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Conversations That Move Manufacturing Forward



Welcome to Manufacturing 365, the podcast where manufacturing leaders share the ideas, experiences, and lessons shaping the future of the industry.


Each episode features conversations with accomplished executives, private equity leaders, startup founders, operations experts, HR executives, and manufacturing innovators who have built, scaled, and transformed organizations. Together, we explore the leadership decisions, operational strategies, and business insights that drive long-term success.


Whether you're leading a growing manufacturer, building high-performing teams, navigating acquisitions, or preparing your organization for its next stage of growth,

Manufacturing 365 delivers practical perspectives from people who have been there.

What You'll Hear


  • Executive leadership strategies from experienced manufacturing leaders

  • Operational excellence and continuous improvement insights

  • Private equity and growth-stage manufacturing perspectives

  • Hiring and talent strategies for leadership teams

  • Lessons learned from real business challenges and successes

  • Emerging trends shaping the future of manufacturing
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  • Candid conversations that challenge conventional thinking

Why Listen?


Manufacturing is constantly evolving. New technologies, changing workforce expectations, supply chain challenges, and competitive pressures require leaders to make smarter decisions every day.


Our goal is simple: create meaningful conversations that help manufacturing executives think differently, learn from one another, and lead with greater confidence.


Every episode is designed to leave you with practical insights you can apply immediately, whether you're in the boardroom, on the plant floor, or planning your company's next phase of growth.


New episodes are released regularly. Join us as we learn from the people who are helping shape the future of manufacturing, one conversation at a time.

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Welcome To Manufacturing 365

Christina Stroud


Christina is a Managing Partner and Co-Founder of Group928. She started her career at BMW Manufacturing where she progressed through multiple leadership positions across the Human Resources organization over the course of her 14-year tenure with the company. The scope of her BMW experience spans US and International operations and includes positions in Recruiting, HR Operations, Change Management, and work as an HR Business Partner. Christina’s first exposure to a start-up business was with Venture Capital-backed Proterra, a high growth green-industry manufacturer of vehicle power and charging solutions. At Proterra, Christina built and led the HR team and hired and developed the company's Executive team.  From Proterra, Christina joined Day & Zimmerman, a $2.4 billion family-owned global construction company. While there she led an HR function responsible for four business units and instilled focus on making people strategy a competitive business advantage. Christina was recruited to Private Equity-owned Multi-Pack, a contract packaging company for medical devices, as head of the national Human Resources function. In 2017 Christina joined the 35-person executive recruiting firm Westport Intl as a Managing Director, the last position she held prior to co-founding Group928.

 

Christina holds a bachelor's degree in Financial Management from the College of Business & Behavioral Science at Clemson University and a master's degree in Human Resources from Clemson University. She lives with her family just outside of Greenville, SC.