you know, I don't before, you know, you come and tell me, you know, continuous improvement, blah, blah, blah. I have a few ideas. I want to test them. And he gave me, he gave me, you know, the his thought process, and he wanted to try that before, you know, he before he agreed to listen to me. So I said, Bob, I'm all for it, please. Please, go ahead and let's see whether you know what you're trying to do. Works or not. So basically, in, you know, in our language, what we call it as as an experiment in continuous improvement terminology, we call it as an experiment. He was trying to do, you know, an experiment with one factor at a time, meaning that, you know, he would try to change one variable, and he would try to see whether that has any impact on, you know, the over overfilled packs or under filled packs. So he wanted to change one variable at a time, and there were three, four variables at that time, which he thought were, you know, suspects. So he wanted to change those variables and see what the impact would be. So I told him, Bob, yeah, let's, let's, let's try that. And I told him, you know, very politely, if that doesn't work, would you be willing to try what I am asking you to do? Because I have an idea. Also, he said, Yeah, let's, let's, let's do that. So I worked with him. I worked with him on the line, with his supervisors also. And he tried, you know, one factor at a time. He trained. He changed this, he changed that. It didn't work. So reluctantly. But then the good thing was, he was open minded also, reluctantly, he said, Okay, let's, let's sit in my office and let's talk. So I told him about a concept called Design of Experiments, DOE, in that, in that me using that you know, methodology, you can basically, you can basically have three, four factors which you can vary them simultaneously, and then see the impact on over packing and under packing. So when I explained to him, when I when I taught him about the concept him and his supervisors and the line operators, he said, Yeah, let's let's try. Let's see if this works. And at the end of the day, we were both trying to improve the process. We were both trying to get rid of this problem, sure, so we should be rolling. And then it worked within, within a few days, the problem got resolved. So what I learned from that is, sometimes, you know, you need to let people you know hit the wall before you offer them a solution. So that's something that I have learned. But of course, you know, in this case, it was not such a costly mistake. It was not, it was not like a disaster, but it was the controlled disaster. So, so what   Michael Hingson ** 43:28 was the actual change? What what change was made that fixed the problem? Or what was your idea that fixed the problem because he was changing variable at a time, but that was one example   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 43:39 at a time. Yep. So we had to do the root cause analysis. And through the root cause analysis, whatever variables that he was going after were not the root causes because he was not using a structured methodology. Okay, when we use the structured methodology, we went into root cause analysis. We did a structured like a fish bone diagram. I don't want to go into the technical details, but we did the in depth root cause analysis, and then we did something called as a design of experiment, where we chose three factors and we varied it simultaneous, so it is a controlled experiment which we did, and immediately, you know, it's not that you know you would do that, and you would get result. One month later, you would get results immediately, you would see the result immediately when you do that experiment versus what he did, it involved a certain bit of time. It would take one week for us to see a change. So when I showed him this and this versus this, he was really impressed. And from that day onwards, he became a huge supporter of CI, in fact, you know, the plant in which I was working in, you know, with the support of, you know, one of the plant managers, Tim, his name, I'm I'm still, you know, in touch with him, and you know we share thoughts with each other. I see him as a huge mentor. Also, you know, we got plant of the Year Award for a plant to talk. About to be shut down, back in 2009 so that's, that's, you know, how we were able to, you know, build the, get the buy in from all the line managers and, you know, get started on the continuous improvement journey. Because the the the management had told that if you don't improve within a few months, you would be shut down. So we all work together, and we did experiments like this, and we were able to turn around a plant, of course, you know, not just me, so I just played one small role in that we did as a team. It was a team effort,   Michael Hingson ** 45:34 and that's how you really overcome resistance to change when, when people see that you bring something to the table that works, then they're probably more apt to want to listen to you.   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 45:49 Yep, indeed. We need to know what we're talking about. You know that that builds trust? Definitely.   Michael Hingson ** 45:54 Yeah. And then the issue is that you what you're talking about is is, in a sense, different than what they understand, and it's a matter of establishing credibility. Yes, which is, which is pretty cool. Well, so tell me about your books. You've written two books, and you've written I n, s, p, i R, E, and you've, you've written another book, tell us about those.   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 46:25 Yes, so I, you know, I have always wanted to share my knowledge, and I have always been sharing my knowledge, you know, through training, through coaching, I have conducted so many training sessions, so many and I have learned also, you know, from from shop floor employees, frontline employees, from middle managers. I have learned so much from them. And also executives, top executives, you know, leaders from various industries. You know whether it is manufacturing or logistics or, you know, back offices, banking, you know, pure manufacturing or logistics container, container shipping business, or aluminum rolling business. So I wanted to write this book to share my knowledge, because when I see that change management or change is being implemented very poorly, that really frustrates me. So I wanted to share this, and I have seen, you know, numerous books being written on this. You know, numerous frameworks, also, you name it. You know, there are so many books out there. What I wanted to do is give a simple framework, which is, I, N, s, p, i, R, E, which is, you know, if you have to implement change you need to inspire employees. There are no two ways about it. If we can talk about logic, we can talk about change management, we can talk about what's in it. For me, everything, but in my experience, if anyone is, if any employee or if any individual is not inspired by the change, the change is not going to go anywhere. They may do out of compliance, but we will not really get their hearts in it. And that's why I, you know, came up with this framework called Inspire, which is I basically is inspired the need for change in employees. N is navigate the organization and build a coalition. And stands for that. S is to surface resistance proactively, meaning, as we discussed, don't wait for resistance to hit you. You know when you least expect it, and then, and then, you know the change goes nowhere. Surface resistance proactively. And P is plan, your implementation. You know, when I say plan, not just, you know, like a, like a 20 step bullet point, there are so many plans that need, that need to come together, like a communication plan, resistance management plan, a training plan. There are so many plans that need to work together. And again, depending on the complexity of the change, you know, I never advocate, you know, over complicating stuff. And then you have, I, which is implementation When, when, you know, this is where rubber meets the road, if we don't implement the change in a structured way, you know, leaders are not role modeling on the shop floor. Leaders are just, you know, we call it as EMR. And this is, again, from another framework called Aim. Aim, you know, basically what we what we mean here is you can express. Leaders can express about the change, role model the change and reinforce the change. EMR, so if leaders are just expressing the change, it will lead to one times the improvement, but if leaders are role modeling the change, it will lead to three. Times the change acceleration. And if leaders are reinforcing the change, it will lead to 10 times accelerating the change. So that's what I talk about, in terms of implementation, you know, experimentation and stuff, which is i, and then you have reinforce and sustain, which is r, and then E stands for evaluating and learning. You know, after we close a change initiative, after we signed off on a change initiative, have what have we learned from it? What have we learned from it, and what, what if we had a, if we had a chance to make a do over, what would we do differently? What have we learned from it? And what would we do differently, and if we were to do implement another change, what are the learnings that we can take from this change that we have implemented and apply the learnings in our next change? And also, you know when, when leadership transitions, many, many changes, what? What happens? And you know this is what I have experienced, and this frustrates me a lot as well. Is, you know, when leadership changes, the change gets, you know, messed up. I want to say fucked up, but you know, and I don't know if I'm allowed to say that. You know, every leader, every leader, wants to come in and you know, right or wrong? You know, I'm not blaming a leader wants to leave their mark in the organization, which is good, but what they what they inadvertently do, is undo the change which their predecessors have done. And then people get confused, you know, they say it as a flavor of the month. Or they say, Okay, let's wait until this leader moves on, so that, you know, we can, we can, you know, just wait until this change passes away and it leads to, you know, production of morale and lots of issues. So this is what I talk about in my book, as well, how to avoid these, these situations. So it's like a practical framework where you know which anybody can take and apply to any change of any complexity, and you know if, even if it is very, very simple change which is going to take maybe 10 days or five days only, they can quickly go through the Inspire framework and see, you know, what are the gaps and whether we have, whether we are implementing the change in a proper, structured way. And these are in this is just a framework, you know, and you know, we don't have to use all the tools that I have mentioned in the book. We can pick and choose the tools which are relevant for the change that we are trying to implement.   Michael Hingson ** 52:38 What is the the key to making change sustainable when maybe leadership changes or the company environment shifts,   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 52:48 yes. So, you know, as Dr Deming said, constancy of purpose, right? So, so if I'm a leader, Mike, and you know, if I'm changing my role, and if I'm going to, you know another function or another department, whether in the same organization or in a different organization, and let's say that you know, Mike, you are taking over my role. What is the constancy of purpose? You know? Are we? Does the organization, you know, it starts from our organization level. Does the organization have a constancy of purpose, and is it aligned with the vision and mission and whatever I have, whatever changes I have implemented, have I communicated them to you? Is there a smooth handover between me and you, so that you understand what are the changes I have done, what are the improvements I have done, and you know how you can take it forward and continuously improve upon it. So one thing is completely undoing and the other thing is continuously improving upon it. So that, you know, people see it as a natural, continuous improvement, rather than continue, rather than, you know, abruptly undoing something and then, and then, you know, starting from, you know, scratch, starting from scratch, and saying that, Oh, no, no, no, no, whatever this person did is total crap. And now we are going to change or revolutionize the whole organization where, which, you know, nine out of 10 times is, is, you know, you're just rehashing what this person has done into something new, into, you know, a different framework or a different bottle, however you want to frame it. So the there has to be a smooth hand over. So that's, that's, you know, point number one, and point number two is the the employees, the middle managers have the middle managers and the in the whole leadership team. They have an obligation. They have a accountability to make sure that, you know, they are aligned, to make sure that if one of their leadership team members is moving on, whenever a new leadership team member comes on board, to onboard them in a structured way, not to leave them, you know, hanging, not to, you know, not to let that person. Know, implement his or her own way completely. You know, let on board them and let them know what has happened in the organization. How they can, you know, continuously improve upon it. I'm not saying that, you know, revolutionary change is not required all. I'm saying that there are times when a revolution is required, but most of the times, continuous improvement is good enough. You know, when, when we, when we continuously improve. It keeps the continuity going. And people don't see it as you know, change after change after change. You know, we don't, we don't induce change fatigue in the organizations if we, if we do it as a continuum   Michael Hingson ** 55:40 makes sense, and it's all about and it's all about communication, yep,   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 55:44 indeed. And that's where, you know, that's why I have written my second book, which is, which is about active listening. You know, I'm a bad listener, I have to be honest. So I used to be a very, very bad listener. Now I'm just a bad listener. So I have continuously improved on my listening skills, and at least I know now that you know, I'm aware of my how I need to improve my listening skills. So over the years, I have done, I have I have learned the techniques of how to listen and when and when I say listen, it is not to many people, many of us, you know, even even now. Also sometimes I catch myself, you know, trying to listen to reply or listen to respond. So when I catch myself doing that, I consciously, you know, try to listen to the person. So again, in this book, I have shared, you know, the the techniques which would help anybody to become a better listener, which, you know, one is one of the requirements for being a great leader, how to listen to people and how to listen to people, truly, truly listen to people. So I talk about simple, simple techniques in the book. You know, for example, paraphrasing, remembering, listening without judgment, right? Or suspending judgment, as I say so. You know, I rank these techniques in increasing order of complexity, suspending judgment being the most difficult, you know when, when someone starts speaking, or, you know, even if, even when we see someone immediately, in the first five seconds, we judge that person. And, you know, right or wrong, we judge that we and in this book, also, I talk about, you know, why we are prone to judging people, and why we have such a such a difficult time in suspending judgment. So if we are aware that you know, let's say that you know when I'm talking to you, Mike, if I catch myself judging you right, so at least I know that I'm Judging You right. So at least I can I know that I'm judging you, and I should not do that. I should listen to you, and I should try to understand where you are coming from, instead of saying, instead of just thinking in my mind, oh, whatever Mike is saying is it doesn't make any sense. So maybe initially it may not make sense. But you know, when we open our ears, we have two years, and that's for a reason, and only one mouth. So we need to listen, and we need to completely understand where the other person is coming from, whether you know it is in personal life or in work life. You know, when we, if we don't listen to the teams whom we are managing, and if we just say, you know, do as I say, it's my way or the highway, people will do because you know you are their line manager. But it won't last long. No, the minute you, you know, change your team, or the minute you go out, people will, people will be, you know, good riddance. So, so that's what they'll be thinking. So how to listen to people, and also it will help the leader to grow. You know, over the years, when I listen to my wife, I have understood my own shortcomings, and if I had listened to her 20 years back, maybe I would have been a different person. Maybe, maybe I would have been a more mature person. So this is what, you know, I talk about in the in the book as well. How can we truly, truly listen? And some techniques like paraphrasing. You know, when, when our mind wanders, you know, it will be good to paraphrase the person to whom you're you're speaking so that you know you you remember, so remembering, paraphrasing, empathy, for example, you know, not just talking about KPI, KPI KPIs to the team members. Understand how they're doing. You know, are they having any personal issues? How is their family? You know, work is not, you know what, what? Work is a part of our life. But you know, we spend eight to 10 hours at at a workplace. So we need to know the team members whom we are managing, and we need to listen to them. If somebody is, you know, performing badly, right? It's very easy to give them a negative feedback. But. So if we listen to them, and if they feel heard, maybe they are going through something, or maybe they are not getting enough support. If we listen to them, and if we create that environment of active listening in the whole team, suspending judgment and listening actively, then we create a more stronger bond, and the team would would become like a world class team. This has been my experience. So this is what I have shared in my, in my in my second book,   Michael Hingson ** 1:00:29 and certainly words to to remember. Well, we have been doing this an hour now, and I think it's probably time that we we end it for the day. But if people want to reach out to you. How can they do that?   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 1:00:43 Well, I am there on on LinkedIn, and people can reach me through email, and I'll be more than happy to, you know, respond to anything they need. And I'm I know if people want to reach out to me to conduct any training sessions, my website is also their journey towards excellence. You know where I have my offerings. So   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:04 what is the website? What is the website called, again, journey towards excellence. Journey towards excellence.com, okay, and your email address, khwaja.moinuddin@gmail.com and spell that, if you would   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 1:01:21 Yes, please. K, H, W, A, j, A, dot, M, O, I n, u, d, d, I n@gmail.com,   Michael Hingson ** 1:01:32 great. Well, I hope people will reach out. I think you've offered a lot of great insights and inspiration for people. I appreciate hearing all that you had to say, and I knew I was going to learn a lot today and have and I always tell people, if I'm not learning at least as much as everyone else, I'm not doing my job right. So I really appreciate your time, and it's now getting late where you are, so we're going to let you go. But I want to thank you again for being here, and I do want to thank everyone who is listening and watching us today. We really appreciate it. If you would, I'd love it. If you'd give us a five star review. Wherever you're watching us and listening to us, if you'd like to talk to me or email me about the episode and give us your thoughts, feel free to do so. At Michael H, I m, I C, H, A, E, L, H i at accessibe, A, C, C, E, S, S, I, B, e.com, or go to our podcast page. Michael Hinkson, that's m, I, C, H, A, E, L, H, I N, G, s, o, n.com/podcast, love to hear from you if any of you have any thoughts as to someone else who might make a good podcast guest. And quad you as well. Would love it if you let us know we're always looking for more people to come on and be guests on the show. But again, kwaja, I want to thank you for being here. This has been wonderful.   Dr Khwaja Moinuddin ** 1:02:47 Thank you. Thank you so much, Mike, and it's been a real pleasure talking to you, and it's an honor to be part of your podcast. I wish I had met you earlier and learned I would have learned so much from you, I would definitely, definitely, definitely, you know, reach out to you to learn more. And you know, thank you for the opportunity. Thank you definitely for the opportunity.   **Michael Hingson ** 1:03:15   You have been listening to the Unstoppable Mindset podcast. Thanks for dropping by. I hope that you'll join us again next week, and in future weeks for upcoming episodes. To subscribe to our podcast and to learn about upcoming episodes, please visit www dot Michael hingson.com slash podcast. Michael Hingson is spelled m i c h a e l h i n g s o n. While you're on the site., please use the form there to recommend people who we ought to inter

