Best SafetyChain Podcasts (2025)

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Leslie Galer of Collaborative Quality Improvement - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 54:07

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Leslie Galer is the Owner of Collaborative Quality Improvement LLC, A Quality and Food Safety Consulting company. She also subcontracts for Commercial Quality Assurance and Food Safety Solutions. Leslie is a highly efficient and results-driven professional with Black Belt and Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) certifications. Over 20 years experience…

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Outdated or Overlooked? Rethinking Your Hazard Analysis 32:35

7M ago32:35

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Is your hazard analysis plan really up to date or collecting dust? In this episode, Kate McInnes, Director of Food Safety at The Acheson Group, explores the hidden gaps commonly found within inherited HACCP plans and why now’s the time to re-evaluate. With updated PCQI training and increased customer scrutiny, outdated hazard analysis could be putt…

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Geoff Nelson of SafetyChain - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 24:41

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Geoff Nelson is the Vice President of Technical Solutions at SafetyChain. SafetyChain is a digital plant management platform for process manufacturers trusted by more than 2,000 facilities to improve plant-wide performance. It unifies production and quality teams with data and insights, tools, and delivers real-time operational visibility and contr…

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Tariffs, Testing, & Trust: How Economic Pressures Are Changing Food Safety 32:46

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Inflation and economic policies, like tariffs, can force manufacturers to adjust their sourcing strategies that may lead to increased food safety risks. Dr. Ben Miller, Executive Vice President of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs at The Acheson Group, discusses how food companies can re-evaluate their food safety programs - from supplier quality t…

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Neha Sharma of Grantek - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 37:48

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Neha Sharma is a Product Manager at Grantek, she has 10+ years of experience in defining technology solutions to solve business/IT problems for manufacturers. Over the years, Neha has worked across various positions such as Software Developer, Module Lead, Techno-Functional Consultant and Manufacturing Engineer. Neha has worked for world class clie…

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Beyond Trust: How to Hold Suppliers Accountable for Compliance 45:46

9M ago45:46

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Food & beverage manufacturers are under increasing pressure to obtain needed supplier data to meet regulatory, certification, and customer requirements. With many long-established supplier relationships, how should manufacturers be collaborating with suppliers to help reduce food safety risk, and establish proof of end-to-end food safety? Cameron P…

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Nic Stachtchenko of Cognex - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 38:13

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Nic Stachtchenko is the Sr. Manager of ID Products at Cognex. Cognex designs, develops, manufactures and markets a wide range of image-based products. Cognex products include machine vision systems, machine vision sensors, and barcode readers that are used in factories and distribution centers around the world. Cognex is the world's leader in the m…

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Ian Wilson of Grantek - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 37:42

10M ago37:42

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Ian Wilson is the Safety & Logistics Practice Leader at Grantek. Ian is an experienced Project Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the industrial automation industry. Skilled in Process Control, Control Systems Design, SCADA, Engineering, and Process Automation. Ian is a proven and strong program and project management professional wi…

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The Cost of Quality: Reducing Risk to Protect Customer Relationships 27:46

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When it comes to food safety and quality processes, a missed step can be costly. Audit failures, recalls, and supplier compliance issues don’t just hurt operations, they can tarnish your brand and put customer relationships at risk. We talk to Lacey Keesee, Director of Food Safety at The Acheson Group, who shares examples of what processes you can …

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William Barnette of Kraft Heinz - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 1:13:18

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William Barnette is a Senior Project Manager focused on Digital Manufacturing at Kraft Heinz. William is an Application Developer, Database Administrator, and Project Manager in a wide variety of business applications. He has created everything from full blown applications to thousands of scripts for end users. William is a Visual Basic, VBA and VB…

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Derek Kostelnik of Grantek - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 41:43

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Derek Kostelnik is Grantek’s Practice Leader of the Solution Support Group. Derek leads a team of Service & Support professionals located across North America. The Solution Support Group provides support to Grantek clients who value uptime and limited disruptions across their manufacturing operations Derek has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Chemi…

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Stepping into 2025: Food Safety Changes and Insights 27:04

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Join Dr. Ben Miller, Executive Vice President of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs at The Acheson Group, who will share his views of what food safety regulations and industry trends are being tracked to rollout or continue in 2025, along with advice for how to prioritize and what to prepare. FSMA Friday is a collaboration with SafetyChain and The A…

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Kartik Sundar of TeamSlide - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 32:29

12M ago32:29

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Kartik Sundar is the founder of TeamSlide. Launched in 2015, TeamSlide is a slide search solution for PowerPoint users in several fields including marketing, sales, and professional services. They enable customers to share knowledge, ensure consistent messaging, and drive productivity when building presentations. Kartik has a PhD in Bioengineering …

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Welcome to Season 4 of The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 1:28

