Latest Cap screw Podcast Episodes
Episode #152 - Absolutely Threaded
Fully Threaded Radio - May 16, 2020 15:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThread game veterans Rich Cavoto and Bob “GQ” Baer explain the origins of the infamous Naperville Fastener Association, share fitness training secrets, and offer ideas for an improved city driving experience (1:32:18). Newer to the field, but aiming to innovate, AJ Strandquist of Würth Industry ...
A Test of Courage
Fully Threaded Radio - April 23, 2020 20:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsLessons of basic courage and practical survival unfold along with the story of a New York based fastener manufacturer during the outbreak, as told by Jason Wagner and Ilian Dimitrov of The Richard Manno Company, during a supplemental yet essential episode of the podcast. Run time: 31:48
Special Report: A Test of Courage
Fully Threaded Radio - April 23, 2020 20:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsLessons of basic courage and practical survival unfold along with the story of a New York based fastener manufacturer during the outbreak, as told by Jason Wagner and Ilian Dimitrov of The Richard Manno Company, during a supplemental yet essential episode of the podcast. Run time: 31:48
Episode #151 - The NEW Fully Threaded
Fully Threaded Radio - April 16, 2020 17:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsDuring a novel edition of fastener talk radio, we hear stories from industry insiders across the operational spectrum. Jun Xu of Brighton Best, Mike Topolewski of Perigee Manufacturing, Joanne Bialas of International Fasteners, and Matt Boyd of Parker Fasteners share their experiences, thoughts...
Episode #150 - Quarantined
Fully Threaded Radio - March 19, 2020 22:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe fastener industry was interviewed at the precipice of dramatic upheaval during the recent Pac-West/NFDA joint conference. None could have foreseen what was actually soon to unfold at the time FTR placed its microphone in front of industry fixtures Frank DeVito, Heidi Volltrauer, Jun Xu, Doug...
Episode #149 - Best Threaded
Fully Threaded Radio - February 19, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAre services the critical factor for distributor survival in the new market? What caused the dramatic shift in the FDI reading? Which fastener association is best dressed? MWFA president Paula Evitts along with fellow officer, the debonair George Hunt III of Brighton Best, share their view of th...
Episode #148 - Anti-Social
Fully Threaded Radio - January 18, 2020 23:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsLargely unavailable on any social media platform, the latest episode of predominantly fastener-related talk radio radiates fresh digital effluvia into the audio stream of a new decade, as Goebel Fasteners makes its podcast debut with North American VP Christian Reich (22:40). The Fastener Indust...
Episode #147 - Tahini Tell-All
Fully Threaded Radio - December 18, 2019 16:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratings'Tis the season for wrapping up gifts and another year of predominantly fastener-related talk radio, as Advance Components CEO and chief gingerbread architect Suzy Cravens shares heartwarming details of her recent experience on Food Network's Christmas Cookie Challenge (1:21:36). Offsetting all...
Episode #146 - Unthreaded
Fully Threaded Radio - November 21, 2019 18:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsA screw thread is a helical structure, flowing between the linear and rotational, and when Tim “Action” Jackson along with Jo Morris of Desert Distribution join the podcast it’s a different sort of threadform altogether (1:12:18). With a more precisely pitched dialogue, Würth Industry director o...
Episode #145 - Screwzapalooza
Fully Threaded Radio - October 23, 2019 21:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIt’s a festival of fastener facts and flummery as the National Fastener Tour rolls into town, headlined by rock star of the fastener industry, Simmi of Stelfast along with Star Stainless president, Mr. Tim Roberto Jr. (1:14:02) On a digital tour of his own, London Penland of Eurolink drives ahea...
Episode #144 - Flavor Saver
Fully Threaded Radio - September 28, 2019 17:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsFalling in the pool during this year’s International Fastener Expo is something everyone miraculously managed to avoid, despite the intensity of the networking and revelry at the welcome gala extravaganza. Even the life guards were impressed nobody got wet. Show coverage of the fastener industry...
Episode #143 - Hexitivity
Fully Threaded Radio - August 20, 2019 19:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsTime is getting short ahead of the annual International Fastener Expo, in more ways than one, as Bryce Campbell of Bryce Security Fastener explains during a thought provoking conversation touching on screws, T. rex, and the fabric of reality (1:31:26). Baird senior analyst David Manthey describe...
Episode #142 - Ugly Bolts
Fully Threaded Radio - July 14, 2019 17:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsSales remain hot for many in the fastener industry as summer sizzles along, yet the FDI shows a dramatic cool down and the outlook isn’t so pretty. Innovative Components chief, Mike O’Connor attests to the mixed signals, and announces a big change at the company he founded as he joins uber-patri...
Episode #141 - Trade War Drinking Games
Fully Threaded Radio - June 12, 2019 17:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsIs it a national trade policy or a drinking game? The industry speaks out on tariffs during floor interviews from Fastener Fair USA (20:54) and FastenerTech ‘19 (1:27:25) featuring Wayne Wishnew, Jake Davis, GH III, Rob Reynolds, Jackie “Kind of a Big Deal” Ventura, JR Prahl, Chris McCaffrey, GQ...
Episode #140 - Men of Action
Fully Threaded Radio - May 20, 2019 15:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsLike a true life action figure with a sawhorse and a handshake, Tim Jackson explains how he took Action Fasteners from the garage to an acquisition and beyond (1:45:44). The NCFA Distributor Social was a major success with its own brand of fastener action, including plenty of spirited conversati...
