Mark Pattison Finding Your Summit

Industrial Talk is onsite at Xcelerate 2026 and talking to Mark Pattison, NFL 2 Seven Summits  about “Finding your summit”.

Mark Pattison, a former NFL player and keynote speaker at Fluke’s Xcelerate event, shared his journey of climbing Mount Everest and the Seven Summits. He discussed overcoming public speaking fears, dealing with snow blindness at 26,500 feet, and the challenges of high-altitude climbing. Pattison emphasized the importance of resilience, faith, and daily discipline. He also highlighted his new book, “Finding Your Summit,” and his involvement with Higher Ground, a nonprofit supporting military and first responders. Pattison’s story underscored the human spirit’s resilience and the transformative power of setting and achieving ambitious goals.

Lisa Brownlee with Leader’s Imago

Industrial Talk is onsite at SMRP 2025 and talking to Lisa Brownlee, Founder at Leader’s Imago about “Real-world leadership simulation”.

Scott Mackenzie promotes Elevotec’s ERP, EAM, and business intelligence solutions on his industrial podcast. At the SMRP conference, he interviews Lisa Brownlee of Leader’s Imago, who discusses her company’s leadership development program for manufacturing supervisors and managers. The program, a two-and-a-half-day leadership simulation, focuses on real-world challenges and provides high-quality feedback and coaching. Brownlee emphasizes the importance of managers supporting their employees’ growth and the need for vulnerability-based trust. She also highlights the significance of continuous improvement and emotional intelligence in leadership. Brownlee’s contact information is provided for further inquiries.

Lizabeth Stuck with MxD

On this week’s Industrial Talk we’re onsite at MxD in Chicago and talking to Lizabeth “Liz” Stuck, Director of Workforce Development at MxD about “Workforce development is foundational to manufacturing success “. Get the answers to your “Workforce Development” questions along with Liz’s unique insight on the “How” on this Industrial Talk interview!

Marc O’Regan and Marc Peters, Responsible Computing

On this week’s Industrial Talk we’re onsite at IoT Solutions World Congress and talking to Marc O’Regan, CTO at Dell Technologies and Marc Peters, Distinguished Engineer/CTO for Deutsche Telekom,  about “Responsible Computing, what is it and why it’s important”.  Get the answers to your “Responsible Computing” questions along with their unique insights into the “How” on this Industrial Talk interview!