Modern Industrialist Podcast
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<p>The Modern Industrialist Xchange (MIX) Podcast is for industrial leaders navigating the shift toward smarter, more connected operations. Host Jason Hehman sits down each month with the people actually doing the work, sharing what is working, what is not, and where the industry is headed.</p>
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Recent Episodes
July 29, 2026
32. Build builders, not projects: what Helpful Engineering learned about innovation and open source
Helpful Engineering started with 19 strangers on a Reddit thread trying to solve a shortage of face masks and ventilators. Six years later, the nonprofit has mobilized more than 20,000 volunteer engineers, scientists, and makers around open source hardware. Amish Chadha, the organization’s Chief Risk Officer, joins Jason Hehman to talk about what happened next: a self described funnel of failure, a shipment of oxygen concentrators that exposed a hard lesson about supply chain visibility, and why the real goal was never building products. It was building builders, a distinction Amish comes back to near the end of the conversation and the one this episode is named for. If you lead operations, manage supply chain risk, or want a different way to think about how organizations actually get better at solving hard problems, this one delivers. Resources: - Connect with Jason Hehman on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonhehman/ - Connect with Amish Chadha on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/amishchadha/ - Learn more about the Modern Industrialist Xchange podcast at https://txidigital.com/mix-podcast
May 26, 2026
31. Go see, ask why: modernizing railcar maintenance without losing the human side
What does it actually take to run continuous improvement across a fleet of 115,000 rail cars? James Chapman spent nearly a decade at GATX, one of North America's largest railcar leasing companies, moving from Director of Continuous Improvement all the way to leading all of the company's owned North American operations. His approach was simple in concept and hard in practice: get on the floor, ask questions you don't know the answers to, and build a culture that wants to solve problems rather than explain them away. In this conversation, Jason Hehman and James get into what daily management actually looks like at scale, the surprising parallels between rail car maintenance and traditional manufacturing, how GATX thought about building custom software versus buying off the shelf, and what happened when the TXI team showed up at one of their maintenance facilities and started asking why. If you lead operations, manage a distributed team, or are trying to figure out how to move from isolated fixes to a real platform approach, this one will give you something to think about. Resources: Connect with Jason Hehman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonhehman/ Connect with James Chapman on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-l-chapman/ Learn more about TXI at https://txidigital.com/
February 24, 2026
30. Bend without breaking: Building resilience in modern manufacturing.
<p>What does it actually take to keep a small or mid-size manufacturer competitive right now? Jason Hehman sits down with David Boulay, President of IMEC, the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center, to find out.</p><p>David and his team work with thousands of Illinois manufacturers every year. His read on the industry is grounded, honest, and a little different from what you usually hear. In this conversation, they get into why the process has to come before technology, what the workforce challenge actually looks like beyond the "skills gap" talking point, and why David is genuinely optimistic about the next 10 years of domestic manufacturing.</p><p>If you are running a plant, managing operations, or making decisions about where to invest right now, this one is worth your time.</p><p><strong>Resources:</strong></p><ul><li>Connect with Jason Hehman on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonhehman/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a></li><li>Connect with David Boulay on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-boulay-94a2b01/" rel="nofollow">LinkedIn</a></li><li>Learn more about TXI at <a href="https://txidigital.com/" rel="nofollow">https://txidigital.com/</a></li></ul>
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- What is Modern Industrialist Podcast?
<p>The Modern Industrialist Xchange (MIX) Podcast is for industrial leaders navigating the shift toward smarter, more connected operations. Host Jason Hehman sits down each month with the people actually doing the work, sharing what is working, what is not, and where the industry is headed.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates bi-weekly.
- Where can I listen to this podcast?
This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
- Does this podcast accept guests?
No, this podcast does not typically feature guests.
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