This week on ExpertISE — Javier Masini, industrial engineer with Value Management Strategies Inc. and an IISE instructor, answers the following question: "Can ISE principles be applied to non-manufacturing sectors?"

How do you become an Industrial Engineer?  Join hosts Stacy Johnston and Karla Meléndez as they delve into the inspiring journey of Marissa Bowman, the Director of Manufacturing Engineering at Blue Halo. Growing up in Las Cruces, New Mexico, surrounded by family and pecan trees, Marissa's path was far from clear. But through the guidance of mentors and a passion for problem-solving, she found herself immersed in the world of engineering. Discover how she navigated her way from working at Sandia National Labs to making impactful changes at Blue Halo, all while balancing family life and ultra-marathons. Explore the fascinating work of Blue Halo, a company making strides in military defense and creating jobs in Albuquerque. Marissa shares her experiences, challenges, and the harmony she has found between work and life. Plus, get a behind-the-scenes look at the intriguing world of the Z machine and the unexpected adventures it brought. Tune in for an engaging conversation filled with insights on engineering, career growth, and the importance of mentorship. Whether you're an aspiring engineer or simply curious about the field, this episode offers a delightful blend of personal stories and professional wisdom. Explore career opportunities and learn more about Blue Halo: https://bluehalo.com/careers/ https://www.youtube.com/@BlueHalollc      

This week on ExpertISE — Javier Masini, industrial engineer with Value Management Strategies Inc. and an IISE instructor, answers the following question: "How do real world ISE projects differ from the theoretical scenarios discussed in college?"

