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People Solve Problems

Jamie Flinchbaugh

People Solve Problems is an engaging new podcast hosted by Jamie Flinchbaugh, the author of the book with the same title. In this insightful series, Jamie interviews a diverse array of guests – from thought leaders and authors to practitioners and everyday individuals, delving into their unique perspectives on problem solving. This compact, interview-style podcast offers valuable insights into what constitutes effective problem-solving, the challenges faced in the process, and the strategies

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23:24

Kathy Coffey Solberg, CEO, CommonUnity Consulting:...

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2026/09/30

On this episode of People Solve Problems, host Jamie Flinchbaugh welcomes Kathy Coffey Solberg, CEO of CommonUnity Consulting and author of the new book “Reweaving What Matters.” Kathy has spent 25 years helping leaders across business, government, and nonprofits see what is really happening before they try to fix it. Her central claim reframes most change work: organizations can see the results they do not like, but rarely the patterns producing them.The framework grew out of an actual

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22:33

Matt Zayko, Head of Global Lean Office, GE...

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2026/09/16

On this episode of People Solve Problems, host Jamie Flinchbaugh welcomes Matt Zayko, Senior VP and Head of the Global Lean Office at GE HealthCare. Matt brings one of the broadest lean backgrounds in the field, and the conversation traces how that breadth shaped his thinking about what makes change actually last.Matt describes his lean origin story as being in the right place at the right time. As a graduate student in industrial engineering at the University of Michigan in the early

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26:11

Bob Rogers, Chairman, BRC Imagination Arts: Why Your...

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2026/09/02

On this episode of People Solve Problems, host Jamie Flinchbaugh welcomes Bob Rogers, Founder and Chairman of BRC Imagination Arts and author of the new book Deep Story: A Complete Guide to Creating Transformational Visitor Attractions. Bob has spent five decades building visitor experiences for some of the world's best-known brands and museums, work that has earned more than five hundred international awards. It started somewhere smaller. At eighteen, he performed magic in the Magic Shop

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19:46

Jamie Flinchbaugh, Solo Episode: Why Pulling Big...

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2026/07/22

In this episode of People Solve Problems, Jamie Flinchbaugh steps up to the microphone without a guest to talk about a pattern he keeps seeing in organizations: leaders trying to solve big problems by pulling big levers. Whether the problem shows up first and the lever follows, or the lever is pulled in hopes of solving something, Jamie states the result is usually the same. The connection between cause and effect gets lost.Jamie starts with a distinction that frames the whole episode

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23:41

Renee Kaspar of Renee Kaspar Labs: The Skill That...

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2026/07/08

On this episode of People Solve Problems, host Jamie Flinchbaugh welcomes Renee Kaspar, Author and Workplace Strategist at Renee Kaspar Labs. A thirty-year veteran of human resources and the author of the forthcoming book HR Confidential, Renee has spent her career in the rooms where the most significant decisions about people get made. She joins Jamie to talk about what she calls The Great Transition, the period we are all living through, in which the foundations of work are shifting

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23:07

Brittany Irwin, AI Engineering Manager, NFI...

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2026/06/24

On this episode of People Solve Problems, host Jamie Flinchbaugh welcomes Brittany Irwin, Applications and AI Engineering Manager at NFI Industries. With an industrial engineering degree from the University of Pittsburgh’s Swanson School of Engineering and a career spanning large-scale third-party logistics and fast-moving B2B SaaS startups, Brittany offers a grounded view of how people, processes, and technology fit together. The conversation centers on a theme she has presented publicly,

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22:51

Joan Tafoya, Former Director at Meta, Intel & Sandia:...

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2026/06/10

Joan Tafoya joins Jamie Flinchbaugh on People Solve Problems for a conversation built around one deceptively simple question: how do you coach problem solving when the person in front of you is difficult to coach?Joan, a former director at Meta, Intel, and Sandia National Laboratories with nearly 38 years of experience, brings a perspective shaped by leading large, globally dispersed teams and by watching problem-solving succeed and fail at scale. Joan opens by describing her own growth as

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23:29

Eric Harding of Republic Services: When Having a...

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2026/05/27

Some problem-solving wisdom comes from advanced frameworks. Other wisdom comes from eighth-grade science class. Eric Harding holds onto both.In this episode of People Solve Problems, host Jamie Flinchbaugh sits down with Eric Harding, Vice President of HR Operations and Systems at Republic Services. With more than twenty years across HR, manufacturing, and product development, Eric has seen what works, what fails, and what gets dressed up as something more sophisticated than it really is

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23:38

Laudy Allan, SVP Global Operations, Crayola: Stop...

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2026/05/13

Laudy Allan, Senior Vice President of Global Operations at Crayola LLC, brings nearly two decades of operational leadership to a conversation that challenges some of the most common assumptions about how organizations approach problem-solving. Responsible for U.S. manufacturing, global logistics, transportation, customer service, engineering, and facilities, Laudy has spent her career building the systems, cultures, and habits that allow teams to face problems with curiosity rather than

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24:23

David Kaganovsky, Global Head of Product, WPP: The...

