Episode #118 – Health of Nations

Eric Dudas

The health of the fastener industry appears robust, even as the federal government works diligently to destroy healthcare for the country, as industry scion and fastener philosopher, Mr. Charlie Kerr joins in with a stream of consciousness appearance on an array of topics (1:22:33). Industry veteran, Jonathan Koch of Industrial Metal Finishing describes the impact of the booming energy market, and explains how LinkedIn can act as an invisible hand toward sales success (15:50). The FDI provides another shot in the arm with its latest numbers, as described by Mike McNulty with Frank DeVito of Solution Industries on the Fastener News Report (54:53). Carmen Vertullo has the prescription to an all too frequent bolt torquing question, during the Fastener Training Minute (1:15:43). Plus, Fastener Fair Mexico review and Fastener Fair USA preview with Mack Brooks’ Melissa Magestro (46:59). Brian and Eric aren’t quite sick that their annual fishing trip is over, but an imminent return to the lake would be what the doctor would order, if only their insurance plan covered it. Run time: 02:09:29

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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.