Industry Ignited Podcast

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Lisa Roy, CEO and President of Optimum Energy , a global leader in engineered energy infrastructure and energy-as-a-service solutions. With more than 30 years of experience in building systems, technology, and sustainability—including a senior leadership role at Johnson Controls—Lisa shares how Optimum is helping organization...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar interviews Dr. Laurie Myers, CEO of Hallett Davis Strategic Group , to unpack how science, ethics, and commercialization must intersect to deliver life-changing medicines. Dr. Myers shares her remarkable transition from toxicology research to senior marketing leadership at global pharma giants, revealing how listening, data translation, and...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Stephen Sweeney, CEO of Upright Services , to unpack how small and mid-sized businesses can turn technology from a constant headache into a genuine competitive advantage. Stephen shares his unexpected journey from educator to entrepreneur, the lessons he learned buying and scaling an IT company, and why proactive technology d...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar talks with Adam Broadway, CEO of Platform OS , about the future of platforms, marketplace ecosystems, and community-centered technology. Adam shares his remarkable journey from high-school dropout to building companies acquired by Adobe, and how these experiences shaped his mission to help innovators build scalable, secure, and customizable...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Ali Rezaei , CEO and Nanobiotechnology Researcher, and Maryam Lotfitanha , Marketing Director of Polyean Technology Inc. , the clean-tech startup behind K-Lean —a biodegradable, nano-enhanced powder that solidifies leachate, eliminates odors, reduces bacteria, and deters pests in everyday waste. Ali shares how a common househ...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Gabrielle Vasquez Baumeyer , CEO and Founder of Baumeyer Coaching and ACC-ICF Certified Executive Coach, to explore what truly unlocks sustainable leadership and performance from the inside out. Drawing on over 25 years in training, consulting, and executive coaching, Gabrielle shares how real transformation begins with...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Thomas Moschos , CEO, agronomist, and dairy production expert at Moschos Farm in Greece , to explore how a multigenerational farm is preserving the authenticity of true Greek dairy while scaling sustainably. Thomas shares the pivotal moment that drove him to bring cheese and yogurt production in-house, how agronomy choices li...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar interviews Paul Dempers , chemist and CEO of Demron Naturals , whose science-driven approach to natural formulations is reshaping personal care, home care, and pet care across Africa and beyond. Dempers shares how witnessing the toxicity of traditional detergents sparked his mission to develop effective, ethically sourced, and environmental...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar interviews Michael Brown , Chairman and CEO of Skyline Robotics , the company behind Osmo—the world’s first robotic-armed window-cleaning system . Brown shares how a shrinking labor pool, extreme safety risks, and rising urban skylines sparked Skyline’s mission to reinvent facade maintenance using AI, LIDAR, computer vision, and real-time f...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar speaks with Jeff Monroe , CEO and Chief Innovation Officer of LifeSpaces Innovation Group , about how disruptive sustainable technologies are reshaping the B2B and manufacturing landscape. With over four decades of experience spanning consumer goods, food service, and industrial markets, Monroe shares how his company bridges innovation and...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar interviews Ariadne Dimoula , CEO and founder of Paramount Planet Product (P3RD.Earth) , whose groundbreaking innovation in microfibrillated cellulose could replace the world’s most common plastic pollutants—wrappers, lids, filters, and straws—with biodegradable, ocean-safe materials. Drawing from her background as an oceanographer and a fam...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Skip Giessing, President of the Rotating Equipment Division at DXP Enterprises , to explore how he helped grow the division from $150 million to over $1 billion while preserving the company’s core culture of loyalty, entrepreneurship, and long-term vision. Skip shares how lessons from the U.S. Navy and owning his own business...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar interviews T’Ray Rutledge, P.E., CEO of Circle R Engineering , whose career spans the U.S. Air Force flight line to founding a design-build firm that turns napkin sketches into working machines. Rutledge shares how aerospace discipline, curiosity, and safety culture shaped his approach to hydraulics, pneumatics, and electric-drive systems a...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Paul Jaminet, Ph. D., Founder and President of Angiex , to discuss a revolutionary new approach to cancer therapy that delivers drugs directly into tumor cell nuclei while sparing healthy tissue. Drawing from his journey through MIT physics, Harvard astrophysics, software entrepreneurship, and natural health research, Jaminet...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar interviews Erik Visser , CEO of Hamlet Protein , to explore how early-life animal nutrition is shaping the future of sustainable protein. From law and political science to leading global feed innovation, Visser shares how strategy, culture, and servant leadership drive transformation across the feed and food value chain. He discusses how Ha...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Ann Marie O’Connell , professional engineer, MBA, and certified Six Sigma Black Belt, to explore the intersection of process discipline and creativity . With over four decades leading MCU Limited , Ann Marie shares how flexible, physics- and economics-based design thinking can drive real innovation—without stifling imagi...

On Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar interviews Sara Quintero , founder & chief innovation officer of KarmaChic Marketplace —an e-commerce platform built to scale women-owned and minority-owned businesses. Sara shares how a boutique setback became the launchpad for a human-first, AI-powered marketplace with low fees, geolocation discovery, and a CreatorLab vendor hub for content, analytic...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar talks with Thomas Gilman , founder of Driving Business Growth and former BP executive, about how CEOs can move from running their business to truly scaling it. Drawing on decades of global leadership and financial strategy experience, Gilman reveals the Wall Street techniques that every Main Street CEO should know —from improving business c...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar talks with LaToya Hinton-Howery, MPH, CEO and Research Director of Next Innovative Clinical Research (Next ICR), about reshaping the future of clinical trials through representation, accessibility, and trust. From Chicago to Houston and beyond, Hinton-Howery is proving that innovation doesn’t just come from labs—it comes from the communitie...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Dr. David Smith, physician, innovator, and founder of DeltaChase and TBI Innovations, to explore how nature-inspired science is revolutionizing medicine. Known for the FDA-cleared Q-Collar—the first medical device proven to help protect against traumatic brain injury—Dr. Smith shares how studying woodpeckers, giraffes, and sh...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Daniel Williams , CEO of Steel Design & Build , to explore what it takes to construct some of America’s most complex and iconic steel structures—from stadiums and airports to large-scale government projects. With over 25 years in the industry, Daniel shares how he rose from field laborer to executive consultant, leading m...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leeanne Aguilar interviews Tal Maor , founder & CEO of Lighthouse Ag (Israel), on how to de-risk AgTech adoption and deliver measurable field results. Combining his background as a farmer, technologist, and business strategist , Maor shares how Lighthouse Ag bridges the gap between innovation and implementation by acting as an integrator and single sou...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , Dr. Leanne Aguilar interviews Shawn Kim , founder & CEO of Between Bits , about how the Bitcoin Lightning Network is redefining global finance. Kim explains why Bitcoin’s creation of digital scarcity was a world-changing innovation, and how Lightning makes Bitcoin faster, cheaper, and more practical for everyday use. He shares how his company is pioneering...

In this Industry Ignited episode, Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Michael Choate , president of Solutions Press and author of Silicon Trenches , to explore the fascinating evolution of technology—from hands-on debugging in the pre-AI era to today’s rapid rise of artificial intelligence. Drawing on decades in semiconductor engineering and product development, Choate shares his proven methods for...

In this episode of Industry Ignited , CEO Mark Terrill of OrthodontiCell reveals how a patented bioelectric stimulation device accelerates orthodontic treatment from ~2 years to 3–6 months , cuts pain by 70% , and permanently stabilizes teeth —all while working alongside braces or clear aligners . Terrill explains the science (targeted waveforms that modulate proteins to loosen, move, and re-calci...