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What’s Really Happening in Digital Engineering Beyond the AI Noise: Stay Sharp Episode 147

In Stay Sharp Episode 147, Data Fiefdoms and Cheese: An Analyst’s View of the Industry’s Blind Spots, co-hosts Juliann Grant and Jonathan Scott sit down with PLM industry analyst Christine Longwell. From her start as a mechanical engineer at Ford to her most recent work owning the global PLM market model for CIMdata, Christine has spent her career analyzing the business of digital engineering (DE). In this conversation, she offers her perspective on current and future use of DE platforms.
Juliann Grant
August 7, 2026

The DIY Approach to PLM Software: Stay Sharp Episode 143

In Stay Sharp Episode 143, Build vs. Buy in the Age of AI-Assisted Coding, co-hosts Juliann Grant and Jonathan Scott sit down with returning guest Jonathan Girroir, Technical Evangelist at Tech Soft 3D, a software company that creates the building blocks for digital engineering. This episode breaks down why the idea of writing your own PLM software might not be so farfetched, how far vibe-coding can take you, and what to consider when doing anything outside of your manufacturing plant with your data.
Juliann Grant
July 10, 2026

Discussing OCM for PLM in a Sherry Bodega: Stay Sharp Episode 140

In Stay Sharp Episode 140, Share PLM Summit 2026 Recap, co-hosts Juliann Grant and Jonathan Scott are joined by Razorleaf International colleagues Ashish Kulkarni, Director of Growth, and Luc Van Hemelrijck, Director of Strategic Alliances. Both Ashish and Luc attended the Share PLM Summit in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, which was billed as an event “Where People Take Center Stage to Drive Human-Centric Transformations.”
Juliann Grant
June 19, 2026

What to Know Before You Go All-In on AI: Stay Sharp Episode 131

In Stay Sharp Episode 131, The AI Reality Gap – What You Need to Know Before Building at Scale, co- hosts Jonathan Scott and Juliann Grant welcome returning guest Diego Tamburini, PhD, AI Practice Director and Executive Consultant at CIMdata. Diego previously joined the podcast in Episode 125, Strategic Patterns for Implementing AI in Manufacturing, to describe five patterns of AI use and implementation in the manufacturing industry, and he returns to discuss how theory and shiny demos meet practice when implementing AI.
Juliann Grant
April 17, 2026
How Product Data Management was Born and What it Means for AI Today

Get Your Foundations Right Before Pouring On the AI Gravy: Stay Sharp Episode 130

In Stay Sharp Episode 130, How Product Data Management Was Born—and What it Means for AI Today, co- hosts Jonathan Scott and Juliann Grant sit down with Brion Carroll, arguably one of the godfathers of PLM. Currently the CEO and principal consultant of Digital Solution Group, Brion was a co-creator of the original product data management (PDM) system. Together, they discuss where the need for data management began, how it evolved into PLM, and what the future holds for AI’s role in the industry.
Juliann Grant
April 10, 2026

Lessons from AI in the Wild: Stay Sharp Episode 125

In Stay Sharp Episode 125, Strategic Patterns for Implementing AI in Manufacturing, co-hosts Jonathan Scott and Juliann Grant sit down with Diego Tamburini, PhD, the AI Practice Director and Executive Consultant at CIMdata. A recognized leader in using AI to drive digital transformation in the industrial sector, Diego brings a wealth of experience with AI to the conversation, including pioneering the use of AI across Microsoft’s marketplace engineering organization.
Juliann Grant
March 6, 2026

From AI to Puppies—Highlights from 3DEXPERIENCE World: Stay Sharp Episode 124

  In Stay Sharp Episode 124, 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026 Wrap Up, co-hosts Jonathan Scott and Juliann Grant welcome two Razorleaf colleagues to help them dig into the key themes and surprises from Dassault Systèmes’ annual conference. Andrew Halley, Senior Director of Partnerships, and François Schlub, Sales Executive, attended the event—as did Jonathan—and the trio report on their perspectives and experiences. François’ main takeaway from the conference is wondering if perhaps Dassault is out of step with customers—though previous podcasts have noted that the company often blazes a trail that customers aren’t immediately ready for. François says, “Dassault is promising a lot around what you can do with AI, and a lot of messaging was on AI. Of course, it's a nice flashy thing and I believe that it could have great impact for sure. Now, when I talk to my clients, this is not what they want to talk about. They want to address from foundation of a PLM, what is the solution to use with our workflows. I should be configuring the solution.” Common Themes The main topic, to no one’s surprise, was AI. Andrew mentions a demo from Dassault about integrating AI agents that each focus on a…
Juliann Grant
February 27, 2026

The Best Moments of 2025: Stay Sharp Episode 116

In Episode 116, Stay Sharp 2025: A Guest Soundbite Mashup, co-hosts Jonathan Scott and Juliann Grant wrap up 2025’s podcasts. They reflect on the year’s surprises, including how technology is changing in the PLM space, how popular sustainability was, and how they couldn’t ever not talk about AI. From the pithiest quotes and the most insightful analogies to the biggest conceptual impacts, they highlight and revisit the best of the best podcast moments.
Juliann Grant
January 9, 2026
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