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Linen, Uniform & Facility Services Podcast - Interviews & Insights by TRSA

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Who exactly are the thought leaders in the $18-billion-plus linen, uniform and facility services industry? This podcast aims to shine a light on this industry’s more than 200,000 employees t...

Episodes

20 of 86 episodes

Episode 86 – The Future of Laundry Operations: How Technology is Reshaping the Industry

Mads Andresen, the chief innovation officer for JENSEN-GROUP, discusses how robotics, artificial intelligence and data analytics are transfo...

15:19Sep 30, 2026

Episode 85 – EMI Perspectives: Sergio Peña

What is the true value of leadership development? In this episode of the Linen, Uniform & Facility Services Podcast, we sit down with Sergio...

15:31Aug 6, 2026

Episode 84 – EMI Perspectives: Laura Waldman

In this episode of the Linen, Uniform & Facility Services Podcast, Laura Waldman, vice president, Superior Linen Service, Tulsa, OK, shares...

14:22Jul 21, 2026

Episode 83 – Market Trends and M&A Moves

Andrew Wittmann, senior research analyst, Robert W. Baird & Co., gives an update on economic trends in the linen, uniform and facility servi...

17:45Jun 4, 2026

Episode 82 – From Linens to Logistics: GPOs and Healthcare Partnerships

Liz Remillong, vice president of strategic alliances at CORE Linen Services; and Stephanie Gregg, senior consulting director, indirect spend...

26:46Apr 30, 2026

Episode 81 – Executive Perspectives: Healthcare Trends

At the 14th Annual Healthcare Conference in Boston, TRSA Chair Randy Bartsch, the executive chair of Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service, modera...

42:18Feb 27, 2026

Episode 80 – A Look Ahead: 2026 Annual Conference & CEO Summit

TRSA President & CEO Joseph Ricci, TRSA Chair Randy Bartsch from Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service and TRSA Vice Chair PJ Dempsey from Dempsey...

12:07Dec 19, 2025

Episode 79 – Clean Show Innovations

A group of industry veterans that also serve as TRSA's Hygienically Clean Auditors discuss the highlights from the Clean Show floor, includi...

30:10Nov 21, 2025

Episode 78 – Live from Clean: TRSA Launches RSR Training

Currie Gilbert and Caleb Gilmer from Performance Matters discuss the need for route service representative (RSR) training in the linen, unif...

12:44Oct 17, 2025

Episode 77 – Artificial Intelligence

Larry Erickson, the chief technology officer at Kannegiesser North America, discusses breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI), the imp...

22:14Aug 20, 2025

Episode 76 – Texas Levels the Playing Field

Fresh off a major legislative victory in Texas, TRSA's Vice President of Government Relations Kevin Schwalb joins the podcast to discuss the...

16:32Jun 30, 2025

Episode 75 – Elevating the Industry: Q&A with Randy Bartsch

TRSA Chair Randy Bartsch, Ecotex Healthcare Linen Service, Vancouver, British Columbia, discusses his goals for the association and the indu...

23:45May 30, 2025

Episode 74 – Laundry Automation

Silje Mari Sunde, project manager at Nor Tekstil, the market leader in Norway with 26 facilities and more than 1,300 employees, discusses ho...

32:25Apr 30, 2025

Episode 73 – Annual Conference Preview

TRSA President & CEO Joseph Ricci gives an overview of the 112th Annual Conference agenda, including several inspiring speakers, a plethora...

17:17Mar 31, 2025

Episode 72 – The Trump Administration, Tariffs and More

John Harwood, an award-winning journalist known for his impartial analysis of U.S. elections, politics and the presidency, recently gave a k...

22:25Mar 1, 2025

Episode 71 – GR: 2024 Review and a Look Ahead to 2025

TRSA's Vice President of Government Relations Kevin Schwalb gives an update on the latest news impacting the linen, uniform and facility ser...

41:55Dec 20, 2024

Episode 70 – The Wash Meets TRSA

Zach Ostendorf, host of the industry podcast The Wash and a videographer for Clean & Simple Marketing/CITY Laundering, interviews TRSA Presi...

09:57Nov 28, 2024

Episode 69 – Enhancing Safety: Fire Safety Survey

Charles Edelman, the corporate safety director at Unitex Healthcare Laundry Services in Elmsford, NY, and the chair of TRSA's Safety Committ...

12:37Oct 30, 2024

Episode 68 – PFAS: Update from the EPA

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) officials Brian D'Amico and Matt Klasen join the podcast to give an overview of per- and polyfluo...

39:54Jul 18, 2024

Episode 67 – Sustainability: Water Reuse and Recycling

John Shaffer, the CEO and principal chemist for EEC Environmental, shares his thoughts on the sustainability efforts the linen, uniform and...

25:39May 31, 2024