Empowering Industry Podcast - A Production of Empowering Pumps & Equipment

This week Charli is flying solo with a special message for the listeners Charli K Matthews is a visionary leader with a mission to Connect, Inform, and Educate the Global Pump Industry. Charli's groundbreaking online information and connection hub has reshaped industry communication. As a well-recognized and respected figure in key industry events, Charli bridges the gap between traditional p...

This week Charli has Robbie Riggs on to talk about a winning culture. Riggs shared his journey from being a mechanical engineering student to becoming a CEO. He started in technical support for an industrial application and gained experience in various roles including customer service, R&D, and distribution. Riggs also mentioned his relationship with Tedet, a key supplier and manufacturer. Whe...

Charli has Carla Minett on to talk about her experience going from working as an engineer to consulting. Carla Minett, Founder & Principal Consultant of Minett Consulting, specializes in empowering manufacturing companies to develop and retain their next generation of engineering leaders. With over a decade of experience in engineering and program management across diverse business units, she...

Charli sits down with Angela Thurman this week to talk about her empowering journey through industry.     Read up at EmpoweringPumps.com and stay tuned for more news about EPIC Find us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook , LinkedIn ,  Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com

This week Charli has Greg Christensen on to talk. Greg Christensen is the host of CMMSradio, a podcast about all things CMMS (computerized maintenance management software), and consultant leaning on his 3+ decades in CMMS, FM, Maintenance Management, and the like.  After 1000's of demos, even more client interactions and projects, and numerous deployments.  He's a former Co-founder and V...

 Charli got to have a good conversation with Shelley Gager this week about her journey with ABB.  With over 22 years of experience, Shelley Gager is currently working at ABB in Greenville, SC USA where she is the Global Product Group Director for Integrated Motor Drives. Her background began in West Virginia with a degree in Mining Engineering.  Spanning from underground coal mining to front line...

This week Charli has Kerby Pope on to talk about his journey. Kerby attended a local technical school immediately after high school for study of design drafting with a concentration on Architectural Design.   With hopes of landing a career working for an architectural firm that concentrated in high end residential design and then use the proceeds to pay for college at night and earn a bachelor’s d...

This week Charli has Andrew Johnson, a new friend from EPIC, on to talk about his crazy journey though the business landscape he is  hoping to change for the better.   Andrew Johnson is an entrepreneur, inventor, and business owner. Formerly the sales manager at the family distribution company. He is now pursuing a new endeavor, a tech startup called ShelfAware, which is attempting to redefine ind...

Charli has Joshua Griffin on to give some handy advice for homeowners.   Joshua Griffin has a background in heating, cooling, electrical, and plumbing; learning these trades in the construction and property management fields all across Virginia and Maryland.  He owns and runs a heating, cooling, and plumbing contractor business in Virginia and holds an HVAC and Plumbing Master License in both trad...

Charli has Tyler Haak on this week talk about his passion for decarbonization.    Tyler Haak is the Vice President of Sustainability and Service at Schneider Electric, and prides himself on being an enthusiastic evangelizer of connected, sustainable, and efficient building environments. With over a decade of experience in the building automation industry as a customer-facing professional, Tyler le...

Welcome Back! Charli is kicking off the 5th season of The Empowering Industry Podcast with Robyn Brookhart Brookhart began her career in the pump industry in 1997 at her family’s business in the small town of Bergen, NY.  After graduating with a marketing degree and beginning her MBA (with a concentration in manufacturing), she took a marketing position at Liberty Pumps.  Driven to challenge herse...

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Empowering Team! Read up at EmpoweringPumps.com and stay tuned for more news about EPIC in Atlanta this November! Find us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook , LinkedIn ,  Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com

This week Charli has  Michael Piantedosi on to talk about culture within the company Michael Piantedosi is the North America Service Leader for Druck and Panametrics, a Baker Hughes business. In this role Mike focuses on customer satisfaction, reducing in-house turnaround times, implementing best practices for wing-to-wing fulfilment, while simultaneously improving transparency for all customers....

