Wine Country

Defend against Amazon Business, when to rule out HE, IFE in Phoenix

Eric Dudas
230 Fully Threaded Radio

Professional fastener consultant and vinter Doug Weiland discloses his best recipe for a thread business with legs (1:46:42). 2026 Hall of Fame inductee Tim Roberto Jr. of LSG joins Mike McNulty to dissect the latest red hot FDI numbers on the Fastener News Report (57:45). Industry guru Carmen Vertullo previews his upcoming in-person risk management conference (21:59), then returns with a Fastener Training Minute covering a seldom discussed HE topic (1:34:04). Show directors Anya Falcone and Linette Dao look ahead to an all-new IFE in Phoenix (41:31). PLUS: Commercial rents plummet and MWFA HOF inductions. Brian and Eric consider ways to defend against Amazon Business and think about a yaht. Run time: 02:50:14

Show Links:

Risk Management for the Fastener Industry presented by Carmen Vertullo December 3-4 San Diego

Doug Weiland’s neighbor’s winery, Big Dog Vineyards

MWFA Hall of Fame Class of ’26

International Fastener Expo Oct. 7-9, 2026

Amazon Business Reaches $60BB Revenue – What it Means for Distributors

Fastener Training Week Richard “Todd” Penland Scholarship

FNR Bumper Music: G Dead, Providence Civic Center 6/26/74

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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.