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The Gund Company is a manufacturer of composite materials commonly used as components for electrical power systems equipment. Steve will share the story of The Gund Company’s Culture of Continuous Improvement which has been instrumental in driving their growth from a dozen team members with one factory in the 1990’s to nearly a thousand employees today with twelve factories in six countries. Along the way, The Gund Company has benefitted from benchmarking and learning from great St. Louis companies like Watlow Electric and Barry-Wehmiller among others. The Gund Company shares its story as a way to pay it forward to other companies that could benefit from the lessons of “truly human leadership”

If you are a Manufacturing, Industrial, Distribution, or Construction operating company owner, executive, or leader, you won’t want to miss this event!

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Speaker: Steve Gund

The Gund Company is a third generation family business in some ways and a fifth generation family business in other ways. As a descendent of Al Bussmann, Sr., who along with his brothers started the world’s largest manufacturer of electrical fuses, Bussmann Manufacturing in 1910, Steve has learned many lessons about running successful family businesses. The Gund Company was formed out of Bussmann in 1951 to focus on electrical insulation material technology. Steve joined his brother Rich in the business as employee #14 with both focusing entirely on growing their small family business. Today, The Gund Company manufactures electrical insulation components for electrical power systems equipment such as power generators, transformers, switchgear, and of course, electrical fuses. With over 750 teammates today at 10 facilities across 4 countries, the company has grown by more than 50 times in the last 30 years.

Steve’s passion for sharing the hard-learned lessons of family business stewardship results in transparent and candid feedback peppered with humility and humor. Having developed a robust process for benchmarking world-class companies, The Gund Company has benefited from the generosity of those willing to share their experiential wisdom. Seeking to pay it forward, Steve contributes his experience in business model development, strategic planning, market growth models, continuous improvement systems, cultural development, and financial performance improvement.

Prior to joining the family business, Steve graduated from the University of Notre Dame and Chaminade College Prep. He studied at La Universidad Iberoamericana (Mexico City) while alsoworking at Industrias Unidas, S.A. de C.V., a multi-billion dollar family business.

He lives in University City, MO with his wife Stacy and his four kids, Caitlyn, Collin, Bryan, and Luke. Steve and his family are passionate about serving others through their work with My Brother’s Keeper (Easton, MA), the University of Notre Dame’s Lab for Economic Opportunity (South Bend, IN), Saint Louis University High School, Cor Jesu Academy, and Our Lady of Lourdes’ Sweeney Swarm Service Team.

MML Event Details
Friday, September 13th, 2024
7:30 – 8:00 am – Check In, Hot Breakfast, and Networking
8:00 – 8:50 am – Presentation
8:50 – 9:00 am – Question & Answer

Event Location
The Lodge Des Peres
1050 Des Peres Rd.
St Louis, MO 63131

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