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JOIN US FOR A FREE VIRTUAL SUMMIT:

IMPROVEMENTTECHNOLOGY

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS:  
Jared Spataro, 
Microsoft Chief Marketing Officer, AI at Work

  • FREE ONLINE EVENT | March 26, 2025 starting at 7am Pacific Time

Join people from around the world and strengthen your knowledge about exciting new technologies to help you improve. Take your Lean skills to the next level in creating process efficiency and effectiveness TODAY!

This is an intense day where we will focus on "Improvement to the Power of Technology".  From Apps to help you improve to new technologies like Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Data Mining, and more. The Virtual Lean Summit is a FREE event designed to help you in your continuous improvement journey. 



What OTHERS THOUGHT ABOUT OUR Virtual LEAN SUMMIT™?

Thank You For Inspiring Me

I attended your virtual lean conference and - WOW! - that was a great week spending time with great minds in my field. Well Done! Thank you for inspiring me.

I Could’ve Listened for Many Hours More

So many wonderful stories, I could’ve listened for many hours more.

Awesome Summit!

Dude! - awesome summit! Can only imagine the work involved...all I can say is "Well Done". Super impressed with the value you have brought regarding the summit...amazing!

Best Summit Ever

I had attended some summits :), and this is one of the best summit ever ???? I learned a lot from passionate experts at today session. Thank you.

The Most Useful & Enjoyable Conference of 2021

Over the course of the last several months I attended (virtually) several operational and process excellence events organized by big corporations and small firms. VLS organized by Jared definitely stood out among them. The speakers were carefully selected and represented a wide variety of industries, geographies, cultures and opinions. The agenda was packed, the content was superb and there was something for everyone. I came with very modest expectations, but this event was the most useful and enjoyable conference of 2021. Thanks, Jared! Enjoying my All Access pass and looking forward to the 2022 edition.

Just Epical!

The VLS is (as my daughter would call it) just epical!

Thank you for spending what must have been days and days organising it and convincing the speakers to give up their time as well as yours. And for you to throw it open as a free event is remarkable. I for one am hugely grateful to you for organising it - and we are only halfway through!

An Amazing Group of Speakers

Just completed my (full access) registration to Virtual Lean Summit 2021, and looking forward to great learnings from an amazing group of speakers and presenters. Thank you for organizing this event!

So Worth the 5 Nights I'm Staying Up!

Thank you Jared for making this happen!! I am so amazed at how focused you can be through the whole day! So much respect!
So much learning for me and so eye opening. Really grateful and have started applying as much as I can in my work.
So worth the 5 nights I'm staying up!
Thank you so much again!

Like a Face to Face Conference with a Twist

Absolutely fantastic set-up of presenters and great knowledge sharing going on ? ? Live virtual sessions including all the "normal life & mysteries" on the background makes it like f2f conferences with a twist ?!

An Amazing Program

Thanks Jared Thatcher for this amazing program. I wish I could join from day 1. However, I feel lucky that I got to attend at least the last day sessions. Great job! Looking forward to more.

An Amazing Conference

This has been an amazing conference!

This Event is Phenomenal & I had a Blast

This event is phenomenal, and I had a blast with your international audience during my session!

So Many Thought Leaders

You have made this a hugely successful summit Jared, coordinating so much value from so many thought leaders and we still have 3 days to go including today. Thanks for the opportunity to contribute in my own small way.

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Amy Flores Continuous Improvement Manager - USA
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David Vayro Process Improvement Facilitator - Australia
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Steve Martin Senior Process Engineer - USA
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Diem Nguyen Sr. Production Engineer - Vietnam
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Olga Zhuravel Process & Operational Excellence - USA
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Matthew Taylor Senior Operations Director - UK
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Moshe Nativ Senior Director, Program Management - USA
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Kelli Ng Chief Technology Officer - Malaysia
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Ari Väisänen Lean Transformation Leader - Finland
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Abu Jiad Md. Abdul Kadir Sr Textile Industrial Engineer - Bangladesh
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Tiffany Windmeyer Lean Six Sigma Process Analyst - USA
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Lee Rubin Key Note Speaker - USA
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Mike Denison Founder Lean Mentor International - UK

You’re Probably Wondering, What EXACTLY Will I Get Out Of Attending This
Virtual LEAN SUMMIT™?


