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A production from Empowering Pumps & Equipment as the voice of the pump and related equipment industries.
Charli is joined by Chet Piazza this week in a slight deviation from her normal interviews.Find us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com
This week on the Empowering Industry Podcast, Charli sits down with ABB’s Courtney Pickett and Stefanie Casimir to discuss the upcoming 2027 DOE motor efficiency regulations and what manufacturers, facilities, and equipment operators need to do now to prepare.Courtney Pickett is a Product Specialist in ABB’s NEMA Motors division, supporting the Fluid Dynamics and Heavy Industrial Solutions business line and severe-duty motor portfolio. With a background in mechanical engineering and an MBA, she connects customer needs with technical innovation across product lifecycle management, new product development, and market strategy.Stefanie Casimir is a B2B product marketing and strategy professional with more than 20 years experience across motors, mechanical power transmission and industrial applications. Her work focuses on translating complex technologies into clear market value across applications including pumps, fans, conveyors - into industry segments ranging from food processing, wastewater treatment, mining and data centers. With a background spanning product launches, voice-of-customer research, global marketing and go-to-market strategy, Stefanie brings a deep understanding of how critical components support reliability, efficiency and performance across the industries that keep the world moving.Courtney and Stefanie explain which motors will be affected, how new efficiency requirements may change frame sizes and electrical characteristics, and why facilities should begin auditing their installed motor base now. They also discuss supply chain planning, total system efficiency, and the opportunities these changes create to reduce energy use and operating costs.Understanding the 2027 DOE motor standards: https://www.abb.com/global/en/news/132268/understanding-the-2027-doe-motor-standardsWatch or listen to learn how to build a motor readiness plan before the 2027 requirements take effect.Find us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com
Chris Jackson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Orphic, an AI company helping manufacturers and industrial suppliers automate engineering, warranty, and procurement workflows. Orphic reads engineering specifications, drawings, manuals, supplier quotes, and warranty documentation to help teams find information faster, evaluate opportunities more consistently, and make better decisions across engineering, sourcing, and aftermarket service. Founded while Chris was earning his MBA at Harvard Business School, Orphic is working with leading industrial companies to bring practical AI into engineering and manufacturing environments where critical knowledge is often trapped in documents, spreadsheets, and legacy systems. Before founding Orphic, Chris began his career at J.P. Morgan before becoming a venture capital investor focused on industrial software and advanced manufacturing technologies. Chris holds a Bachelor of Arts from Duke University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is passionate about helping industrial organizations leverage AI to preserve engineering knowledge, improve operational efficiency, and accelerate digital transformation.Find us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com
Charli brings a blast from the past to start off July as Steven Hernandez returns to the podcast!Find us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com
What happens when women find a community that truly sees them?In this special bonus episode of the Empowering Women Podcast, host Shannon Bumgarner sits down with Empowering Women in Industry founder Charli Matthews Carruth to talk about the vision behind the inaugural Carolinas Conference and the power of connection in industry.Together, they explore why community matters, how mentorship and advocacy help women grow, and what makes Empowering Women events feel different from other professional conferences. They also discuss leadership lessons, the importance of investing in yourself, and why the next generation of women in manufacturing, engineering, and skilled trades gives them so much hope.Whether you're attending the Carolinas Conference on July 9th or simply looking for encouragement in your career journey, this conversation is a reminder that you belong, your voice matters, and you don't have to go it alone.💬 Gems from Charli:“We're really just putting up a mirror to show them that they already have it within themselves to accomplish.”“You absolutely belong in the room.”“It's amazing how much you can do when you're not letting the pressures of work, family, or friends direct your steps.”“Allow people to help you. Allow people to use their gifts and support you.”“You're not leaving alone anymore. You have a whole community, a whole network of resources.”Empowering Women in Industry Carolinas ConferenceEmpowering Women in Industry MembershipEmpowering Women in Industry MagazineEmpowering Women in Industry WebsiteEmpowering Women in Industry Virtual EventsFind us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com