About Adi Klevit: Adi is the leader and visionary of Business Success Consulting Group. Her twenty-five years of knowledge and experience as a trained Industrial Engineer, management consultant, and business executive give her a unique understanding of the challenges businesses face. Adi utilizes her practical know-how and wisdom to help organizations and companies of any size dramatically improve their efficiency and performance. By leveraging her ability to understand business processes as well as people and drawing on her high-caliber skills in vital areas of personnel management, finance, and operations, Adi can help virtually any business owner achieve their goals and bring order to their lives. Check out the latest episode of our Conversational Selling podcast to learn more about Adi. In this episode, Nancy and Adi discuss the following:The importance of well-documented processesThe process of mapping and documenting client processesIdentifying pain points that signal the need for process documentation.The impact of documented processes on business efficiency and growthThe role of process documentation in employee training and retentionAdi's unique team approach and company scalingKey Takeaways: You will be surprised how many growing companies do not have processes and procedures in place.The adaptability that you have to have doesn't mean the processes are bad.Don't be afraid to start process documentation. Just start doing it. Don't make it complex."The first thing that we do is we make sure that they have the mindset that processes and procedures will be used throughout the company. That's number one. Number two is that we have to make sure that the documented procedures and processes are accessible and written in such a format that everybody can follow them. So that's very important because if they are stored somewhere, nobody knows where it's very hard to follow and implement them. Then, we have a rollout process. It's a five-step rollout process, very specific, that intends to train everybody on those procedures and also make sure that there is buy-in and that every person understands the importance of having those processes documented. The next step after that is ensuring those processes are being utilized and used in day-to-day management. In terms of what we also do, we ensure that there are regular reviews of those processes and that regular review is either driven by time." – ADI"I think what sets us apart is that we have a strong team. And my idea is that you know, I can't be a solo practitioner. I have a team—a team of writers, a team of consultants, marketing, and sales. You know, I feel like I need to walk the walk, not just talk the talk, right? And I managed to scale my company. I managed to increase it, to make it bigger. All of that allows us to take on more and more clients, and we continually improve our own processes. We want to deliver a great product for our clients, and we do. So that is pretty unique." – ADI"You know, I think it's important to have well-documented processes and procedures that all follow. I think that is extremely important. It's something that people should look at, and having somebody do it for you is going to make a huge difference. Because, as one of my clients just said—and again, you can also watch her video on our website—she said if she tried to do it herself, she would still be on procedure number four. And, you know, I hear it over and over again. So, in terms of expediting things and increasing the organization, I recommend that you document your processes and procedures. And if you need help, contact us." – ADI."Processes and procedures are not boring; they can actually be pretty exciting because they give you freedom, you know? That's another truism—it does give you freedom. And people sometimes think that it's restrictive, especially creative people. They might think that having processes and procedures is a restrictive activity, but the truth is, it's not. Because if you don't have your processes and procedures well-documented, that's restrictive because then you have to reinvent the wheel every single time." - ADIConnect with Adi Klevit:LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/adiklevit/Business Success Consulting Group: https://bizsuccesscg.com/Try Our Proven, 3-Step System, Guaranteeing Accountability and Transparency that Drives RESULTS by clicking on this link: https://oneofakindsales.com/call-center-in-a-box/  Connect with Nancy Calabrese: Twitter:https://twitter.com/oneofakindsalesFacebook:https://www.facebook.com/One-Of-A-Kind-Sales-304978633264832/Website:https://oneofakindsales.comPhone: 908-879-2911 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ncalabrese/Email: leads@oneofakindsales.com 

This week on ExpertISE — Javier Masini, industrial engineer with Value Management Strategies Inc. and an IISE instructor, answers the following question: "Are there any specific soft skills that are particularly valuable in the ISE profession?"

Rohan Shirwaiker is an IISE Fellow, a professor in the ISE department at North Carolina State University and co-director and chief scientific officer at the Bezos Center for Sustainable Protein, where he works on the design and manufacture of biological products for medical and sustainable food applications. He discusses his work and career with fellow Penn State graduate Cassandra Sotos, an industrial engineer, entrepreneur and professional musician. The duo also discuss their career paths beginning at their shared time at Penn State as well as offer advice to young professionals and college students seeking a career in ISE.

This episode is especially practical, actionable, and timely!  Matt Freeman, Industrial Engineer and science buff, is our special guest today.  An expert in Quantum Physics, Matt tackles the topics of fear, anxiety, and addiction from the spiritual perspective. He gives timeless strategies to help rewire your neuroanatomy for sustained healing. The book that Matt mentioned is called The Science of Addiction 2nd Edition by Carlton K. Erickson, PhD.  Matt is a volunteer pastor at New City Church.  You can listen to his weekly message at https://www.newcitychurchokc.org/ or on all major podcast platforms by searching for New City Church - Matt Freeman. Visit my website DrDebbieOzment.com for valuable free downloads. Additionally, you will find shopping links which I have curated on the website. Please follow me on instagram at drdebbieozment.

This week on ExpertISE — Javier Masini, industrial engineer with Value Management Strategies Inc. and an IISE instructor, answers the following question: "In your experience, what has been the most challenging project or problem you've addressed using ISE principles?"Learning more about IISE's educational and certification offerings at: iise.org/trainingcenter

Please welcome Dr. Brett Blair to the Clocking Out podcast. Dr. Brett Blair is the founder and president of Best Life Global, LLC. Best Life Global provides business and personal growth coaching and training services. Brett has published three books, Born - Love - Die, From Autopilot to Authentic, and Living at the Summit. Brett is also the architect and lead instructor for the Best Life Masterclass, a mixture of teaching, coaching, and mastermind. Delivered in an online, intimate group setting specifically designed to get you “unstuck” and help you live your “Best Life." The program is built on two decades of learning and experience neatly packaged into 12 practical lessons.Brett is a keynote speaker on a variety of subjects relative to flourishing and peak performance and the founder of the Best Life Movement, a non-profit organization aimed at helping people live their unique best lives.Brett is also a founding partner of Sanford Rose Associates, an executive search firm based in Brighton, MI., and is a Principal with the Brentwood Advisory Group based in Chicago, IL. Originally from Blue Springs, MO., Brett attended the University of Missouri, where he earned his BS-Industrial Engineering degree. He also holds an MBA-Finance from Tennessee State University and studied at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. Brett has also completed a Ph.D. in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, with an emphasis on applied positive psychology. Prior to founding Best Life Global, Brett was employed with 3M Corporation and Alcoa in a variety of executive leadership positions.Brett is a member of the American Psychological Association, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, the International Coach Federation, RTP Angel Fund, and is Past President of the Rotary Club of Research Triangle Park, NC. Brett lives in Holly Springs, NC, and is active with his church, with local non-profit organizations, enjoys long-distance running, snow skiing, and travel.Listen as Brett shares his background, career path, and pivotal “clocking out” moments.  ResourcesVisit Brett's website at brettblairphd.comConnect with Brett on LinkedInOrder Born - Love - Die Visit careerminds.com or follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X, & YoutubeVisit Raymond's website or follow him on socials: LinkedIn, Instagram, Tiktok, X, & YoutubeOrder Clocking Out: A Stress-Free Guide to Career Transitions 

Elizabeth Gentry, Ph.D., a solution value analyst at Philips and a part-time instructor for the University of Louisville and IISE, returns to ExpertISE to explain the benefits of obtaining advanced certifications and training. Planning to take the NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering exam on Oct. 9? Look no further than the PE Exam Review for Industrial Engineers from IISE — THE prep course designed for your success — July 15-19 in Norcross, Georgia. IISE's course content is meticulously designed to help you pass the PE Exam. Test takers who participated in our prep course boast a pass rate of over 90 percent — more than 30 percent higher than the national average! Enroll in the IISE PE Exam Prep course today at link.iise.org/peexamreview.

