Leadership in Manufacturing

About Leadership in Manufacturing

Leading technical, commercial, cross-functional, and global teams takes clarity, trust, and sound judgment. Leadership in Manufacturing is built for the people doing that work across the electronics and manufacturing ecosystem. Hosted and produced by Sannah Vinding (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sannahvinding/), an engineer with a master’s in mechanical engineering, a product marketing and go-to-market leader, and an author. She brings firsthand experience building teams, developing products, and connecting technical expertise with commercial growth to every conversation. Hear from executives and industry leaders across electronics, manufacturing, distribution, supply chain, semiconductors, and the manufacturers’ rep community. Guests share real decisions, hard lessons, and practical habits that help teams move forward when pressure is high, resources are stretched, and customer needs are changing. Each episode explores how leaders: Communicate clearly across technical and non-technical teams Build trust across functions, cultures, and regions Develop the next generation of leaders Navigate market shifts and organizational change Use AI and data with sound judgment Turn listening and feedback into action These are practical leadership lessons grounded in the experiences of people working inside the industry. Trusted by 4,800+ leaders across manufacturing, distribution, and technical industries. Listed #5 on Million Podcasts’ Best Podcasts for Manufacturers in the US, ranked in the Top 5% globally by Listen Notes, and watched more than 250,000 times on YouTube. New episodes weekly. Explore the Leadership in Manufacturing Podcast (https://leadershipinmanufacturing.com/hello/) for full episodes and leadership resources.

Publisher

Sannah Vinding

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

27 Nov 2020

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

19 of 155 episodes have a transcript.

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   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Leaders Prepare Sales Teams for Growth With AI and Better Training

   Brooks Mattice, Vice President of Sales and Partner at MFC Group, shares with host Sannah Vinding how leaders leverage AI and structured training to empower sales teams for accelerated growth.

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   22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Why Leadership Is Built in the Moments Nobody Sees

   Sannah Vinding interviews Colin Strother, Executive Vice President at Rochester Electronics, about building trust and authenticity in leadership through unseen daily actions.

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   8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   How Distribution Leaders Build Trust as AI Speeds Up Work

   Sannah Vinding interviews Riad Nizam, President of Master Electronics, on how distribution leaders build trust and leverage AI for faster, smarter decision-making in the electronics industry.

Inside a recent episode

How Leaders Prepare Sales Teams for Growth With AI and Better Training

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And so supply jumps up. And so you go from either, you know, shortage or equilibrium almost immediately to excess. Right. And then the flattens out. And so, you know, it's like a step function. And so as those lines intersect and cross each other, we go from shortage to excess with what seems like about four days of equilibrium on either side of it, right? You know, you'll have two years of excess, two years of shortage with like what seems like a very short period of equilibrium. And so right now we're in a shortage phase. […]

Who has been a guest on Leadership in Manufacturing

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• Brooks Mattice
• Colin Strother
• Riad Nizam
• Nate Witsaman
• Andy Coyle

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

27 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

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