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Episode 18 How to Conduct Better Interviews
How to Conduct Better Interviews

Episode 18 — November 9, 2017

How to Conduct Better Interviews

A better interview process can eliminate the shortage of talent that middle market companies report. NCMM Executive Director Tom Stewart interviews Kathleen Quinn Votaw, Founder and CEO of TalenTrust on how to middle market companies can improve this process.

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Episode 17 Company of the Month: Lodge Cast Iron
Company of the Month: Lodge Cast Iron

Episode 17 — October 26, 2017

Company of the Month: Lodge Cast Iron

Learn how Lodge Cast Iron is cooking up innovation and growth after 100+ years of business. NCMM Managing Director Doug Farren has a conversation with Mark Kelly, PR and Ad Manager at Lodge.

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Episode 16 How Employee Money Woes Impact Your Business
How Employee Money Woes Impact Your Business

Episode 16 — October 12, 2017

How Employee Money Woes Impact Your Business

How anxious are your employees about their financial well-being? NCMM Executive Director Tom Stewart examines how financial anxiety can impact business. Includes special guest, Brian Nelson Ford, Financial Well-Being Executive at SunTrust Bank.

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Episode 15 Bonus Episode: Celebrating Manufacturing Week
Bonus Episode: Celebrating Manufacturing Week

Episode 15 — October 2, 2017

Bonus Episode: Celebrating Manufacturing Week

NCMM Executive Director Tom Stewart kicks off Manufacturing Week with a profile on Overhead Door. Special guests include Overhead Door’s CMO Joe Dachowicz, CFO John Wilson, and Jeff French, Head of Manufacturing at Grant Thornton.

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Episode 14 Highlights: A Globalization Story
Highlights: A Globalization Story

Episode 14 — September 28, 2017

Highlights: A Globalization Story

NCMM Executive Director Tom Stewart goes behind the globalization story of Highlights with CEO Kent Johnson.

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Episode 13 Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion Is Good Business
Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion Is Good Business

Episode 13 — September 14, 2017

Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion Is Good Business

How can diversity improve middle market company performance? NCMM Executive Director Tom Stewart learns this and more from Managing Director of Out Leadership, Stephanie Sandberg.

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Episode 12 Digital Transformation in the Middle Market
Digital Transformation in the Middle Market

Episode 12 — August 31, 2017

Digital Transformation in the Middle Market

Live from the Fisher College of Business Summer Series. NCMM Managing Director Doug Farren sits down with Jeremy Aston, Senior Director at Cisco, about how middle market companies can start their journey to digital transformation.

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Episode 11 Scale, Sell, Succeed
Scale, Sell, Succeed

Episode 11 — August 17, 2017

Scale, Sell, Succeed

Whether you’re selling a business, scaling it up, or looking for a successor, every executive has to deal with transition. NCMM executive director Tom Stewart discusses leadership transition with Allie Taylor of Orange Kiwi.

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Episode 10 Help Wanted: The Middle Market's Talent Gap
Help Wanted: The Middle Market's Talent Gap

Episode 10 — August 3, 2017

Help Wanted: The Middle Market's Talent Gap

American businesses struggle to find the talent they need – especially in the Middle Market, where growth is the strongest. Listen as NCMM’s Tom Stewart discusses the middle market’s workforce challenges with Marek Gootman and Martha Ross, fellows of the Brookings Institution.

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Episode 9 Company of the Month: HOMAGE
Company of the Month: HOMAGE

Episode 9 — July 20, 2017

Company of the Month: HOMAGE

The retail industry is changing, but one middle market specialty apparel company continues to grow. NCMM Managing Director Doug Farren gets the story from HOMAGE.

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