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March 9, 2017

Episode #114 - The Young & The Threadless

Episode #114 - The Young & The Threadless
There's no shortage of drama in the fastener industry, as surging optimism and idealistic youth align against ongoing consolidation and off-shoring. Throw in a few industry events and some fake news headlines and you get pretty exciting fastener talk radio. Jim “Big Papa” Kelam, of Sems and Specials weighs in on industry trends, Vegas, retirement, and the new breed of fastener pro, along with Jackie “Kind of a Big Deal” Ventura (1:09:20). YFP board member, Kenny Sanker, describes the AIM mentoring program (18:02). Also, SEFA president, Terry Windham previews the upcoming joint conference with SFA (34:09). Fastener News Report anchor, Mike McNulty and Baird analyst, Dave Manthey examine the shocking FDI numbers (40:10). Plus, senior fastener industry consultant, Carmen Vertullo gets fully threaded during the Fastener Training Minute (1:03:55). Brian and Eric remain philosophical as they play their role in the perennial saga that is the thread game. Run time: 01:50:07

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