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Making Utah is the voice of Utah manufacturing. It's where you get a behind-the-scenes look at products made in Utah and the people who are making them. Talking with founders and executives, we'll dig into the raw material behind these businesses' histories, failures, successes, and lessons learned. You'll be surprised to discover what's made in your backyard.
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47G: The Future of Aerospace & Defense in Utah
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Aaron Starks is the CEO & President of 47G, formerly known as the Utah Aerospace & Defense Association. The organization's mission is to build the word's premiere ecosystem for aerospace and defense companies, and they're doing just that. 47G has hundreds of members in and out of Utah that are making waves in not only the aerospace and defense indu…
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Simplify the Way You View Marketing in Manufacturing
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Manufacturers are notorious for having one-man marketing teams. It's simply the industry standard. Why? For some, it's the fact that manufacturing is difficult to explain and simplify. Often, manufacturers are uncomfortable with the risk of not seeing a return in marketing spend. And generally, it's hard for those who don't understand marketing to …
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Clean Machine: From Pig Farmer to Influential Manufacturing Leader
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We are so excited to share our latest podcast featuring Brad Robeson! Brad Robeson is the owner and president of Clean Machine; a precision component machine shop in West Jordan. Brad also serves in the Salt Lake Chamber, the National Tooling and Machining Association, as well as the Utah Manufacturers Association. Before all this, he had a very su…
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doTERRA: Managing Manufacturing in Global Hypergrowth
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Mike Robinson is the VP of Global Manufacturing for doTERRA Essential Oils, one of the most successful direct sales companies in the world. 3.5-4 million bottles of oil manufactured a month in Utah alone 25+ offices around the world 3 Main manufacturing facilities in Pleasant Grove, Ireland, and Brazil Nearing 10,000 SKUs In the mid-2010s, doTERRA …
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SynerTech Automation: Removing the Overwhelm From Automation
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Bryant Parker is the founder of SynerTech Automation, a Utah company implementing automation components in manufacturing companies throughout the state. Bryant talks about automation ROI, preparing for the change implementing automation brings, and chickens! He said 70-80% of the jobs SynerTech does are the result of a company not being able to fin…
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iMpact Utah: Making Smart Decisions on Your Industry 4.0 Journey
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How do you know if you're ready for the next level of automation in your manufacturing business? What foundations do you need to make sure are solid every time you add new AI, robotics, or digital systems? Erik Fogleman, iMpact Utah's resident automation guru, talks about why it's impossible to "achieve" industry 4.0 and what both small and large c…
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Salsa Del Diablo: From Kitchen Experiments to Commercial Kitchen Standards
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Daniel Benites is a flavor magician who has been bringing out-of-this-world salsas, dips, and sauces to Utahans for a decade. After moving to Utah, Daniel was underwhelmed by the salsas he found at restaurants and grocery stores. They were too sweet and didn't have the right flavor balance he was looking for. So, Daniel started experimenting in his…
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Better Being Co.: Rebuilding Work Culture to Multiply Employee Retention
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The larger the business, the more difficult it can be to rebuild workplace culture. However, this company did it in two years and has seen retention increase significantly. Better Being Co. is a whole-body wellness company in Ogden, Utah that has grown exponentially since its inception in 1993. In 2017, the company went from publicly-traded to priv…
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What Manufacturers Should Know Heading Into the 2024 Legislative Session
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The legislative session in Utah starts TODAY! About 1,500 bills have been filed and 150 of those may affect Utah manufacturing in some way. Naturally, we had to get one of the state's highly knowledgeable manufacturing lobbyists in the hot seat to prepare us for the next 45 days. Todd is also the President and CEO of the Utah Manufacturers Associat…
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Alta Racks: Designing & Manufacturing a Superior Bike Rack
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Ali Yazdian transitioned from defense engineer to entrepreneur when he set out to make a military-grade bike rack that handles off-roading with ease and doesn't damage the bikes it's transporting. Like many Utahans, Ali is an outdoor junkie who loves to hit the slope and the red sandy hills of southern Utah. Learn how he took a personal pain point …
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RMC: Excel as a Defense Contractor by Prioritizing People
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Richard Manufacturing works with the U.S. Air Force creating cabling systems that connect pilots to the F-16s they're operating. The idea that their technology helps keep pilots safe drives the team to achieve manufacturing excellence every day. As a decades-old family run business, Richard Manufacturing is led by President Brent Call, his sister a…
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Bean Trailer: Satisfaction in Becoming Part of the Adventure
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Listening to Bean Trailer's co-founders Mark Harling and Brian Dyer, you'll learn the importance of building a nimble team and evolving processes that give employees a voice. In addition to Bean's fantastic work culture, the company builds one of the highest quality offroad trailers and is passionate about keeping design and manufacturing under one…
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Taffy Town: How a 100-Year-Old Company Started and Boomed
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Taffy Town President Jason Glade's great-grandfather started a candy business 107 years ago that is now the nation's favorite salt water taffy company. Learn the rich history of this century-old company and what it takes to run an enduring business. From what we learned, it takes blood, sweat, and a whole lot of sugar. Follow iMpact Utah on LinkedI…
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