Real Talk With Rob Tavi

We have so many great stories untold, we all have them! With each great story comes the experience and insights to make educated decisions contributing to the evolution of our business operations, tools and technologies adopted. Business infrastructure and digital transformation investments are more crucial now than ever as companies explore strengthening their marketing and omni-channel strategy...

With an aptitude for engineering and a drive to succeed, women in manufacturing are engineering a brighter future. Tune in to this episode of Real Talk with Rob Tavi Ft. Angela Thurman, Principal Managing Director at Thurman Co. LLC and discover her journey to become an electrical engineer working with companies like NASA and Collins Aerospace leading to the launch of her own company that aims to...

Our world has seen a series of unprecedented events leading to global shortages and supply chain constraints. With so many outside forces contributing to unstable component lead times and logistics challenges, what market research and trends are providing unique insights to the industry's future? Take a deep dive with us and join the conversation as we explore the challenges and strategies of the...

As the semiconductor industry experiences a large-scale surge in demand, manufacturers are investing in technologies and capacity increases. Tune in to this episode of Real Talk with Rob Tavi, featuring Andrew Dixon, North and South American Sales and Marketing Manager for Diotec Semiconductor for first hand insight into how they are mitigating the impact of disruptions, maintaining customer satis...

As a value-added solution based extension of electronics manufacturer's engineering, manufacturer's representatives are bringing the latest component innovations used in tomorrow's electronics. As the manufacturing world evolves, so do the customer needs for representatives supporting them. Tune in to this episode of Real Talk with Rob Tavi Ft. Gary Smith, President of G.L. Smith Associates, Inc....

The increasing demand globally for electronics is rapidly evolving manufacturing and supply chain, but our digital world has had a tendency to dehumanize relationships. As a leader, finding ways for your team rehumanize these relationships creates deeper conversation leading to greater opportunity! Tune in to this episode of Real Talk with Rob Tavi featuring Giles (Gil) Aouizerat as we take a deep...

Modern technology is enabling brilliant minds to invent innovative software powering the world of tomorrow. Sourcing components by line items with the highest level of accuracy and efficiently is a challenge many electronics manufacturers face. Due to the increasing complexities within the global electronics industry supply chain, how can manufacturers and distributors mitigate disruption while ma...

Counterfeit electronics cost the industry billions each year and the pressure on the supply chain for electronic components is higher than ever! Tune in to this episode of Real Talk with Rob Tavi, Ft. Mark Rinehart, Managing Director and Founder of White Horse Laboratories, as we explore the supply chain conditions driving the rapid increase in counterfeiting and the leading mitigation solutions t...

Both the electronics industry and global supply chain have undergone dramatic transformation due to the COVID-19 pandemic and with the advent of digital technologies, most customers now have access to worldwide pricing instantaneously in front of them on any computer! With a rapid increase within the realm of IoT bringing API and automation to manufacturer's supply chains, it's critical to analyze...

Technology is evolving with increasing demand for capacitors as we enter a new era, but as creatures of habit how can we mitigate the resistance to change and ensure manufacturing production can keep up? While some engineering challenges may be solved by compute today, manufacturing and supply chain challenges require change management leadership to build a solid foundation to scale manufacturing....

The Semiconductor Industry has been hit hard by global shortages, creating increased risks of counterfeit parts and fraudulent transactions due to the desperation of electronics manufacturers trying to survive and deliver in today's dynamic technology driven market. Tune in to this episode of Real Talk as we welcome back Richard Smith, VP of Business Development at ERAI, an Electronics Industry le...

Tune in to this episode of Real Talk ft. Sam Gupta and discover an ERP Thought Leader driving digital transformation! Advancing integrations with your organizations technologies are becoming an essential component of Enterprise Resource Planning. As technology evolves, system integrations are experiencing a revolution simplifying the communication between all of your organizations systems for maxi...

With a mindset that together we are stronger, we can work together to build a better industry for future generations in our new world where we are more connected than ever. Tune in to Real Talk with Rob Tavi ft. Jackie Mattox, the Founder and President of Women in Electronics, as we reunite to discuss the leadership driving growth through curiosity and creativity! Women in Electronics (WE) strives...

