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Beyond the Blend is a conversational podcast series, designed to explore the personal and professional journeys of individuals in the lubricant sector.Your hosts Steve Knapp and Rob Taylor aim to inspire listeners by sharing stories about careers, challenges, successes, and…
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Wendy Hakken aka The Oil Lady (opens the original)
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What happens when technical expertise, personal brand and a very human approach to selling come together? Wendy Hakken, better known as The Oil Lady,joins Steve Knapp on Beyond the Blend to share an unconventional journey into lubricants that started with a chance encounter, took her into Chicago steel mills and ultimately built a career across distributors, Shell, OEMs and heavy-duty equipment. It’s a conversation about much more than oil. Wendy explains how learning the technical application,
Beyond The Blend LIVE at Lubricant Expo Düsseldorf 2026 (opens the original)
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Are lubricant businesses genuinely adopting AI, or are individual employees simply experimenting with it? And how much of that activity is actually making life better for the customer? Recorded live at Lubricant Expo Düsseldorf 2026, this episode of Beyond the Blend brings five industry voices together for a practical, candid discussion about artificial intelligence in the lubricants industry. Rob Taylor and Steve Knapp lead the conversation with Egor Parienko, Ian Lloyd and Rafe Britton, explor
Beyond The Blend Special: LUBELife — Who Will Power Our Industry Tomorrow? (opens the original)
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The lubricants industry talks a lot about the future — technology, sustainability, new applications and changing customer needs. But there is another question we need to ask: Who is going to power our industry tomorrow? In this special edition of Beyond the Blend, Steve Knapp is joined by Tina Reading of LUBE Media to explore LUBELife and the new LUBE Media STEM Ambassador Programme. The challenge may not begin with recruitment. It may begin with awareness. Too many young people simply do not kn
Khashayar Hajiahmad (opens the original)
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In this episode of Beyond the Blend, Steve Knapp is joined by Khashayar Hajiahmad, a machinery lubrication and reliability specialist whose career has taken him from a young mechanical engineer in Iran to SKF, Oman, EPT Clean Oil and now a new chapter in training and consultancy. Khash shares the story behind his relentless curiosity and appetite for learning, including the mentors who helped shape him, the professional qualifications he sees as a “driving licence” for lubrication, and why exper
Linda Perry (opens the original)
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In this episode of Beyond the Blend, Steve Knapp is joined by Linda Perry, whose career spans laboratories, leadership, reliability, business development and lifelong learning. What began as a receptionist's role evolved into a remarkable career built on curiosity, trust and a passion for helping others succeed. Linda shares the influence of mentor Bill Herguth, why breaking down organisational silos is essential for better business performance, and how leadership, communication and continuous l
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