Media Availability:
Mark Graban is available for interviews for news stories, podcasts, and more — Contact Mark. Mark is often quoted on learning from mistakes, mistakes in the news, “Lean management,” operational excellence, and more.
“The Mistakes That Make Us”
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Recent Appearances on Radio Shows and Podcasts:
THE Podcaster Nation #91 – “My Favorite Mistake” with Mark Graban!!!
Mark Graban – Learning from Mistakes in Lean and Beyond | Profound Podcast with John Willis
Continuous Improvement – Lean, Tech, Data & Leadership with Mark Graban | Manufacturing Tech Australia
Fostering Innovation and Psychological Safety with Mark Graban | Inspired Choice Today
“The Key to Success: Leadership, Mistakes & Humanity in Business” with Mark Graban
Moving from Corporate to Startup: A Journey of Risk and Reward with Mark Graban
WINNERS FIND A WAY #136 – Guest: Mark Graban, My Favorite Mistake (Host Trent Clark)
SAMA Podcast Series – Manufacturing Matters: Mark Graban
Better Call Daddy, with Reena Friedman-Watts – We All Make Mistakes, Chapter Two with Mark Graban
Leadership Matters | Mark Graban, My Favorite Mistake – Unlocking Moves Ep. 29
Leveraging Analytical Systems Thinking to Drive Improvement with Mark Graban | Chain of Learning 16
EP 186: Go See, Ask Why, Show Respect w/ Mark Graban | Entrepreneurs United Podcast
Cultivating a Culture of Learning & Innovation: Titans of the Trades | Host Ryan Englin
WLS AM Radio 890 Chicago
Annie Krall sits down with Mark Graban to discuss business mentality and his book, The Mistakes That Make Us.
The Mistakes That Make Us, with Mark Graban | Host Tanya Stinson
Lean Practices Across Industries: Top Lean Books by Mark Graban | Lean Waves With Juan Eduardo Steigerwald
C-Roc Talks Continuous Improvement with Mark Graban
Gemba Academy: Better Metrics for Better Management with Mark Graban
Tempest Talks | Learning From Mistakes
The Friendly Podcast Guide: My Favorite Mistake, A Better Way to Look at Mistakes
Podcast website — Episode page
Clicks and Bricks with Ken Cox: The difference between Efficiency and Effectiveness with Mark Graban
The Binge Factor: Curating Podcasting Viewpoints To Make Your Show More Effective
Streamlining HR for Optimal Performance: A Lean Improvement Journey
Beyond Clean Podcast: Safety in Numbers, Leveraging Data and Collaboration in Sterile Processing
The Counsel Cast Podcast with Karin Conroy
The Success Patterns Show with Brigitta Hoeferle
Episode page with transcript and more
GEMS with Genesis Amaris Kemp
Yoke and Abundance Wise Women Podcast
Manufacturers Alliance Podcast Episode Ep. #59
A Quality Podcast — My Biggest Mistake with Mark Graban
Better Work: Making Sense of KPIs and Metrics with Mark Graban
Show Notes Page | Related Article
CFO Bookshelf – Measures of Success with Mark Graban
Power Your Profits Podcast — Understanding The Measure Of Success: React Less, Lead Better, Improve More With Mark Graban (2/22)
Episode page, via Susie Carder
Get More Done — Continuous Improvement: How to Have a More Productive Workforce with Mark Graban (1/22)
Intelligence For Your Life The Podcast (12/21)
The Lean Effect with Mark De Jong (12/21)
Author to Authority with Kim Thompson-Pinder (11/21)
Managing Remote Teams Podcast, Poland (11/21)
Why Process Behavior Charts help manage with metrics with Mark Graban
Ken Broo (Bill Cunningham Show) WLW Radio, Cincinnati (10/21)
An interview about “quitter's remorse” and mistakes (My Favorite Mistake)
The Laura Coates Show – SiriusXM (10/21)
An interview about “quitter's remorse” and mistakes (My Favorite Mistake) – Read Transcript
The Marc Cox Morning Show 97.1 FM Talk, St. Louis (10/21)
WILS Radio, Lansing, Michigan (10/21)
On starting a business and learning from mistakes
Alabama's Morning News with JT, Birmingham (10/21)
On starting a business and learning from mistakes
KXL Radio, Portland, OR (10/21)
Longer 15-minute interview with Brett Reckamp on starting a business and learning from mistakes
WGN Radio – “‘My Favorite Mistake’ host Mark Graban on how the pandemic prompted new business” (10/21)
KOGO Radio – Ted and LaDona (10/21)
Learning from mistakes
KDKA Radio – Rick Dayton (9/21)
Learning from mistakes
The Lean Effect Podcast (8/21)
The Purpose Tune Podcast (8/21)
The Civil Engineering Academy Podcast (6/21)
ValueVerse Podcast (5/21)
Get Unstuck & On Target (5/21)
Business Problems Solved (5/21)
The Workplace Therapist (4/21)
Audio:
Connecting the Dots (3/21)
