Lean Focus Podcast

About Lean Focus Podcast

The Lean Focus Podcast brings you inspiring stories of Lean transformation, hosted by Damon Baker, CEO of Lean Focus and renowned "Lean Catalyst." In each episode, Damon sits down with one of the world's top business leaders to recount the true story behind an extraordinary business transformation. Based on an entertaining, storytelling approach, this podcast empowers business leaders at every level to embark on their own Hero's Journey on a path that will lead to legendary impact on their organizations.

Publisher

Damon Baker

Category

business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 Aug 2025

Latest episode

6 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

14 of 14 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   What 12 Leaders Taught Me About Transformation

   Damon Baker interviews 12 leaders about how personal transformation drives organizational change, revealing key insights for successful business evolution.

2. 

   1 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   It Took 18 Days to Do 24 Minutes of Work w/ Peter Kürstein, Former CEO, Radiometer (A Danaher Company)

   Host Damon Baker interviews former Radiometer CEO Peter Kürstein about his transformative journey implementing the Danaher Business System and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

3. 

   4 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Building a Business That Doesn't Need Heroes w/ Mithun Ramachandran, nVenia

   Host Damon Baker interviews Mithun Ramachandran, President of nVenia, about building a predictable business by listening to customers and employees before enacting change.

4. 

   7 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   When a Company That Knows Lean Stops Living It w/ Brian Huh, Envista

   Damon Baker interviews Brian Huh, Vice President of the Envista Business System Office, about how Envista reignited its business system and rebuilt operational discipline after drifting from Lean principles.

5. 

   2 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Inside Fluke's Transformation from Hardware to Data — Betting on the Future of Work

   Damon Baker interviews Wes Pringle, CEO of Evident Scientific, about Fluke's strategic reinvention from hardware to data to secure its future.

6. 

   5 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Inside GE Aerospace's FLIGHT DECK Transformation w/ Phil Wickler, GE Aerospace

   Damon Baker interviews Phil Wickler, Chief Transformation Officer at GE Aerospace, about implementing the FLIGHT DECK lean operating model for enhanced operational discipline and customer focus.

7. 

   7 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   The Lean CFO: Looking Past the Numbers to Fix the Business w/ Mark Dyas, Lighteum Medical

   Damon Baker interviews Mark Dyas, CFO of Lighteum Medical, about how a Lean-thinking CFO drives business performance beyond just reporting numbers.

8. 

   3 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Building the System Before the Crisis — How Jason Few Is Reinventing The Way FuelCell Energy Works

   Damon Baker interviews Jason Few, President & CEO of FuelCell Energy, about proactively building a robust business system for enduring transformation before a crisis strikes.

9. 

   3 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Kind Enough to Care, Curious Enough to Change: Accelerating a Winning Company w/ John Adams of Magnum Manufacturing

   Damon Baker interviews John Adams, CEO of Magnum Manufacturing, who shares insights on evolving a successful company by cultivating kindness, curiosity, and a growth-oriented mindset, ultimately driving the organization toward greater ambition.

10. 

    6 Jan 2026TRANSCRIPT

    When HR Leads the Lean Transformation: How Rich Trojan Reinvented Holland's Culture and Cadence

    Host Damon Baker interviews Rich Trojan, CHRO at Holland LP, about how HR drove a successful lean transformation by focusing on people and culture.

11. 

    1 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Lean in Marketing: Martyn Etherington on Transforming a Service Bureau into a Growth Engine

    Host Damon Baker interviews Martyn Etherington, CMO of BMC Software, about applying Lean principles to transform marketing into a growth engine, revealing how to eliminate waste and multiply ROI.

12. 

    3 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Hyper Scaling Under Pressure: Building Spark into a Market Challenger

    Damon Baker interviews Eric Conley, CEO of Chase Corporation, about hyper-scaling Spark into a market challenger by overcoming immense demand and delivery challenges.

13. 

    6 Oct 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Leading Change Without a Burning Platform: How Bret Snyder is Reigniting Growth at W. L. Gore & Associates

    Damon Baker interviews W. L. Gore & Associates CEO Bret Snyder on leading transformation and reigniting growth without a crisis, revealing how to foster urgency and innovation.

14. 

    28 Aug 2025TRANSCRIPT

    Bringing ModusLink Back From the Brink w/ CEO Fawaz Khalil

    Host Damon Baker interviews ModusLink CEO Fawaz Khalil about his successful turnaround of the company using lean principles and strategic deployment.

Inside a recent episode

What 12 Leaders Taught Me About Transformation

Published 6 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] The customer experiences you as one company. And your org chart, frankly, is irrelevant to them. And that's why value streams are so powerful. They force us to see horizontally in an organization that's been designed vertically. Brian's work with the Invista business system reinforces that as well. You can't build an enterprise system if lean is something that the lean team does. That's an oxymoron. A business system should connect growth, operations, people, problem solving, digital priorities, performance. It's not some parallel universe where the CI organization runs great kaizens and then everybody compliments them before returning to normal business. […]

Who has been a guest on Lean Focus Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Peter Kürstein
• Mithun Ramachandran
• Brian Huh
• Wes Pringle
• Phil Wickler

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

20 ratings

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Books guests

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