Lean Made Simple: Transform Your Business & Life One Step At A Time!
Episodes
Your Wealth Is Hiding in Waste (Lean Transformation Reality)
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) sits down with producer Alastair Luke (Attention X) shares the brutally honest truth about what’s really happening s...
Transforming Sperrin Metal | Live from Gemba Summit 2025
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Only a few weeks into taking over Sperrin Metal, Ryan Tierney is revealing the first real progress inside one of the most chaotic factories he has eve...
The Lean Summit to Change your LIFE & BUSINESS
25 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) delves deep into Ireland's BIGGEST ever Lean summit, Gemba Summit at Titanic Belfast, Northern Ireland on 20th-21s...
My HIGH STAKES Lean challenge
21 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) sits down with podcast host Matthew Thompson to get deep into why he has made the boldest move of his life and made a ...
How ROLLS ROYCE does LEAN | Let's Talk Lean Podcast
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with Aiden Rogers from Rol...
🌍 Inside Europe’s Leanest Nations | Let's Talk Lean Podcast
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with lean officials Phil C...
The Future of Lean Is Here | Let’s Talk Lean Podcast
14 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with Make UK mentor Mike D...
Toyota's CULTURE PLAYBOOK exposed | Let’s Talk Lean Podcast
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with Toyota HR General Man...
ZERO to 15,000 shipments per week with LEAN | Let’s Talk Lean Podcast
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with former Premier League...
WOMEN in Manufacturing: Breaking the stigma | Let’s Talk Lean Podcast
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with lean PhD Alisha Gibbo...
INSIDE TOYOTA: Toyota veteran talks lean | Let’s Talk Lean Podcast
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Lets Talk Lean, Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with Totota senior manager...
How TOYOTA transformed my SME | Let’s Talk Lean Podcast
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Ryan Tierney (Lean Made Simple) and Paul Blahyj (Toyota Lean Management Centre) sit down with Oliver Conger from British Rototherm.Fin...
No More Podcasting: The REAL Reason I’m Stopping…
16 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this very special episode, Ryan Tie...
OFFICIAL BOOK LAUNCH: 12 Proven Principles for Creating a VIBRANT Lean Culture
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this very special episode, Ryan Tie...
Warning! ⚠️ LEAN WILL FAIL without this MISSING piece!!
26 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seatin...
This POSTMAN will change the way you think about lean forever | Matt Sims
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Sims is founder of the Ever-So-Lean podcast and a world renowned leadership and lean coach & consultant. He dropped in to the Lean Made Simpl...
Be more like MCDONALD'S | Standard Work Q&A Episode
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time.In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating...
How STANDARD WORK can revolutionise your business
15 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seatin...
Straight talking LEAN | Q&A Episode Part 2
01 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time.In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seating...
Why you're STRUGGLING with LEAN | Q&A Episode
17 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seati...
How to BE THE CUSTOMER
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seatin...
A Manufacturing Guru ROASTS My Factory
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Russell Watkins is a highly regarded manufacturing expert who has helped transform factories around the world. In this episode, we talk about: His b...
How To Create An Army Of Problem Solvers | Patrick Adams
06 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Patrick Adams is a world-renowned Lean Consultant who has worked with some of the biggest businesses on the planet. In this episode, Ryan and Matt ca...
UNLEASH Your Business With The Power of FLOW
22 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seatin...
Stop Pushing So Hard, Try Pulling Instead!
08 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ryan and Matthew explore the transformative shift from Push to Pull systems in business, revealing: How shifting to Pull radically ...
Why Lean Fails…
25 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ryan Tierney unveils the hidden key to lean success: Focusing on People Development. He shares enlightening experiences and practical...
Destroy Chaos In Your Business With Standard Work!
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Tom Hughes and Matthew Thompson dive into the transformative power of STANDARD WORK. In the conversation we cover: The three root c...
SOLVE Your Inventory Problems FOREVER
26 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ryan Tierney and Matthew Thompson dive into KANBAN INVENTORY, where they talk about: How to be "firefighter ready" for an...
Lean Legends | Hugh Carnahan & Jack Bussey | Small Biz Rescue & JJB Corporation
12 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hugh Carnahan (Small Biz Rescue) & Jack Bussey (JJB Corporation) are lean maniacs from two different parts of the world, with a love of simplicity...
