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Making What Matters

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Welcome to the podcast of P1 Ventures. We are on a mission to Revitalize American Manufacturing.
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Episodes

A healthy benefit!

P1 Industries HR leader, Bianca Ross, discusses the benefits of having Chris Magil, PT DPT, care for our team mambers on site, on a regular, consistent basis. Learn more about Chris at Duanesburg Physical Therapy

Jun 11, 202529 min

Kennametal Conversation

We discuss the career path of one of the industry's best metalwork consultants, Mike Schulte, and show how Kennametal is taking their technology on the road.

Jun 06, 202423 min

Heritage to Harmonics

Machinist extraordinaire, Andrew Smith, discusses how his great grandfather inspired his journey into manufacturing, and the amazing things he's learned at P1 Manufacturing, including judging the state a custom part by it's harmonics!

May 02, 202423 min

Multiplied mentorship!

Fred Schultz, machinist extraordinaire and one of our founding team members, shares his experience as a mentor, teacher, learner and friend at P1 manufacturing.

Jan 22, 202416 min

Snowboards and Solid Works

Engineering intern Carter Moore shares his very interesting journey of pursuing an interest in working wth his hands, through high school and college, to finally landing at P1 manufacturing.

Jan 16, 202422 min

Lathes and LEGO!

Recent P1 employee, Adam Bedwell, shares his onboarding experience at P1 Manufacturing, and what he's learning from and sharing with fellow team members.

Dec 05, 202314 min

Hard work pays off!

John Junge, leader at our Generator Windings facility, discusses his remarkable journey from part-time employee to Plant Manager. Watch John's story and learn more about our P1 Pathways program: P1 Pathways : from part time to Plant Manager - YouTube P1 Pathways | P1 Manufacturing (p1ind.com)

Jul 20, 202313 min

Motorcycles and Manufacturing

Marine vet and cancer survivor, Mike DeBenedetti, shares his incredibly motivating journey on pursuing the passions in your life by pushing past obstacles and challenges. It's never too late to realize your manufacturing dream, including launching your own motorcycle endeavour.

Jul 11, 202337 min

Manufacturing is the way.

An episode for fans of all things Manufacturing! Joel and Brian Wickham, Assistant Professor at HVCC and Manufacturing Engineer, share enlightening and entertaining stories, experiences, knowledge and factory floor wisdom learned over the years. Learn more about Hudson Valley Community College | HVCC

Jun 23, 202348 min

Because that's just proper!

Billy McGrath, in this informative, fun, descriptive interview with Joel, several times uses the phrase, "That's just proper", which perfectly sums up his experience of working P1 Manufacturing. Billy is one of P1's original hires, so his a wealth of knowledge about this amazing company is a joy to listen to.

Jun 19, 202325 min

From Moldova to Manufacturing

Vitaly shares the amazing story of how he came to be a machinist. Immigrating to the USA from Moldova, his path brought him to P1 Manufacturing via HVCC. Now an experienced and valuable memeber of P1, Vitaly discusses the lessons he's learned and how he keeps growing and developing his machining skillset.

Jun 09, 202326 min

Sales multiplies the win!

Joel and Mike Visk, VP of Sales, discuss the value of collaboration between the sales team and machinists, and how this benefits both our customers and P1.

May 25, 202326 min

Farm to Factory problem solving

John Butler shares about the challenges, opportunities and lessons growing up on a farm presented when it came to finding your own solutions for fixing broken down equipment.

May 16, 202315 min

Solving the Production puzzle

Ryan Tatlock, head of Production and Planning, discusses some of the solutions he designed to help P1 move to a higher level of efficiency and on-time delivery, by constantly focusing on putting our customer needs first.

May 11, 202317 min

Launching into Manufacturing

The beginning of Jackson's journey into manufacturing! An enlightening account of how one discovers and pursues manufacturing as a career and calling, shared by P1's newest signing, Jackson Stone. Learn more about our Pathways Program

May 09, 202310 min

Journey to Apprenticeship

Jeff Coburn shares his inspiring story of how he came to work at P1, left, and returning a while later, found his place in work and life, on his journey to apprenticeship. Learn more about our apprenticeship opportunities at https://p1ind.com/pathways

Apr 18, 202317 min

The Power of Apprenticeship

Joel and three of our apprentices, John, Andrew and Nick, share their experiences on how great mentorship produces great apprentices, who in turn become great machinists. At P1 Manufacturing, our Pathways program is specifically designed to help apprentices like these to pursue a great career in Manufacturing.

