Lessons from the Boardroom

On this week’s episode of the Lessons From the Boardroom podcast, we speak with Scott Groshans. He is the Vice President of Operations for PBI Performance Products, Inc. in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and has been with the company for 38 years. PBI was purchased from Celanese by the InterTech Group back in 2005 and focuses on manufacturing high-performance polymers and fibers primarily for the firefighter protective apparel market.

Show Notes

On this week’s episode of the Lessons From the Boardroom podcast, we speak with Scott Groshans. He is the Vice President of Operations for PBI Performance Products, Inc. in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and has been with the company for 38 years. PBI was purchased from Celanese by the InterTech Group back in 2005 and focuses on manufacturing high-performance polymers and fibers primarily for the firefighter protective apparel market.

We chat about the development of PBI and its involvement with NASA, as well as:
  • The various markets PBI serves in addition to the fire service industry
  • The challenge of replacing industrial utilities 
  • Building and maintaining critical relationships
  • Creating and executing a vision and continuously pursuing it 
  • And more

What is Lessons from the Boardroom?

The Lessons From The Boardroom podcast brings together successful CEOs and Presidents of growing small and mid-sized companies from around the world to share successes, challenges, and what’s working now to grow a business, build a culture of accountability and profitability, and increase freedom for you, the business owner and CEO.

Tune in each week as Kevin Minton of Chief Executive Boards International interviews a new leader.