Cindy Anderson is founder and CEO of Alula Consulting and a strategy consultant for Engineering for One Planet (engineeringforoneplanet.org), an initiative supported by The Lemelson Foundation to promote sustainable engineering practices and integrate sustainability into engineering education. She discusses the EOP's goals, educational resources and the potential environmental and social impacts of industrial engineering in a discussion with John Corliss, senior vice president with PEER Consultants and a member of IISE's Sustainable Development Division. You can view her presentation from #IISEAnnual2024 in Montreal and a video on the EOP mission. Planning to take the NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering exam on Oct. 9? Look no further than the PE Exam Review for Industrial Engineers from IISE — THE prep course designed for your success — July 15-19 in Norcross, Georgia. IISE's course content is meticulously designed to help you pass the PE Exam. Test takers who participated in our prep course boast a pass rate of over 90 percent — more than 30 percent higher than the national average! Enroll in the IISE PE Exam Prep course today at link.iise.org/peexamreview.

Lane Kawaoka was born in California and raised in Hawaii where he lives and works today. More about Lane:”After 12 years as a Licensed Professional (PE) Civil/Industrial Engineer, I fired the boss and began to focus 100% of my time on my investing and helping others in my Passive Investor Accelerator & Mastermind. I began investing in 2009 […]

Soo-Eun Kim is a student at Oregon State University who took part in the Annual Conference volunteer service project.Learn more about the IISE Annual Conference & Expo at iise.org/annual. Planning to take the NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering exam on Oct. 9? Look no further than the PE Exam Review for Industrial Engineers from IISE — THE prep course designed for your success — July 15-19 in Norcross, Georgia. IISE's course content is meticulously designed to help you pass the PE Exam. Test takers who participated in our prep course boast a pass rate of over 90 percent — more than 30 percent higher than the national average! Enroll in the IISE PE Exam Prep course today at link.iise.org/peexamreview.

Nancy Zupick is manager of the Arena simulation team at Rockwell Automation and an Annual Conference exhibitor.Learn more about the IISE Annual Conference & Expo at iise.org/annual. Planning to take the NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering exam on Oct. 9? Look no further than the PE Exam Review for Industrial Engineers from IISE — THE prep course designed for your success — July 15-19 in Norcross, Georgia. IISE's course content is meticulously designed to help you pass the PE Exam. Test takers who participated in our prep course boast a pass rate of over 90 percent — more than 30 percent higher than the national average! Enroll in the IISE PE Exam Prep course today at link.iise.org/peexamreview.

Seokhyun Chung is an assistant professor of systems and information engineering at the University of Virginia attending his first Annual Conference.Learn more about the IISE Annual Conference & Expo at iise.org/annual. Planning to take the NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering exam on Oct. 9? Look no further than the PE Exam Review for Industrial Engineers from IISE — THE prep course designed for your success — July 15-19 in Norcross, Georgia. IISE's course content is meticulously designed to help you pass the PE Exam. Test takers who participated in our prep course boast a pass rate of over 90 percent — more than 30 percent higher than the national average! Enroll in the IISE PE Exam Prep course today at link.iise.org/peexamreview.

Nicola Chrzanowski is an industrial engineering manager with Pratt & Whitney who was an Annual Conference exhibitor.Learn more about the IISE Annual Conference & Expo at iise.org/annual. Planning to take the NCEES Principles and Practice of Engineering exam on Oct. 9? Look no further than the PE Exam Review for Industrial Engineers from IISE — THE prep course designed for your success — July 15-19 in Norcross, Georgia. IISE's course content is meticulously designed to help you pass the PE Exam. Test takers who participated in our prep course boast a pass rate of over 90 percent — more than 30 percent higher than the national average! Enroll in the IISE PE Exam Prep course today at link.iise.org/peexamreview.

My guest today is Adi Klevitt, a Process Consultant whose passion is to bring order and organization into businesses and help them grow and scale by creating, documenting, and implementing business processes and procedures. Adi shares her journey in process improvement, starting her own business, and the impact of documenting and optimizing business processes.Join us as we discuss the reasons businesses often stay in reaction mode, the importance of aligning processes with the company's voice, and practical steps for getting started. Adi also highlights common pitfalls and provides actionable insights for businesses looking to improve their operations.GUEST RESOURCESAdi is the leader and visionary of Business Success Consulting Group. Her twenty-five years of knowledge and experience as a trained Industrial Engineer, management consultant, and business executive give her a unique understanding of the challenges businesses face. Adi utilizes her practical know-how and wisdom to successfully help organizations and companies of any size dramatically improve their efficiency and performance. By leveraging her ability to understand business processes as well as people and drawing on her high-caliber skills in vital areas of personnel management, finance, and operations, Adi can help virtually any business owner achieve their goals and bring order to their lives.www.bizsuccesscg.comwww.linkedin.com/in/adiklevitwww.facebook.com/BizSuccesscgwww.bizsuccesscg.com/podcastwww.youtube.com/@adiklevit86 Connect as a Human First: A simplified path to creating compelling content BE IN CHARGE >> TAKE ACTION >> GET RESULTSConquer Your BusinessJoin us on FacebookLinkedInInstagram

In this Better Satellite World podcast series, we ask the question: “What would you do if you had the power to make the world a better place during your career?” Joining SSPI's Lou Zacharilla to answer that question in the fifth episode are 3 members of the “20 Under 35” cohort of 2023: Neha Lin, Space Systems Engineer at Iridum, Armando Loli, Project Engineer at Boeing and Asad Malik, Founder, Chairman and CEO of iRocket. Neha Lin is a Space Systems Engineer at Iridium. She joined the company in 2017 as a Satellite Payload Computer Engineer, during a pivotal time when Iridium had just begun retiring its older satellites and launching Iridium NEXT satellites with entirely new payload hardware and software, as well as hosted services. As soon as she took on this role, Neha was confronted with a multitude of challenges with on-orbit payload hardware and software issues and integrating the new satellites into the existing Iridium satellite constellation without disrupting service for customers. She investigated each issue and developed appropriate responses and procedures to minimize service impact. Neha also actively guided the Operations team in efforts to recover the computers with as little disruption as possible. Before joining Iridium, Neha began her career as a Reliability Test Engineer at Microchip Corp., where she carried out rigorous flash endurance cycles on PIC microcontrollers. She transitioned into a role as an RTL Design Engineer at Microchip Corp. before moving on to join Iridium. Armando Loli is a Project Engineer at Boeing. He joined the company initially as an Industrial Engineer, a role in which he supported F-15, F/A-18 and 777x aircraft. From there, Armando transferred to Kennedy Space Center to work on Boeing's Starliner Crewed Spacecraft. He was selected as a key member of the Pad Team that assists NASA astronauts into the Crew Module on Launch Day and also granted security clearances to help integrate Production Engineering initiatives across Boeing's entire Space and Launch portfolio. In his current position, Armando developed the requirements and initial design for a Spacecraft Production System Digital Model/Twin and demonstrated optimized build flows and flexible scaling to meet different build rate scenarios. He is currently managing 3 major projects for Boeing's Space Production, Test, Launch and Recovery Engineering Core Team. While working at Boeing, Armando created and now manages an initial Immersive Development Center for the company's space programs that provides Mixed Reality technologies, which help with manufacturing, production, test and operations. Asad Malik is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of iRocket. He founded iRocket at the age of 28 with the vision of bridging the “digital divide” by launching satellites designed to enhance 5G high-speed Internet access, autonomous vehicles, telemedicine and online education. The company's slogan, “Launch More. Wait Less,” articulates its commitment to providing low-cost, responsive launches with a fully reusable launch vehicle powered by clean, sustainable propellants. iRocket also plans to provide point-to-point cargo delivery services, which can be used for national security and humanitarian missions, such as those dealing with natural disasters. Asad is a graduate of the Tandon School of Engineering at New York University with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He worked at M&J Engineering Group, a diversified provider of engineering, environmental, construction and technology services, for 12 years, eventually serving as Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. While working at M&J, Asad developed MARQUS, an FEA error-checking and design optimization tool for submarine hull structure design, and helped deliver $2 billion in constructed value projects for the Department of Defense with exceptional CPARS ratings. Asad still serves on the Board of Directors at M&J while leading iRocket today. In 2020, he was accepted into the NYU Stern Accelerator Endless Frontiers Lab (EFL) and was part of its Deep Tech Cohort. EFL works with high-growth start-ups that employ innovations in technology and life sciences with the goal of having societal impact through science and technology.

