This all-star group of manufacturing experts share their favorite Office 365 systems and how it helps them collaborate, communicate and organize all of the business (and personal!) information.

Daisys Matthews from Probi - Shares Planner and To-Do tips on what to use when AND how

Jason Scow from Probi - Describes how MS 365 has (finally!) completely replaced out the paper Standard Operating Procedures that are necessary for every manufacturing company with an electronic system that addresses versioning, approvals and notifications.

Lesly Kenney from Crayon - Understanding why OneNote is the defacto application when it comes to organizing and sharing ideas across manufacturing departments as well as addressing your personal note-taking needs

This is the first in a series of Office 365 Manufacturing tip videos!
Ben Allen, moderator and Principal, Allen CIO
Providing technology strategy and IT oversight for 50-500 mm manufacturing companies.
www.allencio.com - 303-704-9388

Andrea Brito Amador is a Digital Marketing maven. In this video she rolls up her sleeves and shows us what is behind this complimentary offering by Google that is perhaps the most important next step after launching a website. It goes beyond marketing...it is a tool that Google inherently uses to drive not just traffic from those interested in your manufacturing company, it is also beneficial for your customers and your future hires. You will leave this video knowledgeable about EXACTLY how to use drive traffic through understanding this free benefit.

My friend Seth Leinbach at In-Position Technologies casually mentioned that he sells a collaborative robot (like this) that can do anything.  My question, of course, was "Can it pour a beer?"  He replied in the affirmative so I set up an event with the Northern Colorado Manufacturing Partnership, an organization that has close to 500 manufacturing members, at New Belgium Brewing that has nationwide notoriety as the producer of Fat Tire Amber Ale.

So many manufacturers in Colorado sing praises for Manufacturer's Edge. But my experience is that a lot of manufacturers have never heard of them and don't realize the breadth of services that they offer startup, small, medium and large manufacturing organizations. Jessica loves what she does and is passionate about sharing how ME, which is a nonprofit that is heavily funded and founded by NIST, can change how manufacturers run their business. This is a great video packed with good information.

John Jordan shares his view of the manufacturing supply chain and explains how it isn't just about dramatically reducing expenses. He provides specific tips that manufacturers can put in place right now. John is an excellent speaker and is very comfortable with giving away great knowledge.

I have known Ian Campbell for years and have come to look up to him as a bit of a messiah in the land of Customer Relationship Management software. He also is an incredible volunteer and a member of Denver Rotary. While he owns The Mission Suite, which is a CRM and collaboration software suite, I challenged him to go big picture and share automation tips that you can use with many popular CRM software programs like ZoHo and HubSpot.

The result of this interview is really cool. You will learn some terrific tips that you can put in place immediately to save time but, more importantly, you can take your customer, prospect and referral partner experience to a new level...without any effort by you! That is what leveraging technology is all about.

In an era of uncertainty, manufacturing deserves to be recognized as a great opportunity for so many people who are looking for challenges, camaraderie and opportunity. Jeff shares with us his unique perspective on the manufacturing industry and will get viewers excited about the options available across the Colorado Front Range.

Whitney Allen from Careerwise Colorado (https://www.careerwisecolorado.org) shares the awesome opportunities for students when it comes to apprenticeships. I honestly didn't count the number of benefits that she shared but what I will say is that this is a must see for high school juniors and seniors who want to know more about the opportunities available to them.  Manufacturers will also appreciate the content, particularly if they have never experienced the benefits of an apprentice. While we focus on the manufacturing industry Careerwise Colorado also provides apprenticeships to healthcare, education, business operations, IT and hospitality. Contact Whitney for more information at [email protected].

Matthew Pohl, the principal of the ReWild Group shares how the "7 Stages of Growth” methodology changes business focus based on business size. THIS IS A HUGE GAME CHANGER (see the next paragraph). This unique consulting strategy makes great sense for leaders who want to understand why their style of leadership that worked for them when they had a 60 person company no longer works when they have a 100 person company.

I personally was coached on this methodology when I left my outsourced IT department business in 2013 to go on a 7 month volunteer sabbatical in Tanzania with my family. My revenue grew by 33% in my absence.

The ReWild Group will be hosting a webinar on July 15th at 10 AM, see here for details - https://www.rewildgroup.com/lp-rewild-your-business-webinar