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 099 | How to Motivate People with Ron Pereira

By Jessica Bush - February 25th, 2016

Today we’re sharing the audio version of a keynote presentation Ron gave to The Woodbridge Group, a Canadian company and Gemba Academy customer. This episode contains a lot of great information on both motivation and cultu

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&#

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