Haul of Fame

Eric Dudas
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Sometimes the end is the beginning. In the case of a fateful but long forgotten mission to Columbus, the fastener industry revived a dormant tradition. The conclusion of the brief FDI rally may be another story, as newsman Mike McNulty and Baird analyst Quinn Fredrickson explain on the Fastener News Report (50:30).  Brighton Best International event planner extraordinaire Rosa Hearn and Parker Fasteners sales boss Matt Boyd announce an exciting new partnership (1:33:29). At the end of his mud racing career, Eurolink Fastener Supply Service president Craig Penland shares info on new red tape for distributors coming out of the EU as he looks ahead to grandly opening his new distribution facility (32:32). On the Fastener Training Minute, thread wizard Carmen Vertullo describes the risks of socket screw plating.  PLUS: IFE ’23 discussion and reactions (1:21:31). BONUS CAMEOS: Marty Nolan, Andy Pels, more. Seeing it as something more than just another brick in the wall, Brian and Eric reflect on their journey in the fastener industry.  Run time: 02:26:34

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About the Hosts

Brian Musker

Brian Musker

Known as the “hardest working man in the online thread game”, Brian Musker earned his advanced engineering degree with a thesis on fastening technology many years before entering the fastener industry with the launch of the FCH Sourcing Network in 2006. Today, he is known as the developer of the industry renowned “FCH Scrubber” software that cleans and cross-matches fastener inventory for distributors across the industry. He is also a strong advocate for his beloved breakfast spread, Vegemite.

Eric Dudas

Eric Dudas

Eric Dudas got the idea of launching Fully Threaded Radio in the early days of podcasting as he pondered how to promote the FCH Sourcing Network to an industry that wasn’t doing much with traditional social media. Fifteen years later, the show has a life of its own and has opened more doors than he could have imagined. More recently, he’s been working to build the NFBBQA (National Fastener BBQ Association) to help fastener professionals better enjoy cooking meat over fire. He also enjoys chicken ranching at his small farm in semi-rural northeast Ohio.