1y ago1:28

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Welcome to Season 4 of The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek. This season we welcome back our host, David McKenna. David is Grantek’s Smart Packaging Practice Leader. The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek delivers a look into the world of manufacturing, with a focus on stories and trends that lead to better solutions. Our guests will share tips and…

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Bonus Episode, Talking FSMA Rule 204 : Jim Toman of Grantek - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 36:03

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Jim Toman is a Senior MES Advisor at Grantek. Jim has 30+ years of experience creating data driven systems for manufacturers. In this bonus episode, the discussion centers around the upcoming Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) Rule 204 enforcement. FSMA falls under the authority of the United Stated Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The changes…

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Grant Daft of Videojet - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 29:16

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Grant Daft is a Software Applications Specialist at Videojet. Based in UK, Grant has been with Videojet since 2004. During the almost 20-year tenure, Grant has served in leadership roles focused on solutions support, software application development and product management. Since the 1960s, Videojet is a global leader in the development and manufact…

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Robin Maurice of Grantek - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 44:44

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Robin Maurice is the District Leader of Grantek’s Montreal Office. In this role Robin oversees the work done by Grantek in New England, Quebec, Eastern Ontario, Atlantic Canada and the Northeastern United States. Robin lives in Montreal, QC. His primary language is French, with English being his second language. Don’t be surprised to hear some funn…

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Doug Yerger of Grantek - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 45:10

2y ago45:10

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Doug Yerger is a Principal Engineer at Grantek. Doug’s 30-plus years of experience includes the architecting, design, implementation, commissioning, and support of PLC Control Systems, Robotic Applications, Vision Applications, Database Applications, MES Implementations, Warehouse Management Systems, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition Systems…

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Angela Morris of Kraft Heinz - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 40:02

2y ago40:02

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Angela Morris is the Head of Global IT Manufacturing Capabilities at The Kraft Heinz Company. Angela is a driver of strategy and vision, passionate promoter of operational excellence, classically trained musician, love of gardening, student of culture, and active in community engagement and service. Today, Angela is accountable for strategic planni…

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Andrea Ruotolo of Rockwell Automation - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 38:17

2y ago38:17

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Andrea Ruotolo, PhD. is the Global Head of Customer Sustainability at Rockwell Automation. As Rockwell Automation's Global Head of Customer Sustainability, Andrea drives sustainability innovation and champions AI/ML for industrial sustainability. With 18 years of global executive experience, she co-founded a smart grid consultancy, led global energ…

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Emilee Cook of Apprentice - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 38:47

2y ago38:47

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Emilee Cook is a Director of Product Strategy at Apprentice.io, leading technology to help Life Sciences companies get life-saving drugs to market faster by connecting global workforces and scaling complex manufacturing. Over her 10 years in life sciences, she’s spent time in R&D producing biomimetic devices at Draper Laboratory, developed Syncade …

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Lisa Cronk of Grantek - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 23:23

2y ago23:23

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Lisa Cronk is currently an Operations Manager at Grantek. Lisa has over 13 years of experience in Engineering and System Integration. Lisa currently focuses on projects for large Food & Beverage manufacturers. Lisa has served in the Canadian Forces and she also has experience working in the Mining, Life Sciences and CPG industries. The Industry 4.0…

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Welcome to Season 3 of The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 7:32

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Welcome to Season 3 of The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek. This season we are proud to welcome our new host, David McKenna. David is Grantek’s Smart Packaging Practice Leader. The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek delivers a look into the world of manufacturing, with a focus on stories and trends that lead to better solutions. Our guests will sh…

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Huck Bales of Grantek - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 31:55

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Huck Bales is Grantek’s Director of MES & Digital Solutions Engineering. He has over thirty successful years of providing systems development, project management, and consulting services in the manufacturing sector. Huck has managed large projects with scope, schedule and budget responsibilities. He has a solid understanding of business and technic…

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Patrick Harrigan of Tulip - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 38:05

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Patrick Harrigan is a leader with Tulip Interfaces. Patrick is a technical sales leader focused on identifying and delivering digital transformation solutions for Fortune 500 Manufacturing customers. With over 12 years of leadership experience, he is a forward-thinking consultant with exceptional understanding of manufacturing business processes an…

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Rick Roszkowski of Cognex - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 28:43

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Rick Roszkowski began his career with the vision group at Allen-Bradley as a software developer and as a vision application engineer before joining Cognex in 1998. Rick now has over 35 years of experience within the machine vision industry holding a variety of technical and marketing leadership roles.  Since joining Cognex, Rick has served as Direc…

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Logan Terry of Grantek - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 26:40

3y ago26:40

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Logan Terry is Grantek’s Senior Manager, Strategic Account Management – Life Sciences. Logan works in Grantek’s Vancouver office, and joined the company in early 2016 as a Systems Designer. Logan has been involved in a long list of successful activities and projects within Grantek within the engineering, project management and business development …

