All Leadership Episodes

Where Experience Meets Leadership Growth

Browse all episodes of the Leadership in Manufacturing Podcast and hear how experienced leaders across electronics, manufacturing, and supply chain navigate complexity, lead people through change, and build trust in high pressure environments.

These are real conversations with executives, directors, and operators who are actively leading technical teams today.

Built for Leaders Navigating Rising Complexity

Every episode focuses on one core challenge leaders face when technical complexity, operational pressure, and people leadership collide.

No theory.
No generic leadership advice.
No hype.

Just practical insights from leaders who have been there.

What You Will Learn

Across the episodes, you will hear how leaders:

Stay grounded and decisive during disruption
Build trust across functions, regions, and cultures
Lead change without micromanaging
Communicate priorities clearly when everything feels urgent
Use AI and data to reduce noise, not replace leadership
Develop people without losing accountability
Turn belief, listening, and feedback into execution

All Leadership Episodes

Explore conversations leaders return to when expectations are high and answers are not obvious.

How Leaders Stay Grounded During Disruption – Episode 132

How experienced leaders navigate disruption, avoid overreaction, and lead with clarity in manufacturing and supply chain environments.

Why AI Should Support Leaders, Not Replace Them – Episode 131

How should leaders use AI without losing trust and human judgment? In this bonus episode, Sannah Vinding explores how AI supports leadership without replacing people in manufacturing and electronics.

How Leaders Build Trust Across Cultures – Episode 130

Learn how leaders build trust across cultures with clear communication, listening, and simplified processes. Featuring Jessica Chang of MEAN WELL USA.

How Leaders Build High Performing Remote Teams with AI and Trust – Episode 129

Learn how to lead high performing remote teams with clarity, communication, trust, and smart use of AI. Practical leadership insights for electronics and manufacturing professionals.

How to Lead Every Generation with Experience and Trust – Matt Cordell – Episode 128

Learn how manufacturing leader Matt Cordell builds trust and leads every generation through experience, adaptability, and people-first leadership.

How to Adapt Your Leadership Style for Every Generation – Mark Adams – Advanced Energy – Episode 127

Learn how to lead every generation on your team. Mark Adams shares practical leadership lessons on listening, trust, and empowerment in manufacturing.

How Belief Shapes Leadership and Drives Success in Electronics Industry – Bruce Kellar – Sager Electronics – Episode 126

In this episode of the Leadership in Manufacturing Podcast, Bruce Kellar, Senior VP of Sales at Sager Electronics, reveals how belief, communication, and integrity help leaders inspire trust and drive success in the electronics industry.

How a CEO Learned to Lead With Trust, Flexibility, and Curiosity – Amy Anahory – MicroPower Direct – Episode 125

CEO Amy Anahory shares how trust, flexibility, and curiosity shaped her leadership journey at MicroPower Direct and what it takes to lead lean teams in manufacturing

How United Grinding Prepares the Next Generation of Manufacturing Leaders – Andreas Brockmann – Episode 124

Discover how apprenticeships build the next generation of manufacturing leaders. Andreas Brockmann shares lessons on mentorship, culture, and workforce development.