Episode #105 – Radio Roscado Completo

Eric Dudas

Mention golf, fine tequilla and multilobular screwheads during the same conversation, and you must be speaking of predominantly fastener-related talk radio. A case in point, this edition features the riveting Ms. Rosa Hearn, of Brighton Best International, who is headed to Fastener Fair Mexico, and provides translation services along the way (1:06:57). Pac-West board member, Clay Weaver, shares results of this year’s Mel Kirsner Memorial golf tournament (34:37). If you remember when team Porteous dominated this event, you don’t want to miss this report. Plus, the lovely and talented Lynn Dempsey interviews NCFA Distributor Social attendees, who comment on the annual gala, as well as the future of the Vegas fastener show, Larry Kelly, Cris Young, Kristen Kessler and more (10:01). The Fastener Distributor Index showed signs of improvement in April, as fastener newsman Mike McNulty and BB&T analyst Charles Redding explain during the Fastener News Report (42:38). And fastener industry consultant, Carmen Vertullo, reports from the ASTM F16 technical meeting in San Antonio (1:1:34). Hosts Brian and Eric do their best to provide bilingual commentary as they review the state of the fastener industry from their view, while enjoying some chilli with meat, con carne. Run time: 01:40:17

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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.