Episode 30

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1st Sep 2025

Data-Driven Operations and Workflow Innovation with Harish Chandramowli

In this episode of the Manufacturers Network Podcast, host Lisa Ryan sits down with Harish Chandramowli, co-founder of Flaire and an expert in software engineering and data management. Harish, bringing a fresh perspective from outside the traditional manufacturing space, discusses how technology and a data-driven approach can transform the way fashion brands operate, from production planning to supply chain management.

Discover why fashion manufacturing is vastly more complex than most industries due to SKUs, color variations, and the speed of trends. Harish explains how legacy processes relying on PDFs and emails hinder efficiency and highlights the revenue risks that come from lost or mismanaged data. He also shares real-life stories from working with emerging brands and the importance of adopting scalable, nimble workflow tools before investing in a full-fledged ERP.

Whether you're a small business wrestling with spreadsheets or looking to streamline operations with AI and automation, Harish's advice will help you harness the power of data from day one. He shares practical tips for getting started with affordable modern tools, maintaining data sanity, and adapting workflows as your brand grows.

Key Takeaways:

  • Why SKUs and data management are especially critical in fashion manufacturing
  • How delays and lost data translate to lost revenue in fast-moving industries
  • The surprising complexity of different manufacturing sectors
  • Strategies for improving data entry and usage even with limited resources
  • When (and when not) to invest in ERP software
  • How AI tools and spreadsheets can kickstart your data organization
  • A vision for the future of lightweight, customizable workflow platforms

Connect with Harish:

Reach out to Harish Chandramowli on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scharish/ for more insights on workflow automation, data-driven manufacturing, and a candid discussion about your business operations.

Tune in now to learn how you can revamp your production and supply chain strategies—with Harish Chandramowli!

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About the Podcast

The Manufacturers Network
Real conversations with leaders in manufacturing, automation, and workforce retention.
The Manufacturers’ Network is where manufacturing leaders, plant managers, and industry innovators come to talk straight about what’s working and what’s not, on the shop floor and beyond.

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• Employee retention and workforce engagement
• Automation, AI, and the future of skilled trades
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• Safety, sustainability, and company culture that lasts

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About your host

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Lisa Ryan

As a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), an award-winning speaker and author of ten books, Lisa Ryan, CSP, works with her clients to develop employee and client engagement initiatives and strategies that keep their top talent and best clients from becoming someone else’s.
Lisa’s expertise includes: strengthening workplace culture, improving employee engagement, increasing customer retention, and initiating gratitude strategies (“Grategies”) for personal and professional benefit. Lisa’s participants enjoy her high energy, enthusiastic delivery and quick wit and they leave the session with ideas they are committed to acting on immediately to make positive workplace culture changes.
Lisa costars in two films with other experts including Jack Canfield of “Chicken Soup for the Soul.” She is the Past-President of the National Speakers Association, Ohio Chapter and holds an MBA from Cleveland State University.

Relevant Experience

• Keynote, breakout or workshop speaker at more than 100 national and international conferences
• Thirteen years of industrial marketing and sales experience, including seven years in the welding industry – and yes, she does weld
• Host of “Elevate Your Engagement Levels: What You Need to Know” on the Elite Expert Network and the C-Suite Network
• Creator of “The Seven Mistakes Managers Make to Crush Company Culture” video series
• Best-selling author of ten books, including “Manufacturing Engagement: 98 Proven Strategies to Attract and Retain Your Industry’s Top Talent”
• Award-winning speaker