Lean Made Simple: Transform Your Business & Life One Step At A Time!

Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) sits down with producer Alastair Luke (Attention X) shares the brutally honest truth about what’s really happening six months into the Lean transformation at Sperrin Metal. Customers haven’t seen the benefits yet. Lead times have got worse. The factory is still operationally chaotic. And it’s been the most difficult thing he’s ever done. In this open and unfiltered...

Only a few weeks into taking over Sperrin Metal, Ryan Tierney is revealing the first real progress inside one of the most chaotic factories he has ever stepped into in this podcast recorded live at the Gemba Summit. This is the story of what he found on day one, what has changed already, and how Lean Thinking is beginning to transform a 63-year-old manufacturing company from the inside out. In thi...

Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) delves deep into Ireland's BIGGEST ever Lean summit, Gemba Summit at Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland on 20th-21st October 2025.Find out more about Gemba Summit and:- Whit can be your next lean TURNING POINT- Why people are travelling from all over the world to EXPERIENCE lean- HOW you can join some of the world top lean leaders➡️ Book your GEMBA SUMMIT tickets...

Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) sits down with podcast host Matthew Thompson to get deep into why he has made the boldest move of his life and made a high stake move that will be the ultimate test of lean.🟢 Ryan Tierney leaves his successful business to take on his biggest Lean challenge yet.🟢 Why Sperrin Metal needs more than just tools — it needed a complete culture reset.🟢 Discover the real-...

In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with Aiden Rogers from Rolls Royce, one of the world's most prestigious brands to dig deep into how they do lean.✅ Aiden Rogers shares how Rolls-Royce shifted from tool-driven fixes to culture-led continuous improvement.✅ Learn how a 100-year family legacy at Rolls-Royc...

In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with lean officials Phil Catherwood (Welsh Government), Robert Hernan (Enterprise Ireland) and John McClune (Invest Northern Ireland) to talk what it takes to bring lean to the nations. 🌍 Three national leaders share how Ireland, Wales, and Northern Ireland are driving lean...

In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with Make UK mentor Mike Dimmack and lean apprentice Ruby Handley to discuss the future of lean in the UK and beyond. ✅ Meet Ruby, a passionate Lean apprentice reshaping how we think about manufacturing at just 20 years old. ✅ Discover how Make UK trains the next generation...

In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with Toyota HR General Manager Liam Holmes to talk all things culture and people at the world's best manufacturer. 🔴 Discover how Toyota develops not just cars, but careers – from the production line to leadership. 🔴 Liam shares a 30-year journey of people-first princip...

In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with former Premier League footballer Thomas Robson Kanu about his journey as an international soccer star turned SME owner and lean practitioner. Premier League to Entrepreneur – Thomas shares how a career-threatening injury became the unlikely spark for a functional wellnes...

In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with lean PhD Alisha Gibbons. Find out:- What its like being a woman in manufacturing- How can Toyota and others make lean cool- Attracting young people into lean for the future- Is lean really mean?➡️ Work with TOYOTA LEAN MANAGEMENT CENTRE: https://tlmc.toyotauk.com➡️ Order...

In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with Totota senior manager Simon Rowley. Find out:- the three behaviors that all Toyota employees much do- how many times do they stop the line each week?- what its like living lean beyond the workplace- how Toyota finds their next senior employees➡️ Work with TOYOTA LEAN MAN...

In this episode Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with Oliver Conger from British Rototherm. Find out:- What its like working with Toyota to teansform an SME- How to be auccess in apllied AI to lean manufacturing- What is the best investment Oliver ever made?➡️ Work with TOYOTA LEAN MANAGEMENT CENTRE: https://tlmc.toyotauk.com➡️ Order the book...

Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time.   In this very special episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters announces his final podcast.     Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: -              What lean principle inspired him to take a step back from podcasting. -              What Ryan’s new focus will be. -              Ho...

Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time.   In this very special episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters officially launches his new book Lean Made Simple: 12 Proven Principles for Creating a Vibrant Lean Culture.     Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: -              What inspired Ryan decide to write this one of a kind...

Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters speaks about the simple concept that changed his life and business and become the building blocks of a vibrant lean culture - thinking of the next person. Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: - What does it mean to think of the next...

Matt Sims is founder of the Ever-So-Lean podcast and a world renowned leadership and lean coach & consultant. He dropped in to the Lean Made Simple studio and shared incredible takeaways from his lean journey. In this episode, Ryan and Matt caught up with him to talk about: • His time as the "Lean Postman" • How he helped Amazon transform its warehouses • How he is teaching kids as y...

Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters continues to answer your standard work and lean manufacturing questions. Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: - Why manufacturers and businesses should be more like McDonald's. - What is the word tithing you can do with a Standar...

Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters delves into standard work and how he is in the process of revolutionising his factory by documenting every single process. Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about:- What is standard work?- The key piece of advice given to him by world cl...

Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters continues to answer your lean manufacturing questions. Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: - Is Ryan's factory as good as it looks on YouTube? - Being open to criticism and feedback. - How leaders should let their people find th...

Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters answers your lean manufacturing questions. Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: - How much work goes into being a lean company - How to get your people to buy into lean - Ryan's lean recruitment process - How to coach people to f...

Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters unpacks what it means to “be the customer.” Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: Why Elon Musk drives a Tesla The powerful alternative to customer surveys A method for generating unlimited improvement ideas for your product How becom...

Russell Watkins is a highly regarded manufacturing expert who has helped transform factories around the world. In this episode, we talk about: His brutally honest advice after touring Ryan’s factory The 3-step process to eliminating motion waste How he developed his supernatural ability to spot burden in others Problems manufacturing businesses face as they scale And the TWO things Ryan HAS TO cha...

Patrick Adams is a world-renowned Lean Consultant who has worked with some of the biggest businesses on the planet. In this episode, Ryan and Matt caught up with him to talk about: His time in the military Why he fell in love with manufacturing The most successful Lean Turnaround of his career What most leaders get wrong How to stop employees from asking so many questions Why most bosses struggle...

Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters shares the powerful lean concept of "total flow.” Along the way, he and Producer Matt talk about: What Ryan's dentist taught him about manufacturing Why your product should always be flowing to your customer How to turn your factory in...

In this episode, Ryan and Matthew explore the transformative shift from Push to Pull systems in business, revealing: How shifting to Pull radically changed Ryan's company Daniel Priestley's advice on "with or without you" energy The secret to attracting customers and talent through pull Everyday applications of push vs. pull concepts How this podcast is a testament to the pull ap...