GembaTalk
by GembaDocs
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Lean Q&A at Gemba Summit with Ryan Tierney, Tom Hughes and Brian…
Lean Q&A at Gemba Summit with Ryan Tierney, Tom Hughes and Brian…
About this podcast
Dive into the world of the GembaDocs Community with expert guests who share their stories, challenges and top tips for optimizing operations, lean culture adoption, and reducing waste. You’ll travel around the globe to learn how all types of organizations are setting new standards in process excellence.
Episodes
- Lean Q&A at Gemba Summit with Ryan Tierney, Tom Hughes and Brian Meyers · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 7Ryan Tierney of Lean Made Simple, Seating Matters, and Sperrin Metal, Tom Hughes of GembaDocs, and Brian Meyers of Fat American Manufacturing gathered for an extended Q&A session…
- 10 insights from Toyota Group and Japan / Russell Watkins, Sempai at Gemba Summit · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 6Russell Watkins of Sempai delivered an entertaining and wisdom-filled keynote at Gemba Summit 2025, sharing ten light bulb moments from decades working with Japanese…
- Lean & AI / Paul Vallely, Kukoon at Gemba Summit · 24 min · Season 2 Episode 5Paul Vallely of Kukoon delivered one of the most practical and honest presentations at Gemba Summit 2025 about integrating AI with lean thinking. Seven years into their lean…
- Building lean depth into your people / Oliver Conger, British Rototherm at Gemba Summit · 21 min · Season 2 Episode 4Oliver Conger of British Rototherm delivered a powerful transformation story at Gemba Summit 2025, sharing his journey from near-failure to lean excellence. After buying a…
- The importance of the leader at the Gemba / Alan Weir, Retired, Toyota UK at Gemba Summit · 27 min · Season 2 Episode 3Alan Weir, recently retired from Toyota UK after nearly 34 years, delivered a moving keynote at Gemba Summit 2025 about what truly drives excellence in lean manufacturing…
- Lean leadership: change yourself first / Brian Meyers, Fat American Manufacturing at Gemba Summit · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 2Brian Meyers, owner of Fat American Manufacturing, delivered an unforgettable keynote at Gemba Summit 2025 about the reality of leading lean transformation. Meyers shared three…
- Exploding the dogmas of lean / Tom Hughes, GembaDocs at Gemba Summit · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 1Tom Hughes, CEO of GembaDocs and author of "Improvement Starts with I," delivered a thought-provoking keynote at Gemba Summit 2025 that challenged widely accepted lean beliefs…
- Bonus Episode: How to Build a Culture Around Standards with SOPs with Brian Meyers · 20 minIn this bonus episode, Tom Hughes visits FAT American Manufacturing in Kalamazoo, Michigan, to talk with Brian Meyers, one of the most prolific GembaDocs users in the world. In…
- How "What's in it for me" revolutionized IOTAFLOW's culture with Pankaj Malik · 27 min · Season 1 Episode 6In this episode, Tom Hughes talks with Pankaj Malik, founder of IOTAFLOW, about how finding Lean principles 20years into business revolutionized his company. From quality issues…
- “Just Start!” to overcome perfection and implement lean, with Brian Meyers from Fat American Manufacturing · 23 min · Season 1 Episode 5Tom talks with Brian Meyers, founder of Fat American Manufacturing (FAM) and multiple off-road manufacturing brands to find out how traveling to Japan and Europe gave Brian a new…
- How a bang on the head sparked a Lean business with Pablo Scarpatti of Scarpatti Amoblamientos · 34 min · Season 1 Episode 4Pablo Scarpatti, co-owner of Scarpati Amoblamientos, chats with Tom about how Lean principles have helped scale his custom woodworking business. Pablo shares insights on the…
- Why "Knowledge is Bad" - The Power of Standard Work in Manufacturing with Stephan Hilmer of Tridelta Meidensha · 31 min · Season 1 Episode 3Tom Hughes sits down with Stephan Hilmer, COO of Tridelta Meidensha, to discuss how standard processes revolutionized their approach to efficiency and training. Stephan reveals…
- Scoring Goals through process with Dwain Steele of Hampton Conservatories · 32 min · Season 1 Episode 2Hampton Conservatories are one of the original GembaDocs customers, so Tom got Dwain Steele, Production Manager, to dive into how standard processes with GembaDocs took the chaos…
- How Seating Matters Achieved Process Excellence with Ryan Tierney · 25 min · Season 1 Episode 1In this episode, Tom Hughes, founder of GembaDocs, sits down with Ryan Tierney from Seating Matters to explore the transformative power of standardized operating procedures…
