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Lean Q&A at Gemba Summit with Ryan Tierney, Tom Hughes and Brian Meyers
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Tierney of Lean Made Simple, Seating Matters, and Sperrin Metal, Tom Hughes of GembaDocs, and Brian Meyers of Fat American Manufacturing gathered...
10 insights from Toyota Group and Japan / Russell Watkins, Sempai at Gemba Summit
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Russell Watkins of Sempai delivered an entertaining and wisdom-filled keynote at Gemba Summit 2025, sharing ten light bulb moments from decades workin...
Lean & AI / Paul Vallely, Kukoon at Gemba Summit
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Vallely of Kukoon delivered one of the most practical and honest presentations at Gemba Summit 2025 about integrating AI with lean thinking. Seve...
Building lean depth into your people / Oliver Conger, British Rototherm at Gemba Summit
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oliver Conger of British Rototherm delivered a powerful transformation story at Gemba Summit 2025, sharing his journey from near-failure to lean excel...
The importance of the leader at the Gemba / Alan Weir, Retired, Toyota UK at Gemba Summit
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Weir, recently retired from Toyota UK after nearly 34 years, delivered a moving keynote at Gemba Summit 2025 about what truly drives excellence i...
Lean leadership: change yourself first / Brian Meyers, Fat American Manufacturing at Gemba Summit
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Meyers, owner of Fat American Manufacturing, delivered an unforgettable keynote at Gemba Summit 2025 about the reality of leading lean transform...
Exploding the dogmas of lean / Tom Hughes, GembaDocs at Gemba Summit
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Hughes, CEO of GembaDocs and author of "Improvement Starts with I," delivered a thought-provoking keynote at Gemba Summit 2025 that challenged wid...
Bonus Episode: How to Build a Culture Around Standards with SOPs with Brian Meyers
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this bonus episode, Tom Hughes visits FAT American Manufacturing in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to talk with Brian Meyers, one of the most prolific GembaD...
How "What's in it for me" revolutionized IOTAFLOW's culture with Pankaj Malik
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tom Hughes talks with Pankaj Malik, founder of IOTAFLOW, about how finding Lean principles 20years into business revolutionized his c...
“Just Start!” to overcome perfection and implement lean, with Brian Meyers from Fat American Manufacturing
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom talks with Brian Meyers, founder of Fat American Manufacturing (FAM) and multiple off-road manufacturing brands to find out how traveling to Japan...
How a bang on the head sparked a Lean business with Pablo Scarpatti of Scarpatti Amoblamientos
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Pablo Scarpatti, co-owner of Scarpati Amoblamientos, chats with Tom about how Lean principles have helped scale his custom woodworking business. Pablo...
Why "Knowledge is Bad" - The Power of Standard Work in Manufacturing with Stephan Hilmer of Tridelta Meidensha
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Hughes sits down with Stephan Hilmer, COO of Tridelta Meidensha, to discuss how standard processes revolutionized their approach to efficiency and...
Scoring Goals through process with Dwain Steele of Hampton Conservatories
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hampton Conservatories are one of the original GembaDocs customers, so Tom got Dwain Steele, Production Manager, to dive into how standard processes w...
How Seating Matters Achieved Process Excellence with Ryan Tierney
11 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tom Hughes, founder of GembaDocs, sits down with Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters to explore the transformative power of standardize...