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Each week, Ari Santiago interviews a thriving manufacturing leader to share the positive messages around the industry with two goals:

1) To share best practices amongst manufacturing business leaders to help each other to grow and succeed

2) To spread the word that manufacturing is a growing part of our economy and offers exciting opportunities for incredible, well-paying careers 

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Ari Santiago is the CEO of CompassMSP a Technology Managed Service Provider with offices from Miami to Milwaukee and down the eastern seaboard. He has a passion for the manufacturing industry and the incredible impact it makes on our economy.

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This podcast is brought to you by CompassMSP - www.compassmsp.com

Produced by Miceli Productions - www.miceliproductions.com

Mar 16, 2021

This Made in America episode features Philip "PJ" Johns, CEO of Thermaxx Jackets, an engineer at heart with a successful manufacturing and technology story!

PJ talks to Ari about rethinking technology to improve the business, developing an app that benefits customers, and pulling together as a team. He discusses how technology enabled a huge strategic shift in their processes and business as a whole.

PJ believes CT has many valuable resources that manufacturers can take advantage of. By spreading the word about career opportunities to colleges, universities, and local technical schools, we can continue to grow our talented workforce!

Books discussed in this episode:
'Business Adventures' by John Brooks

Philip Johns, CEO, Thermaxx Jackets
Thermaxx's Website: https://www.thermaxxjackets.com/
Thermaxx's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thermaxx/
Thermaxx's Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ThermaXX
Thermaxx's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxdloTq5qYqruUQuKVdNRUA
PJ's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipjohns/

Ari Santiago, President/CEO/Founder, IT Direct
Company Website: https://www.gettingyouconnected.com/
Company Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itdtech/
Company LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/it-direct-llc
Company YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/itdirect151
Ari's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asantiago104/

Podcast produced by Miceli Productions: https://miceliproductions.com/