Built on Purpose: From Doncaster to Oil Store – Cameron Clarke goes Beyond The Blend.
Share this article Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Built on Purpose: From Doncaster to Oil Store – Cameron Clarke goes Beyond The Blend. Not every career in the lubricants industry starts with intent. Some begin on a double decker bus, scrolling job listings, unsure of what comes next. That is exactly where Cameron Clarke’s journey began. What […]
From Highland Roads to IndustryLeadership: Simon Campbell’s Journeyin Lubrication
Share this article Facebook Twitter LinkedIn From Highland Roads to Industry Leadership: Simon Campbell’s Journey in Lubrication The lubricants industry is full of people who never expected to work in it. In this episode of Beyond the Blend, Steve Knapp sits down with Simon Campbell to explore a career that started almost by accident and […]
The Whiting Way: Ambition, Alignmentand Delta Xero
Share this article Facebook Twitter LinkedIn The Whiting Way: Ambition, Alignment and Delta Xero In this episode of Beyond the Blend, Rob Taylor sits down with not one but two guests. Collette Whiting, COO, and Paul Whiting, CEO of Delta Xero, join the conversation to unpack what it really takes to build and scale a […]
From Durban to Stockholm – Leadership, Curiosity and the Frontier of Change with Rene Abrahams
Share this article Facebook Twitter LinkedIn From Durban to Stockholm – Leadership, Curiosity and the Frontier of Change with Rene Abrahams On this episode of Beyond the Blend, Steve Knapp sits down with René Abrahams, Technical Marketing Development Manager at Perstorp Group. What unfolds is far more than a career journey through lubricants. It is […]
Discipline, Curiosity, and Circular Thinking: Jade Thompson’s Journey Through Lubricants
Share this article Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Discipline, Curiosity, and Circular Thinking: Jade Thompson’s Journey Through Lubricants The lubricant industry is full of accidental careers, but few journeys are as distinctive as Jade Thompson’s. In this episode of Beyond the Blend, Steve Knapp speaks with Jade Thompson (SKF RecondOil) about horses, fighting, oil analysis, and why […]
From the Van to the Boardroom. A Human Story of Leadership, Learning and Innovation with Tobias Daley
Share this article Facebook Twitter LinkedIn From the Van to the Boardroom. A Human Story of Leadership, Learning and Innovation with Tobias Daley episode of Beyond the Blend, Tobias Daley (HYDAC) shares a journey that starts not in a boardroom, but in workshops, test rooms, service vans, and industrial sites across the UK and beyond. […]
Never Boring: Gemma Stephenson on Making Sustainability Useful
Share this article Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Never Boring: Gemma Stephenson on Making Sustainability Useful What happens when a tribologist who loves the lab learns to love the microphone just as much? In this edition of Beyond The Blend, Steve Knapp sits down with Gemma Stephenson of Cargill to explore a career that bridges science, sustainability […]
From Pipettes to People – The Journey of Gwyn Simmonds, Polaris Laboratories
Share this article Facebook Twitter LinkedIn From Pipettes to People – The Journey of Gwyn Simmonds, Polaris Laboratories In this episode of Beyond The Blend, Steve Knapp sits down with Gwyn Simmonds, Executive Director of Global Sales and Marketing at Polaris Laboratories. What begins as a chance LinkedIn connection turned airport encounter becomes a thoughtful […]
From Newsroom to Base Oils: How Storytelling Shapes Modern Market Insight
Share this article Facebook Twitter LinkedIn From Newsroom to Base Oils: How Storytelling Shapes Modern Market Insight The lubricants market can often seem dominated by numbers, forecasts and economics, but behind the graphs are people whose creativity, curiosity and lived experience shape how the industry understands itself. In this episode of Beyond The Blend, we […]
Jim Carroll on Leadership, Legacy and Lubricants
Share this article Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Jim Carroll on Leadership, Legacy and Lubricants From the steelworks of St. Louis to the boardrooms of the lubricant industry, Jim Carroll’s journey is one of service, discipline and discovery. As Executive Vice President of Schaeffer Manufacturing and newly appointed ILMA President, his story is layered with heritage, military […]