STOP & FIX: The Shortcut To Business Success
29 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ryan Tierney delves into the transformative concept of STOP AND FIX, unlocking its potential to: Empower employees at all levels to...
Lean Legends | Paul Nolan & Paul Vallely | Adman Steel Sheds & Kukoon Rugs
15 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Nolan (Adman Steel Sheds) and Paul Vallely (Kukoon Rugs) are “Lean Maniacs” from the island of Ireland. In this episode, we talk about: Why...
“Take TOTAL OWNERSHIP of your life!” — Ryan Tierney, Lean Made Simple
01 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ryan Tierney discusses the principle of TOTAL OWNERSHIP and how it is the key to: Addressing “the forgotten areas” in your busi...
Toyota’s WARNING To Business LEADERS In 2024 | Alan Weir | Lean Made Simple
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Weir is the Director of Production Operations at Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK. In this episode, Ryan Tierney and Matthew Thompson from Lean Made...
“EARN the right to AUTOMATE!” — Toyota UK’s Paul Blahyj | Lean Made Simple
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Blahyj is a coach at the Toyota Lean Management Centre. In this episode, Ryan Tierney and Matthew Thompson from Lean Made Simple ask him about: ...
UNLOCKING the Secrets of TOYOTA: 3 Mind-Blowing Insights You Can Apply Today
27 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, Ryan and the team were invited to a behind-the-scenes tour of the Toyota Factory in Derby where a car comes off the line every 88 seconds. ...
Lean Legends | Kolbe Akers & Lukas Holland | Fastcap
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In their roles at Fastcap, Kolbe Akers & Lukas Holland are on the front-line in the war against waste. In today’s episode we talk about: Kolbe...
Lean Legends | Norm O’Hara | Springfree Trampolines
13 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Norm O’Hara is the General Manager of a sporting equipment factory based in Southern China. He’s also a lean manufacturing enthusiast who’s exci...
The Eight Wastes | Lean Principles | Ryan Tierney
06 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seatin...
Lean Legends | Brendan McGurgan & Claire Colvin | Simple Scaling
30 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brendan McGurgan and Claire Colvin are the co-founders of Simple Scaling, a company that empowers leaders to 10x their business through books, podcast...
3S: Sort, Sweep, Standardize | Lean Principles | Ryan Tierney
23 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seatin...
Lean Legends | Michael Althoff | Yellotools
16 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Althoff is the founder of Yellotools and a pioneer for LEAN transformation in companies, organizations and private environments. In today’s ...
One-Piece Flow | Lean Principles | Ryan Tierney
09 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seatin...
Lean Legends | Marc Braun | Encouraging Leaders
02 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Braun is the CEO of Encouraging Leaders, an executive coach and a keynote speaker. His mission is to help successful leaders become even more suc...
Value vs Non-Value | Lean Principles | Ryan Tierney
25 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one step at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from Seatin...
Lean Legends | Brad Cairns | My Door Factory
18 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Brad Cairns is the senior principal at Quantum Lean and is dedicated to improving the woodworking industry in North America using lean methods. He als...
2-Second Lean Summit | Learnings & Improvements
11 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Last week, 200+ Lean Maniacs from 16+ different countries travelled to Limavady, Northern Ireland for the 2-Second Lean Summit. In this episode we cat...
The Power of G.R.E.A.T Processes | Tom Hughes | GembaDocs
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Hughes is an entrepreneur and author with 30+ years’ experience of Lean and Senior Leadership. He‘s also the founder of GembaDocs: the best wa...
Wherever You Ask The Question, That’s Where The Answer Should Be | Lean Principles | Ryan Tierney
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business —and life —one improvement at a time. In this episode, Ryan Tierney from S...
Improve Your Business by 600% | Paul Akers | 2-Second Lean
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Akers is the founder of FastCap: a multi-million dollar company he and his wife started in their garage 13-years ago. Along the way he’s establ...
Leave It Better Than You Found It | Lean Principles | Ryan Tierney
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Lean Made Simple, a podcast about transforming your business — and life — one improvement at a time. In this episode Ryan Tierney from ...
Teaser...
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lean Made Simple Podcast launching 29th August 2023.