As technology reaches more people around the world and in the most profound ways, the heat is on among the most influential cloud vendors in the race to the top! Tune in to this episode of Real Talk with Rob Tavi and discover Cloud Wars with its Founder and Principal Bob Evans, the leader behind Cloud Wars, which is analyzing the most influential cloud vendors! Bob Evans has been in the enterprise...

With an idea to solve the challenge of mass quoting and an awareness that change within well established organizations can be difficult, Founder and CEO, Jens Gamperl, with the support of Yashar Shahabi, Sr. Vice President of eCommerce and Digital Transformation and their team, launched the industries most successful electronic component sourcing marketplace with API integrations into customers sy...

Dig in to this episode of Real Talk Ft. MMG / Electronics Sourcing Publisher Mark Leary for an industry outlook! Discover the modernization of the electronics industry publications and the efforts taken to tailor to readers needs, publish relevant content and meet market distribution demand as the only printed electronics purchasing magazine distributed in North America. Electronics Sourcing is th...

On this episode of Real Talk with Rob Tavi Ft. Richard Trujillo, Sr. Product Developer at Horizon Hobby, we take a step back in time to reunite with an old friend and coach from Rob Tavi's childhood days of competitive RC Car Racing. With an increasing demand among the competitive and consumer market, tune in as we explore the transformation and innovations within the world of radio control produc...

Tune in to this episode of Real Talk Ft. Steve Cholas, VP of Business Development for Big Zeta as we dig in to the concepts generating customers through humanizing various engagement touch points along a B2B user's journey! Steve is a true legend of wisdom, sharing insights on current electronics industry market conditions and the evolution of modern digital technology helping companies transform...

Join us on this episode of Real Talk with Rob Tavi Ft. Riad Nizam, President of Master Electronics - Family Business Edition! Discover the evolution and history of Master Electronics from a small Rep firm started in 1967 by his father Ike Nizam to a major conglomerate family business today in Electronics Components Distribution. Tune in for insight into today's distribution, supply chain ecosystem...

Dive into this episode of Real Talk Ft. Rick Reigel, a dynamic, creative, hands-on, results-oriented leader with years of increasing accountability as the Vice President of Sales at GaN Systems Inc., the leader in Gallium Nitride (GaN) based power management devices, specializing in power conversion. Discover the groundbreaking technology known as Gallium nitride (GaN) and how it can be engineered...

On this episode of Real Talk, we dig in to the revolutionary innovations in the electronics industry with LinkedIn content curator Robert Quinn! Discover the life of a curious field engineer's journey to become an influencer linking electronics-industry news from around the world to people on LinkedIn in real time. From the beginning of wafer production all the way back in the 1980's, to cutting e...

Tune in to Real Talk with Rob Tavi and Rochester Electronics Part 3/3 ft. Ken Greenwood as we dive into the world of counterfeit components and the ant-counterfeiting efforts in place to mitigate the risk of counterfeits entering electronics manufacturers supply chain. Discover how counterfeit components enter the market through not only open market sourcing, but also recycled or returned into aut...

Tune in to Real Talk with Rob Tavi and Rochester Electronics Part 2/3 ft. Ken Greenwood as we explore obsolescence management and how authorized distribution channels can help mitigate the impact on manufacturers supply chain! Discover why component production slowly fades to make way for new technology and eventually obsoleted making it difficult for electronics manufactures to meet their demand...

On this episode of Real Talk with Rob Tavi, we kick off an exciting three part series ft. Rochester Electronics digging in to the semiconductor shortages, supply chain challenges, obsolescence management and anti-counterfeiting over the next 3 days! Tune in to discover insight from industry leader and General Manager/EMEA for Rochester Electronics, Stephen Morris in this episode covering current s...

Super computing and artificial intelligence are reshaping the scientific evolution of our modern world. Tune in to this episode of Real Talk Ft. Keith Strier, Vice President of Worldwide AI Initiatives at NVIDIA, as we explore the compute divide and Keith's role as a society leader driving the growth which aims to make AI technology available globally, aiding in the democratizing of AI. While GPU...