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2026/04/29

David Kaganovsky, Global Head of Product, Brand at WPP, brings a career spent at the intersection of brand strategy, technology, and applied AI to this conversation on People Solve Problems. His perspective on problem-solving is shaped by experiences at some of the world's most recognized organizations, from PWC and EY to Landor, Wavemaker, and GroupM, and sharpened by time at a startup where there was, as he puts it, no safety net.That startup, Go, set out to reinvent how people get a

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23:33

Jeff Robinson, Executive Leadership Coach,...

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2026/04/15

Jeff Robinson, Executive Leadership Coach at Foundational Leadership LLC, brings more than 25 years of experience working with leaders across industries to this conversation on the People Solve Problems podcast. With a background in organizational leadership and development, Jeff is known for his practical, easygoing approach to helping people understand what it actually takes to lead well. The conversation centers on his new book, Leadership SUCCESS: Expand Your Presence, Build Trust, and

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22:19

Grace Bourke, Consulting Director, Baker Tilly: The...

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2026/04/01

Grace Bourke, Consulting Director at Baker Tilly, has spent nearly four decades working at the intersection of healthcare, quality improvement, and technology. She joins Jamie Flinchbaugh in this episode of People Solve Problems. She shares what she has learned about why technology implementations so often go wrong, and what organizations can do to get ahead of the problems before they take hold.Grace opens with a fundamental challenge: organizations frequently deploy technology without

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25:47

Chief Improvement Officer Skip Steward on Leading...

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2026/03/18

Skip Steward, VP and Chief Improvement Officer at Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation, sat down with Jamie Flinchbaugh on the People Solve Problems podcast to share what thirty-four years of cross-industry experience looks like when it's put to work inside one of the most complex systems in existence, American healthcare.The conversation opened on the challenge of prioritization, a particular puzzle in healthcare where competing demands and shifting conditions are the norm. Skip

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21:37

William Harvey, Program Manager & Professor: The...

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2026/03/04

William Harvey, Program Manager for Strategic Initiatives and University Professor, brings a refreshingly practical perspective to leadership and problem-solving. Throughout the conversation, William shares how his diverse background—from the Marine Corps to manufacturing to academia—has shaped his approach to developing people and tackling complex challenges.William's philosophy on leadership centers on flexibility and situational awareness. He describes his approach as stepping into

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23:03

Gregory J. Scaven: Curiosity and Discipline in...

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2026/02/18

Gregory J. Scaven, CEO, Board Director, Partner, and currently President at Scaven Enterprises, LLC, brings over 30 years of technical engineering leadership and more than 20 years as a P&L leader to this conversation about problem-solving. With deep expertise in pyrotechnics, explosives, and propellants across automotive, aerospace, and defense industries, Greg shares how his approach to problem-solving evolved from the lab to the boardroom.Greg's introduction to problem-solving came

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27:13

Steve Brown of Google DeepMind fame on Leading AI...

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2026/02/04

Steve Brown has spent years helping organizations see around corners. As a former executive at both Intel Labs and Google DeepMind, where he served as their in-house futurist, Steve brings a unique perspective on what happens when rapid technological change collides with practical business reality. In this conversation, he challenges leaders to move beyond fear and cost-cutting mentality to embrace AI as a tool for genuine value creation.Steve explains that being a futurist isn't about

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23:20

Embracing Failure: Dr. Melisa Buie on Learning to...

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2026/01/21

Dr. Melisa Buie brings a fascinating perspective to the challenge of failure, one forged through decades of building high-powered lasers and leading manufacturing transformations in the semiconductor industry. With a PhD in Nuclear Engineering and Plasma Physics from the University of Michigan and over 15 years at Coherent, Inc., Melisa has spent her career solving complex technical problems. But it was a personal struggle that led to her latest book, "Faceplant: FREE Yourself from

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27:11

Managing NASA's Most Complex Mission with Scott...

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2026/01/07

Scott Willoughby, Vice President of Program Excellence at Northrop Grumman and former program manager for the James Webb Space Telescope, joined Jamie Flinchbaugh to share insights on leading one of the most complex systems ever built. With 35 years at Northrop Grumman, a NASA Distinguished Public Service Medal, and membership in the National Academy of Engineering, and we have to include a degree from Lehigh University. Scott brought deep wisdom about managing massive programs where

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21:49

Rick Pedersen of Old Norse Consulting on Knowledge...

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2025/12/10

Rick Pedersen, owner of Old Norse Consulting, joined host Jamie Flinchbaugh to explore why product development demands a fundamentally different approach to problem-solving than traditional business processes. During their conversation, Rick explained that while most business functions involve transactional processes that can be documented and repeated, product development centers on building knowledge to solve problems that have never been encountered before.Rick draws a clear distinction

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23:43

Jason Trujillo: How Constraints and Frameworks Fuel...

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2025/11/26

Jason Trujillo, a transformational leader with a wide range of experiences, joined Jamie Flinchbaugh on the People Solve Problems podcast to share his unconventional path to becoming a transformational leader and his philosophy on structured problem-solving. With a career spanning companies like Stanley Black & Decker, IBM, Intel, and Harley-Davidson, Jason brings a unique perspective shaped by an unexpected beginning—art school.Jason explained that his engineering studies actually

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