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GA 531 | Lean at MacDonald & Owen with Clint West

Avatar photo By Jessica Bush Updated on June 6th, 2024

This week’s guest is Clint West. Ron and Clint discussed MacDonald & Owen’s lean journey, the state of lean in the lumber industry, navigating biases, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.

In this episode you’ll learn: 

  • The quote Clint likes (4:57)
  • How he sees bias as an obstacle (6:43)
  • His background (8:34)
  • The progression of his career (11:44)
  • What Clint feels he has done well and not done well (13:25)
  • What Clint is trying to improve (17:49)
  • The benefits of lean at MacDonald & Owen (20:34)
  • The state of lean in their industry (22:18)
  • The hardest part of his job as CEO (25:20)
  • His advice for those at the beginning of their careers (30:26)

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Jessica Bush

Jessica is responsible for the editorial aspects of Gemba Academy’s content, focusing on course materials, podcast production, social media, and other copywriting efforts. An avid advocate of entrepreneurship, Jessica has worked with two technology startups as co-founder and head marketing strategist. Jessica received her BS in Business Administration from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, with a minor in Music.

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