Apr 10, 202324 min

Geeks tame Supply Chain Monster

If you have anything to do with a Supply Chain, this is for you! David & Mike host special guest PJ Bellomo, CEO of P1ston, SAAS software company solving supply chain issues through a powerful, easy to use software solution.

Mar 25, 202244 min

Simplifying Growth

David & Mike analyze what actually helped P1 to grow to another level in the last year. And why this year is already trending to be our best yet. The answers may surprise you!

Feb 08, 202231 min

The Year Ahead

David and Mike discuss what lies in store in 2022 for P1 and the manufacturing industry as a whole. Hear about new developments and opportunities as we face our best year yet!

Jan 24, 202239 min

Grateful and Growing

2020 was our best year yet, in spite of a global pandemic and political uncertainty, and 2021 is shaping up to be an even better year for P1. Our core leadership team discusses the lessons we learned in 2020 and how we're positioned for next year.

Dec 15, 202041 minSeason 1Ep. 14

Weddings to Welding

As the first candidate in our Leadership Development Program, Bianca Ross, Recruiter for P1, shares her entrepreneurial journey of learning, developing and growing as a leader through exposure to the various pieces necessary for building a successful, modern-day manufacturing business.

Oct 19, 202042 minSeason 1Ep. 13

A Meaningful Return

Andrew Leahy, CEO of POMCO, shares their journey of success building a safety company after losing a dear friend to violence. As one of the first investors in POMCO and their mission, David W Dussault, CEO of P1 Ventures, celebrates the important work POMCO is doing during these difficult times. Learn more at getthepom.com

Sep 29, 202047 min

Future Now! Intern roundtable, Engineering.

At P1 Industries, one of our values is education. Another one is entrepreneurship. We combine these to offer our interns unprecedented learning opportunities in a fun, fast-paced, innovative work environment which goes a long way to preparing them for their future. Enjoy a roundtable discussion where they share what they've learned from the experience.

Sep 01, 202045 min

Future now! Intern Roundtable, Sales & Marketing

At P1 Industries, one of our values is education. Another one is entrepreneurship. We combine these to offer our interns unprecedented learning opportunities in a fun, fast-paced, innovative work environment which goes a long way to preparing them for their future. Enjoy a roundtable discussion where they share what they've learned from the experience.

Aug 25, 202040 min

Driving Operational Excellence

Brandon Fromm, VP of Operations at P1 Industries, shares how he and his team achieve best possible results by radically improving how business is done in contract manufacturing through employing our Sp1ndle Operating System.

Aug 19, 202046 min

IES: Sp1ndle Operating System in action

David W. Dussault, CEO of P1 Ventures interviews Kelly Knutson, CEO of IES to discuss the impact they're having as market leaders in the extraction industry and how Sp1ndle gives them an advantage over the competition.

Jul 28, 202044 min

Introducing P1ston: Automating Manufacturing with Software

PJ Bellomo, CEO of P1ston, a software house designing solutions for manufacturing companies, speaks with David W. Dussault, CEO of P1 Ventures, on how the Sp1ndle Software Platform will revolutionize modern day supply chains by automating manufacturing with software. P1ston is a P1 launched company, part of the P1 Ventures portfolio.

Jul 14, 202050 min

Unlocking Manufacturing 4.0

CEO of P1 Ventures, David W. Dussault, talks about the power of our NexGen Sp1ndle Operating System to unlock the full potential of Manufacturing 4.0

Jul 07, 202021 min

Manufacturing & Mentorship

P1 Ventures CEO, David W. Dussault, Tony Leone (President) and Michael Visk (SVP of Sales) discuss how our multi-generational approach to mentorship has produced great results and introduced a new way of doing business at P1 Industries.

Jun 30, 202036 min
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