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Episode 150 - Dark, Dirty, Dangerous with Karla Trotman of Electro Soft

Episode 150 - Dark, Dirty, Dangerous with Karla Trotman of Electro Soft

Update: 2025-09-10
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In this episode we speak with Karla Trotman, CEO of Electro Soft, an electronics contract manufacturer serving industrial and defense customers. Karla shares the company’s origin story from kitchen table cables to a second-generation operation, and how she’s steering through tariffs, supply chain shocks, skilled-labor shortages, and leadership stress.

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LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlatrotman/


Her Company - Electro Soft Inc https://www.electrosoftinc.com/


Karla's Book on Amazon : https://a.co/d/9aHaU7T Dark, Dirty, Dangerous: Building the Vibrant Future of Manufacturing



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Episode 150 - Dark, Dirty, Dangerous with Karla Trotman of Electro Soft

Episode 150 - Dark, Dirty, Dangerous with Karla Trotman of Electro Soft