ProtoPod, the podcast that explores the people, ideas, and technologies shaping the future of engineering, manufacturing, and product development, has returned with Season 3. Hosted by Jordan Rose of Protocase, the show continues its mission of diving into the innovations and insights that drive the next generation of aerospace, robotics, advanced manufacturing, and hardware startups.
Building on the momentum of its first two seasons, which included 37 in-depth episodes with leaders at the forefront of their industries, Season 3 goes further, examining how teams accelerate product development, integrate digital and physical systems, and overcome the challenges of turning breakthrough ideas into real-world technologies.
“Engineering and product development are entering a new era where software, automation, and advanced systems are accelerating how quickly ideas can become real things in the physical world,” said ProtoPod host Jordan Rose, R&D Manager and Business Unit Manager of CNC Machining and 3D Printing at Protocase. “ProtoPod exists to explore that shift. Season 3 is about talking with the people building this future - founders, engineers, and innovators who are pushing the boundaries of what's possible in manufacturing, robotics, aerospace, and beyond.”
Season 3 focuses on several critical topics reshaping modern engineering and manufacturing: how teams dramatically increase velocity in product development, the convergence of software, hardware, and real-world systems, lessons from founders building next-generation technology companies, and the rise of physically intelligent systems and digital design tools. Through these conversations, ProtoPod provides engineers, innovators, and business leaders with practical insights into how breakthrough technologies move from concept to reality, and the challenges innovators face along the way.
The upcoming season features a diverse lineup of founders, engineers, and technical leaders working at the edge of innovation, including Issac Hicks, Founder of Autonomi; Steven Gay and Jakub Cech, Co-Founders of Mode Maison; Jim Jarvis, Range Safety Officer at the Experimental Sounding Rocket Association; Jarrod Barker, Founder of RealSimGear; Karthik Gollapudi, Co-Founder and CEO of Sift; Fernando Romero, Founder of Iron Age Audioworks; and Caleb Vainikka, Founder of Cove Design. Additional guests will be announced throughout the season.
“In the not-too-distant future, product creation will be fully digital and automated, but today there are still gaps in understanding physical systems,” said Steven Gay, Co-Founder and CEO of Mode Maison. “Talking with Jordan about Mode Maison's position in driving this future, and how we are acquiring the data needed to reimagine the manufacturing stack, was exactly the kind of conversation we love to have.”
“We started Sift to help companies build the next generation of machines, making science fiction a reality,” said Karthik Gollapudi, CEO of Sift. “The path forward is closing the gap between hardware and software. As these worlds converge, real-time understanding becomes essential. Sift provides the intelligence layer that bridges them quickly, safely, and at scale.”
ProtoPod is available in audio and video formats, including YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and more. Protocase, the company behind the podcast, is a leading provider of custom electronic enclosures, panels, and brackets, serving a wide range of industries from aerospace to biotech. The company's mission is to empower engineers and innovators at all levels to bring their ideas to life quickly and efficiently through its High Velocity Mass Custom (HVMC™) rapid manufacturing process.