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Saurabh Bahl of AWS - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 26:24

3y ago26:24

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Saurabh Bahl is a Digital Transformation Industrie 40 Manufacturing and Industrial Business Development Leader with AWS. Saurabh has 22+ Years of IT and Engineering Services Experience across multiple Industries which includes Retail, CPG, Industrial and Process Manufacturing. Experience across Delivery, Sales Leadership, Solutions, Customer Relati…

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James Burnand of 4IR Solutions - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 28:56

3y ago28:56

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James Burnand is a 20+ year veteran of the industrial automation ecosphere who has now turned his focus towards providing the infrastructure for manufacturers to reap the benefits of the cloud for their plant floor applications. Weaving cyber security, operational requirements, and management into 4IR Solutions’ offerings and providing education an…

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Vlad Romanov of SolisPLC - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 28:56

3y ago28:56

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Vlad Romanov has over 10 years of experience working for leading Food & Beverage and CPG companies in the United States and Canada. Currently Vlad is the Co-Founder of SolisPLC, a growing company that provides technical content to leading OEMs and End-Users in Manufacturing. SolisPLC delivers easy-to-follow technical tutorials in written and video …

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Welcome to Season 2 of The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 4:25

3y ago4:25

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Welcome to Season 2 of The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek. The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek delivers a look into the world of manufacturing, with a focus on stories and trends that lead to better solutions. Our guests will share tips and outcomes that will help improve your productivity. You will hear from leading providers of Industrial Co…

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Bonus Episode: Grantek and ChatGPT - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 18:19

3y ago18:19

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Welcome back. Before we kick off Season 2, we’re excited to share a bonus episode of The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek. On this episode our host Sam Russem has a great “conversation” about manufacturing and Industry 4.0 with ChatGPT. ChatGPT is a large language model chatbot developed by OpenAI based on GPT-3.5. It has a remarkable ability to i…

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Ian Tooke of Grantek - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 26:08

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Ian Tooke is the VP of Strategic Business Development at Grantek. Ian leads Grantek's Strategy, Marketing, Partner Management and Business Development groups. In this role Ian is responsible for the creation of growth strategies, new product categories, services or business models that change the game and generate significant new value for our cust…

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Kevin McClusky of Inductive Automation - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 41:48

3+ y ago41:48

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Kevin McClusky is the Co-Director of Sales Engineering at Inductive Automation, and has previously served as Director of Design Services. Kevin joined the team in 2011 and brought with him years of expert experience in the field of industrial automation software integration. Kevin’s work includes architectural design, consulting, and creation on co…

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Jacob Chapman of Nozomi Networks - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 26:41

3+ y ago26:41

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Jacob Chapman has a background in automation engineering, project management, account management, industrial networking, and ICS cybersecurity within the food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and energy generation sectors, among others. Jacob is currently a Solutions Architect within the BD and Alliances team at Nozomi Networks, the leader in OT & IoT…

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Christian Wölbeling of ISPE and Korber Pharma - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 30:40

3+ y ago30:40

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Christian Wölbeling is an experienced Senior Director with Korber Pharma. He was nominated as a “Pharma Industry Leader” by The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE) Pharmaceutical Engineering Magazine in 2020, and has been a keynote speaker at many international pharmaceutical engineering conferences. He has a demonstrated hi…

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David McKenna of Grantek - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 20:38

3+ y ago20:38

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David McKenna is Grantek’s Director of Smart Manufacturing Solutions. He works out of Grantek’s Toronto office and has over 18 years of manufacturing experience. Dave spearheads Grantek’s Label Verification Solution, and Grantek’s Label Printer Control Solution. These offerings help manufacturers protect their operations, brand and reputation that …

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Michael Risse of Seeq - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 25:11

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Michael Risse is a Founding Partner, Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer at Seeq. Seeq’s applications enable users to rapidly investigate and share insights from the time series data generated by manufacturing and IIoT solutions. The result is faster decisions, the ability to drive continuous improvement in production KPIs, and increased pro…

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Bryon Hayes of Grantek - The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 19:10

3+ y ago19:10

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Bryon Hayes is the Director of Smart Manufacturing Solutions at Grantek. He has 20 years of experience working within in the life sciences industry. At Grantek, he is responsible for translating current trends in the life sciences landscape into actionable technical partnership opportunities, training plans, and growth strategies. Bryon is a member…

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Welcome to The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek 9:36

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Welcome to the first episode of The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek. The Industry 4.0 Podcast with Grantek delivers a look into the world of manufacturing, with a focus on stories and trends that lead to better solutions. Our guests will share tips and outcomes that will help improve your productivity. You will hear from leading providers of Indu…