Candace ("Candi") Yano is a Distinguished Professor with a joint appointment between the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research (IEOR) and the Operations and Information Technology Management group at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley. She currently holds the Gary and Sherron Kalbach Chair in Business Administration and the Morris Chang Distinguished Professorship in the Management of Technology Innovation at UC Berkeley. She has served as department chair in the IEOR Department and as the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at Haas. In addition to her faculty positions, she currently serves as the Faculty Director for the concurrent MBA-Master of Engineering program. She holds an A.B. in Economics, a M.S. in Operations Research, and a M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Stanford University. Professor Yano's primary research interests are production, inventory and logistics management, particularly on how to deal with various sources of uncertainty in these contexts, as well as interdisciplinary problems involving operations and marketing. She has authored or co-authored over 80 articles and book chapters on these subjects and is the recipient of a variety of National Science Foundation and industry grants. She has served as the Editor-in-Chief of IIE Transactions and Department Editor for Management Science, as well as in various editorial capacities for Operations Research, Interfaces (now INFORMS Journal on Applied Analytics), Manufacturing and Service Operations Management, Service Science and Naval Research Logistics, among others. Professor Yano is a co-founder of the Women in Operations Research and Management Science (WORMS) Forum within the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS) and was awarded this organization's Award for the Advancement of Women in 2008. She has also received the Kimball Medal, the highest award for service given by INFORMS, in 2018 and the INFORMS President's Award in 2022. Professor Yano is a Fellow of both INFORMS and the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (formerly Institute of Industrial Engineers).

Guitze Messina is an Executive Director at HARDI, HVACR Trade Association based in Columbus Ohio, for the Latin America division. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida. After several years as an Industrial Engineer and operations manager, he started his sales career as a management consultant for VDC Consulting, later acquired by RSM. After 7 years helping different companies implement the methods described in Moneycall, he felt it was time to show other recurring sales businesses a new proactive and predictable sales system that requires less prospecting and provides more control of the sales process. Guitze has written several sales articles and two other business books and provides sales seminars and speeches to recurring sales businesses.  In our podcast, Guitze talks about the science of sales and the importance of developing a predictable process for your sales to convert more business. Guitze also shares his framework for helping clients buy instead of selling, and the strategy that allows you to make a sale without any persuasion, pushing, or convincing. Listen to learn how you can master and develop your sales process!  You Can Find Guitze@: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guitze/ Book: https://a.co/d/4RPTkKF

This week on ExpertISE — Javier Masini, industrial engineer with Value Management Strategies Inc. and an IISE instructor, answers the following question: "Are there any common misconceptions or pitfalls in the field that you've observed professionals should be wary of?"

Today's episode is a bit of a different one!  It's not a tips, how-to's, action steps kind of episode, it's the story. A story of where art meets science and the power of smell to transport us.  Today's episode is featuring Helida Dodd, owner of Marbella Perfumes, who loves bringing stories and scents together in a powerful way.  We get into how she started, where the path in the road took her on a totally different journey, and some of the things she has to face and overcome as a product-based, artisan business owner. Our conversation covers:  How Helida went from engineering to perfume Why smells are so important for connection  Parallels between storytelling and scents Advice for for artisans, makers, and product-based businesses to overcome common fears getting in the way of their success And more!  Books and Podcasts Mentioned The Alice Network by Kate Quinn  The Ride of a Lifetime by Bob Iger Content with Character Podcast with Emily Aborn  The Perfume Making Podcast with Karen Gilbert   About Helida:  Helida Dodd is a Perfumer for lovers of beautiful fragrances who can't tolerate traditional perfumes. She loves showing how perfume and smells are as a sensorial component to teach critical thinking, create new habits, and form cohesive teams.  She's a former Industrial Engineer who spent many years in healthcare, logistics and supply chain management. Today, she uses her engineering and chemistry background to create intricate perfumes and showcase the relationship between art and science. When she's not concocting her exquisite formulas or speaking, you can find her spending time with her husband and two teenagers, volunteering with the Children's Voice Choir, biking, doing yoga, or daydreaming about traveling. Connect with Helida: Website Instagram  Facebook   About Emily Aborn Content Copywriter and Podcast Host:  Emily Aborn is a Content Copywriter, Speaker, and Podcast Host of Content with Character and She Built This. Since 2014, she's had experience running brick-and-mortar as well as online businesses. She's worked with 98+ industries and loves helping others increase their visibility, connect with their clients, and bring their dreams to life. For fun, she enjoys word games, reading, listening to podcasts, and hiking with her husband, Jason, and their dog, Clyde. Website Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Content with Character Podcast

Guitze Messina is Executive Director at HARDI, HVACR Trade Association based in Columbus Ohio, for the Latin America division. He lives in Boca Raton, Florida. After several years as an Industrial Engineer and operations manager, he started his sales career as a management consultant for VDC Consulting, later acquired by RSM. After 7 years helping […] The post Ep.90 – Guitze Messina appeared first on Mark Matteson.

Abbey Griffith is the Owner of Clarity Fitness, Georgia's first body-positive fitness centre. An Industrial Engineer by trade, Abbey decided to open Clarity after recovering from an eating disorder and seeing a lack of accessibility and inclusiveness in the fitness sector. According to Abbey, “there's a big opportunity in the fitness space to shift how we're addressing movement and shift how we're addressing our bodies.” 

About the Guest CP Kriek, at the forefront of Taaibosch, embodies a unique blend of expertise and passion. An Industrial Engineer by training, CP, alongside his wife Gerda, has turned their family heritage in farming into an advanced, sustainable pork production enterprise in South Africa. Their journey from engineers to innovative farmers showcases a deep […]

My guest for Episode #248 of the My Favorite Mistake podcast is Bruno Pešec, A Croatian living in Norway. Episode page with video, transcript, and more Bruno Pešec helps business leaders innovate profitably. He is the rare innovator who can claim he's worked on a regulation-defying freight train and an award-winning board game. In addition to his corporate experience with brands like DNV, DNB, and Kongsberg Group, Bruno runs a community of entrepreneurs of several thousand members. He is currently undertaking a doctorate in organizational change, with a specific focus on the issues with innovation in large enterprises. Bruno has co-authored the Augmented Strategy book, a practical guide to decision-making based on data and human intuition. His academic credentials include a master's degree with distinction in industrial engineering and management, specialization in production and quality engineering, and an advanced management diploma specializing in strategy and innovation.  He has also been trained by Toyota in corporate value creation and innovation. Bruno is currently undertaking a doctorate in organizational change, with a peculiar focus on the issues with innovation in large enterprises. In today's episode, Bruno shares his favorite mistake story about a revolutionary freight train design that seemed to deliver against impossible customer requirements — but it seemed too good to be true! We also discuss how Bruno moved past his initial skepticism about the “Lean Startup” methodology to be a big advocate for the approach. We also discuss his educational board game, “Playing Lean” and mistakes he learned from during that journey. Questions and Topics: Was it a mistake to ignore Lean Startup initially 2008 before starting to pay attention in 2012? Like me, you're an Industrial Engineer – with Toyota Production System origins… what did you experience and learn through Toyota? “Playing Lean” and “Playing Lean 2” Were you able to talk with any non-buyers to get feedback?? Not just experimenting on the product, but also on the business model?

Tarek Taha is an engineering leader with more than 25 years of experience in the Transportation industry. He holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Arkansas. After nearly dying from a lung infection that spread to his brain, Tarek's life took a turn, and he has begun to investigate self-awareness and growth. He was recently certified by Maxwell Leadership as a coach, speaker, and trainer. He resides in Northwest Arkansas with his wife of 32 years, Susanna. They have one daughter, Sarah, who is an occupational therapist in Kansas City, Missouri. Please sign up for his weekly inspirational blog, Grow Yourself First. It's amazing!Please rate us on Apple and Spotify and subscribe for free at mikeyopp.com This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit mikeyopp.substack.com/subscribe

