WED Talks
AWFS®Fair WED (Wood EDucation) Talks are short inspirational presentations by experts and wood industry community members on the topics about which they are passionate…including workforce development, Lean manufacturing, new products, and more!
2025 WED Talk Schedule coming soon
| Watch the Recording | Wednesday, July 26, 2023 | |
| Presenter Name | 2023 WED Talk Session Title | |
| Jane Dagmi’s WED Talk | Jane Dagmi | High Point Renaissance |
| Eric Marshall’s WED Talk | Eric Marshall | Closet Gold |
| Brian Boggs’ WED Talk | Brian Boggs | Challenging the Myths of the Self-taught Craftsman, Original Design, and the Handmade Object |
See Recordings of Previous WED Talks…
2021 AWFS®Fair WED Talks
| 2021 WED Talk Video | Presenter Name | 2021 WED Talk Session Title |
| Kelly’s WED Talk | Kelly Victor-Burke | Find Your Voice, Find Your Workforce: How to Start Spreading the News on Careers at Your Company and in the Wood Industry |
| Brad’s WED Talk | Brad Cairns | LEAN, gets started today! …Where to Start, Why, and How |
| Chris’s WED Talk | Chris Hedges | On the Chasing of Dreams: My Life as a Woodworker and Educator |
| Harold’s WED Talk | Harold Greene | HandMade: My Life in Craft |
| Justin’s WED Talk | Justin Stabb | The Generator: Accelerating the Industry through Access to Technology |
2019 AWFS®Fair WED Talks