Charli is back from Uganda and excited to share about her trip! (Blog post coming) Andre is joining Charli this week to kick off December talking about Reliability André-Michel Ferrari is a Reliability Engineer who specializes in Reliability Analytics and Modeling which are fundamental to improving asset performance and output in industrial operations. He has approximately 30 years of industrial e...

Charli has Sam Lowry and Dwight Leeper on this week to talk about pumps in Senegal and how they continued to give of their skills even in retirement.  Sam Lowry was born in South Weymouth, Massachusetts in 1952 and then spent his childhood and early youth in Cincinnati, Ohio. Currently a retired engineer living in Huntsville, Alabama he joined Rotary International in 2018 as a member of  the Hunts...

Charli has John Wilson on the pod this week. John Wilson is the CEO of Industrial Flow Solutions and has over 25 years of experience in the flow control industry. Prior to joining Industrial Flow Solutions, he spent over 20 years working for Emerson in multiple global leadership roles. John graduated from the University of Nebraska with a degree in Chemical Engineering and he also received an MBA...

We're kicking November off a bang as Ares Pangoulias joins Charli on the pod. Ares Panagoulias directs the sales, operations, and engineering of IIOT Condition Monitoring products and services for Hydro in the Hydro Centaur business unit. He works directly with customersto analyze data to improve rotating equipment maintenance strategies, increase availability, and reduce downtime in the Nucl...

This week on the Pod, Charli has Mark Connolly on to talk about his path. Currently, Mark serves as Global Product Manager of mechanical packing and gaskets at A.W. Chesterton, a world leader in helping process industry companies and manufacturers improve the reliability and efficiency of their process platforms.  As a global product manager, Mark works closely with manufacturing, marketing, produ...

This week Charli has her own Coach, Rob Kalwarowsky on the podcast! Rob  is back almost 2 years from his and Charli's original podcast appearance together.  He is a renowned leadership coach championing mental health awareness and has even given a TedX Talk Check out his podcast Leadership Launchpad Podcast Read up at EmpoweringPumps.com and stay tuned for more news about EPIC in Atlanta this...

This week Charli has a conversation with the EPIC Steering Committee. Join Charli along with Randal (Randy) Ferman of Ekwestrel Engineering, Gakuo Ndonga from SKF USA, Ron Frisard from AW Chesterton, HJ Dewes of ABB, and Bekah and Vince from your Empowering Team! Take a peak at what is coming to EPIC and why it is important to each of our steering committee members Read up at EmpoweringPumps.com a...

This week Charli has Jessica  Poliner on to talk about her journey. Jessica Poliner is a global executive and board director with a proven track record of growth in industrial businesses. She is passionate about technology and the rigor of strong operating systems. Poliner is committed to authenticity and inclusion as key levers to drive outstanding business results. She has led publicly-listed an...

 This week Charli welcomes The Maven herself, Meaghan Ziemba to the podcast Meaghan Ziemba is a technical writer, brand storyteller, and marketer for industrial manufacturers. She has a B.A. and M.A. in Professional and Technical Writing and has been writing for manufacturing since 2008. Meaghan also hosts a live video broadcast series called Mavens of Manufacturing. The series focuses on women in...

Charli has Jeremy Drury on this week, some listeners may remember Jeremy from Reliable Plant. During the 2010's, Jeremy served as President of IoT Diagnostics, a Midwestern Industrial IoT company that focused primarily on sensors and predictive maintenance on the factory floor. His hardware and software included monitoring of pumps, fluid health, filtration, lubrication, and more for both For...

 Charli has Chris Tindell on this week to chat  Chris Tindell, CMRP, is a regional business manager for Sealing Equipment Products Co., Inc. (SEPCO). A reliability leader in the fluid sealing industry, SEPCO supports global distribution in more than 30 countries. Tindell is a maintenance and reliability professional with more than 20 years of experience in reliability consulting, training, and tro...

Charli is back with Brian Levy this week to talk water Brian Levy is a Principal Engineer with over 20 years of experience in water reclamation and stormwater management.  He has been with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago since 2003. He received a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI.  He received a Master of Science in Env...