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Making What Matters

Making What Matters

By P1 Ventures

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

Making What MattersOct 19, 2020

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Multiplied mentorship!

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, 202416:13
Snowboards and Solid Works

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, 202421:49
Lathes and LEGO!

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, 202313:39
Hard work pays off!
Jul 20, 202312:48
Motorcycles and Manufacturing

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, 202336:32
Manufacturing is the way.
Jun 23, 202348:27
Because that's just proper!

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, 202324:34
From Moldova to Manufacturing

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, 202325:31
Sales multiplies the win!

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, 202325:40
Farm to Factory problem solving

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, 202315:07
Solving the Production puzzle

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, 202316:38
Launching into Manufacturing
May 09, 202310:02
Journey to Apprenticeship

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, 202316:36
The Power of Apprenticeship

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, 202324:21
Geeks tame Supply Chain Monster

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, 202244:09
Simplifying Growth

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, 202230:45
The Year Ahead

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, 202239:28
Grateful and Growing

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, 202040:36
Weddings to Welding

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, 202042:05
A Meaningful Return
Sep 29, 202046:31
Future Now! Intern roundtable, Engineering.

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, 202045:20
Future now! Intern Roundtable, Sales & Marketing

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, 202040:08
Driving Operational Excellence

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, 202045:40
IES: Sp1ndle Operating System in action

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, 202043:46
Introducing P1ston: Automating Manufacturing with Software

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, 202050:01
Unlocking Manufacturing 4.0

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, 202021:15
Manufacturing & Mentorship

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, 202036:10
Entrepreneurship Development

Entrepreneurship Development

David W. Dussault, CEO of P1 Industries, chats with one of P1's rising stars, Johanna Collins, on what it means to be a young woman in manufacturing and how she's helping challenge stereotypes in this industry.

Jun 23, 202029:30
Modern Apprenticeship

Modern Apprenticeship

David W. Dussault interviews Joel Lape, Shop Manager and Co-Founder at P1 Industries on how he's creating the manufacturing workforce of the future.

Jun 16, 202042:05
Creating the Workforce of the Future

Creating the Workforce of the Future

Revitalizing American Manufacturing is more than a vision - it's our calling. We're doing it through intentionally raising up and developing young, innovative, hard working leaders who understand our vision for America's future and the power of manufacturing to get us there. Listen to discover how we are passionately, intentionally, creating the workforce of the future.

Jun 09, 202023:59
This is P1 Ventures

This is P1 Ventures

CEO of P1 Ventures, David W. Dussault, introduces us to the amazing story of how this unique manufacturing company came to be at a time when many thought it impossible. David also shares the three most important areas of focus shaping his life and work.

Jun 03, 202023:48