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245: A Grassroots Approach to Shaping the Future of American Industry with Bret Boyd, CEO of Sustainment

Manufacturing Happy Hour · 8 Jul 2025 · 56m

What this episode covers

Bret Boyd, CEO and co-founder of Sustainment, discusses the current state of American manufacturing based on early findings from a survey conducted with the New American Industrial Alliance (NAIA). He reveals that access to capital, rather than the workforce gap, is the primary concern for mid-market manufacturers, and explains how his military background informs his mission-oriented approach to building supplier networks. Boyd details the complexities of reshoring, the impact of tariffs, and the strategic need for US manufacturers to diversify into defense and semiconductor supply chains to survive the transition from globalization to localization.

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companies scaling up

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Sustainment, New American Industrial Alliance, NAIA, Skill Work, BYD, Nvidia, A3
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Broken Spoke, Automatica

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