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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E86, Securing Your Data Supply Chain: Cybersecurity Law Meets the Factory Floor with Dr. Steven A. Wright
Join us as we discuss: 
- Preventive legal strategy as a cybersecurity risk mitigation tool 
- Deepfakes, data poisoning, and data suppression as emerging threats
- Operational technology as a growing attack surface — the Colonial Pipeline lesson
- Quantum computing and the next wave of risk
And so much more.

You can find our Dr. Steven Wright’s book on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5B1ZX5H or contact him by email at drstevenawright@gmail.com

Connect with A.W. Schultz 
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Cell Phone: 708-262-2648
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E85, The Labor Shortage Myth: Why Manufacturers Can't Find Workers
Join us as we discuss: 
- Accessing a broader labor pool of people with real-world commitments 
- Matching labor capacity to actual demand, not forecasted averages
- Why staffing to averages creates burnout and drives attrition
- Rated worker pools without the traditional temp-agency headaches
And so much more.

Get in touch with our guest via email: mhorine@veryableops.com

Connect with A.W. Schultz 
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A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk

Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648
Email: alexandria@vigorinvestments.co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria 
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E84, Mineral War: How China Weaponized the Supply Chain That Feeds Manufacturing with Tomasz Nadrowski

Join us as we discuss: 

- Why there is no manufacturing without critical minerals 
- China's export controls across 24 mineral sectors — and how they became a weapon
- Low-hanging fruit: brownfield restarts, red mud and tailings recovery, smelter refurbishment
- Antiquated permitting and the decades-long timeline problem with greenfield mines
And so much more.

Get in touch with our guest via email: themineralwar@gmail.com

Connect with A.W. Schultz 
Email: aw@awschultz.org 
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
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A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk

Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648
Email: alexandria@vigorinvestments.co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria 
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E83, When AI Speeds Up Everything and Causes Burnout in Humans
Join us as we discuss: 
- Victoria Kunova explains how AI drives burnout when companies chase productivity gains over transformational value 
- The case for measuring success by human skills AI can't replicate rather than raw output volume
- The organizational barriers to transformation—challenging the status quo, embracing risk and failure, and integrating new initiatives into existing structures
- Advice for individuals in change-resistant companies: own your career, treat your expertise as a business, and either drive change from within or take it elsewhere
And so much more.

Connect with A.W. Schultz 
Email: aw@awschultz.org 
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
X: https://twitter.com/visual_controls
A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk

Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648
Email: alexandria@vigorinvestments.co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria 
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Welcome to Factory of the Future, E82, Why Anonymized Feedback Beats AI Resume Screening
Join us as we discuss: 
- How AI automation of technical roles is forcing a redistribution of manufacturing talent 
- Christian introduces TrueGem, an HR tool that builds defensible, auditable hiring by anonymizing reviewer feedback and structuring evaluations—deliberately not using AI for initial screening
- Why organizations must shift from technical skill checklists to evaluating adaptability, innovation, and soft skills
- The disconnect between academic training and real workplace communication skills in technical roles
And so much more.

Get TruGem for your business today: https://trugemtalent.com/
Connect with A.W. Schultz 
Email: aw@awschultz.org 
Personal Website: https://www.awschultz.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/awschultz/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@awschultz_Industry5.0/featured
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A.W’s Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKcBb6hGFjk

Connect with Alexandria Burek
Cell Phone: 708-262-2648
Email: alexandria@vigorinvestments.co
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandriaburek1992
Instagram: @unapologeticallyalexandria 
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