Industry Ignited Podcast
Industry Ignited is a platform for bold conversations with leaders who are transforming the way business gets done. Each episode spotlights breakthrough stories from the industrial, manufacturing, biotech, chemical, and B2B sectors, giving you an inside look at how top executives, innovators, and changemakers tackle real-world challenges and drive meaningful growth.
Hosted by Dr. Leeanne Aguilar—entrepreneur, executive coach, and marketing strategist—Industry Ignited goes beyond surface-level discussions to uncover the strategies, mindsets, and lessons that fuel leadership at the highest level. From navigating complex operations and scaling companies to rethinking culture and preparing for the future of work, every conversation is designed to inspire, challenge, and equip you with fresh perspectives.
Whether you’re an executive, entrepreneur, or emerging leader, this podcast will spark ideas, expand your vision, and ignite the drive to lead with confidence in today’s evolving business landscape.
Episodes
81 episodes
The Untold Story Behind Aerospace Innovation | Ep. 81 [Damien Marc]
Damien’s journey is anything but ordinary. After losing his father, he stepped into leadership with little experience in the industry and a promise to keep the business alive. Today, he leads a company at the forefront of aerospace innovation, ...
How Manufacturing Can Rebuild the Economy | Ep. 80 [Connie Gunther]
The future of work is being rebuilt right now and manufacturing is at the center of it. In this episode, Connie Gunther shares how emerging technologies like AI are transforming workforce training, accelerating certification, and helping compan...
Why Bigger Wind Turbines Aren’t Always Better | Ep. 79 [Frank Gagnon]
In this episode of Industry Ignited, we challenge one of the biggest assumptions in renewable energy: that bigger is always better. Host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar speaks with Frank Gagnon of Wind-Do Energy about a new model for wind power, m...
The Chip That Makes Devices 10x More Efficient | Ep. 78 [Tom Trill]
In this conversation, we break down the technology behind a revolutionary GPS chip designed to overcome the limitations of traditional RF systems. By digitizing up to 90% of the radio frequency architecture, Tom Trill and his team have created ...
How One Decision Changed His Entire Life | Ep. 77 [Lindsay Gorrill]
What would make someone walk away from a secure, prestigious career path and risk everything to build something from scratch?In this episode of Industry Ignited, Lindsay Gorrill shares the pivotal moment that changed the course ...
Why Cheap Refrigeration Costs More in the Long Run | Ep. 76 [Marcos Pordeus de Paula]
In this episode of Industry Ignited, Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Marcos Pordeus de Paula, CEO of Frigo King and Power Mobile, to explore what truly drives competitive advantage in transport refrigeration. While many companies co...
How Great Leaders Turn Engineering Into Growth | Ep. 75 [Bill Kleftis]
What separates leaders who simply manage engineering from those who turn it into a true engine for growth, margin, and shareholder value?In this episode of Industry Ignited, Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Bill Kleftis, CEO o...
Innovation Is Not Enough: How to Turn Ideas Into Profitable Businesses | Ep. 74 [Nigel Marc Roberts]
Why do so many brilliant innovations fail? Often it’s not the technology, it’s the lack of a clear path to commercialization.In this episode of Industry Ignited, host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Nigel Marc Roberts...
How to Modernize Defense Manufacturing Faster | Ep. 73 [Dr. Dean Bartles]
What if the biggest barrier to faster, safer, and more cost-effective defense manufacturing isn’t technology, but the path to deploying it?In this episode of Industry Ignited, Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Dr. Dean Bartles...
The Human Skills AI Can’t Replace | Ep. 72 [David Powell]
As AI accelerates and the pace of change intensifies, the biggest question facing organizations today is this: what human skills will determine who thrives and who struggles in the future of work? In this episode of Industry Ignited, D...
The Renewable Revolution Has a Supply Problem | Ep. 71 [Mike Riley]
Clean energy has a supply problem and almost no one is talking about it. As governments push electrification and AI drives power demand higher than ever, the materials required to build batteries and upgrade the grid remain concentrated in the ...
