The Allied Advisors Podcast
The Allied Advisors Podcast is designed for mid-market manufacturers looking to scale and sharpen their competitive edge. Each episode features in-depth conversations with lean manufacturing experts and top-performing manufacturing executives who share proven strategies, hard-earned lessons, and real-world success stories. Our goal is simple: every listener walks away with practical insights they can apply immediately to drive growth, improve efficiency, and lead their teams more effectively.
Episodes
28 episodes
The $2 Million Answer to a $200,000 Problem: Building the AI Business Case Before You Buy with Lisa Moses and Priya Ponmudi, Veritas Growth Consulting
Episode SummaryEighty-five percent of companies are investing in AI. Fewer than six percent see a return in year one. In this episode, Justin sits down with Lisa Moses and Priya Ponmudi, partners at Veritas Growth Consulting, to...
Building Operations That Run Without You — with Dr. Huri Mendoza
Episode: Building Operations That Run Without You — with Dr. Huri MendozaGuest: Dr. Huri Mendoza — Global Operations Executive & Project ManagerEpisode SummaryDr. Huri Mendoza has spent more...
Playing Like a Battleship at Speedboat Scale: PE Value Creation with Rick Brawn
Here you go — plain text you can copy straight into your podcast host, YouTube, or Substack:THE ALLIED ADVISORS PODCASTPlaying Like a Battleship at Speedboat Scale: PE Value Creation with Rick BrawnGuest: Rick Brawn, Operating...
The Systemic Improvement Cycle: Turning Strategy Into Sustainable Improvement
Format: Solocast with host Justin Goethe Best experienced on: YouTube (this episode references on-screen slides)Episode SummaryEpisode 25 marks a milestone, and to celebrate it Justin comes back to the hea...
Resistance Is Just Fear in Disguise — Kathy Miller on Lean, Culture & People
From the shop floor to the boardroom — Kathy Miller has spent 30+ years leading operations at Rolls-Royce, GM, Delphi Delco, and Parker Hannifin, where she ran a $3B+ business with full P&L responsibility and toured 200+ plants across 24 co...
Manufacturing's Best-Kept Secret: How the MEP Network Helps Mid-Market Manufacturers Scale with Keith Gammill
In this episode, host Justin sits down with Keith Gammill, Director of Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions (AMS), the state's affiliate of the National MEP Network. Drawing on nearly 30 years in operations, quality, HR, and continuous improvement,...
Run Your Pipeline Like a Shop Floor: Stage Gates for Mid-Market Sales with Bill Bell
Episode SummaryMost operators run the shop floor as a disciplined, measurable system and treat the sales pipeline as a black box. Bill Bell spent his career proving they are the same thing. A million dollar deal dies at month ...
You Don't Need New Machines — You Need This Engineer with Dr. Thorsten Wuest
What if the single biggest lever for unlocking capacity on your shop floor isn't a new piece of equipment, a new ERP system, or a costly consultant — it's a discipline most mid-market manufacturers have never even considered hiring for?<...
Building Buy-In: Why Acceptance — Not Quality — Is the Real Bottleneck with George Pesansky — Six Sigma Master Black Belt, Author of Super Performance
Episode SummaryMost mid-market manufacturers don't have a quality problem — they have an acceptance problem. Justin sits down with George Pesansky, a 30-year continuous improvement veteran who has trained 10,000+ professionals acr...
The Leaky Boat: Why Mid-Market Manufacturers Leave Millions on the Table
Most manufacturers are great at building things. Far fewer are great at understanding whether those things are actually making them money — and that gap is costing them more than they realize.In this episode, Justin sits down with Allen ...
The Daily Leadership Routine: How to Make Operational Improvements Actually Stick
Episode DescriptionMost manufacturers have experienced the same gut punch: a major improvement project goes beautifully, everyone celebrates, and then six months later you walk back out on the shop floor and it's like it never...
Turning Around Struggling Manufacturers with Christian Smith
In this episode of the Allied Advisors Podcast, host Justin Goethe sits down with Christian Smith, a results-driven operations executive, former US Army captain, and Lean Six Sigma black belt. Christian has transformed operations ...
