Textile Nerd Podcast: Advanced Textiles Expo

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with Erica Roudabush and Blake Theademan about their experiences at the Advanced Textiles Expo.

In a companion to our "Why Do Trade Shows Matter?" episode, we welcome Erica Roudabush and Blake Theademan to Podcast Row of Advanced Textiles Expo 2025 to talk about their impressions based on their varying years of attendence at the industrial fabrics industry's flagship show. Blake and Erica are colleagues of Lori and Dan , and they'll also relay their textile industry origin stories.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lori Atone, Dan McGowan

Guests: Erica Roudabush, Blake Theademan

Topics covered

• trade shows
• textile industry
• industrial fabrics
• networking
• origin stories

Keywords

• textiles
• trade shows
• industrial fabrics
• networking
• expo
• textile industry
• origin stories

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Advanced Textiles Expo

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