Dan Margenau is an Industrial Engineer with more than 20 years of experience in Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence and Team Management. He is Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certified with a passion for problem solving and improving operational efficiencies.  Dan is the Founder and CEO for LIX brands a company that provides advanced solutions for infused product manufacturers.  Dan built-out a full-scale production facility and created product formulations as he successfully developed equipment and processes to bring the technologies to commercial scale production. His previous experience includes: Co-founder and Executive Vice President for Hath CBD an innovative wellness product company where he developed inventive products, worked with suppliers, and contract manufacturers to bring products to market.  Polluting  Vice President of Operations for Ebbu a cannabis innovation company where he designed all new packaging for the entire product line for efficient manufacturability.  Dan managed all operations including onboarding contract manufacturing clients into the facility.Principle at Margenau Operational Specialists an operations consulting company where he focuses on increasing client's bottom line through significant process improvements and waste elimination, emphasizing sustainability and growth.  Director of Operations for O.PENVAPE where he was responsible for operations overseeing the safety, quality, productivity and efficient delivery of products.  He increased manufacturing productivity by over 225%; improving order fulfilment and inventory controls while reducing labor cost per unit by 46%.  Dan also re-designed the current facility, an expansion and a new facility including equipment specifications and layout.  Operations Manager for Lake Region Medical/Accellent a medical device manufacturing facility. Dan created a culture of continuous improvement, leading a team of over 200 employees through all aspects of production and increasing on-time customer delivery from 79-96%.  Operations Manager for Amazon.com, Dan ran outbound operations in a fulfilment center and designed processes and layouts while managing over 600 employees.  Manufacturing Specialist and Purification Manager for Amgen where Dan developed expertise in clean rooms, cGMPs and FDA regulations.  He also executed Visual Factory Lean projects including 5S, process mapping, and Kanbans for parts in all large-scale production areas, creating additional capacity for new drugs coming to market.Dan has expertise in cannabis, medical device, biotech, pharmaceuticals, plastics and distribution / supply chain.  He specializes in: operations, lean manufacturing and team management.Website: www.lixingredients.comLinkedin: linkedin.com/in/dan-margenau-8532631Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090758957689Connect and tag me at:https://www.instagram.com/realangelabradford/You can subscribe to my YouTube Channel herehttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDU9L55higX03TQgq1IT_qQFeel free to leave a review on all major platforms to help get the word out and change more lives!

This week's episode of Good Girls Get Rich is brought to you by Uplevel Media CEO and LinkedIn expert, Karen Yankovich. In this episode, guest Tina Wiles shares how adults can combat test anxiety. Meet Tina Wiles, a passionate educational strategist and the heart behind My2tor, a woman-owned venture revolutionizing test preparation. With over 17 years of expertise, Tina specializes in conquering test anxiety, transforming it into confidence and success. At My2tor, Tina empowers students, professionals, and educators alike, turning the daunting task of test-taking into an opportunity for triumph. Using her experiences as a mother of four sons, an Industrial Engineer, and a certified high-school math teacher, Tina has created an innovative approach combining knowledge of test content with effective anxiety-management techniques. Her goal? To guide test-takers of all ages towards peak performance with unwavering confidence. #GoodGirlsGetRich  We want to hear your thoughts on this episode! Leave us a message on Speakpipe or email us at info@karenyankovich.com.   About the Episode: Join me in an inspiring chat with Tina Wiles, a remarkable entrepreneur who's walked a unique path from engineering to teaching to running a successful tutoring business. Tina's story is a testament to resilience and adaptability, showcasing her journey through different professional landscapes. We explore Tina's transition from engineering at Motorola to her passion for teaching and tutoring. Her dedication to empowering students and her eventual leap into entrepreneurship paints a picture of determination and commitment. We delve deep into the critical importance of teaching test-taking skills and combatting test anxiety, especially within K-12 education. Tina shares groundbreaking programs designed to equip teachers with tools to support their students, offering strategies to manage anxiety and excel in exams. Takeaways from our conversation: Tina's diverse journey, reflecting resilience and adaptability. The significance of teaching test-taking skills and addressing test anxiety. Strategies for empowering students by training educators. The power of collaboration and mutual support in entrepreneurship. We also discuss upcoming changes in programs, emphasizing the need to reach wider audiences and empower entrepreneurs, especially women, in their business endeavors.   Show Notes and Video: View the show notes Watch the episode   Magical Quotes from the Episode: "Test taking is a skill, which means that you can learn how to take exams." "If I could teach teachers how to provide tools to students, that changes millions of lives instead of thousands of lives." "Being able to help more people, I love being able to help individuals. But if I could teach teachers to give tools to students, that changes millions of lives instead of thousands." "Entrepreneurial wisdom meets education transformation!" "From engineer to educator to entrepreneur, it's been quite the journey." Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Where you can find Tina Wiles: Website Anxiety Test LinkedIn Facebook Sign up for the She's LinkedUp Masterclass Join my free Facebook Group if you have any questions about today's episode    Help Us Spread The Word! It would be awesome if you shared the Good Girls Get Rich Podcast with your fellow entrepreneurs on Twitter. Click here to tweet some love! If this episode has taught you just one thing, I would love if you could head on over to Apple Podcasts and SUBSCRIBE TO THE SHOW! And if you're moved to, kindly leave us a rating and review. Maybe you'll get a shout out on the show!   Ways to Subscribe to Good Girls Get Rich: Click here to subscribe via Apple Podcasts Click here to subscribe via PlayerFM Good Girls Get Rich is also on Spotify Take a listen on Podcast Addict

 We are thrilled to be joined today by Valentin's Lira. Valentina is an Industrial Engineer from the University of Chile, with a postgraduate degree in Environmental Economics from the University of California Berkeley. She worked as a Development Engineer at CMPC Holding and as Director of the Development and Conservation Program of Fundación Chile, achieving the first sale of carbon credits from forestry projects in Chile. Since 2011, Valentina Lira the Sustainability Division at Viña Concha y Toro, in charge of the development and implementation of the Corporate Sustainability Strategy. During this time, the company has integrated the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and has become the first Latin American company to make its commitment to reduce emissions based on climate science and became the largest winery being B Corp Certified. Since 2020, she has been an active member of the SBT Net-Zero Expert Advisory Group, contributing to the generation of a global standard for Net Zero Emission scenario.  Valentina has recently returned from COP28 in Dubai. This year had an enormous emphasis on business and how companies can become more environmentally conscious. Environmental, social and corporate governance, also known as ESG is becoming a commercial necessity in addition to providing significant benefits to companies. In light of the intensifying global race to attain net-zero emissions, companies seeking to enter into new alliances and partnerships need to be able to articulate their ESG strategy and, more importantly, explain how they intend to carry it out. This makes getting support from a variety of stakeholders and creating a coherent, fair, and transparent approach to ESG at COP28 even more crucial.  We are very excited to hear from Valentina about her experiences at the COP conference, as well as the opportunities and risks presented to businesses in the broader world of ESG  

A few weeks ago, I went to the Society for Women Engineers conference in Los Angeles to represent Research in Germany. One day RISE alumna and Industrial Engineer, Alaina Washington came to the booth and shared a bit about her experience at the Hamburg University of Technology. In this short episode Alaina' describes the application process, and her work as an intern. She also shares more about her time outside the lab. Have a listen to hear her excitement about the time in Germany and her experience with DAAD Research Internship in Science and Engineering.

In today's episode, Chief Mark Ballard, Senator Bart Williams and Felicia Morris talk about the future of home security and collaboration with law enforcement to enhance public safety. Senator Bart Williams lives in Starkville MS and is married to Cynthia Jackson Williams. He has two daughters, Gracieann, and Emily. He graduated Mississippi State University in 1989 with a degree in Industrial Technology and began his career as an Industrial Engineer in 1989. In 1993 Bart started his business out of his house & after 5 years he left his Engineering career to run his company, Security Solutions & Communications full time. Security Solutions is currently in its 30th year. The company has been serving North Mississippi since 1993. Bart was elected to and began serving in the Mississippi Senate in October 2020. Edited by: Felicia Morris Produced by: Madison Audo

Fan Favorite Interview!!! Helida Dodd, Founder of Marbella Perfumes I Speaker  Listen to Helida's incredible story and how she went from being an Industrial Engineer, with a career in logistics & supply chain management to creating a perfume company and making intricate scents that inspire.  Helida shares how to truly "enjoy the journey" and what that can look like right now for you.  I am so grateful to have her on the Podcast. Connect with Helida here: ⁠Marbella Perfumes on Instagram⁠ ⁠Marbella Perfumes Website⁠ ⁠Let's Connect!⁠ ⁠Embrace Shop is now open!... Check it out here⁠ Looking to be a guest on Podcasts?...⁠check out PodMatch here⁠ Join the Embrace Community on Instagram here: ⁠www.instagram.com/embrace_your_bravery⁠ On Facebook here: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/EmbraceYourBravery ⁠ My mission is to inspire women to live a life they LOVE by embracing their bravery and following their dreams. This Podcast shares the stories of women who dream and aspire to live fully as their favorite versions of themselves—dreaming big + living out their purpose + passions along life's journey. What I'm LOVING... Like-Minded Collective, an amazing group of female founders/entrepreneurs who inspire and collaborate on this FREE social networking platform where we build genuine relationships + weekly workshops! Join us here, ⁠https://www.likemindedcollective.com/?ref=robyntaylor1 ⁠ XO,  Robyn --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robyn-taylor95/support

