Made in America with Ari Santiago

About Made in America with Ari Santiago

Each week Ari interviews a thriving manufacturing leader and discovers the secrets to their success. He uncovers each guests' 'manufacturing story' - their path into and through the industry, Ari digs into successes and best practices of each company and leader, as well as challenges and discoveries, to help listeners and guests learn from each other. Discover the strategies these great leaders have used to start, develop, and grow their business - workforce development, leadership, sales/marketing, investments, technology, mergers, workplace culture and so much more! Ari Santiago is the CEO of CompassMSP a Technology Managed Service Provider with offices up and down the eastern seaboard and into the Midwest. He has a passion for the manufacturing industry and the incredible impact it makes on our economy. Do you know someone who would be a great guest or have a topic you'd really like to learn about? Let us know! Reach out to our podcast producer at contactus@compassmsp.com

Publisher

Ari Santiago

Category

business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Jul 2019

Latest episode

21 Jul 2025

Latest episodes

261 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   21 Jul 2025

   Building Connecticut’s Manufacturing Future: A Bold Strategy for Innovation, Talent, and Growth

   Host Ari Santiago interviews Connecticut’s Chief Manufacturing Officer Paul Lavoie about the state's bold strategy to double manufacturing's GDP share by 2030 through talent, innovation, and collaboration.

2. 

   30 Jun 2025

   Evolving a Legacy: How Jill Mayer is Future-Proofing Bead Industries with Culture, EOS, and Innovation

   Jill Mayer, CEO of Bead Industries, discusses evolving a 111-year-old company by using EOS, Culture Index, and innovative strategies to retain talent and expand into new markets in this interview with Ari Santiago.

3. 

   2 Jun 2025

   Boosting Sales with Effective Chat Solutions: Insights from Nelson Bruton, Manufacturing Chats

   Nelson Bruton of Manufacturing Chats discusses how manufacturers leverage live chat to boost sales and improve customer engagement, emphasizing real-time interaction, in an interview with Ari Santiago.

Who has been a guest on Made in America with Ari Santiago

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

• Paul Lavoie
• Jill Mayer
• Nelson Bruton
• Grant Branch III
• Jeff Rossi

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

115,560

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

50 ratings

Spotify

4.3 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 76 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

86

Social presence

0

YouTube

82

Engagement

85