Welcome to The Chemical Show, a podcast focused on the business of chemicals. Featuring interviews with industry executives, you’ll hear about the key trends impacting chemicals and plastics today: growth, sustainability, innovation, transformation, digitalization, global supply chains, strategic marketing, and much more.
Hosted by Victoria Meyer, The Chemical Show brings you the latest insights into the industry. You will hear from leading industry executives as they discuss their companies, business, markets, and leadership. You’ll learn how chemical and plastics companies are making an impact, responding to the changing business environment, and discussing best practices and approaches you can apply in your business.
Episodes
The Different Impacts Of Chemical Industry That We Rarely Realize With Melissa Hockstad
The pandemic has taught us a lot of things we thought weren't important before. The whole chemical industry gradually learned to be more flexible, make big choices, and adapt to changes. Join your host Victoria Meyer as she sits down for a conversation with one of her...
Moving Up the Corporate Ladder For Professional And Personal Growth With April Yeager
Climb your ladder to growth and success by equipping yourself with the knowledge and skills to get there. When she was in college, April Yeager tried a co-op program, was eventually offered a position in a product development lab, and never would have guessed that she...
Innovate, Validate, And Collaborate: An Interview With Locus Performance Ingredients CEO Tim Staub
Locus Performance Ingredients produces high-quality biosurfactants. Learn how they combine innovation and collaboration to lead the way. Victoria Meyer interviews CEO Tim Staub about the company and his vision. Tim shares his insights on the need to innovate and why...
Managing Crisis Communications: How To Save Your Reputation With Gerard Braud
How do you manage crisis communications in your business? Victoria Meyer presents Gerard Braud, the founder and CEO of SituationHub. Gerard explains that the goal in crisis communications is to gather information fast, confirm that information, and turn that...
How To Make Customer Experience Work For Your Business With Jon Picoult
Great customer experience is one of the building blocks for success. If you plan for the long term, having a solid customer experience system is a must. Victoria Meyer dives into the subject with the founder of Watermark Consulting, Jon Picoult. Jon looks at the...
Search, Source, Buy: Austin Britts On Chemical Sourcing Operations
Chemical Trading is one of the less typical careers one goes into. Not everyone has the superficial idea or the intensive knack for navigating through the complicated chemical sourcing and distribution system. However, experienced entrepreneur, Austin Britts, has been...
How China’s Response To Chemicals Is Affecting the World With John Richardson of ICIS
China dominates global demand and is the largest importer of chemicals and polymers, so any initiative it takes affects the global market. In this episode, John Richardson, a Senior Consultant at ICIS, talks about the biggest contributor to the chemicals market in...
Reporting on the Chemical Industry in 2021 and The Future with Craig Bettenhausen
Writing for a magazine that revolves around the chemical industry can be tricky. As a chemical business reporter, you need to be able to talk to the right people and get the right stories. You also need to remember that you're writing for the readers. Join Victoria...
Taking on 2021: Navigating a Cyber Attack, Acquisitions and More with Brad Beauchamp
Just when we thought there could be nothing more in store than 2020, along came 2021. The year brought business challenges ranging from cyber-attacks to weather events to a continuation of the pandemic. Carpenter Co. is not an exception, having been a target of a...