Peggy Smedley Show

The market is changing! Peggy talks about everything we need to know for supply chains. She says we must make, build, and grow together, while also innovating and considering how the next generation …

Peggy Smedley and Despina Stavrinos, director, Institute for Social Science Research, chief human factors research and development officer, Alabama Transportation Institute and professor of psycholog…

Peggy Smedley and Elad Inbar, founder and CEO, RobotLAB and author, Our Robotics Future, talk about robotics and a book that can serve as a guide for business owners looking to embed robotics into th…

Peggy talks about the impact of the IoT (Internet of Things) on the manufacturing industry, sharing the opportunities that exist to transform business. She explains how manufacturers can best prepare…

Peggy Smedley and Lily Elefteriadou, distinguished professor of civil engineering, University of Florida, talk about the major innovations shaping transportation. She says AI (artificial intelligence…

Peggy Smedley and Matthew Weinzierl, professor, Harvard Business School, and Brendan Rosseau, strategy manager, Blue Origin, talk about an upcoming NASA space mission and the impact on the space indu…

Peggy looks at the history of distracted driving in the United States—and shares her thoughts on the most dangerous form of distracted driving and what needs to happen next. She says distracted drivi…

Peggy Smedley and Reddy Mallidi, AI strategist, COO, chief AI officer, and author of AI Unleashed, talk about three use cases for AI (artificial intelligence): manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and cit…

Peggy Smedley and Aimee Cox, research scientist, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, talk about how big of a problem distracted driving is on U.S. roads. She says distracted driving could be any …

Peggy shares the 2025 Infrastructure Report Card, including three things we need to do to continue to raise the grade up. She says innovation is needed now more than ever before and she gives her tho…

Peggy Smedley and Laura O’Neill Kaumo, president and CEO, American Concrete Pavement Assn., talk about the state of paving and infrastructure investment today, including some of the challenges state …

Peggy Smedley and Matthew Weinzierl, professor, Harvard Business School, and Brendan Rosseau, strategy manager, Blue Origin, talk about how the space industry is changing. Rosseau says the biggest ch…

Peggy talks about how we can spark new curiosity and innovation, looking at how to equip the next generation to step up and find solutions to the problems that exist today. She says we need to encour…

Peggy Smedley and Adam Bogobowicz, senior director, global industrial marketing, Microsoft, talk about what we can expect at Hannover Messe 2025 and key concerns for manufacturers today. He says it i…

Peggy talks about the biggest trends shaping how we build infrastructure in 2025 and beyond. She says we need to bring curiosity to construction to spark new innovation to help build more resilient a…

Peggy Smedley and Brian Baker, president and CEO, Sentry Equipment, talk about some of the greatest lessons learned running a 100-year-old company. He says he is proud of being a leader of an organiz…

Peggy Smedley and Ty Witmer, president and founder, ProjectTeam, talk about the CMMC  (cybersecurity maturity model certification) and why it is critical. He says since 2017 there have been rules in …

Peggy kicks off Women’s History Month by unpacking the history of women in the workplace and looking at where we are today, in anticipation of Intl. Women’s Day on March 8. She says we are making pro…

Peggy Smedley and Ani Aprahamian, Frank M. Freimann professor of physics, University of Notre Dame, talk about her research, energy conversion, and how nuclear energy fits into the equation. She says…

Peggy Smedley and Brian Comiskey, futurist and senior director, Innovation & Trends, Consumer Technology Assn., talk about some of the big CES trends that will shape what happens next in 2025. He say…