There's no shortage of drama in the fastener industry, as surging optimism and idealistic youth align against ongoing consolidation and off-shoring. Throw in a few industry events and some fake news headlines and you get pretty exciting fastener talk radio.
Jim “Big Papa” Kelam
, of Sems and Specials weighs in on industry trends, Vegas, retirement, and the new breed of fastener pro, along with
Jackie “Kind of a Big Deal” Ventura
(1:09:20). YFP board member,
Kenny Sanker
, describes the AIM mentoring program (18:02). Also, SEFA president,
Terry Windham
previews the upcoming joint conference with SFA (34:09). Fastener News Report anchor,
Mike McNulty
and Baird analyst,
Dave Manthey
examine the shocking FDI numbers (40:10). Plus, senior fastener industry consultant,
Carmen Vertullo
gets
fully threaded
during the Fastener Training Minute (1:03:55). Brian and Eric remain philosophical as they play their role in the perennial saga that is the thread game. Run time: 01:50:07