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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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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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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 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 1, 2023

Adaptability, AI, and Career Growth with Louis, Anja and Hannah

In this LinkedIn live panel discussion Nikki and Ali G speak with 3 Automotive Industry professionals. This includes Louis Khalayli (Sr. Mechatronics Consultant), Anja Wriedt (Senior Consultant at EPLAN ), and Hannah Halcomb ...

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May 25, 2023

From Mechanical Engineering to Industrial Automation with Katelyn Des…

In another LinkedIn Live episode, Nikki talks to Automation Controls Engineer Katelyn Desrochers. Katelyn, who recently got her Associates in Automation Engineering Technology on top of her Mechanical Engineering bachelor's t...

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April 20, 2023

Exploring Education with Amanda Beaton (Live @ MIA '23)

While Nikki was at the 2023 Manufacturing in America conference in Detroit, she got to catch up with the U.S. Program Manager of Siemens Cooperates with Education, Amanda Beaton. Amanda and Nikki chat about how she got into t...

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April 13, 2023

Profit by Design with Dave Griffith and Vladimir Romanov (LinkedIn Li…

In this LinkedIn Live, Nikki and Ali G spoke with Dave Griffith and Vladimir Romanov with Manufacturing Hub Network. You better be in this episode for the long haul. They cover a variety of topics like the pros and cons …

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March 30, 2023

Embracing Diversity in Industrial Automation with Alex Marcy (LinkedI…

Join us for a thoughtful and engaging conversation between Nikki and Alex Marcy, the CEO of Corso Systems, an Ignition Premier Integrator specializing in the seamless connection of SCADA, MES, PLCs, HMIs, and more (without ge...

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March 9, 2023

The Different Paths of Automation with Ale Walker (LinkedIn Live)

This week, Nikki and guest host Courtney Fernandez speak with Ale Walker, Director of Business Development at Gray Solutions. Ale has lived an eventful life going from pro-golfer to doing business development in the industria...

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