Hear Her Story

! In anticipation of National Apprenticeship Week, this episode will discuss the impact of registered apprenticeship programs in relation to the manufacturing industry. We're excited to feature Amy Volz from Trane Technologies and Becky Calwell from Jobs for the Future as both incredible women have extensive experience with registered apprenticeship programs. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her S...

In this episode, we're thrilled to highlight not one, but three inspirational women who are making an impact for women in manufacturing: Belinda Black from Cannon Virginia, Coral Warren from Polaris Industries and Kaitlin Perkins from Pfizer. Our area of focus for this episode is Manufacturing Day, with an emphasis on this year's Manufacturing Day message of "creators wanted." This special edition...

Our guest this month is Sonita Lontoh, a Women in Manufacturing Hall of Famer and full time Public Company Board Director. Sonita gave us her unique insights on how to find Boards to join and what you should do when you get there. In addition, we talked about her Guiding Principals and her induction into the WiM Hall of Fame. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: Women in Manufacturing...

Our guest this month is Jill Koziol, founder of Mother.ly,  a woman-centered and judgement-free site, whose mission it is to help every mother thrive with expert advice, inspirational stories, curated solutions and more. Jilled talked about her Entreprenueral Journey, her MS diagnosis and how planning everything, from meetings to down time helps keep her organized. Listen to other episodes of Hear...

Our guest this month is Joanna Cooper, General Manager Mount Holly at Daimler Truck Facility. Joanna talked about her core set of values ACTIVE, psychological safety, how her early life activities in her church and DI basketball helped her learn to manage and organize her career and much more. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here:  Women in Manufacturing Podcast

Our guest this month is Jenn Martin, Engineering Manager at Toyota Motor North America. Jenn talked about becoming a welder and how it shaped how she advocates for other women, starting out as a manager and changing her mindset from being an employee to leading others. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: Women in Manufacturing Podcast

Our guest this month is Jai Aja, Enterprise Customer Success at Rockwell Automation . Jai spoke to us about how her early internship shaped her career, learning to overcome preconceived notions about her and her journey towards motherhood. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: Women in Manufacturing Podcast

Our guest this month is Laura Wilde, Senior Director Quality & Mission Assurance, Aerojet Rocketdyne. Laura spoke to us about traveling for work while a parent, why she encourages women to join the manufacturing field, networking and more. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/hear-her-story-podcast

Our guest this month is Tiffanie Lewis, Vice President – HR Technology & Service Solutions at Diebold Nixdorf. Tiffanie spoke to us about her Truth, when to say yes and when to delegate and starting a mentoring program when she was at General Motors. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/hear-her-story-podcast

Our guest this month is Sandra McNeil, Director of Operations with Amazon Robotic Sortable Fulfillment. Hear Sandra discuss what inspires her and how she strives to inspire others. She also discusses how automation is a great tool to help organize and grow. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: https://www.womeninmanufacturing.org/hear-her-story-podcast

Our guest this month is Tessa Myers, Senior VP, Intelligent Devices at Rockwell Automation. Hear Tessa discuss her start in manufacturing and why having advocates can be even more important than having mentors. As 2022 comes to an end, Tessa also talks about innovations that she is most excited for in the new year. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: https://www.womeninmanufacturing.o...

Our guest this month is Kathleen Edge, EVP of Operations at Southwire. Hear Kathleen discuss how working in accounting led her into manufacturing, which led to her drive to promote safety within her organization. Kathy also shares her take on Work/Life Ratio, as opposed to Work/Life Balance, and her thoughts on community and family. Listen to other episodes of Hear Her Story here: https://www.wome...

Our guest this month is Michelle Taylor, Director of New Product Quality CHVAC at Trane Technologies. Michelle shares her story about how growing up with three brothers shaped her and how a pen led to her internship and love of manufacturing. Michelle talks about her passion of volunteering and how it has led to forming her "12-12" crew.

