Episode 104: ISM’s Report on Business for Dec. 2015, plus Mfg Talk Radio’s appearance on Ebru TV’s “Fresh Outlook”

Brad Holcomb, Committee Chair of the Institute for Supply Management’s Manufacturing Report on Business puts into context the ISM’s Purchasing Managers Index number for December 2015. In November, it dipped to 48.6, dropping below 50 for the first time in 36 months. New Orders, Production and Customer Inventories all slid. What’s up? Tune in and find out with hosts Tim Grady and Lew Weiss. Then stay on to hear Lew’s recent interview on the Emmy award winning show “Fresh Outlook” as he covers a range of issues facing the economy in 2016 with Host Frank Cipolla and guests Jim McCarthy, Owner of Directional Wealth Management and Tom Lavecchia, Branding Expert from X-Factor Media. “Fresh Outlook,” a week-in-review show that airs on EBRU-TV, tackles a series of news issues in a panel discussion with experts from diverse backgrounds and professional experience. It reaches more than 8 million households in Washington D.C., Boston, Chicago, Philadelphia and other major markets nationwide and is also seen via satellite throughout Europe, Asia and Africa.

Lewis Weiss

Mr. Lewis Weiss is Host of Manufacturing Talk Radio and President of All Metals & Forge Group, the principal sponsor of the show. He has 60 years in the metals industry as a manufacturer of open die forgings and seamless rolled rings, running a business that sells forged products globally to OEMs, major manufacturers, mid-size first- and second-tier suppliers, and small metalworking companies. Lewis Weiss puts his experience in manufacturing to good use as an expert consultant on various TV and radio programs nationwide.

Tim Grady

Mr. Tim Grady is an Executive Producer and Co-host of Manufacturing Talk Radio. He brings more than 25 years of knowledge as a senior strategist and business advisor to companies of all sizes in more than thirty industries, advising them on revving up revenues, macro and micro marketing, strategic selling, organization optimization, website ergonomics, data mining, and other external or internal factors that can accelerate or impede business operations and net profit.