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Ep. 40: A chorus of digital, digital, digital…

  • On July 15, 2021

On July 21, 2021 we will be holding a webinar with Tribal Visions’, Chris Ciunci and Rob Meyer to talk about the new Express Grant program in town and how it is shaking things up for Manufacturers. Specifically they will discuss the course options that will now be available to all manufacturers across the commonwealth. These new express grant opportunities are available now and this one-hour webinar  will explain what is available to you in their Marketing and Lead Generation modules. These modules focus on strategy & planning as well as implementation. In this podcast Rob, just gives us a little taste of what you can expect next week and his philosophical view on coaching in the MLB All-Star game. Don’t miss this one, and make sure to register for the extended version in the webinar next week!

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Ep. 39: Celebrating A Nation, Massachusetts Style

  • On July 7, 2021

Happy Fourth of July! In this episode we talk about upcoming virtual events, workshops, and trainings we have scheduled for the months of July and August. Our IT manager, Matt Healy, updates everyone on the internal improvements made on the tech side coming out of COVID. We also sit down with our sales and marketing director, Kristy Grignon, who dives into how this year has been going for MassMEP and gives us the details on the Manufacturing Caucus Awards on September 28th. Tune in to hear more details on the guests and layout of this exciting event!

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Ep. 38 Change Happens, Express Helps

  • On June 29, 2021

We sit down with Kristen Rayne, Outreach Manager of the Workforce Training Fund program at the Commonwealth Corporation, to talk about the changes to the Express Grant Program taking effect July 1, 2021. The program provides employers fast, simple access to grant-funded training helping businesses in Massachusetts respond to emerging needs. It is fast, flexible and friendly. Small businesses (100 employees or less) will now be able to access more training opportunities than ever with no cash flow obligation! Listen to the podcast for all the details and visit their website, to register as a provider or attendee today!

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Ep. 37 The MMAP program is live! What is it? Just listen.

  • On June 18, 2021

We sit down with Christine Nolan, Director of Center for Advanced Manufacturing to discuss the upcoming webinar on June 24th at 11:00 AM that will be all about MMAP, Preparing the Supply Chain. This podcast gives a little insight to the program, deadlines, funding, but the webinar will be a more in-depth look at how this will work for Manufacturers across Massachusetts. Give this a listen, the register for the webinar here!

To find more information about the program click this link.

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Ep. 36: MassMEP on the loose for summer events…

  • On June 1, 2021

In this half an hour we talk about all the upcoming virtual events, workshops, trainings we have scheduled for the months of June & July. There are some teasers for a few events that haven’t been posted to the calendar yet, but will be soon and one MAJOR event coming in September! We don’t dish all the details on that event, so subscribe to our podcast channel to hear more about that event.

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Ep. 35: Cybersecurity Whisperers, How does this pipeline hack affect our company?

  • On May 26, 2021

We had a great conversation with our Cybersecurity Whisperers, John Sinopoli and Peter Morin from Synagex and Derek Bauer from CyberSaint about the recent hack on the pipeline, Colonial. Is this something that can happen to Manufacturers in Massachusetts, is it something that we need to worry about, or does this only happen to really large companies? Listen as we answer those questions.

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Ep. 34 Operational Preparedness Training…are you operationally prepared?

  • On May 12, 2021

Darcy Cook, owner of Safety Trainers and MassMEP Operational Preparedness training facilitator talks with us about the training scheduled for June 1, 3, 15 & 17, 2021. She discusses the why, how, who and takeaways from attending the training. As a bonus, don’t miss her intel on the directives being put in place by OSHA and the federal government following the pandemic.

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Ep. 33 Lean Six Sigma Info Session: “You can’t just learn three, you need all six”

  • On May 6, 2021

We sit down with MassMEP Project Manager, Henry Hall to talk about the upcoming Lean Six Sigma Information Session, what Lean Six Sigma is, and takeaways you can expect from the webinar; good thing we asked as we were preparing outfits to wear that day to match the colors of the belts.
The public webinar will be held May 18th from 1 – 2 PM, so if you have an hour and want to learn more about Lean Six Sigma and some upcoming training and certifications, please join us. If you can’t join us on the 18th this podcast may be just enough for you to be dangerous with your continuous improvement, but let us know if you need some advising.

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Ep. 33 Lean Six Sigma Info Session: "You can't just learn three, you need all six"
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Ep. 32 NERDIC. What is it and why it should matter to you…

  • On April 29, 2021

We sit down with Ron Angelo, President and CEO of Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc. (CCAT) and talk about NERDIC (New England Regional Defense Industry Collaboration) and the NERDIC Industry 4.0 Readiness Eco System with their goal to help small and medium manufacturers in the DOD supply chain. We get into the meat and potatoes of the program; What it is, how it came to fruition, who would benefit from participating and what will be the key takeaways. There are four webinar sessions left in the month of May, registration is available on our website under workshops.

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Ep. 31 Tips for (T)eam (I)nvolvement (P)roblem (S)olving

  • On April 21, 2021

In this episode we got to sit down with MassMEP project manager and TIPS facilitator, Henry Hall, to talk about our upcoming TIPS training scheduled for April 27th to the 29th. The takeaways are; tips can be implemented in all areas of business, anybody from within the organization should/could attend, every company has a repeat problem that takes a team approach to eliminate the root cause. Your training time invested eliminates time wasted solving problems.

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