Small Business Lean Practitioner interviewed on Business901 Podcast

April 22, 2010 - PRLog -- The Business901 podcast featured Ankit Patel, the founder of The Lean Way Consulting. The focus of the interview was on applying Lean principles to Small Business.

Business901 Podcast host Joe Dager said: "Ankit is a Lean Practitioner that has taken his expertise to the front-line of many small business. Little theory was discussed in this conversation. There was little if any should “do’s” but more what we did and what was learned from this. I call it practical and implementable items, not ideas."

Ankit Patel has been a Lean consultant for Dell Inc. overseeing Dell’s Manufacturing, and Re-Manufacturing production processes in Lebanon TN. Ankit helped guide the multibillion dollar plant in strategic planning, coaching executives at the plant, facilitating Kaizen events, and training Lean leaders at all levels of the organization. Ankit is no stranger to the board room or the shop floor and has run several strategic initiatives as well as 100’s of Kaizen events

Ankit has also had several years of small business ownership. He has owned a Liberty Tax Service, started his own online computer education company My Computer Buddies and has been a partner in a sandwich shop and a motel. Ankit has guided a variety of small and medium size businesses ranging in services from veterinary clinics to tattoo parlors.

His experience to change and grow companies ranges from small businesses to multinational fortune 50 companies. Ankit has an Industrial Engineering Degree from Georgia Tech and lives in the Nashville TN area. You can follow Ankit on the bloghttp://theleanwayconsulting.blogspot.com.

The Lean Way Consulting organization features the 6 Month Challenge, a program that guarantees results for your business. The outline of the program:
1. Setting and review the goals together to come up with a 6-month plan.
2. Once you agree to the goals then we updated our progress on KBZNZ radio show (optional).
3. You are satisfied or you don't pay Call at (615) 852-LEAN or Contact Ankit to get started.

You can listen to the podcast by clicking on the Podcast link on the right or download the podcast from the Business901 Itunes store. The site offers visitors the opportunity to listen to current business topics such as discussions on Social Media, Lean Six Sigma and Marketing. There is also a transcription of the podcast that can be found in the links on the right.

About Business901
Business901 provides direction in areas such as Lean Six Sigma Marketing and Achieving Expert Status. Business901 has designed their services and product offerings so that they are implementable systems that work in the real, not enough time, not enough people world we operate in. We provide tools that simplify the marketing process, not complicate it. Joe Dager is President of Business901 and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt.

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