Join us for an upcoming episode of our manufacturing-focused podcast, where we have casual convos with industry pros. Each episode features folks like you sharing hard-earned lessons, expert insights, and the occasional hot take — all in the name of driving the industry forward.
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Share your perspective, demonstrate your expertise, and step into a thought leadership role. Your episode becomes a shareable asset that helps you build credibility inside your company and across the industry.
Showcase Your Achievements
Highlight the innovative strategies, process improvements, and culture-building wins you’ve led with your team. Let your results speak for themselves and show what strong leadership looks like in today’s manufacturing environment.
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Share your perspective, demonstrate your expertise, and step into a thought leadership role. Your episode becomes a shareable asset that helps you build credibility inside your company and across the industry.
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Establish yourself as someone who delivers real results. Your episode is a shareable reflection of how you lead, solve problems, and make an impact.
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The Shop Floor,
Top Floor Talk Show
About the Show
The Shop Floor, Top Floor Talk Show is a video podcast where manufacturing pros share honest perspectives on what’s working (and what’s not) from the shop floor to the top floor.
It’s casual, candid, and built for peers. Listeners walk away with tactical, practical advice they can apply to improve their own operations and help move the industry forward.
Show focus:
Real-world manufacturing challenges and how leaders are solving them
Operational excellence stories from the floor and across functions
Leadership insights from manager-level and above professionals
Practical strategies for quality, safety, and continuous improvement
No fluff — just real conversations with people who’ve been there
Audience: Manufacturing managers, directors, and VPs looking for actionable insights from their peers
About Josh
Josh has spent the last decade working alongside manufacturers to bring technology to the frontlines. He’s been inside hundreds of factories around the world, getting a behind-the-scenes look at the products we all rely on, partnering with the brands he grew up with, and learning from the people making it all happen.
Today, as part of the Ease.io team, Josh helps manufacturers tackle real operational challenges, cut out non-value-added work, and have a little fun along the way.
Josh’s Background:
Spent years working alongside manufacturers on operations and quality initiatives
Helps teams implement digital tools that actually work on the shop floor
Knows the difference between vendor talk and real-world execution
Skilled interviewer who brings out tactical insights, not surface-level soundbites
EASE has helped manufacturers streamline over 10 million shop floor audits worldwide. As part of the team, Josh works with manufacturers every day to solve recurring challenges and improve how things get made.
Recording Guidelines
Video Setup
Keep a tidy background, dress professionally, position your camera at eye level, and use good lighting.
Internet Connection
A strong connection prevents disruptions and ensures high-quality audio and video.
Green Room Process
Before recording, guests can adjust their settings and test equipment.
Microphone Tips
An external microphone provides the best sound quality, but a computer mic will work if needed.
Video Expectations
Plan to have your camera on, as both audio and video versions will be produced.
Frequently Asked Questions
We will have a one-hour prep call before the recording session to make sure we nail down the episode topic and main talking points.
We focus on real operational challenges and solutions that manufacturing leaders face daily. Recent episodes have covered digitizing audit processes, building quality cultures across shifts, managing through supply-chain disruptions, getting buy-in for process changes, and turning around under-performing operations. Your episode will center on your specific expertise and the problems you’ve successfully solved.
Our audience consists of manufacturing professionals who appreciate technical details and real metrics. Share the specifics that make your approach unique.
That’s perfectly fine. Josh specializes in making guests comfortable and drawing out their best insights. Many of our strongest episodes feature first-time podcast guests.
Our focus is on the real problems you’ve solved and strategies that work, not sales pitches. Think of it as an opportunity to showcase your knowledge and build credibility within the manufacturing community. Plus, you’ll receive professional episode materials that you can share with your network to demonstrate your industry thought leadership.
If you need to reschedule, you can reach out directly to Josh at josh.santo@ease.io to find a more convenient time.
Ready to share your manufacturing expertise?
Have questions or ready to be a guest on the Shop Floor, Top Floor Talk Show? Schedule a pre-interview call or reach out to josh.santo@ease.io
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What's In It for You?
About Josh
Josh has spent the last decade working alongside manufacturers to bring technology to the frontlines. He’s been inside hundreds of factories around the world, getting a behind-the-scenes look at the products we all rely on, partnering with the brands he grew up with, and learning from the people making it all happen.
Today, as part of the Ease.io team, Josh helps manufacturers tackle real operational challenges, cut out non-value-added work, and have a little fun along the way.
Josh’s Background:
Spent years working alongside manufacturers on operations and quality initiatives
Helps teams implement digital tools that actually work on the shop floor
Knows the difference between vendor talk and real-world execution
Skilled interviewer who brings out tactical insights, not surface-level soundbites
About Josh
Join us for an upcoming episode of our manufacturing-focused podcast, where we have casual convos with industry pros. Each episode features folks like you sharing hard-earned lessons, expert insights, and the occasional hot take — all in the name of driving the industry forward.
Let's scope out your episode!
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