Ep. 14 · (I've Had) The Conference Time of My Life
MoreSteam recently presented its 22nd Best Practices For Operational Excellence Conference. Practitioners and thought leaders from various industries attended the conference to discuss the latest strategies and tools for enhancing operational excellence. MoreSteam Peg Pennington is one of those industry leaders. Although not an industry leader, Quality Time With MoreSteam host Dan Swartwout attended the conference, too. In this episode, Dan and Peg reflect on their time at the conference. They discuss the presentations, workshops, and networking opportunities that made the conference such a success. Plus, this episode answers the burning question: Are continuous improvement professionals better comedy writers than generative AI?
In this episode, you will hear about:
0:11 - Introduction to the MoreSteam Best Practices For Operational Excellence Conference
1:15 - Josh Howell from the Lean Enterprise Institute and John Shook
3:16 - Our wonderful host, The Wendy's Company
6:23 - Thomas Jefferson University
7:32 - Professor Nate Craig and Artificial Intelligence
9:45 - Greif
12:53 - The American Society for Quality
14:15 - Bill Walton, CEO of Ardagh Glass Packaging North America
16:54 - Emmanuel Aouad from Episode 9!
19:34 - Baptist Health South Florida
22:15 - General Motors
22:38 - Continuous Improvement Comedy Writers
26:56 - Medtronic
28:00 - Reflections on the BP4OpX Conference
29:59 - How the conference has grown
31:23 - Interacting with MoreSteam at the conference
Additional Resources:
The American Society for Quality (ASQ)
ASQ CEO Sid Bhatnagar (Sid B.) on LinkedIn
Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI)
LEI President Josh Howell on LinkedIn
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Host • MoreSteam
Dan Swartwout is the host of Quality Time with MoreSteam. A lifelong Central Ohio resident, Dan is a double Buckeye. He earned both a BA and a law degree from The Ohio State University. Before joining MoreSteam, Dan had a long career as a host, comedian, and master of ceremonies. For 17 years, Dan was the studio audience host for the Ohio Lottery game show Cash Explosion. Dan was also the host of CBuzz, which was a collaboration between the Columbus Chamber of Commerce, WWCD 92.9, and the Columbus Dispatch. On CBuzz, Dan interviewed some of the most prominent entrepreneurs in Central Ohio. From 2002-2020, Dan toured the country as a standup comedian. Tracks from his comedy CD have been played over 5,000 times on Sirius/XM satellite radio. Now, Dan brings his experience and enthusiasm to Quality Time with MoreSteam -- it's business and fun, together.
President • MoreSteam
Peg Pennington joined MoreSteam's executive team in 2018 and provides leadership to all company operations. Previously, Peg was the Executive Director of the Center for Operational Excellence at The Ohio State University. She will continue as an adjunct instructor of the Master of Business Operational Excellence ('MBOE') curriculum at Ohio State's Fisher College of Business. Before joining Ohio State, Peg served in a managerial role at Emerson Network Power.
Peg earned a bachelor's degree in finance from Michigan State University and an MBA from the University of Dayton.