{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Chemical Show: Leadership Conversations on Strategy, Supply Chain, Innovation, Talent and Trends","title":"Inside Carpenter Company’s Evolution: CEO Brad Beauchamp Discusses Acquisitions, Company Culture, and European Strategy - Ep. 231","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/587e1c0f\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2983,"description":"How does a 75-year-old manufacturing company successfully transform through bold acquisitions and shifting market conditions? Brad Beauchamp, President and CEO of Carpenter Company, sits down with Victoria Meyer to share Carpenter’s journey from “old-school” chemical company to global leader in comfort cushioning and consumer bedding. Brad offers a behind-the-scenes look at how Carpenter navigated the integration of major acquisitions—including Recticel, NCFI Polyurethanes, and the iconic Casper mattress brand—amid supply chain turbulence, economic uncertainty, and evolving industry demands. \nVictoria and Brad also tackle the changing culture in manufacturing, Carpenter’s approach to digital transformation and AI, and how leaders can balance people-first values with the drive for profit and growth. With practical leadership advice and candid stories from the front lines, this episode is a must-listen for chemical industry professionals interested in business transformation, growth strategies, and the future of manufacturing.   \n \nVictoria and Brad discuss the following: \n How to keep a company growing during unpredictable times.\n How bold acquisitions are reshaping Carpenter’s future.\nMaintaining a people-first culture through major change.\n Evolving the chemical value chain \n Leadership, digital transformation, and Carpenter’s formula for resilience.\n \nKiller Quote: \"Sales is vanity, profit is sanity, but cash is reality.\"  — Brad Beauchamp, President and CEO of Carpenter Company \n\n00:00 \"Carpenter Company Insights with CEO\" \n\n03:42 Guest Appreciates Podcast's Positive Impact \n\n06:55 Journey from R&D to Chemical Sales \n\n11:45 Growth Strategy Over Coasting \n\n15:53 Flexible Foam Acquisition Discussion \n\n17:28 \"Understanding the Casper Story\" \n\n21:37 Changing Mattress Market Dynamics \n\n26:17 Brand-Driven Billion-Dollar Businesses \n\n30:18 \"Understanding Organizational Talent Variability\" \n\n31:17 Balancing Growth and Pace \n\n34:48 Investing in Europe's Consumer...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/rIWBq6x3GKwCrdS9ibBekoi3MKKGzbqaa2KvU21DRho/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9mMjMz/ZTBmOTVlZWIyODA1/NDYwMDFhMTAzMzU5/OGEzNy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}