Why Failure Makes Better Engineers | Ep. 70 [Dr. Rashid Ali]
What does it really take to become a great aerospace engineer?In this episode of Industry Ignited, Dr. Leeanne Aguilar speaks with Dr. Rashid Ali, aerospace educator, UAV designer, and flight control expert, about the mindset that separa...
Why Delayed Decisions Cost You Millions | Ep. 69 [Meher Billimoria]
What separates high-performing manufacturing leaders from everyone else? It’s not just automation, AI, or bigger facilities. It’s the ability to build disciplined systems, develop strong teams, and make decisive moves under pressure.In t...
Luxury Design Without the Designer Fees | Ep. 68 [Salman A Rahman]
In this episode of Industry Ignited, Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Salman A. Rahman, Chief Technology Officer of Decorate AI, to explore how artificial intelligence is transforming the $290 billion interior design industry....
Your Device Works… So Why Won’t Anyone Buy It? | Ep. 67 [Lisa Voronkova]
In this episode of Industry Ignited, host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Lisa Voronkova, CEO of Ova Solutions and author of Hardware Bible: Build a Medical Device from Scratch, to unpack the real reasons...
Building Hydrogen Fueling Stations: Cost, Safety and Scale Explained | Ep. 66 [Salim Rahemtulla]
Hydrogen is often talked about as the fuel of the future, but what does it actually look like in practice?In this episode of Industry Ignited, host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Salim Rahemtulla, President and CEO of PowerTap Hydrog...
Why Lighter Ammo Can Hit Harder Than Heavier Bullets | Ep. 65 [Gary Ramey]
What if the most misunderstood part of a product category isn’t the product people obsess over, but the one that actually determines performance?In this episode of Industry Ignited, host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with <...
The Secret to Making Aortic Surgery Safer: Inside Vestec’s Breakthrough Technology | Ep. 64 [Joseph Rafferty]
What does it really take to turn breakthrough medical innovation into real-world impact when lives are on the line and the system isn’t built for speed?In this episode of Industry Ignited, host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar ...
Innovation in Medicine: Solving Problems No One Else Could | Ep. 63 [Perter Bonutti, MD]
What does it take to turn an idea into a life-changing medical device? Peter Bonutti, MD explains how mentorship, curiosity and patient-driven innovation led to over 500 patents and 700 licensed products. Learn the importance of persistence, pr...
Giving Cancer Survivors Back Their Freedom: Sub-Q Bionics Story | Ep. 62 [Jordan Pollack]
In this episode of Industry Ignited, host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Jordan Pollack, CEO and co-founder of Sub-Q Bionics, to explore breakthrough innovations in medtech that are transforming the lives of cancer surv...
The Physicist Who Challenged Aviation: Inside the Future of VTOL | EP.61
What if the future of flight didn’t come from aerospace giants—but from a physicist who once broke world speed records on a human-powered bicycle?In this episode of Industry Ignited, host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with ...
Building High-Performance Cultures in Manufacturing: Andrew Patrick of Eckert Machining | Ep. 60
In this episode of Industry Ignited, host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar speaks with Andrew Patrick, President and CEO of Eckert Machining Inc., about why the most powerful driver of manufacturing performance isn’t equipment or...
Turning Ideas into Production-Ready Parts with 3D Printing: Matthew Guy of Niche 3D | Ep. 59
In this episode of Industry Ignited, host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar sits down with Matthew Guy, CEO of Niche 3D, to demystify additive manufacturing and show where 3D printing creates real business advantage beyond “hobby” percep...
“No One Talks About This”— A New Solution to Pelvic Pain: Zack Lyon of H3Pelvic Therapy Systems | Ep. 58
On this episode of Industry Ignited, host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar speaks with Zack Lyon, Chief Executive Officer of H3Pelvic Therapy Systems, an industrial designer and engineer with 30+ years of experience and 40+ U.S. patents...
How to Lead Through Failure in Pharma Manufacturing: Robert Poe, CEO of Olon USA | Ep. 57
In this episode of Industry Ignited, host Dr. Leeanne Aguilar interviews Robert Poe, President and CEO of Olon USA, about what it takes to move a fragile lab concept into a real-world, life-changing medicine—at scale, safel...