It Takes A Village To Raise A Workforce. (Meaghan Ziemba)

When it comes to women taking the manufacturing industry by storm, Meaghan Ziemba is certainly paving the way. Through her LinkedIn Live show, "Mavens of Manufacturing," Meaghan sits down with women leaders of manufacturing from the "shop floor to the C Suite." In this episode of Workforce 4.0, Meaghan explains why women have a critical role in growing the future workforce of the manufacturing industry and shares some of the unique challenges that face women when it comes to growing in this male dominated space. In This Episode:Hear from the #ogvoiceofwomeninmanufacturing herself as she talks about the importance of how we have to engage the future generations of the manufacturing workforce and how she's inspiring her own kiddos to tune in (~ the 5:28 time stamp).How technology is bound to impact all career paths in manufacturing and adjacent industries for the future of work (~the 28:00 time stamp).How flexibility in manufacturing is critical to work/life balance and also how flexibility is crucial for recruiting more women into manufacturing (~the 30:51 time stamp).More About Maven's of Manufacturing: Meaghan's podcast, "Maven's of Manufacturing," is a LIVE video broadcast series that combines women empowerment, brand storytelling, and the amazing world of manufacturing. Its main goals include: • Bringing awareness to U.S. Manufacturing to help increase our competitive edge from the rest of the world. • Recruiting younger generations to the engineering and manufacturing industries and helping to close the skills gap. • Attracting more women to the industries to increase our presence and fill more of the vacancies that are expected over the next 5 to 10 years. • Providing a platform for different brands so they can share their stories and get connected with potential customers and future employees.Connect with Meaghan and her show, Maven's of Manufacturing to learn more: Mavens of Manufacturing | Meaghan Ziemba on LinkedInMore About Workforce 4.0:Workforce 4.0 is an industry centric podcast featuring Manufacturing Executives from all industries coming together to emphasize how companies are partnering with technology to give people more meaningful work. As a passion project created by Ann Wyatt, Workforce 4.0 highlights crucial topics such as the increasing talent gap, success stories of real people engaged with the latest manufacturing technology and how the manufacturing workforce can transition into these exciting new roles. Video Recordings on YouTube | Your Host, Ann Wyatt | Workforce 4.0 on Spotify | Workforce 4.0 on iTunes