In this wide-ranging conversation, my guest Dawn Agnos shares an inspiring story of her life as an empath and medium, experiencing major adversity as a child and young woman, and rising out of that to become a talented storyteller and healer. Her take on how we are empowered to transmute any situation by altering our approach to it, with our energy, is one you can take and use right away to have deep impacts, starting today. This is a powerful episode, with some confronting themes expressed candidly and openly. Not to be missed for those ready to consider how to take the challenges life is providing and make them the food for your next stage of wholehearted success. ABOUT DAWN Sustainable Human is "...an American nonprofit organization whose mission is to evolve human consciousness such that our society becomes capable of living in harmony with each other and the biosphere." Founded by Chris & Dawn Agnos Chris and Dawn Agnos are soulmates who have connected around a shared mission and dream to co-create a life-enriching, empathic, and cooperative human society that finds its place within the broader web of life (rather than of on top of it). Dawn Agnos has extensive experience in business negotiation and management. Chris Agnos is an Industrial Engineer with a Masters in Sustainability from Columbia turned video storyteller. We are an independent couple unaffiliated with any government, corporation, or NGO. Find out about their incredible work at https://sustainablehuman.org/about-us YOUR HOST Alena Turley is an award-winning Soulful Parenting Practitioner, Mentor, Martial Artist, and Ethical Influencer with extensive knowledge and over 15 years of experience in her field. Alena has worked as a Mentor for mothers in England and Australia, and founded the pioneering blog, Soul Mama Hub, in 2009. Alena focuses on identifying and addressing what's at the heart of personal well-being issues for mothers and offers a direct, evidence-based, truthful, and informative approach to optimising health, purpose, and well-being. _______ *SOUL MAMA VIP* is the monthly membership and anti-depletion protocol for women ready to move from wishing the days away to enjoying a bold and purposeful change-maker lifestyle, whilst still showing up as the best mum possible.

German supermarket Penny is conducting a week-long experiment to raise the prices of certain products to reflect their true cost on people's health and the environment. The price adjustments are intended to account for the hidden environmental and health costs associated with food production and distribution. Sean was joined on the show by Amelie Michalke, an Industrial Engineer and sustainability Expert from the University of Greifswald in northern Germany…

On this episode, global systems researcher Iñigo Capellán Pérez joins Nate to discuss net energy analysis, and its use as a tool in analyzing the feasibility of an entire system. While net energy analysis is complex and polarized, some form of it will be necessary to guide society into a resource-constrained future. The energy outlook of a technology changes when scaled up to meet the needs of a larger society.  Many models and EROI analyses that fail to take a system-wide view and only look at a single technology use case, only reflect the partial net energy story. When looking at the huge scale-up needed for ‘solutions' such as Green Growth and Net Zero Transitions, do the hopes for renewable technologies hold up the lifestyles we've come to expect over the last century of fossil surplus? Do our policymakers and leaders have the full picture to make competent decisions? How can we best use these tools to make creative responses to guide us through a Great Simplification? About Iñigo Capellán Pérez: Iñigo is an Industrial Engineer currently doing research with The Group of Energy, Economy and Systems Dynamics (GEEDS) of the University of Valladolid. He holds a Master degree in Electric Energy and Sustainable Development and a PhD in Economics with his dissertation on "Development and Application of Environmental Integrated Assessment Modelling towards Sustainability" at the University of the Basque Country. His research interests focus on the analysis and modeling of the energy-economy-environment systems, the transition to renewable energies in the context of the depletion of fossil fuels and climate mitigation and the technical and social transformations towards sustainability. For Show Notes and More visit:  https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/episode/78-iigo-capelln-prez To watch this video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/m9VFYTXSwNw

MLOps Coffee Sessions #164 with Rob Hirschfeld, Open Source and Fast Decision Making. This episode is brought to you by. // Abstract Rob Hirschfeld, the CEO and co-founder of Rack N, discusses his extensive experience in the DevOps movement. He shares his notable achievement of coining the term "the cloud" and obtaining patents for infrastructure management and API provision. Rob highlights the stagnant progress in operations and the persistent challenges in security and access controls within the industry. The absence of standardization in areas such as Kubernetes and single sign-on complicates the development of robust solutions. To address these issues, Rob underscores the significance of open-source practices, automation, and version control in achieving operational independence and resilience in infrastructure management. // Bio Rob is the CEO and Co-founder of RackN, an Austin-based start-up that develops software to help automate data centers, which they call Digital Rebar. This platform helps connect all the different pieces and tools that people use to manage infrastructure into workflow pipelines through seamless multi-component automation across the different pieces and parts needed to bring up IT systems, platforms, and applications. Rob has a background in Scale Computing, Mechanical and Systems Engineering, and specializes in large-scale complex systems that are integrated with the physical environment. He has founded companies and been in the cloud and infrastructure space for nearly 25 years and has done everything from building the first Clouds using ESXi betas to serving four terms on the OpenStack Foundation Board. Rob was trained as an Industrial Engineer and holds degrees from Duke University and Louisiana State University. // MLOps Jobs board https://mlops.pallet.xyz/jobs // MLOps Swag/Merch https://mlops-community.myshopify.com/ // Related Links https://rackn.com/ https://robhirschfeld.com/about/ --------------- ✌️Connect With Us ✌️ ------------- Join our slack community: https://go.mlops.community/slack Follow us on Twitter: @mlopscommunity Sign up for the next meetup: https://go.mlops.community/register Catch all episodes, blogs, newsletters, and more: https://mlops.community/ Connect with Demetrios on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dpbrinkm/ Connect with Rob on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rhirschfeld/ Timestamps: [00:00] Rob's preferred coffee [00:17] Rob Hirschfeld's background [01:42] Takeaways [02:36] Please like, share, and subscribe to this channel! [03:09] Creation of Cloud [08:38] Changes in Cloud after 25 Years [10:54] Pros and cons of microservices [13:06] Secure Access Provisioning [15:46] Parallelism with ads [18:08] Redfish protocol [20:21] Impact of using open source vs using a SAS provider [26:15] Automation [32:39] Embrace Operational Flexibility [35:08] Automating infrastructure inefficiently [41:26] Legacy code and resiliency [43:39] Collection of metadata [45:50] RackN [51:23] Granular Cloud Preferences [54:35] Reframing of perceived complexity [57:32] Generative DevOps [58:50] Wrap up

Interview with Joseph Bathanti, former North Carolina Poet Laureate and Dr. Bruce Kelly, retired Assistant Chief of Primary Care at the Charles George VA Medical Center.THE WRITE TO HEAL: SOLDIERS DEEP DIVE INTO STORYTELLING In this limited six-episode audio series, Artist Soapbox speaks with life-changers – people who champion creative writing as a catalyst for soldiers' healing, as well as soldiers whose lives have been radically transformed through story. The interviews are conducted by Tamara Kissane, Artist Soapbox producer and 2020 Piedmont Laureate, with June Guralnick, 2022 Raleigh Medal of Arts recipient and creative writing teacher for veterans.GUEST BIOSJOSEPH BATHANTI, former Poet Laureate of North Carolina (2012-14) and recipient of the North Carolina Award in Literature, is the author of nineteen books, most recently Light at the Seam from LSU Press in 2022. Bathanti is the McFarlane Family Distinguished Professor of Interdisciplinary Education at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C. He served as the 2016 Charles George VA Medical Center Writer-in-Residence in Asheville, N.C., and is the co-founder of the Medical Center's Creative Writing Program. The Act of Contrition & Other Stories, winner of the EastOver Prize for Fiction, is forthcoming from EastOver Press in fall of 2023. For more information on Bathanti's work, visit: https://english.appstate.edu/faculty-staff/directory/joseph-bathanti.BRUCE KELLY, MD is retired Assistant Chief of Primary Care at the Charles George VA Medical Center in Asheville, N.C. In 2014, along with former North Carolina Poet Laureate Joseph Bathanti, he co-founded a creative writing program for Vietnam veterans with PTSD as the central feature of a broader Medical Humanities program. He has been witness to the truth of this quote by poet Muriel Rukeyser: "The universe is not made up of atoms, it's made up of stories."KENNETH EDWARD FAUSTMAN (1946-2023) served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was awarded a military merit from South Vietnam in honor of exceptional service. He was a proud veteran who participated in the Honor flight that took him to the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. in 2022. After his service he obtained his bachelor's degree as an Industrial Engineer from the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. He used his degree to improve the world he lived in, as a teacher and construction manager.EPISODE LINKSBrothers Like TheseTranscriptCREDITSTHE WRITE TO HEAL: SOLDIERS DEEP DIVE INTO STORYTELLING is a production of Artist Soapbox in partnership with June Guralnick.This series is dedicated to the memory of David Brave Heart.The intro montage is sound engineered by Royce Froehlich, and music in both the intro and outro are by David Brave Heart, with additional music by Louis Wilkinson.Post-production is by Tamara Kissane and Jasmine Hunjan.WHEN I WRITE I FEEL… CONTRIBUTORSJenny BaileyLinda BelansGail Ashby BryantKammie DeGhetoChuck GalleLinda GilesJune GuralnickPJ HarperKirsten HowardTamara KissaneAllie McDonaldRay OwenShirley PerrySande SouthworthScott Charles WhittemoreNorah & SusannahFor more information, see

