# On-Demand Labor, Operations, and Finding a Co-Founder with Veryable CEO Mike Kinder

- Show: [Manufacturing Happy Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour)
- Published: 2021-09-21
- Length: 38m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-09-21-on-demand-labor-operations-and-finding-a-co-founder-with-veryable-ceo-mike-kinde
- Listen: http://manufacturinghappyhour.com

## Summary

Mike Kinder, CEO and co-founder of Veryable, discusses the company's growth from its pre-pandemic origins to becoming five times larger, driven by a labor shortage that he views as an amplification of long-standing manufacturing challenges. He details his transition from aerospace engineering and GE operations to consulting, and explains how he and co-founder Noah Labhart complement each other with operations and software expertise. Kinder argues that manufacturers must 'play offense' by adopting startup-like agility and reclaiming operational authority to innovate, emphasizing that establishing a clear vision is the key to industrial innovation.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-09-21-on-demand-labor-operations-and-finding-a-co-founder-with-veryable-ceo-mike-kinde#t=0) Introduction and Veryable Overview
- [8:05](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-09-21-on-demand-labor-operations-and-finding-a-co-founder-with-veryable-ceo-mike-kinde#t=485) Mike Kinder's Career Path from GE to Consulting
- [12:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-09-21-on-demand-labor-operations-and-finding-a-co-founder-with-veryable-ceo-mike-kinde#t=726) Finding Co-Founder Noah Labhart
- [17:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-09-21-on-demand-labor-operations-and-finding-a-co-founder-with-veryable-ceo-mike-kinde#t=1031) Manufacturing Mega-Trends and Labor Constraints
- [21:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-09-21-on-demand-labor-operations-and-finding-a-co-founder-with-veryable-ceo-mike-kinde#t=1291) Playing Offense: The Dallas 3PL Case Study
- [26:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-09-21-on-demand-labor-operations-and-finding-a-co-founder-with-veryable-ceo-mike-kinde#t=1614) Veryable's Geographic Expansion
- [29:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-09-21-on-demand-labor-operations-and-finding-a-co-founder-with-veryable-ceo-mike-kinde#t=1796) Leadership Lessons from Ron Swanson
- [33:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/manufacturing-happy-hour/2021-09-21-on-demand-labor-operations-and-finding-a-co-founder-with-veryable-ceo-mike-kinde#t=2033) The Importance of Vision in Innovation

## Topics

- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [Hiring & workforce](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/hiring-and-workforce)
- [Leadership, teams & culture](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/leadership-and-culture)
- [Starting a product company](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/starting-a-company)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)

## Most relevant to

companies scaling up

## Mentioned

- Veryable (company)
- GE (company)
- Boeing (company)
- PricewaterhouseCoopers (company)
- PRTM (company)
- Shop Saffie (product)
- Billy Bob's Texas (other)

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