The Chemical Show: Where Leaders Talk Business

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com Some of the most successful companies always put their customers first. That is why, if you want to emulate their success, the first thing you need to do is focus on taking care of your customers and your people. Victoria Meyer’s guest in this episode is Megan E. Gluth-Bohan , the...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com Did you know that the average age of a professional driver in the US has been growing steadily? This is not a good sign because this can lead to disruption, especially in the chemical industry. Considered as the backbone of a lot of industries, drivers deserve respect and proper p...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com The chemical industry is a male-dominated space, but women are making inroads in it. Our guests created Women In Chemicals , a non-profit designed to help women create and identify opportunities in the industry. Victoria Meyer discusses things with Amelia Greene , Global Product M...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com Digital is all around us. The onset of the pandemic only accelerated the expansion and progress of digitization in almost every industry years ahead. Still, not all of them are making the most out of it just yet. The chemical industry’s love-hate relationship with digitization is...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com In this short episode, Victoria Meyer zooms in on three big key trends on sustainability and highlights the importance of owning the narrative. The chemical industry already has made tremendous progress toward sustainability and circularity, and contirubtes in many ways toward a h...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com Pivoting a family-owned business during a pandemic is challenging. The key is to maintain a free-form culture of growth where everyone wins. Victoria Meyer’s guest in this episode is Cameron Whaley , President of Southern Chemical & Textiles . Cameron shares with Victoria how...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com Coming up with a business sustainability report is an important thing in any team's growth and planning. What can you do to streamline this process and make it better? Jennifer Sadenwater presents the solution through ESGLynk . Joining Victoria Meyer, she explains how they connect...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com The key to establishing and achieving your business goal is to know your intellectual property strategy. However, many business leaders don’t understand concepts of intellectual property, trademarks, and patents. Victoria Meyer’s guest in this episode is James Drake , a patent att...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com Every day, it seems that more and more things are coming out of the chemical industry. One such innovation is the development of a bio-based polymer, the functionality of which seems endless. On today’s show, Victoria Meyer interviews Michael Suver , the EVP of Integrity BioChem ....

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com NUCO Logistics is an international logistics, freight forwarding, and NVOCC company. Victoria Meyer's guest today is its CEO Noushin Shamsili to discuss how NUCO Logistics pivoted during the pandemic. On the one hand, the demand during COVID has increased tremendously. On the othe...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com The petrochemical industry has been impacted by current events, causing massive swings in the market. This includes the already volatile Propylene and Olefin market. Victoria Meyer is joined by the Director of PERIN Resources , John Stekla. John is an accomplished senior sales and...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com In some form or another, people interact with chemicals and compounds on a daily basis, just like surfactants which can be found in detergents, emulsifiers or dispersants. Neil Burns joins Victoria Meyer to explain more about it. Neil is the CEO of P2 Science Inc., a manufacturing...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com Chemical distribution is a wholly unique space within the chemical industry as a whole. Ronald Zmich has been working in this space for over 25 years. He is the Vice President of CASE at Palmer Holland , which is a specialty chemical and ingredient distributor of raw materials bas...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com Relaunching a company is not an easy task. It comes with a lot of struggle and burden to whoever gets appointed to lead the charge. John Foley proved himself up for the challenge when he found himself thrust into leadership in the newly formed Verdant Specialty Solutions . Verdant...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com A lot has changed in these recent years for the chemical industry when doing business in China and Asia due to the changing regulations and globalization. Now that China continues to become more and more self-sufficient, chemical companies are called to embrace adaptability and ve...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com Change and transformations are a fact of life. It’s how you deal with change that sets you apart from the crowd. Victoria Meyer is joined by Laura Schwinn , President of the Specialty Catalysts division at W.R Grace, Co ., to talk about transformations and business leadership in c...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com The chemical industry underwent a rude awakening in the post-pandemic world. Having an e-commerce solution to meet the customers’ needs is no longer “nice to have”; it’s a must-have! But selling chemicals online is not as simple as selling books or frying pans on Amazon because ch...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com In order to survive and cope with the current trends, business transformation is a must. Unless it undergoes such a significant yet challenging episode, it can continuously improve and not die out. Victoria Meyer talks with Joey Gullion , COO at SI Group, to share their story of p...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com From running newspaper ads to clicking LinkedIn profiles, Patrick Ropella has witnessed first-hand how much executive recruiting in the chemical industry has changed over time. Patrick is the chairman of the Ropella Group , whose mission is to grow great companies by sourcing, rec...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com Holding a $60 billion slice in the chemical manufacturing pie, the cleaning products industry has always been a mainstay of society, but it rose to unprecedented prominence with the impact of COVID-19. When droves of manufacturers pivoted to the production of disinfectants and han...

Join industry leaders at The Chemical Summit on September 29-30, 2026 in Houston, Texas .  Visit thechemicalsummit.com How have you been coping with COVID-19 that began in earnest during 2020? Many companies found themselves in desperate situations during the pandemic. As President and CEO of Carpenter Company, Brad Beauchamp is no different! Brad had to figure out how to keep the company afloat w...

The chemical industry is probably one of the biggest and most impactful businesses that you never really hear much about. That’s all going to change starting now as The Chemical Show finally gives the industry the voice that it deserves. With Progressio Global ’s Victoria Meyer as your host, you will get to listen to some great stories, rising trends, challenges and bold visions from some of the i...