This week Charli is joined by Delores Morton of Step Up. Delores is the chief executive officer of Step Up, the nonprofit that guides girls, and those who identify with girlhood, to their success. Under Delores’s leadership, Step Up supports high school girls and young women ages 18-29 in becoming confident, connected and career-focused through free mentorship programs.Delores is an accomplished nonprofit executive with more than 20 years of experience designing and leading creative enterprises that make a lasting difference. Since joining Step Up as CEO, Delores masterfully navigated the nonprofit through pandemic challenges to adopt a new 5-year strategic vision and expand Step Up's mentorship programs to girls nationwide. She also unveiled programs and supports for young women ages 18-29, marking the first time the organization offered structured services for those who had already graduated from high school. During her tenure, Delores expanded Step Up’s on-campus mentorship model to soon-to-be eight markets nationwide, including reestablishing Step Up’s presence in Atlanta and growing to Nashville, Houston and San Francisco. She also secured the organization’s first federal funding with a $400,000 grant from AmeriCorps, which enables Step Up to leverage the power of volunteers and bolster its mentor training and engagement infrastructure.Prior to joining Step Up in 2019, she served as vice president for the West region of City Year. At City Year, Delores supported the organization’s efforts to improve graduation rates by preparing students with the social, emotional, and academic skills and mindsets to succeed in school and in life. Before City Year, Delores was the chief program officer for Points of Light, where she designed and delivered programs that mobilized thousands of volunteers to meet education, economic opportunity, emergency response and preparedness needs in communities. Throughout her career, Delores has helped Fortune 500 companies drive their philanthropic platforms, including L'Oreal's Women of Worth and Walt Disney Company's Give A Day Get a Disney Day, and was honored by President Barack Obama as a 2012 Champion of Change.A Louisiana native, Delores splits her time between Atlanta and Step Up's headquarters in downtown Los Angeles. She holds an undergraduate degree in English literature and a graduate degree in human resource management.For media requests, speaking engagements, and event invitations for Delores Druilhet Morton, please contact Executive Director of Communications Alissa Zito Cruz at alissa@suwn.org.Find us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com
This week Charli has Trent McJunkin on to talk about his journey with Leadership.Find us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com
Dawn Gagye joins Charli on the Pod this week to talk AIMost founders do not need more ideas. They need better structure around the growth already happening in the business. Dawn Gagye is a Fractional CMO, strategic advisor, keynote speaker, and WSI certified AI consultant. Dawn helps CEOs and founders of growing U.S. businesses build stronger marketing systems and adopt AI in practical ways that support the business instead of distracting from it. The companies she works with usually are not starting from scratch. They already have momentum, a team, and real revenue. But as the business grows, things get harder to hold together. Marketing feels disconnected. Reporting is inconsistent. Teams are busy, but not always aligned. And AI keeps showing up as something important, even though no one has time to sort through the noise. That is where Dawn comes in. Dawn helps leaders simplify growth by creating stronger structure behind the scenes: clearer strategy, better marketing systems, improved accountability, and practical AI adoption that saves time and reduces friction. Dawn believes AI should make a business more effective, not more complicated. The goal is not to add another layer of tools. The goal is to help leaders and teams work smarter, make better decisions, and create more leverage across the organization. With 25+ years in strategy, Dawn helps businesses turn complexity into clarity and growth into something more sustainable. Based in Birmingham, Alabama and serving clients coast to coast.Find us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com
Happy April! This week Charli sits down to have a conversation with Nushrat Ahmed. Nush is here to talk about the Sisterhood of the Trades. From their roots as a group chat to one of the largest international, interactive groups for Women in the Trades. Find us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com
This week Charli has Yuri Reis on the pod. All the way from Brazil!Find us @EmpoweringPumps on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram and Twitter and using the hashtag #EmpoweringIndustryPodcast or via email podcast@empoweringpumps.com
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