Jd Marhevko, Vice President of Quality for the ADAS and Electronics Division of the ZF Group, joins WiM President Allison Grealis on Hear Her Story. Jd talks about how her upbringing taught her how to work hard and shaped her entire career. Allison and Jd also talk about the environment and sustainability and discuss what companies can do to help save our planet.

Get to know our guest Kristen Dickinson, Senior Leader of Field Competency & Serviceability at Ingersoll Rand. Hear Kristen's experience as a mom in manufacturing and the challenges that inspired her to help launch her company's women's inclusion group. Kristen shares how she helped launch a mentor program for Ingersoll Rand employees and her advice for avoiding and coping with burnout. Listen to...

Our guest this month is Leslie Morales, Vice President of Operations for U.S. Rubber. Listen in as Leslie shares how she reinvented herself professionally and her advice for getting outside of your comfort zone to develop new skills and a supportive network. Also in this episode, Leslie shares how surviving breast cancer in 2021 renewed her focus on and appreciation for self-care and keeping a pos...

Our guest this month is Alla Woodson, General Manager, Life Care Solutions Services at GE Healthcare, a WiM Corporate member company. Coming from a family of engineers, Alla is a first-generation immigrant to the United States from the former USSR, now the Russian Federation. Join us as Alla describes her unique path to the United States and how she began a career in manufacturing with GE. Hear he...

This month, we're joined by Shannon Karels, Co-Founder of OPSisters, a professional consulting firm, and Co-Author of the book, Steel Toes and Stilettos: A True Story of Women Manufacturing Leaders and Lean Transformation Success . Hear how Shannon grew her career in supply chain management at several large manufacturing companies, before shifting her career and starting OPSisters.

Join us for a conversation with Rebecca Cranford, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing at Southwire Company. Rebecca shares how she maneuvered her career to create balance for herself and her family, and how she overcame self-doubt along the way. Hear her advice for defining what success means to you and how peer-to-peer mentoring impacted her career.

Listen in as we sit down with Lisa Skidmore, Senior Director, Advanced Quality Engineering at GE Appliances, a Haier company. Lisa spent more than thirteen years of her career at Ford Motor Company, before moving on to GE Appliances, a Haier company more than a decade ago. During her long career in quality-focused roles, Lisa has learned firsthand why it is important to support other women in STEM...

This month, we're having a conversation with Kristin St. Marie, who is the Global Training Manager at Carlisle Companies, Inc. and a proud Michigan State University alumna. In this episode, Kristin talks about her process for developing engaging learning models for adults at her company and how she helped develop Carlisle's employee resource group for women. Hear her advice for being your own advo...

On this episode of WiM's Hear Her Story podcast, Allison sits down with Cara Madzy, Vice President Operations for the Coatings Americas division at BASF. Cara is also a Director on the Women in Manufacturing (WiM) Association Board of Directors. Hear how Cara followed in her father footsteps to become a Chemical Engineer, as well as her advice for balancing your weaknesses with your strengths and...

On this epurose of Hear Her Story, we're chatting with Mary Ellen Grom, Executive Director of Customer Experience Solutions at AFL and the Chair of the WiM Education Foundation Board of Directors. Mary Ellen discusses being an aspiring advertiser throughout her childhood, the importance of creating connection between people and how she plans to get curious in 2022.

On this episode of Women in Manufacturing's Hear Her Story podcast, Allison Grealis sits down with Christina Pierce, Sales Operations Manager, Panasonic - IIoT Solutions Division. Hear about Christina's career, her advice for building your professional network and why she thinks it is important for women in traditionally male-dominated fields to have both female AND male mentors & advocates.

Our guest this month is Tiffany Bryson, Direct Regional Sales Manager at GROB Systems and a leader with WiM's Ohio Chapter. Tiffany tells us about her career journey across manufacturing and shares her advice for young women still starting off in their career – give yourself grace. Hear Tiffany's story now and get inspired!