The Silent Erosion of Product Wellness
Guest: Jay Carney, Co-Founder and President of My Solution Designs Host: The Allied Advisors Podcast Episode SummaryIn this episode, we dive deep into the concept of "Product Wellness" with ...
Scaling with People: The HR Foundation for Manufacturing Success
Episode SummaryIn this episode, Justin sits down with Pat Eardley, a seasoned HR expert with over 25 years of experience. They dive into the common "people issues" that prevent mid-market manufacturing firms from scal...
AI That Actually Works on the Shop Floor — A Pragmatic Operator’s Guide with Braydon McCormick
In this episode of the Allied Advisors Podcast, Justin Goethe sits down with Braydon McCormick, C-suite operator, serial entrepreneur, and Co-Founder & Managing Director of Light Forge Works, to cut through the noise su...
Freight Think: Turning Freight Spend Into a Strategic Advantage
In this episode of the Allied Advisors Podcast, Justin Goethe is joined by Reid Klosowsky and Bill Moroney, co-founders of Freight Think LLC and former senior leaders at Bed Bath & Beyond. Together, they unpack w...
Building World-Class Manufacturing Companies with Steve Cook of LFM Capital
Allied Advisors Podcast – Episode: Building World-Class Manufacturing Companies with Steve Cook of LFM CapitalGuest:Steve Cook, Executive Managing Director, LFM CapitalMIT LGO (MBA/MSEE) | Former Dell Pl...
Why Forecasts Fail: Building Pull-Based Supply Chains & Real Operational Leadership | Rob Tykal
In this episode of The Allied Advisors Podcast, Justin sits down with Rob Tykal—former President, COO, and VP of Global Operations at organizations like Danaher, GM, Daimler, and Superior Industries—for a deep, practical conversation o...
Eliminate Stockouts: How ARDA Is Rebuilding Manufacturing From the Card Up
Show Notes: The Allied Advisors Podcast — ARDA EpisodeGuests:Kyle Henson, Co-Founder & CEO, ARDAUriel Eisen, President & Co-Founder, ARDA (Forbes 30 Under 30)Host...
Strategic Agility in Manufacturing: Insights from Drew Lawlor of Global Chain Consulting
Guest: Drew Lawlor, Managing Partner at Global Chain ConsultingHost: Justin Goethe, Founder & President of Allied AdvisorsAudience: Mid-market manufacturers, supply chain leaders, PE operators, CEOs, COOs...
Tariffs, Trade Wars, and Supply Chain Resilience: How Mid-Market Manufacturers Can Adapt with Dan Krouse
In this episode of The Allied Advisors Podcast, Justin Goethe sits down with Dan Krouse — founder and principal of a leading supply chain analytics consulting firm — to unpack one of the most complex issues facing manufacturers today: ...
Transforming Mid-Market Manufacturing: From Lean Principles to Lasting Change with Chad Bareither
Episode SummaryIn this episode of The Allied Advisors Podcast, I sit down with Chad Bareither, Founder and Principal of Bareither Consulting Group and author of The Improve Less Improvement System. ...
Leading Through Transformation: Lessons from the Top with Mr. Winfried Rockensteiner
Episode OverviewIn this episode, I sit down with Mr. Winfried Rockensteiner, Global Vice President of Logistics for Bosch Powertrain Solutions, to discuss what it takes to lead large-scale transformations in manufacturing. With mo...
Practical AI for Manufacturers with Larry Collett
AI isn’t here to replace your team—it’s here to amplify them. In this episode, Justin Goethe sits down with Larry Collett, founder of Larry Collett Consulting Group and Automation Captain, to cut through the hype and show how mid-market manufac...
Leading with Lean: Building Focused, Accountable Teams with Meg Lanza
In this episode of The Allied Advisors Podcast, Justin Goethe sits down with Meg Lanza, Head of Technology at BSH, to explore what it really takes to lead teams through continuous improvement. Drawing from her 20+ years at Bosch...