
Walking the Marketing and Diversity Talk in Your Industrial Business with Karla Trotman, President and CEO, Electro Soft.
10/06/20 • 72 min
“Minority-owned businesses often build diverse businesses.” Karla Trotman, president and CEO of Electro Soft, Inc., shares her inspiring journey from logistics, marketing, and leadership to her work inspiring entrepreneurship in underrepresented communities.
Check out INDUSTRIAL Insights, your destination for the latest marketing, business, and technology trends impacting your industry.
Articles and resources referenced in this episode:
- Check out electronics contract manufacturer, Electro Soft
- Connect with Karla Trotman on LinkedIn
Want to learn more about manufacturing through the lens of women? Check out our recent article, Where Are the Women Leaders in Manufacturing?.
Listen to Industrial Strength Marketing on Apple Podcasts and let us know what you think of the show.
About the Show:
The Industrial Strength Marketing Show is a top manufacturing podcast that explores the personalities, cutting-edge strategies, tools, and technologies transforming the industrial and manufacturing sectors. Each episode, hosted by James Soto, covers marketing, sales, business development, and integrating martech and AI into industrial B2B strategies. Tune in to gain actionable insights to help you stay ahead in the industry.
Let’s connect:
- Visit the podcast homepage
- Tweet us at @Industrialsays, @jamessotoism
- Follow James Soto on LinkedIn
- Email us at [email protected]
- Subcribe to the YouTube channel
“Minority-owned businesses often build diverse businesses.” Karla Trotman, president and CEO of Electro Soft, Inc., shares her inspiring journey from logistics, marketing, and leadership to her work inspiring entrepreneurship in underrepresented communities.
Check out INDUSTRIAL Insights, your destination for the latest marketing, business, and technology trends impacting your industry.
Articles and resources referenced in this episode:
- Check out electronics contract manufacturer, Electro Soft
- Connect with Karla Trotman on LinkedIn
Want to learn more about manufacturing through the lens of women? Check out our recent article, Where Are the Women Leaders in Manufacturing?.
Listen to Industrial Strength Marketing on Apple Podcasts and let us know what you think of the show.
About the Show:
The Industrial Strength Marketing Show is a top manufacturing podcast that explores the personalities, cutting-edge strategies, tools, and technologies transforming the industrial and manufacturing sectors. Each episode, hosted by James Soto, covers marketing, sales, business development, and integrating martech and AI into industrial B2B strategies. Tune in to gain actionable insights to help you stay ahead in the industry.
Let’s connect:
- Visit the podcast homepage
- Tweet us at @Industrialsays, @jamessotoism
- Follow James Soto on LinkedIn
- Email us at [email protected]
- Subcribe to the YouTube channel
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Articles and resources reference in this episode:
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- Check out what a MFG Day event looks like on YouTube
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About the Show:
The Industrial Strength Marketing Show is a top manufacturing podcast that explores the personalities, cutting-edge strategies, tools, and technologies transforming the industrial and manufacturing sectors. Each episode, hosted by James Soto, covers marketing, sales, business development, and integrating martech and AI into industrial B2B strategies. Tune in to gain actionable insights to help you stay ahead in the industry.
Let’s connect:
- Visit the podcast homepage
- Tweet us at @Industrialsays, @jamessotoism
- Follow James Soto on LinkedIn
- Email us at [email protected]
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Check out INDUSTRIAL Insights, your destination for the latest marketing, business, and technology trends impacting your industry.
Articles and resources referenced in this episode:
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Listen to Industrial Strength Marketing on Apple Podcasts and let us know what you think of the show.
About the Show:
The Industrial Strength Marketing Show is a top manufacturing podcast that explores the personalities, cutting-edge strategies, tools, and technologies transforming the industrial and manufacturing sectors. Each episode, hosted by James Soto, covers marketing, sales, business development, and integrating martech and AI into industrial B2B strategies. Tune in to gain actionable insights to help you stay ahead in the industry.
Let’s connect:
- Visit the podcast homepage
- Tweet us at @Industrialsays, @jamessotoism
- Follow James Soto on LinkedIn
- Email us at [email protected]
- Subcribe to the YouTube channel
Industrial Strength Marketing - Walking the Marketing and Diversity Talk in Your Industrial Business with Karla Trotman, President and CEO, Electro Soft.
Transcript
Welcome to industrial strength marketing the show that challenges people across the supply chain to make marketing the strength of their business. My name is James Soto. I am the industrial marketer and entrepreneur best known for working on launching Manufacturing Day One of the most significant events in manufacturing history. It happens every year, this year, October 2 2020. I'm also the founding principal of industrial the digital marketing
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