Jessica Bush, Author at Gemba Academy

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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GA 098 | How to Apply Lean to Sales and Marketing with Joe Dager

By Jessica Bush - February 18th, 2016

Today’s guest is Joe Dager, President of Business901, a firm that specializes in helping companies apply lean to their sales and marketing departments. Joe and I discuss the many ways continuous improvement can be used to improve

GA 097 | How to Apply Lean to the Military with Samuel Selay

By Jessica Bush - February 11th, 2016

Today’s guest is Samuel Selay, a Continuous Improvement Manager for the United States Marines Corps. Samuel and I discuss his continuous improvement journey and some of the incredible projects he’s done with the military.

GA 096 | How to Build a Lean Community with Dr. Eric Olsen

By Jessica Bush - February 4th, 2016

Today’s guest is Dr. Eric Olsen, a professor at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in California. Dr. Olsen and I discuss the lean community he’s helped to build on the Central Coast of California, the Central Coast Lean Summit, and

Respect for People: Roommate Edition

By Jessica Bush - January 28th, 2016

As a young lean enthusiast, I have yet to experience a greater example of the need for Respect for People than living with roommates. From a cramped dorm room shared with one other person, to a more “grown up” house shar

GA 095 | How to Practice Lean from the Heart with Karl Wadensten

By Jessica Bush - January 28th, 2016

Today’s episode features a keynote from VIBCO Vibrators President Karl Wadensten at the 2015 Iowa Lean Consortium conference. Titled “Lean from the Heart,” Karl explores the emotions and thought processes behind lean

GA 094 | How to Embrace Lean with Bob Rush

By Jessica Bush - January 21st, 2016

Today’s guest is Bob Rush, a Lean Manufacturing Group Leader at Tesla Motors. Bob shares a lot of truly valuable advice based on his own personal lean journey, including some great stories that will both entertain and inspire y

GA 093 | How to Start a Lean Initiative with Blake Watermeier

By Jessica Bush - January 14th, 2016

Today’s guest is Blake Watermeier, Regional VP of Operations at ARC Document Solutions. Blake and I discuss the process of starting a new lean initiative and the obstacles that often follow. This episode complements last weekR

GA 092 | How to Restart Your Lean Transformation with Zane Ferry

By Jessica Bush - January 7th, 2016

Today’s guest is Zane Ferry, a great lean thinker and longtime friend of GA Co-Founder Jon Miller. Zane and I discuss the process of restarting a lean transformation, including why it happens and what to do to get back on track

GA 091 | How to Become a Better Learner in 2016 with Ron Pereira

By Jessica Bush - December 31st, 2015

It’s almost 2016…time to start thinking about how to make this year even better than the last. In this episode I’m excited to share some of the personal improvements I’ve been working on, as well as Jim Kwik&#

GA 090 | How to Drive Fear out of Your Organization with Dan Markovitz

By Jessica Bush - December 24th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. I sat down with Dan Markovitz at the 2015 International AME Conference to discuss fear

GA 089 | How to Improve Your Health with Lean with Paul Akers

By Jessica Bush - December 17th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s episode is very different. We’re sharing an entire audiobook, writt

GA 088 | How To Grow and Develop People with Robert Ilbrink

By Jessica Bush - December 10th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Robert Illbrink, a learning and development consultant from the

GA 087 | Practical Problem Solving: Part Six with Jon Miller

By Jessica Bush - December 3rd, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. In today’s episode, we wrap up our Practical Problem Solving series with GA Co-F

GA 086 | How to Challenge Adversity with Matthew Jeffers

By Jessica Bush - November 26th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. This episode is very special. We’re excited to share an audio recording of a powe

GA 085 | How to Incorporate Practice with Mike Wroblewski

By Jessica Bush - November 19th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. In this episode, I sit down with Mike Wroblewski at the Summit on Lean Leadership. Mike

GA 084 | Practical Problem Solving: Part Five with Jon Miller

By Jessica Bush - November 12th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Jon Miller, GA Partner and accomplished lean consultant. This ep

GA 083 | Getting the Board on Board with Lean with Jamie Flinchbaugh

By Jessica Bush - November 5th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Jamie Flinchbaugh, a return guest who I caught up with at the Su

GA 082 | Lean and Human Resources with Cheryl Jekiel

By Jessica Bush - October 29th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Cheryl Jekiel, who I was lucky enough to interview at the recent

GA 081 | Wiremold’s Lean Journey with Orry Fiume

By Jessica Bush - October 22nd, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Orry Fiume, who I had the pleasure of interviewing at the Summi

GA 080 | Leadership in Sustaining a Kaizen Culture with Mike Wroblewski

By Jessica Bush - October 15th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Mike Wroblewski, lean consultant and longtime friend of Gemba Ac

GA 079 | Run Improve Grow with Ray Attiyah

By Jessica Bush - October 8th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is Ray Attiyah, author, consultant, and lean practitioner. Ray and

GA 078 | How Flying Relates to Lean with Steve Kane

By Jessica Bush - October 1st, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s guest is our own Steve Kane. Formerly our Director of Sales and Marketing

GA 077 | How an Engineering Manager Practices Lean with Rob Connelly

By Jessica Bush - September 24th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. This episode features Rob Connelly, an Engineering Manager and fantastic lean thinker o

GA 076 | The Courage to Lead with Simon Sinek

By Jessica Bush - September 17th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. Today’s episode is one of our most exciting yet. I had the privilege of interview

GA 075 | The Lean Frontiers Mission with Jim Huntzinger and Dwayne Butcher

By Jessica Bush - September 10th, 2015

Press the play button above to listen to the episode. If you’re reading this via email or RSS click the image below to listen to the episode. In today’s episode guests Dwayne Butcher and Jim Huntzinger of Lean Frontiers ex

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