The 30 Minute Hour (2/21)
Leadership Reimagined Podcast (1/21)
Unlocking Your Creativity Podcast (1/21)
The Edges of Lean (11/20)
Audio podcast episode Podbean page
People, Purpose, and Profit Podcast (10/20)
The Lean Solutions Podcast – Interview (9/20)
The Digital Workplace – Interview (9/20)
Interviewed along with Dr. Greg Jacobson of KaiNexus
Getting Simply the Best Results – Interview (8/20)
Process Breakdown Podcast – Interview (6/20)
This Morning, America's First News (With Gordon Deal) – Interview (9/19)
WFAN New York (August 2019) – Listen Online | Read Transcript
KOGO Morning News (August 2019) – Listen Online | Read Transcript
Barry O'Reilly “Unlearn” Podcast (July 2019) – Listen Online
Enter the Dojo (June 2019) – Listen Online
Impact Radio (April 2019) – Listen Online
The Healthcare Quality Cast, show guest (April 2019) – Listen Online
Cabinetmaker Profit System Podcast (August 2018)
Listen Online | Watch on YouTube
Just-In-Time Cafe Podcast (2019)
Quality Digest Live – Video Interview (9/18)
“How To Turn Data And Metrics Into The Right Kind Of Action“ – Video Interview (11/18)
Your Money Now: The Small Business Report (With Gordon Deal) – Interview (12/18)
Leanpub Podcast (8/18)
Talking about working in healthcare and Measures of Success
Leanpub Podcast (9/17)
Talking about being a self-published author (episode page with transcript):
Broadcast Radio:
Mark has appeared as an expert healthcare guest on Fox News Radio stations, KOMO Seattle, KFWB Los Angeles, and many other radio outlets across the U.S.
- The Lean Nation Radio Show, Featured Guest – (2/10)
- CJWF Radio (Windsor, Ontario) – Quoted in Radio Story (9/10)
- Paul Akers' American Innovator – Interview – iTunes Podcast (1/22/11)
- Colorado Today (Denver) – Interviewed for radio public affairs program (5/12) – Link
- KFWB 980 AM News/Talk Los Angeles, Interviewed and quoted in news story (5/12) – Audio
- WSIE 88.7 FM NPR Southern Illinois, Interviewed about emergency department improvements – Part 1 MP3 | Part 2 MP3
- “Minding Your Business” with Robbin Block, interview with Mark Graban (June 20, 2012) – Listen
- 103.7 FM “The Mountain – Seattle, “Conversations with Lizz Sommars,” interview with Mark Graban (July 8, 2012) – MP3
- WOKV Jacksonville, “The Conversation,” interview (March 23, 2013) – Listen
- CBC Radio Edmonton, RadioActive Show, interview (November 21, 2013) – Listen
TV:
- KLAS TV (Las Vegas) – Interviewed in a story on emergency department improvements (2012) – Segment 1 | Segment 2
Podcasts, Online Radio, Online Video:
- Quality Digest, “Quality Digest's Bookshelf” – Video Interview (2/09)
- Business901.com, “Mark Graban Discusses Lean Healthcare” – Audio Podcast (7/09)
- Steve Wilson Quality Conversations, “Mark Graban: Lean in Healthcare” – Audio Podcast (8/09)
- Steve Wilson Quality Conversations, “Mark Graban: Healthcare Value Leaders Network” – Audio Podcast (8/10)
- Steve Wilson Quality Conversations, “Manufacturing Lean Healthcare” – Listen (1/11)
- Patricia Raskin Positive Business – Interview (1/11) – MP3 File
- Mike Wall's Radio Lean – Interview (2/11) – Streaming, MP3 File
- Quality Digest Live – Interview (8/11) – Streaming Video | YouTube Video
- ScrumCast – Podcast (3/12) – Link
- The American Innovator, Interviewed – Audio
- Business901 Podcast with Joe Dager, Interviewed – Streaming
- Quality Digest Live, interview with Mark Graban (July 6, 2012) – Watch Online
- “The Powerful Patient” – BlogTalkRadio, interview with Mark (July 12, 2012) – Listen Online
- The Visual Workplace w/ Gwendolyn Galsworth – Voice America, interview (July 24, 2012) – Show Page
- Today's Lean Manufacturing with Brian Collyer, interviewed (August 27, 2012) – Streaming
- The Leaning Edge with Debra Levantrosser, interviewed (January 4, 2013)
- Creative Safety Supply Podcast, interviewed (Ma 2013) – Listen Online | MP3
- Money for Lunch, show guest (July 2013) – Listen Online
- Gemba Academy Podcast, interviewed (May 2014) – Listen Online
- CultureTalks, interviewed (July 2014) – Watch Online
- AHRQ WebM&M Audio, interviewed (January 2015) – Listen Online | MP3
- Lean Leadership Podcast, show guest (February 2015) – Listen Online | MP3
- Gemba Academy Podcast, interviewed on Lean in Japan (February 2015) – Listen Online | MP3
- Gemba Academy Podcast, on Practicing Lean (August 2015) – Listen Online | MP3
- Gemba Academy Podcast, on Lean Hospitals (June 2016) – Listen Online | MP3
- Quality Digest Live, show guest (July 2016) – Watch Online