Trevor Blondeel

The people closest to manufacturing's biggest problems are often the last ones asked. Trevor Blondeel built his career on changing that.
An author, professional speaker, and executive coach, Trevor spent twenty-five years in manufacturing, eighteen of them at Magna International, where he learned that performance, productivity, and profit are won or lost in the gap between leadership and the shop floor. His signature message, stop telling and start asking, gives leaders a practical way to tap the talent already in their plants without adding headcount or budget.
Trevor is the author of the forthcoming Manufacturing Greatness (Page Two, May 11, 2027), grounded in a first-of-its-kind North American research study of more than 1,250 manufacturing workers across the United States and Canada on what it takes to attract, engage, and retain people on the floor. His podcast of the same name ranks in the top one percent globally. He speaks to manufacturing leaders at every level, from frontline supervisors to the C-suite, and is at home in both rooms.
A Certified Speaking Professional with the National Speakers Association, a distinction earned by fewer than twenty percent of professional speakers worldwide, Trevor served as President of the NSA Kentucky chapter. He holds an Honors Bachelor of Business, is a certified manufacturing leadership coach with the Center for Executive Coaching, carries an ICF Professional Coaching Certification, and is a Genos Emotional Intelligence practitioner.