Episode #139 - The Vegemite Files
Fully Threaded Radio - April 18, 2019 21:00 - 3 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAlthough it required a Texas-sized helping of dubious sandwich spread to pull off, industry veteran and conversationalist, Marty Nolan of R. L. English turns the table on FTR host Mr. Brian Musker during a highly anticipated, landmark interview. Regional association board members Kevin Chavis, o...
Episode #138 - Direct Connections
Fully Threaded Radio - March 13, 2019 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWhen precision fastener manufacturer and conversationalist, Charlie Kerr, of Kerr Lakeside, crashes onto the scene, the discussion topics carom from the master distribution model to blockchain to baseball (13:03). Then, in their direct fashion, Bob and Rob Reynolds of INxSQL Software explain how...
Episode #137 - Opportunity Lost
Fully Threaded Radio - February 15, 2019 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsApple says it can’t source the tiny screws it needs from U.S. manufacturers, but some domestic suppliers disagree. Could it be a case of missed opportunity? Fastener industry veteran Andy Cohn, of Duncan Bolt, explains from the perspective of an importer who watched production move offshore (23:...
Episode #136 - Wake Up Call
Fully Threaded Radio - January 17, 2019 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsAt first glance, the screw biz can seem a sleepy industry, quietly minding its own business. But when Steve Dunham of SASCO Fasteners tells the harrowing tale of a computer ransomware attack on his business, you’ll be roused without even a whiff of Mrs. Olson’s brew (1:16:34). Also on high alert...
Episode #135 - Testers and Jesters
Fully Threaded Radio - December 14, 2018 19:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe fastener industry knows how to laugh, but bolts and nuts are serious business. NFDA president, Kelly Cole clearly grasps this as he surveys industry operating conditions, previews an upcoming landmark association meeting, and explains his unique wardrobe selection (1:26:42). Rob LaPointe and...
Episode #134 - Got Zarf?
Fully Threaded Radio - November 17, 2018 20:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe fastener industry reacts to the news and events of this year’s International Fastener Expo, featuring perennial expo observers Jake Davis, of BTM Manufacturing, and Rosa “The Riveter” Hearn, of Brighton Best International (1:07:51). Also, from the show floor, the lovely and talented Lynn Dem...
Episode #133 - Failure to Communicate
Fully Threaded Radio - October 25, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe message is clear: What we have here is the latest installment of predominantly fastener-related talk radio, as Solution Industries’ Frank “Balboa” Devito succinctly communicates about his thinking on recent industry developments, his newest team member, and his long time source of inspiratio...
Episode #132 - Outsiders
Fully Threaded Radio - September 23, 2018 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsSometimes an outside perspective is needed to make sense of things. Such is the case as erstwhile fastener journeyman Don Shan charges into the fray to share thoughts on the Lindstrom/Stelfast deal, the tariff situation, how Amazon could break in, and where opportunities still exist in the screw ...
Episode #131 - Get the Lead Out
Fully Threaded Radio - August 23, 2018 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsDuring a 100% lead-free episode of fastener talk radio, industry consultant Carmen Vertullo revisits the topic of Prop 65 in the wake of his recent webinar, with the latest developments and thinking on the subject (17:35). Innovative Components founder and president, Mike O’Connor describes the ...
Episode #130 - Don't Be Scared
Fully Threaded Radio - July 26, 2018 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsDisruptive technology and competition present volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity (VUCA) to the fastener industry, even as the screw biz surges. But fear not, George Hunt III of BBI discusses ways of bringing stability and success to a life in fasteners, with work and family in sim...
Episode #129 - Disintermediation
Fully Threaded Radio - June 20, 2018 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsShould you be concerned about impending changes to California Proposition 65? How can you position your distribution company to thrive in a world dominated by Amazon Business? And who won the FTR Busch Light 30 pack at this year’s MWFA Open? Industry expert, Carmen Vertullo offers practical advi...
Episode #128 - Zygology
Fully Threaded Radio - May 23, 2018 04:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsFastener Industry Hall of Fame member and zygologist, Mr. Mike McGuire shares his thoughts on a range of predominantly fastener-related topics, and hints of a new business venture coming soon (1:17:31). The lovely and talented Lynn Dempsey explains the FCH/FTI Fastener Training Week scholarship ...
Episode #127 - Hello Cleveland
Fully Threaded Radio - April 22, 2018 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsThe fastener industry converged at the rock hall of fame recently, and it was no mistake, although there was some confusion about the ground transportation. Jammin' Jake Davis of BTM Manufacturing and Brighton Best’s Rosa Hearn share their experiences from Fastener Fair USA (1:28:25). The lovely...
Episode #126 - Tariffs Anyone?
Fully Threaded Radio - March 15, 2018 04:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWho’s up for some sweet new tariffs? Apparently, not the fastener industry, as Kerr Lakeside honcho, Mr. Charlie Kerr weighs in with his reaction to the news of tariffs on imported steel (13:08). During the second big feature segment, G.L. Huyett CEO, Tim O’Keeffe describes growing a thriving fas...
Episode #125 - Shake It Up
Fully Threaded Radio - February 15, 2018 05:00 - 2 hours ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsShaking up the world of hard to locate metric fasteners, Craig Penland explains the unique business model of Eurolink Fastener Supply Service (1:29:24). Solution Industries boss, John Radel talks shop, and announces a shake up of his own (24:27). Plus, Mr. Harry Moser of The Reshoring Initiative ...
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