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Welcome to Clocking In — Voices of NC Manufacturing. We will be interviewing some of the manufacturers who have made North Carolina manufacturing the powerhouse it is today.
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 86 | Founded | 7 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | EntrepreneurshipBusiness | |||

In this episode of Clocking In: Voices of North Carolina Manufacturing, host Dr. Phil Mintz talks with Chandler Brown, agency owner and terminal manager for Patriot Freight Group's Lake Norman office, about the critical role freight brokerage and log... more
In this episode of Clocking In: Voices of NC Manufacturing, host Phil Mintz sits down with Melissa Spittel, President of Inpro WT Commercial Window Treatments, to discuss her unique journey from marketing executive to manufacturing leader and how Inp... more
In this episode, Giovanni Triana shares how Stephen Gould helps manufacturers navigate every stage of the product journey—from initial concept and package design to sourcing, fulfillment, and final delivery. He explains why successful supply chain ma... more
In this episode of Clocking In: Voices of North Carolina Manufacturing, host Phil Mintz sits down with Tony McCullough, Sales Manager at GRT Electronics, to discuss the evolving landscape of printed circuit board (PCB) manufacturing and the advantage... more
In this episode of Clocking In: Voices of NC Manufacturing, host Phil Mintz talks with Luke Taylor, owner of Omni Mold & Die, a high-precision machine shop in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, specializing in the design, machining, repair, and maintenan... more
In this episode of Clocking In: Voices of North Carolina Manufacturing, host Phil Mintz sits down with Conrad Leiva, Vice President of Ecosystems and Workforce Development at CESMII (The Smart Manufacturing Institute), to discuss how smart manufactur... more
In this episode, Dr. Phil Mintz sits down with Amber Coker Butler and Laurence Butler, third-generation leaders of Coker Feed Mill, a family-owned animal feed manufacturer based in Goldsboro, North Carolina. After careers in education and a life in P... more
In this episode, Dr. Phil Mintz, Director of NC State University Industry Extension Services, talks with Bogdan Ionescu, co-owner of OGC Stained Glass (Ordway Glass Company), a husband-and-wife–run stained glass studio based in Fuquay-Varina, North C... more
Great to hear companies are making investments into their people and that it’s a company from North Carolina! Wonderful podcast that I’ll be checking out more of soon.
If you are interested, I host a CNC Machining podcast called, “The Right Direction Podcast” from Compass Precision. Check it out if you have time!
Phil Mintz has an incredible perspective, the knowledge and the network to make this a great resource for those of us who care about the state of manufacturing in our state.
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This show centers on North Carolina manufacturing, highlighting how regional companies design, build, and optimize products across industries such as packaging, electronics, tooling, and artisan crafts. Episodes frequently explore supply chains, domestic production trends, workforce development, and the adoption of advanced manufacturing technologies like AI, data foundations, and smart manufacturing. Listeners get practical takeaways on leadership, operations, and growth strategy from founder-led shops to mid-market manufacturers, often with a strong emphasis on local ecosystems, collaboration with universities and extension services, and staying competitive in a changing national landscape. A notable strength is its explicit focus on prac... more
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Recent guests on Clocking In: Voices of NC Manufacturing include:
1. Chandler Brown
2. Melissa Spettel
3. Giovanni Triana
4. Tony McCullough
5. Luke Taylor
6. Conrad Leiva
7. Amber Coker Butler
8. Lawrence Butler
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