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The Think Factory Podcast

The Think Factory Podcast

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The Think Factory Podcast is focused on putting the spotlight on executives and their companies. Learn from peers across various industries and learn new ways to grow your business, expand your career, and become better business leaders.

The podcast has multiple hosts and each episode will be focused on different topics and companies.

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Episodes
  • Kris Hanchette, President, EngView North America
    Dec 30 2025

    This episode takes a deep dive into how AI-powered software is transforming the printing and packaging industries, moving far beyond buzzwords into real-world productivity, creativity, and efficiency gains. The conversation explores how EngView Systems has been building AI-driven, parametric design tools for decades, enabling packaging manufacturers, designers, and printers to reduce errors, shorten turnaround times, and automate complex structural design tasks that once took hours or days.

    Kris also discusses how AI, automation, and connected workflows are reshaping everything from cost estimation and sustainability to virtual prototyping, augmented reality, and short-run production. From smarter material optimization to safer, more efficient factory floors, this episode offers a forward-looking view of how embracing intelligent software can help companies stay competitive, profitable, and ready for what’s next.

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    39 mins
  • Mark Priede, Vice President of Sales and Worldwide Marketing, Xante
    Dec 30 2025

    This episode explores how Xante is helping democratize print technology by making advanced equipment and workflow tools more accessible to print service providers of all sizes. From digital envelope printing to UV flatbeds, roll-fed systems, and DTF solutions, the conversation highlights how Xante enables shops to add new revenue streams, increase efficiency, and reduce labor costs in an increasingly competitive print market.

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    23 mins
  • Oscar Perez, US CFO, Snøhetta
    Dec 22 2025

    In this episode, Oscar Perez, CFO of global design firm Snøhetta, offers an inside look at how the company blends architecture, landscape, interiors, and product design to create people-centered spaces around the world—from a groundbreaking presidential library in the North Dakota badlands to a border-bridging children’s museum in El Paso. He reflects on his non-linear career path, the importance of collaborative leadership in creative environments, and the challenges of guiding an international organization through uncertainty, cultural differences, and the post-COVID shift in how teams work.

    Oscar also shares insights on financial stewardship in a design-driven firm, empowering teams to innovate responsibly, and the evolving balance between personal and professional life as leaders navigate constant change.

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    32 mins
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