The Backstory

[Transcript]

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Shhh. Don't say anything. I've taken over the microphone without Cathy and Terry. I wanted to take this opportunity to give you a more of a backstory view of the podcast. How did we meet? How did I meet Cathy and Terry, what's going on here? Why are we bonded somehow together with our mission on the auto supply chain prophets podcast?

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Cathy introduced me to Terry. Terry Onica is director of automotive for QAD the ERP systems provider. I've known about QAD for many years. And I've seen Terry at certain events, but I didn't really know her as I started to get to know, Terry. Again, I'm impressed with her knowledge of material systems.

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So when the three of us got together and started sharing our beliefs, and our passion, and the podcast seemed like a natural outcome of that. And so the Automotive Supply Chain Prophets Podcast was born almost a year ago. We have over 24 episodes under our belt, and we are most definitely on a mission to provide content to you, our automotive supply chain audience that's meaningful, something that provides a different conversation, a different perspective, actionable insights, things that you can actually take away with we strive for every single episode, to have something that you can start thinking about start implementing right away. We're always looking for guests , thought leaders that can contribute to the mission of the podcast and provide something of value to the conversation. And it might be a perspective from the shop floor might be a perspective from supply chain from a CFO, from a CEO, from traditional auto, from an EV company. We're looking to get as much information as we can and provide it to you, our audience, we've had enough of supply chain disruptions over the past several years and all that unplanned cost that goes along with it. I know you know what I'm talking about.

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We've had some great guests on the podcast, we've got the view from the shop floor, from manufacturing the ladies from Detroit Manufacturing Systems. And then we've got the self-proclaimed quality nerds Mike, and Rocky. And then, of course, the quality guru herself, we've got JD Marhevko. And then we take a different approach. We looked at supply chain through the eyes of the world of academia because remember, we've got Gen Z coming up through the ranks, they're entering the workforce, and we need to know what's happening in the world of academia. So we've got Lori Sisk, from Wayne State. And then we've got industry leaders and veterans and well known thought leaders out there like Paul Eichenberg and Gary Vasilash. And let's not forget Bill Hurles, the former executive director of supply chain for General Motors. We've also got the legal perspective from Katie Pullen talk a lot about the force majeure pandemic. And then, Dan Sharkey, we caught Dan Sharkey live at the OESA conference and he's really got his finger on the pulse of what's happening in supply chain. Because the issues dump out, typically as contract disputes, and he's right at the forefront.

For a completely different perspective. We talked to Jeremy McCool, the CEO of Hevo, the brand new exciting business in the EV space focusing on wireless charging. Tell us please. What is it that you want to hear there might be a guest or something. Knowledge, actionable insight, whatever term you want to use. If there's something that you want to know about that's related to our mission that's related to the automotive supply chain, then let us know we'll put a link in the show notes so that you can email us directly.

Let's talk a little bit about podcasting, shall we? Now, I know a lot of people think that you just grab a microphone and you may be invited a few guests and you talk and then off you go right. No, it's not that easy. It's not that straightforward. A good podcast takes planning and preparation, let alone the execution on the back end. The planning and preparation are critical. And we're going to be taking some time off the next few weeks to hit the reset button and go back and revisit our strategy.

What is our strategy look like? Who exactly is our target audience? What content do you need right now? And we'll create a strategy and a plan and we'll create a guest list. And we'll create a theme around the content that we want to produce. And we'll be off and running again.

Talk to us, we want to hear from you. I'm a firm believer in the power of podcasting, the power of audio, to bring conversations that bring information that you can use in a conversational format that's easy to digest. We've always got the transcript on the website if you prefer to read. It's so easy to just hop in your air pods or your headphones and go for a walk or run and listen to Auto Supply Chain Prophets.

Until next time, stay tuned. We'll be back in just a few short weeks. And remember the supply chain is where the money is.