Flavor Saver

Eric Dudas
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Falling in the pool during this year’s International Fastener Expo is something everyone miraculously managed to avoid, despite the intensity of the networking and revelry at the welcome gala extravaganza. Even the life guards were impressed nobody got wet. Show coverage of the fastener industry’s largest trade event features comments from Hall of Fame inductees Mr. Ed McIlhon and Marty Nolan, and YFP award recipient Baron Yarborough (47:06), along with floor interviews with Bernie Longen, Heidi Voltrauer, Bill Unferth, Michelle Richards, Jake Davis, Bill Armstrong, Mike Topolewski, Wayne “Captain Smooth” Wishnew, and many more. Industry anchorman, Mike McNulty welcomes Baird analyst Quinn Fredrickson to discuss the latest unexpected move in the FDI reading on the Fastener News Report (1:09:07). Plus, Carmen Vertullo speaks with Buckeye Fasteners chief, Larry Kelly (1:29:35). At the expo, the lovely and talented Lynn Dempsey, along with Brian and Eric, invited unsuspecting show attendees to the FCH booth to ask the question, “Can you pass the Vegemite test?”
Run time: 02:08:13

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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.