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Interviews Episodes

Feb. 8, 2024

Catching Up with Morgan Wilson (Linkedin Live)

Nikki, Ali G, and guest host Courtney catch up live with Morgan Wilson, Partner Success Manager at SVT Robotics. Last time Ali G and Courtney spoke to Morgan live about her experiences at SVT Robotics and her outreach with cu...

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Jan. 25, 2024

The Crystal Ball on AI with Juan Aparicio Ojea

Starting the Linkedin Lives up for the 2024 season, Nikki, Ali G, and guest host Courtney talk with robotics and AI expert, Juan Aparicio Ojea. Juan is the co-founder of a start up and spent many years working with robotics. …

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Jan. 18, 2024

A3 Business Forum with Cathy and Lauren

This week's episode is a little different since Nikki was at an industry event: the A3 Business Forum hosted by the Association for Advancing Automation in Orlando Florida. She thought she found a quiet corner to have a conve...

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Nov. 23, 2023

AI in Manufacturing with Priyansha Bagaria (LinkedIn Live)

Nikki talks to Priyansha Bagaria, Founder & CEO of Loopr AI a computer vision company solving the complex challenges traditional vision inspection still can't solve. She started working in her family's manufacturing plant at ...

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Nov. 16, 2023

A Journey of Empowerment with Elisa Ochoa

This week, Nikki and Ali G speak with Elisa Ochoa, Client Advisor at Skellig Automation . They met Elisa at the Inductive Automation Ignition Community Conference in Folsom recently and had to have her on the show to learn mo...

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Oct. 19, 2023

Events and Digital Marketing with Sarah Larson

In this episode Nikki sits down, in person, with Sarah Larson - Digital Business Manager at ePLAN. Spending most of her career at Rockwell Automation, initially in technical support but then growing into both sales and market...

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Oct. 12, 2023

HR and People with Ann Wyatt

In this episode Nikki and Ali have a chat with Ann Wyatt the owner of Ann Wyatt Recruiting and the host of Workforce 4.0 a Linkedin Live show and podcast about the manufacturing workforce. This episode is a little more …

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Oct. 5, 2023

Mastering Industrial Automation with Lynn McMahon

Nikki and Ali talk with Lynn McMahon founder & Engineer at Monona Instrumentation & Controls. After spending nearly a decade writing software for machines in the Aerospace and Pharmaceutical industries, Lynn branched out and ...

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Aug. 10, 2023

A Piece of the Pie with Adam Crandall (LinkedIn Live)

To wrap up Season 2 of Automation Ladies, Nikki speaks with Adam Crandall, Chief Revenue Officer at Addtronics about getting a "piece of the pie". Nikki and Adam talk about multi-level relationships, getting people excited ab...

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July 27, 2023

AI: A Smarter Future with Shanila Karim

In this episode, Nikki explores the world of AI with Senior Product Manager of IoT Strategy, Shanila Karim. Nikki & Shanila talk about the evolution of IoT, smart cities, the future, and projects they are passionate about. At...

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July 20, 2023

Pneumatics with Dr. Elvira Rakova (Linkedin Live)

This time, Nikki talks to CEO and founder of Direktin and Algae Scope, Dr. Elvira Rakova. They talk all things pneumatics, energy efficiency, and reducing our carbon footprint with industrial uses of micro algae. You can chec...

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July 13, 2023

Robots and Vision Guidance with Sarah Coleman (LinkedIn Live)

Courtney and Ali G takeover the podcast and speak with Sarah Coleman, a Product Manager with Liberty Reach. They talk about Liberty Reach, a company that produces robot guidance systems and software, how Sarah found her way i...

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July 6, 2023

Family Business with Amber Wilborne (LinkedIn Live)

This time, while Nikki is out on a much deserved vacation, Ali G and guest host Courtney speak with Amber Wilborne, business co-owner of TW Controls. Amber discusses her jump from marketing to automation, starting a business ...

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June 15, 2023

A Journey of Job Hunting with John Piller

In this episode Nikki and Ali G are joined by fellow Automation Lady Courtney in talking to John Piller: Owner, Engineer, and CEO at JPiller Design and Consulting. John discusses his journey in automation and his job hunt aft...

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June 8, 2023

The Importance of Mentors and Taking Risks with Terry Kuzoff

In this episode Nikki and Ali G talk with Terry Kuzoff, Technical Assistant to the VP of LM Space Ignite. Terry and Ali G went to the same high school in Hawaii. They discuss growing up there and the lack …

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