🔥Episode 44 Just Dropped! Industrial leaders spend a lot of time discussing systems, technology, and improvement initiatives. Far less time is spent examining the behaviors that actually determine whether those efforts hold. In this latest episode, host Matt Horine 🇺🇸 sits down

📊 While GDP indicators signal a broad expansion, they overlook the jagged reality of current industrial growth. Investment and production are moving in steps, where bursts of activity are interrupted by pauses as projects navigate procurement cycles, supplier onboarding, and

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🚨 Episode 45 Preview Warnings about fragility went unheard. Then 2020 proved the point. In this week’s episode, powered by Veryable Ops, Matt Horine 🇺🇸 speaks with Renan Devillieres, Founder and CEO of OSS Ventures, about how the shock of COVID reset how leaders think about

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🔥 Episode 45 Just Dropped! The shock of 2020 exposed how fragile many supply chains really were — and forced a deeper reckoning about what it will actually take to rebuild American manufacturing. In this latest episode, Matt Horine 🇺🇸 sits down with Renan Devillieres, Founder

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🏭🇺🇸 A new generation of top tech talent is treating industrial work as "the battle of a generation", and they believe American industry can win it. In this latest episode, brought to you by Veryable Ops, Matt Horine 🇺🇸 speaks with Renan Devillieres, Founder and CEO of

When demand spikes or coverage comes up short, most plants and warehouses still call a staffing agency first. That reflex makes sense because for decades, it was the only practical option available. The problem is that staffing is built for headcount stabilization, not to handle

🚨Episode 46 Preview Most machine shops don’t lose business because their parts aren’t good enough. They lose because their quotes aren’t fast enough. In this week’s episode, powered by Veryable Ops, Matt Horine 🇺🇸 speaks with Alex Huckstepp, Co-founder of Uptool, about why

🔥 Episode 46 Just Dropped Quoting sits at the very front of manufacturing, yet in too many shops it's still stuck in the last century. In this episode, powered by Veryable Ops, Matt Horine 🇺🇸 speaks with Alex Huckstepp, Co-founder of Uptool, about how AI is reshaping the

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📈 In January, the Institute for Supply Management's Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) reached 52.6%, well above consensus expectations and the highest reading since 2022. While this reads like a clear return to expansion, inside many plants and DCs the volume is

⏱️Most shop owners already know that faster quotes would win them more work. The problem is that quoting competes with everything else that actually keeps the business alive, so it gets treated like a back-office chore instead of a strategic lever. In Episode 46, powered by

🧠 Early AI adopters are iterating while others are still debating In Episode 46, powered by Veryable Ops, Matt Horine 🇺🇸 speaks with Uptool Co-founder Alex Huckstepp about why openness to AI is becoming a practical advantage in high-mix manufacturing. The discussion centers