Welcome to Our Podcast
A place where respectful irreverence and self deprecating humor is the order of the day...
From all walks of life
Welcome to The Outliers Inn; a podcast where respectful irreverence and self-deprecating humor is the order of the day! It’s a place where we can be a lot less serious about ourselves, what we do, what our businesses do, and the manner in which they do it. The Outliers Inn is always serving up juicy morsels, treats, and tidbits – but you have to bring your own legal beverage of choice.
Whether you are in finance, sales, logistics, production, operations, human resources, facilities management, or information technology – whatever your role might be – business people are always taking themselves too seriously – or are taken too seriously by others.
All that ends here.
We are welcoming, inclusive, and open to all comers and invited guests. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds and experiences to keep the conversations fresh and rich with wisdom. And we strive to create a warm, casual and safe environment; so come as you are and be who you are.
Some of the banter is fun and refreshing, some of it is rather flat and stale. In any case, it’s always genuine. Whatever you choose, we’ll provide reliably amateur and random input which will occasionally leave the conversation obfuscated and declarified. The show is recorded, not live – and we eagerly await your moment in the glare of the audio spotlight to share what’s on your mind.
Meet the hosts
JP is a thought leader and prolific writer on the subject of Operational Excellence, highly valued for his ability to provide strategic analysis and tactical insight. He’s also a clown that likes to be easily amused whenever time is not the enemy. Hah!
Mule is an outlier. After 22 years in retail Supply Chain Management, Mule launched his small supply chain consulting “Enterprise” into the 2008 financial melt’s stormy waters. Thirteen years and 80+ clients later, Mule has stories to share.
Podcast
Take your pick from our selection of stand-out episodes to listen to in advance of subscribing…
Episode – 54; A Varied but Interconnected Conversation
Recorded: August 3, 2020 About the podcast Topic: One of our regular guests, Don Burshnick, stands-in for Antlerboy and takes his place behind the bar – somewhere at which he…
Episode-57; New Ventures and Longest Nights
Recorded: November 24, 2020 About the podcast Antlerboy starts off the show with a confession; that he has been seeing other people – in fact quite a selection of other…
Episode-64; Planning in a VUCA World
Video Version About the podcast Living in a VUCA world. Mule and JP start the show with a topic that morphs as rapidly as a cicada’s wings and which is…
Episode-61; More COVID nonsense, computer hygiene, and more beer
Video Version About the podcast In this episode, JP shares his experience with the “mandated” COVID test to come back to the States from Germany; apparently, it is on the…
Episode-82; Oktoberfest
Video Version About the Podcast So welcome back to The Outliers Inn! In spite of the incredible odds that recent history has demonstrated, Mule finally gets the timing right and…
Episode 28 – Business Process Tangles
About the Podcast Topic: Join Ben and Joe with their special guest Brian Hunt as they discuss business process tangles and how to un-tangle them. Hosts: Joseph Paris, Founder of the…