Mark Graban is available for interviews or quotes about Lean and Lean Healthcare or healthcare quality improvement, in general. Contact Mark.
Most Recent Appearances:
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)
Dream Chasers Radio (12/20)
Episode web page via host Yaya Diamond
Values and Leadership Podcast (11/20)
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 Process – Interview (6/20)
This Morning, America's First News (With Gordon Deal) – Interview (9/19)
Other Appearances
- 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
- School for Startups Radio, show guest (February 2017) – Listen Online | MP3
- Surviving Healthcare Today, show guest (April 2017) – Listen Online
- Take the Lead, with Diane Hamilton, PhD (April 2017) – Listen Online
- Zoned Strategies Podcast (July 2017) – 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):
TV:
- KLAS TV (Las Vegas) – Interviewed in a story on emergency department improvements (4/12) – Segment 1 | Segment 2
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
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| MP3
- The Leaning Edge with Debra Levantrosser, interviewed (January 4, 2013) – Listen Online | MP3
- 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
- Tom on Leadership, show guest (May 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