KPI Fireside: A Continuous Improvement Podcast

🎙 Info For Guests

Thank you for your interest in being a guest on the KPI Fire Podcast — the show where we share stories, systems, and strategies that help organizations achieve Continuous Improvement and Strategy Execution Excellence.

Our Mission: To Improve Companies and Improve Careers through Continuous Improvement

Each episode features leaders, change agents, and practitioners who are improving their organizations one project, one process, and one person at a time.

🎯 Our Audience

Our listeners are:

• Continuous Improvement professionals (Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, OpEx)
• Leaders responsible for Strategy Execution
• Practitioners looking to learn from real-world improvement stories
• Individuals who want to advance their careers
• KPI Fire customers and partners using technology to drive improvement

💬 What We Talk About

Every conversation is designed to promote our mission of Improving Companies and Improving Careers through Continuous Improvement. Our goal is to  inspire, educate, and share best practices. 

Common conversation topics include:

• Leadership strategy and tactics
• Culture
• Strategy deployment and alignment
• Project execution
• Continuous improvement success stories
• Lessons learned from failures and pivots
• How technology enables visibility and accountability

🎥 Interview Format

• Length: ~30-60 minutes
• Style: Conversational and story-driven
• Platform: Recorded via Riverside (video + audio)
• Host: Keith Norris, CEO of KPI Fire

We’ll talk through your background, your experience with continuous improvement, and one or two stories that listeners can learn from.

How To Prepare

• Listen to 1-3 previous episodes
• Camera Ready
• Audio
• Background/Backdrop
• Bring good energy & a smile! 

🧭 What to Expect

After you’re confirmed:

1. You’ll receive a calendar invite with a Riverside link.
2. We’ll send a few pre-interview questions to help you prepare
3. During the interview, our goal is to make you look great — share your ideas and experiences naturally!
4. We’ll send you the final episode link to share with your audience.

📣 Promote Your Episode

Once published, we’ll tag you and your organization on social media (LinkedIn and YouTube) and include your episode in our newsletter.
You’re welcome to: 

• Share the episode link with your audience
• Embed the episode on your website
• Use audio or video clips in your own promotion

🌟 Interested in Being a Guest?

We’re always looking for inspiring leaders and practitioners who are passionate about improvement.

👉 Apply to be a guest: Contact Keith Norris on Linkedin:  Mention Podcast Guest in your message.
👉 Listen to recent episodes: kpifire.com/podcast

FAQ: 

Q: As a guest can I promote my  products and services?
A: Yes. While the majority of the podcast should bring value to the listeners we do want to promote the guests in an appropriate way. 

Q: How is KPI Fire associated with the podcast?
A: KPI Fire is our primary sponsor. There will be a brief ad read in the episodes mentioning KPI Fire. 

Q: Do I need to know anything about KPI Fire to be a guest on the podcast?
A: No.