Robot Thought Leaders

Chris and Zach interview Joe Sullivan founder of Gorilla 76 and Industrial Marketing agency with the goal of transforming their clients marketing strategy.    We discuss:   Social Media Strategy  Outbound Marketing and Email strategy  Online Content Generation   Episodic Webinars  Are Tradeshows Dead?

Zach and Chris interview Ryan Weaver of Axis New England we talk:   UR's US start up  Ryan's robot and cobot history Artificial Intelligence  What is LOI? How does it relate to ROI?  Customer Pain vs. Ease of solution vs. ROI  WPI   How customer needs and technology has changed in the last 5 years  Where are we headed?

Darrell Adams Director of Sales for Gideon Brothers joins us to discuss:   Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMR's) capabilities and new TECH  Sales similarities and the differences between selling Robotic Arms like UR   AMR market focus and where the new potential markets are..  Indoor AMR's vs Outdoor? Sales Training - THE BEST SALES TRAINING PROGRAM!  Gideon Brothers Background  Company dynamics and how Product, R&D, and Sales work together

Chris and Zach host Sven Schmidt CEO and Co Founder of Artiminds we discuss:   -Sven's extensive robotics background  -How Artiminds was founded  -How the German government/universities allow for start ups to thrive -The future of Automation   -Where does technology stand as it pertains to AI and Deep Learining  -Where Artiminds is focused   -How Teleoperations has changed since Covid   ....and much more.

Jake Hall, The Manufacturing Millennial joins Chris and Zach on the Robot Thought Leaders podcast to discuss:  - How Jake came up with the idea for The Manufacturing Millennial  - What trends are happening in manufacturing now?  - How has Covid changed the manufacturing floor?  - How has China changed the way the world views Robots?  - What are some cutting edge companies people need to pay attention to?  - Are the investments being put into these Mobile Robot companies worth 75x forward revenue?

Chris and Zach interview Greg Smith the President of the Industrial Automation Group that oversee UR, MIR, and AutoGuide.   We talk about:  -How to realize the growth expectations in robotics  -How application specific products/solutions are shaping the future years  -Why sharing knowledge on a Peer to Peer basis to achieve success/growth  -How Marketing is changing rapidly and the need for authenticity -Greg's background and how he become President of Automation Group  -Greg's favorite robot company!?

Chris and Zach interview Christian Fenk of Robominds and discuss: -Meeting Each other -Background on Fenk -How did he make Presidents Club? -Favorite UR+ companies!! -Experience as CNC machinist, Sports Marketing, Insurance Salesman -What makes a sales person successful as a distributor?  -How is the world changing from Covid? -What does Christian wake up and focus on to be successful?  -Where is the robot world headed?

-Background on Sam -Robotiq early days  -Creating Traction in the market  -Leadership style and growth as a CEO  -Learning from customers  -Inspiration and story behind his book: LEAN ROBOTICS  -How Robotiq creates value for its customers and profits  -What makes ROBOTIQ successful?   -What do Distributors and Integrators need to do differently in the years to come to satisfy customer's automation needs?

Chris and Zach interview Etienne Lacroix of Vention to discuss what prompted Etienne to cofound Vention. How he went about leaving his job. The early days of Vention, and where the company is now. He also speaks about the future of Automation and makes 3 bold predictions about where the market is headed! 

Chris and Zach interview Rob Goldiez of Hirebotics as they discuss Hirebotics history and the future of robotics. A deep dive into benefits of IOT and connectivity of robots on the factory floor. Rob talks about the process of funding his startup.  He shares opinions on a Robot tax of arguably his most famous investor: Mark Cuban.