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Meaningful insight from manufacturing executives and business leaders.

Shining a light on the meaningful work being done in Northeast Ohio, the Rust Belt Rundown convenes manufacturing executives and business leaders for candid discussions about business, regional happenings, industry trends, entrepreneurship, and more.

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Episode 58 featuring Sheri Chaney Jones of SureImpact

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Sheri Chaney Jones, the CEO & Co-Founder of SureImpact, shares her lessons in entrepreneurship and her insights on how social change impact is mod...
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Meet the Host! Episode 57 featuring Paul O’Connor

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Taylor Evans, Founder & Owner of Rust Belt Recruiting, takes over as host to help listeners get to know his close friend and our host, Paul O' Con...
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Episode 56 featuring Kyle Triplett of Olympic Steel

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Kyle Triplett, Director of Aluminum at Olympic Steel, discusses his extensive career and the benefits of careers in the manufacturing industry and...
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Episode 55 featuring Dr. Ethan Karp of MAGNET

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Dr. Ethan Karp, President and CEO of MAGNET, offers his insight on how the workforce is evolving and how automation and technology play into it, a...
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Episode 54 featuring Elad Granot of JCU’s Boler School of Business

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Elad Granot, Dean of John Carroll University’s Boler School of Business, shares his perspective on the landscape shifts in higher education, parti...
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Episode 53 featuring Megan Kim of Greater Cleveland Partnership

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Megan Kim, Senior VP of Membership Development and Marketing at Greater Cleveland Partnership discusses her career and how GCP helps small busines...
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Episode 52 featuring Connie King of the Precision Metalforming Association

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Connie King, Workforce Development Director for the Precision Metalforming Association, offers her expert take on workforce trends and the importa...
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Episode 51 featuring Miguel Lugo of E.C Kitzel and Sons

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Miguel Lugo shares how he approaches his role as COO at E.C Kitzel and Sons and his advice for career advancement and leadership....
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Episode 50 featuring Art Oestrike of Jackie O’s Brewery

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Art Oestrike, founder of Jackie O's Brewery, details his entrepreneurial ventures, tells stories of his family and how they helped to inspire Jack...
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Episode 49 featuring Jack Schron, President of Jergens, Inc.

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In this episode Jack Schron tells us about his extensive career with Jergens, what it’s like to work for a family-owned business, and how county g...
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Episode 48 featuring Ned Hill, Professor of Economic Development at The Ohio State University

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Listen in as Paul and Ned Hill discuss economic development in relation to regional planning and what cities need to do to attract remote workers ...
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Episode 47 featuring Brian Krusz of Sgt. Clean Car Wash

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Listen in as Brian Krusz shares with us why he chose the Marines and how he got started in the car wash industry. He also tells us how Sgt. Clean ...
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