Episodes

  • S17E5: A Look to the Future
    Nov 30 2025

    Welcome to Season 17 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Spiros Assimacopoulos, president and CEO of The Good Bread Co., shares his journey through automation, expansions and more ... all to share the time-honored tradition of artisan bread. Sponsored by WP Bakery Group USA.

    In our fifth and final episode, Spiros reflects on how his entrepreneurial and growth experiences are shaping the future. And we might find out if — and how — he would have done it all differently.

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    24 mins
  • S17E4: Growing Pains, Part 2 ... Post-Acquisition
    Nov 23 2025

    Welcome to Season 17 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Spiros Assimacopoulos, president and CEO of The Good Bread Co., shares his journey through automation, expansions and more ... all to share the time-honored tradition of artisan bread. Sponsored by WP Bakery Group USA.

    In our fourth episode, we are discovering operational pain points post-acquisition and the challenges that come with rebranding, expanding and adopting a new corporate identity.

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    28 mins
  • S17E3: Looking Beyond Michigan
    Nov 16 2025

    Welcome to Season 17 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Spiros Assimacopoulos, president and CEO of The Good Bread Co., shares his journey through automation, expansions and more ... all to share the time-honored tradition of artisan bread. Sponsored by WP Bakery Group USA.

    In our third episode, we’re experiencing the growth journey through an acquisition, operational integration and rebranding from Michigan Bread to The Good Bread Co.

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    34 mins
  • S17E2: Early Growing Pains and First Steps Into Automation
    Nov 9 2025

    Welcome to Season 17 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Spiros Assimacopoulos, president and CEO of The Good Bread Co., shares his journey through automation, expansions and more ... all to share the time-honored tradition of artisan bread. Sponsored by WP Bakery Group.

    In our second episode, Spiros shares lessons learned in the early days as The Good Bread Co. stepped into automation.

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    41 mins
  • S17E1: Who Is Spiros Assimacopoulos?
    Nov 2 2025

    Welcome to Season 17 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. Spiros Assimacopoulos, president and CEO of The Good Bread Co., shares his journey through automation, expansions and more ... all to share the time-honored tradition of artisan bread. Sponsored by WP Bakery Group.

    In our first episode, we meet Spiros and learn how — and why — he launched The Good Bread Co.

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    34 mins
  • S16E5: Carrying on the Klosterman Name
    Oct 5 2025

    Welcome to Season 16 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. We're spending this season with Dale Easdon, CEO of Klosterman Baking Co., to discover how this leader is carrying a legacy name into the industry’s future. Sponsored by Bundy Baking Solutions.

    In our fifth and final episode, we dive into Dale’s vision for carrying on the Klosterman name.

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    30 mins
  • S16E4: Culture
    Sep 28 2025

    Welcome to Season 16 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. We're spending this season with Dale Easdon, president and CEO of Klosterman Baking Co., to discover how this leader is carrying a legacy name into the industry’s future. Sponsored by Bundy Baking Solutions.

    In Episode 4, Dale shares insight into a corporate culture focused on teams, collaboration and communication.

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    35 mins
  • S16E3: Operational Excellence at Klosterman Baking Co.
    Sep 21 2025

    Welcome to Season 16 of the Troubleshooting Innovation podcast. We're spending this season with Dale Easdon, president and CEO of Klosterman Baking Co., to discover how this leader is carrying a legacy name into the industry’s future. Sponsored by Bundy Baking Solutions.

    In Episode 3, Dale explores the key tenets of operational excellence in bakery manufacturing.

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    38 mins