# Steve Knapp
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steve knapp (born April 17, 1964, Minneapolis, Minnesota), is a former driver in IndyCar. He raced in the 1998–2000 seasons with 13 career starts, including 3 at the Indianapolis 500. His best career finish was in his first race, a third place at the 1998 Indianapolis 500, where he was named Rookie of the Year.
196 | Signs of Codependency: Why You’re Still Miserable After You Quit Drinking
Why do some of us feel responsible for everyone else’s emotions?
Why can’t we relax unless everyone around us is okay first?
In this episode, we’re talking about codependency, people pleasing, emotional exhaustion, self-worth, and the hidden ways many of us lose ourselves trying to keep everyone …
Vanda Franco
In this episode of Beyond the Blend, Steve Knapp speaks with Vanda Franco, a reliability and lubrication professional whose career has taken her from Portugal to Qatar through marine chemistry, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, oil analysis and machine reliability.
Vanda shares her remarkable journe…
Doug Sackett
In this episode of Beyond the Blend, Steve Knapp sits down with Doug Sackett, Certified Lubrication Specialist, industry educator, mentor and lifelong advocate for raising standards across the lubrication and reliability profession.
From growing up in a family business and unexpectedly finding his …
Linda Perry
In this episode of Beyond the Blend, Steve Knapp is joined by Linda Perry, whose career spans laboratories, leadership, reliability, business development and lifelong learning. What began as a receptionist's role evolved into a remarkable career built on curiosity, trust and a passion for helping o…
Khashayar Hajiahmad
In this episode of Beyond the Blend, Steve Knapp is joined by Khashayar Hajiahmad, a machinery lubrication and reliability specialist whose career has taken him from a young mechanical engineer in Iran to SKF, Oman, EPT Clean Oil and now a new chapter in training and consultancy.
Khash shares the s…
Beyond The Blend Special: LUBELife — Who Will Power Our Industry Tomorrow?
The lubricants industry talks a lot about the future — technology, sustainability, new applications and changing customer needs.
But there is another question we need to ask:
Who is going to power our industry tomorrow?
In this special edition of Beyond the Blend, Steve Knapp is joined by Tina Read…
199 | Why Marriage Feels Harder After You Quit Drinking
Why does marriage sometimes feel harder after quitting drinking - even though sobriety was supposed to make everything better?
Removing alcohol from a relationship doesn’t automatically remove the problems surrounding it. Sobriety can expose loneliness, resentment, damaged trust, unmet emotional n…
Beyond The Blend LIVE at Lubricant Expo Düsseldorf 2026
Are lubricant businesses genuinely adopting AI, or are individual employees simply experimenting with it? And how much of that activity is actually making life better for the customer?
Recorded live at Lubricant Expo Düsseldorf 2026, this episode of Beyond the Blend brings five industry voices toge…
Wendy Hakken aka The Oil Lady
What happens when technical expertise, personal brand and a very human approach to selling come together?
Wendy Hakken, better known as The Oil Lady,joins Steve Knapp on Beyond the Blend to share an unconventional journey into lubricants that started with a chance encounter, took her into Chicago …
202 | How To Trust People Again After You've Been Hurt
What happens when past hurt makes connection feel dangerous?
It is possible to want close friendships and honest relationships while also feeling determined never to be vulnerable enough to get hurt again. Keeping everyone at a distance can feel safer - but it can also become painfully lonely.
In…
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