MHEDA TALKS

Emerging Leaders

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Explore the essential skills and strategies for developing emerging leaders in the material handling industry with MHEDA Talks. This episode discusses leadership growth, mentorship, and career development for the next generation of industry professionals.

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Emerging Leaders by Garrett King, Rod Szalay, and Stephanie Garrett

In this episode of MHEDA Talks, Shari Altergott, Chief Experience Officer of The CX Edge, interviews Garrett King, Rod Szalay, and Stephanie Garrett, previous attendees of the Emerging Leaders Conference to discuss their journeys within the material handling industry. The conversation highlights their experiences, personal growth, and the value of attending MHEDA events. As anticipation builds for the 2024 Emerging Leaders Conference, this episode offers insights into how young professionals can gain critical skills, connect with peers, and advance their leadership capabilities.
Key Topics Discussed
  • Growing through Leadership Programs
  • Building Leadership Skills
  • Networking with Industry Peers
  • Navigating Leadership Challenges
  • Embracing Innovation
About Garrett King

Garrett King has experience in the material handling industry and is a Project Engineering Manager at SilMan Industries. With over 10 years at SilMan Industries, Garrett has a passion for continuous improvement as he measures success as a team not only by completed projects, but also the learning experiences along the way. Garrett’s inspiration for success comes from the mutual desire for achievement that he shares with his teammates.

About Rod Szalay

Rod Szalay is an Engineering Manager at Conveyor & Caster with over five years of experience in the world of material handling, specializing in conveyance systems and automation. Rod has a passion for working with his team to develop creative and cost effective solutions to solve customer problems. When he is not in design mode, you can find him leading teams, learning about new products, and sharing his expertise with the material handling industry.

About Stephanie Garrett

Stephanie Garrett is an experienced professional in sales operations and pricing management, currently serving as the Parts Sales, Pricing, and Systems Manager at Toyota Material Handling since June 2021. Her experience includes developing pricing strategies, managing global pricing functions, and leading teams to implement market-based pricing across multiple regions. Stephanie also has experience in sales analysis and parts management.

 

About the MHEDA Talks Podcast

Shari Altergott has over 20 years of experience within the Material Handling Industry.  During her career she has held several positions withing marketing, sales, business development and executive leadership. Today she leads The CX Edge, a customer experience consulting firm focused specifically on the material handling industry. Over her time, she has developed full scope marketing functions that manage corporate initiatives related to customer experience, CRM, social networking, brand development, advertising and lead generation. Learn more at cx-edge.com.

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Gene Marks

CPA, National Business Columnist, Author & Speaker

Gene Marks is a past columnist for both The New York Times and The Washington Post. Gene now writes regularly for The Hill, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Forbes, Entrepreneur, The Washington Times, and The Guardian. Gene is a best-selling author and has written 5 books on business management. Gene appears on Fox Business, MSNBC, as well as CBS Eye on the World with John Batchelor and SiriusXM’s Wharton Business Channel where he talks about the financial, economic and technology issues that affect business leaders today. Gene helps business owners, executives and managers understand the political, economic and technological trends that will affect their companies and provides actionable insights.

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