Future Focused Entrepreneurs

Thermography Trailblazer

Episode Summary

In this episode, Jim Downes meets with Markus Tarin, and the two discuss everything from AI to work-life balance to COVID-19's impact on business.

Episode Notes

Markus Tarin is the President & CEO of MoviTHERM – Advanced Thermography Solutions. Mr. Tarin has studied Radio and Television Engineering as well as Embedded System Design in Germany, where he graduated in 1996. He has extensive experience with visible and non-visible imaging, especially in the Near Infrared (NIR), Shortwave Infrared (SWIR), Midwave Infrared (MWIR) and Long Wave Infrared (LWIR).

Tarin was the lead architect on many product development projects for defense, research, medical and industrial applications. Through his company, he has commercialized many of these developments for remote monitoring, automated thermal imaging and non-destructive testing.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• What makes MoviTHERM unique in the thermography industry, and insights about the firm’s thermal imaging innovations
• Markus’s background, and how he got involved in the thermography/thermal imaging industry
• How old Markus was when he first knew he wanted to have an electronics-related career
• Difficult times Markus faced in his career, and the impact of the textile industry crash
• The best and worst aspects of owning a business, from Markus’s perspective, and common misconceptions about “being your own boss”
• The commitment needed to successfully lead a company, and the responsibility that business leaders feel
• How Artificial Intelligence (AI) is impacting MoviTHERM’s industry
• COVID-19’s impact on MoviTHERM, and whether Markus sees any impact of a potential recession
• What the Purchasing Manager’s Index is, and what information it shows
• Markus’s view on work-life balance, and how many hours he works per week as President & CEO
• Why MoviTHERM decided to work with Blueprint CFO, and Markus’s initial impressions as a new client
• The power of peer advisory organizations like Vistage, and the importance of checking your blind spots as an entrepreneur

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