Great question, and I’m glad you asked.

Here’s a taste of what you’ll discover by joining the Free VIRTUAL LEAN SUMMIT™:

  • How to adapt quickly to meet the changing needs of customers and solve their problems
  • Get the Virtual Lean Summit™ Playbook, a guide to the speakers, their topics, templates, and note section to capture your key takeaways
  • The best tools to create employees that are problem solvers not problem avoiders
  • Discover a system to generate more savings for your business than you thought possible
  • Get the big reveal of dozens of the top tools that business leaders from around the world are using to visually solve their problems
  • Learn hundreds of the best practice tips and tools that teams use to collaboratively solve problems

Our Sponsors

Toyota Material Handling

#1 Manufacturer of forklifts in the world

The number one manufacturer of Forklifts in the US and globally. Partnering with Toyota Material Handling means diving into your business, your data, your automation options, and taking a holisitic look at how to reach even your highest goals. You’ve trusted Toyota Forklifts for the past 55 years. Let’s take that partnership – and your business – to a whole new level.

The Lean Leadership Academy

Lean training & Consultancy

The Lean Leadership Academy develops Lean Organizational Leadership skills and Senior Leadership teams to prepare them to lead their organizations through a TPS-based Lean transformation to Lean Enterprise Operating System, Lean Management System, and Culture.

KaiNexus

improvement Software

KaiNexus helps leading companies engage more people in improvement for an accelerated rate of change and maximum impact. With software that provides unprecedented visibility and standardization, we’re revolutionizing the way the world captures, implements, measures, and shares improvement.

Sewio

Real-Time inventory location system

Maximize Your Efficiency With the Only Real-time Location System (RTLS) Made Solely for Manufacturers.  With Sewio RTLS for precise indoor tracking, you can transform your business into a highly efficient, powerful and streamlined operation. Using technology based on ultrawideband (UWB), only Sewio gives you the hardware and software you need to gain accurate and actionable data and be more productive, cost-effective and safe.

iObeya

digital visual management platform

An easy, powerful, and secure Visual Management Platform supporting Lean organizations. iObeya pioneered the digital obeya working directly with leading global lean manufacturing companies. iObeya supports operational excellence, continuous improvement and performance management including digitized SQCDP. iObeya provides teams with a virtual home and naturally adapts to your way of working with its easy-to-use configuration and interface.

Colorado Lean Network

Lean Network

The Colorado Lean Network (CLN) works to inspire, develop, and support improvement practitioners to better serve Colorado organizations and communities by connecting existing and aspiring practitioners to the right mentors, models, and resources.

Interested in becoming a Sponsor? Please reach out.

Our Media Partners

The Lean Mag

Online Lean Magazine

The digital Lean magazine you have been looking for with exclusive content on Lean, operational excellence,  continuous improvement,  leadership,  and strategy.  The Lean Mag’s strategic goal is to grow and nurture the lean community knowledge sharing. Join our international readership, sign up today.

Ever-So-Lean Podcast

Lean Podcast by Matt Sims from the UK

The Ever-So-Lean Podcast is the destination for exploring how leadership and continuous improvement foster high performance. Come and join us as we share the real-life experiences of global industry leaders to front-line workers, diving deep into their journeys of triumph and adversity. Each episode offers genuine insights, practical wisdom, and valuable takeaways to support you on your path to excellence.  

Whether you’re striving for personal excellence or leading a team toward new heights, the Ever-So-Lean Podcast offers the fuel you need to transform your vision into reality. Discover us on all major podcast platforms or visit www.eversolean.com and take the first step toward becoming the leader you were meant to be.

How’d You Like To Access
World-Class Business & Industry Leaders Helping  You to ACHIEVE A SUCCESSFUL LEAN CULTURE in these Masterclasses?



These sessions will show you business strategies and emerging technologies that top people in the industry are using and recommending to help transform their business so that you'll be able to SUCCESSFULLY PRACTICE LEAN in any organization. Get FREE access to this exclusive content right here.

