Guest: Rosemary Coates, president and founder of the Reshoring Institute President Donald Trump views tariffs as a way to boost American industry and create manufacturing jobs. But can it happen? That is being hotly debated these days. One of the people that has some unique insight into this conversation is Rosemary Coates. Coates is the founder and executive chairman of the Reshoring Institute, president and founder of Blue Silk Consultant, a columnist for Supply Chain Management Review, and host of the Frictionless Supply Chain podcast. She has spent much of her career working with companies that engage with China and other nations. And for the last 11 years, has led the Reshoring Institute in assisting businesses that are looking to bring manufacturing back to the U.S.