In this episode, I sit down with my old friend and longtime collaborator Chuck Shoopman, president of Growth Innovations Group and a leader in Tennessee. We take a trip down memory lane back to our days with E3 and the…
I had the chance to sit down with Bert Feuss, a longtime leader in mission-driven capital deployment, to unpack what capital access actually means for regional manufacturing communities. Bert helped us understand how philanthropic dollars can go far beyond traditional…
In this episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with my friend Andrew Hoffman, professor at the University of Michigan and author of 19 books, to talk about his latest, Business School and the Noble Purpose of the Market.…
This week, I’m joined by two powerhouse leaders doing the heavy lifting to strengthen our country’s innovation economy—Shalin Jyotishi from New America and Deb Volzer from SME. These folks aren’t just talking about change—they’re out there building the systems to…
Welcome back to Manufacturing an American Century! Today, I had the pleasure of talking with Laura Teicher, the president and executive director of FORGE, a nonprofit that’s laser-focused on helping hard tech entrepreneurs turn their prototypes into real-world solutions. FORGE…
Hey everyone, Matt here! On this episode of Manufacturing an American Century, I sit down with Mark Hedstrom, CEO of the Skilled Careers Coalition, to talk about the big-picture challenge of getting more young people into skilled careers. We dig…
Hey folks! In this episode, I chat with Sanjiv Malhotra, Founder and CEO of Sparkz, and a true force in clean tech manufacturing. Sanjiv takes us through his fascinating journey of battery innovation and the gap he saw in the…
Episode Overview: In this episode of Manufacturing an American Century, I get the chance to sit down with two brilliant minds from the U.S. Small Business Administration—Brittany Sickler, Director of Ecosystem Development, and Jennifer Shieh, Chief Scientist and Program Manager.…
Episode Overview: I had the pleasure of sitting down with Ray Ziganto, Partner Relations Manager at IMEC (Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center), to discuss why the future of our manufacturing sector depends on innovation, collaboration, and a national strategy. Ray didn’t…
Episode Overview: In this episode of Manufacturing an American Century, Matt chats with Mark Whitney, a retired U.S. Navy Admiral and now the Executive Director of the Virginia Digital Maritime Center at Old Dominion University. Mark talks about his transition…