We all work to provide value for our customers and continuously improve our processes.  The Virtual Lean Summit® is designed to provide you with a wealth of practical applications that you can use right away at work.  Come learn the skills that will help give you an edge in your work as you move from trying to implement Lean to practicing Lean.  This summit is for those new to Lean as well as the seasoned Lean professionals.  Learn skills, frameworks, and tools that will help you improve what you have to offer others.

This event will bring together the some of the best Lean and business experts in the world to reveal to you what the top companies and consultants are doing to create a Lean culture.

Why Should I Sign Up For
VIRTUAL LEAN SUMMIT™?



Once-In-A Lifetime Curated Speakers Actionable Content

Never before seen Lean business strategies and technology explained by the top Lean experts from around the world hand-picked just for the VIRTUAL LEAN SUMMIT™.  Come join over 3,600 attendees from 98 countries.

You Don’t Even Need To Leave Your House (Okay, I know we would like to, but think of the $ savings) — Attend From Your Computer, Phone or Tablet

There’s no flight or hotel room to book… saving you thousands of dollars, unpaid work leave, and time away from your family.  A similar conference line-up would cost over $3,000 (US) to attend, but you'll get the same content for FREE...  It's just my way of giving back to the Lean community.

Although, IF you really want to attend an in-person event, we are hosting the Global Lean Summit™. this year in partnership with Toyota Material Handling and Indiana University Kelley School of Business, September 23-25th.  Day 2 of the Summit we will spend the entire day at the Toyota Manufacturing Plant.


World-Class Quality Content

This is not your ordinary online event. We take pride in delivering you the absolute best content so that you can get great value and achieve actionable results. Nearly every industry leader I've asked to be part of this summit has gladly given of their time and talents to help you to improve your skills. Block out time on your calendar to join.


Join the LinkedIn Virtual Lean Summit™ Community Group

This is more than just being able to watch world-class masterclasses, this exclusive LinkedIn community group will allow you to ask questions of the speakers, share micro-learnings from the sessions, and help each other. This is a collaborative community where you will be able to share best practices and solve problems.

Business Strategies For
Creating Lean DNA within Your Organization
Revealed By The
Top Business Leaders In The World


Your journey to figure out how to quickly get your business into a strong position could go one of two ways:

Long and Difficult Way

  • You could spend thousands of dollars and countless hours trying to implement "OLD" outdated business strategies you've learned from "so-called experts" that aren't that effective anymore (or worse... don't work at all!) if you'd like to get results fast. 

Easy & Fast Way

  • You could sign up for Virtual Lean Summit™ today and get real insights from the top business experts from around the world and a step-by-step guides to each of these master classes designed to quickly get you producing even greater improvements.

If you’re looking for your average, run-of-the-mill virtual summit, or one that sells the hype but fails to deliver on substance, then you’ve come to the wrong place.  
The primary focus of our speakers is to provide actionable value to you.

If you’re looking for the top BUSINESS strategies that are working right now TO HELP YOU
Achieve a successful continuous improvement culture in your organization, 
then you’re AT THE RIGHT PLACE.

MEET YOUR HOST

Jared Thatcher

Hi, I’m Jared Thatcher.

I've been a small business owner, construction worker, management consultant, manufacturing plant manger, and a continuous improvement enthusiast.  I was part of a project management team that saved a company over $1.1 billion dollars over three years, and I've generated multiple million dollar cost savings ideas for over a dozen companies throughout my career.

During the COVID lockdowns, I wished there was something I could do to help my friends and family save their jobs and their businesses.  I realized that there was something I could do.  The same principles I have been using to help the businesses I've consulted for, I could share with others from around the world. I felt inspired to put on this Virtual Lean Summit and to bring together some of the top industry leaders from around the world to reveal their strategies to you.  I want these virtual summits to be FREE as a way of giving back to the Lean community that has helped me so much.

How’d You Like To Access the
World-Class Experts helping you in the 
Virtual Lean Summit™ Masterclasses?


These sessions will show you the strategies that the top people in business use and recommend. Get your FREE access to this exclusive content right here.

© 2025  Virtual Lean Summit™ is curated by Jared Thatcher.

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