Deep House music show compiled & mixed by @bae_music213 Industrial Engineer, DJ & Producer.MY MUSIC: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/eliasbada Bandcamp: https://eliasbada.bandcamp.com Get In Touch: dhvibes@gmail.comAll music played in this show is either produced in-house, payed for or sent directly by the artists or labels.This show is available on most music & podcasts platforms.( feed: https://dhv.podomatic.com/rss2.xml )-Track-listing for ALL episodes: https://dhvibes.blogspot.com --Spacewaves / Marco Hessler-Reality Dance (Original Mix) / Phonk D-Memories / Catz 'n Dogz-Get Down feat. Deep Aztec (N-You-Up Remix) / Boogie Vice, Deep Aztec-Forever Enough (Ruveni Remix) / Kolomin, Ruveni-Bedcat (Satin Jackets Remix) / Honom-Sugar (Fanatique Extended Remix) / Zubi feat Anatu-Location (T.Markakis Remix) / Crew Deep-Act Like You Know (Johan Vermeulen Remix) / Sammy W, Alex E--

Deep House music show compiled & mixed by @bae_music213 Industrial Engineer, DJ & Producer.MY MUSIC: SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/eliasbada Bandcamp: https://eliasbada.bandcamp.com Get In Touch: dhvibes@gmail.com @eliasbadaAll music played in this show is either produced in-house, payed for or sent directly by the artists or labels.This show is available on most music & podcasts platforms.( feed: https://dhv.podomatic.com/rss2.xml )-Sometimes (Havana Hustlers Deep Reconstruction Edit) / Serge Gee-Quiet Moon / Juniper-Buchin / LoYoTo-Mind Delusions / Sek-Party People / G Spice-Earth's Warriors / Andy Compton-Xkexes / Angel Mora & Tatsu -Look Around You / Boris Dlugosch, Roisin Murphy-The Sun (Yuksek Remix) / lovetempo-You've Got That Sound / Dan Shake---Track-listing for ALL episodes: https://dhvibes.blogspot.com -

Don't miss out on the latest episode of Unstoppable REI Wealth, where former engineer turned real estate investor, Kyle McCorkle, shares his secrets to scaling a real estate business through networking and private lending. In this informative podcast, Kyle talks about his journey, the challenges he faced, and how he successfully created a partnership with his contractor, leading them to own 50 rental properties. He also discusses the importance of adapting sales techniques to connect with potential clients and building a strong team to achieve success. With tools, strategies, and systems shared by highly successful real estate investors, you don't want to miss out on this valuable information. Visit Billyssecrets.com for resources to help you succeed in real estate and tune in to Unstoppable REI Wealth today!- Networking for private lending- Scaling a real estate business- Challenges faced and market changes- Tools, strategies, and secrets- Transition from consulting to investing- Success without natural sales ability- Adapting to different personalities- Importance of likability and sales ability- Roles and tasks in real estate investment- Struggles with finding multifamily properties- Analyzing return on investment for marketing- Self-management and knowledge of the market- Using lines of credit and private financing- Building relationships with private lenders- Importance of transparency in deals- Successful contractor-investor partnership- Monitoring early indicators and KPIs- Effective use of targeted lists- Networking to lend money and expand businessConnect with Kyle:https://www.realliferentals.com/https://www.safehomeoffer.com/ And after that head on over to...https://easysell411.comhttps://billyalvaro.comhttps://billyssecrets.comWho knows maybe you will be our next partner?To get some neat (and FREE) Tools | Tips | Tricks to help you in REI!

You are not going to want to miss this one. Helida is an amazing example of an evolving creative career in action, and she's also SUCH a beautiful and inspiring conversationalist. I could have talked to her all day! Helida Dodd is a Perfumer for lovers of beautiful fragrances who can't tolerate traditional perfumes. Through her carefully curated ingredients, she shows you how luxury + nature mix perfectly in a bottle.  Helida is a speaker for organizations and groups and uses perfume as a sensorial component to teach critical thinking, create new habits, and form cohesive teams.  She's a former Industrial Engineer who spent many years in healthcare, logistics & supply chain management. Now she uses her engineering and chemistry background to create intricate perfumes and showcase the relationship between art & science. You can visit Helida's website, check out her ebook, or follow her on instagram @marbellaperfumes! Thanks for joining me on Crushing Classical!  Theme music and audio editing by DreamVance. You can join my email list HERE, so you never miss an episode! Or you could hop on a short call with me to brainstorm your next plan.  I'm your host, Jennet Ingle. I love you all. Stay safe out there!  

My friend, Isaac Wambua, is a world-class and highly respected business coach, speaker, trainer, and one of the world's most brilliant minds on business and life strategies.   He is the founder and CEO of Dynamo Methods and a former Industrial Engineer and Business Executive for a Fortune 1000 company.   Bottom line...he's a business and life Jedi.  I know you'll enjoy this podcast and highly encourage you to check out his book.  Now That I'm a Manager, What Do I Do Next?

Dmitriy is an Industrial Engineer and designer for BBI Autosport. He joins the podcast to talk about his journey, abandoning the finance world for the unknown, and the evolution of the engineering process. Check out Dmitriy's Instagram here: https://www.instagram.com/orlovdesign/ Follow BBI Autosport here: https://www.instagram.com/bbiautosport/ And dont forget to check out the Drivers Club! http://www.overcrestproductions.com/driversclub

Listen to a new episode of PIVOT, a show brought to you by YNS Live with NFL Thread recorded live on Fireside with hosts Juliet Hahn and Cynthia Zordich featuring special guests Ian & Crystal Scott. Ian and Crystal started dating in high school in Gainesville, Florida. After 3 years playing football at the University of Florida, Ian decided to leave school early for the 2003 NFL draft. They were married two weeks before the draft, not knowing where football would take them, but planning to give their all and enjoy wherever life decided to take them. Almost 20 years later they have traversed 7 states, in 18 homes, with 4 kids -  Skylar (17), Savannah (16), Josef (14), and Sean (12).  After 7 years in the league Ian transitioned out of football and spent 2 years finishing an engineering degree, followed by 5 years in the corporate world as an Industrial Engineer, but then transitioned again   into his 3rd career - coaching football. Ian is now in his 6th coaching season, currently with Central Michigan University, living with his family in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. Download the Fireside App today and follow YNS Live with NFL Thread and PIVOT. We dive deep into NFL stories and reveal the good people inside the game.   Remarkable Quotes   “I was like - what am I going to do now? At 28 they told me I was too old to play football and I had to figure out what was next. You  always think you  have an idea of when it's coming and you hope that you have a chance to prepare, but even know that it's not for long, you still hope that you're ready and you know what life is like. It wasn't until I was done that I realized how much of my identity was tied up with being a professional football player. That was gone and it was completely out of my control which is difficult for me because I am accustomed to being in control.” - Former NFL Player/Current NFL Coach Ian Scott on transition.   Sponsor   The YNS Live With NFL Thread Super Bowl Experience is sponsored by Shutterstock Editorial.  Wherever you go - Shutterstock is there to capture it!   Contact Shutterstock at assigments@shutterstock.com and take the field with Shutterstock's award-winning photography superstars.   Find Us Online! Fireside: Juliet Hahn | Cynthia Zordich Instagram: Juliet Hahn | Cynthia Zordich | NFL Thread LinkedIn: Juliet Hahn | Cynthia Zordich FB: Juliet Hahn | NFL Thread Clubhouse: Juliet Hahn YouTube: Juliet Hahn Twitter: Juliet Hahn | Cynthia Zordich | NFL Thread