TAPPI Podcast Network
The TAPPI Podcast Network offers engaging conversations with the most innovative leaders in the packaging, pulp, paper, tissue and converting industries through wide-ranging interviews on current topics relevant to listeners at every stage of their careers.
Episodes
44 episodes
Better Together: 2026 TAPPICon Live! - Episode 2
We're excited to bring listeners this second of two special episodes recorded at TAPPICon 2026, April 26-29 in Columbus, OH. We had a great turnout for TAPPICon 2026 and the...
Better Together: 2026 TAPPICon Live! - Episode 1
We're excited to bring listeners this first of two special episodes recorded at TAPPICon 2026, April 26-29 in Columbus, OH.We had a great turnout for TAPPICon 2026 and the new pr...
Uptime: Dr. Selene Silvestri
'Minutes, Not Days': Dr. Selene Silvestri on AI Tools for Supply Chain Decision-Making"Driving the Future of Global Supply Chain Integration" —that's the motto that greets visitors to the website of MIT's Center...
Uptime: Matt and Jefferson, WESCO
Crib Crawls and Curve Balls:Wesco's Jefferson Smith and Matt Lasnicki on Supply Chain ChallengesFrom aging infrastructures to multi-company mergers, Wesco's Jefferson Smith and Matt Lasnicki have helped their pulp...
UpTime: Bodo Kottwitz on Tissue Markets Today
Still Looking for Balance:Bodo Kottwitz on Tissue Markets TodayAs a tissue industry consultant, Bodo Kottwitz is more than just the CEO of BKay Tissue Advice; he's something ...
Better Together: 2026 Student Summit
This episode was recorded on-site at TAPPI's 2026 Student Summit in Birmingham, AL. More than 200 students, plus scores of other attendees, enjoyed panel discussions, a Career Fair...
Better Together: 2025 CorrExpo
At CorrExpo 2025 in Savannah, GA, more than 1000 industry pros gathered to "Explore What’s Possible and Build What’s Next." This recorded-on-site episode of Better Together includes three engaging mini-interviews that capture some of the engage...
Better Together: 2025 TAPPICon Live! - Episode 1
We're excited to bring listeners this first of two special episodes recorded at TAPPICon 2025 in Minneapolis, MN, May 4 - 7.We had a great turnout for TAPPICon 2025 and there was more than enough positive energy to go around. TAPPICon’s ...
Better Together: 2025 TAPPICon Live! - Episode 2
We're excited to bring listeners our second of two episodes recorded at TAPPICon 2025 in Minneapolis, MN, May 4 - 7.TAPPICon 2025 was a huge success, with strong attendance and a revised multi-track program that let attendees plan exactl...
Better Together: Live @ 2025 Student Summit - Ep. 1 "Papermaking is a Miracle"
This episode was recorded on-site at TAPPI's 2025 Student Summit in St. Petersburg, FL. More than 300 attendees—including pulp and paper engineering students from 13 different universities—enjoyed panel discussions, a Career Fair, and Engineeri...
Better Together: Live @ 2025Student Summit - Ep. 2 "A Swiss Army Knife of Knowledge"
This episode was recorded on-site at TAPPI's 2025 Student Summit in St. Petersburg, FL. More than 300 attendees—including pulp and paper engineering students from 13 different universities—enjoyed panel discussions, a Career Fair, and Engineeri...
Better Together: Supporting Pulp & Paper Sciences Students, Naomi Gehling of Auburn University
On this episode of Better Together, host Jan Bottiglieri speaks with Naomi Gehling, Academic Programs Administrator for Auburn University in Auburn, AL. A former Auburn alum herself, Naomi shares her knowledge about what students in the ...
Better Together: 2024 SuperCorrExpo Live! - Episode 2
Welcome to the second of two special SuperCorrExpo 2024 episodes, recorded on site and unscripted at this amazing event. We do these event episodes to capture some of the energy you might experience if YOU were there: meeting peers, learning ne...
Better Together: 2024SuperCorrExpo Live! - Episode 1
Welcome to the first of two special SuperCorrExpo 2024 episodes, recorded on site and unscripted at this amazing event. Maybe you missed this year's SuperCorrExpo... maybe you were there and want to recapture some of the awesome energy......
Better Together: Kurt Mehlberg, Improving Safety Training - A Hands-on Approach
Safety is not just a buzzword for the pulp, paper, and packaging industries—it's critical to our operations and to our collective future. For an inspired group of TAPPI members and safety professionals, that was the motivation behind a new TAPP...
Better Together: Jake Hall, The Manufacturing Millennial
"Dark, dirty, dull, dangerous, and dumb"—that's a common misconception about careers in manufacturing, says guest Jake Hall on this episode of the Better Together podcast. Yet, according to Hall, "manufacturing is an industry that creates so mu...
Better Together: Live from 2024 TAPPICon - Episode 2
Strong attendance, special events, and a sold-out exhibit hall kept the energy high at TAPPICon, held April 28 - May 1 at Cleveland's Huntington Convention Center. Better Together host Jan Bottiglieri was in Cleveland to try to capture...
Better Together: Live from 2024 TAPPICon - Episode 1
Strong attendance, special events, and a sold-out exhibit hall kept the energy high at TAPPICon, held April 28 - May 1 at Cleveland's Huntington Convention Center. Better Together host Jan Bottiglieri was in Cleveland to try to capture...
Better Together: Tissue Experts on Dust Mitigation
In this episode, host Jan Bottiglieri speaks with Bud Chase and Alfredo Sarli, members of the TAPPI Tissue Division Dust Mitigation Committee. This growing, active group of professionals meets to discuss a critical issue: managing the risk of t...
Better Together: Women in Industry Panel Discussion
WIN Division Panel Discusses Leadership Models in the Pulp, Paper, Packaging & Tissue Industries. In this special episode of Better Together, host Jan Bottiglieri is joined by three guests from TAPPI's
Better Together: Live from 2023 CorrExpo - Episode 2
Welcome back for the second of two episodes of Better Together recorded at CorrExpo 2023 in Cleveland, OH, August 29 and 30th. More than 1,200 people attended the event, which featured an active exhibit floor, memorable networking events, and a...
Better Together: Live from 2023 CorrExpo - Episode 1
If you're interested in the latest corrugated industry innovations, you're in the right place! This is the first of two episodes of Better Together recorded on site at CorrExpo 2023 in Cleveland, OH, August 29 and 30th. The event was a resoundi...
Better Together: Bob Chapman, Barry-Wehmiller
This episode of Better Together welcomes Bob Chapman, chairman and CEO of St. Louis, MO-based Barry-Wehmiller, a $3B global capital equipment and engineering solutions company with more than 12,000 team members. Over the past two decades...
Better Together: Live from 2023 TAPPICon - Episode 2
TAPPICon 2023 was a huge success with attendees and exhibitors. Boasting high attendance and a top-notch program, the conference offered plenty for attendees, including a multi-track technical program and an exhibit floor packed with new techno...
Better Together: Live from 2023 TAPPICon - Episode 1
TAPPICon 2023 was a huge success with attendees and exhibitors. Boasting high attendance and a top-notch program, the conference offered plenty for attendees, including a multi-track technical program and an exhibit floor packed with new techno...