7 Years. 200,000 Robots. 1.3 Million Manufacturing Jobs.

Each month, Tony Uphoff, visionary CEO of Thomasnet.com, joins
Cloud Wars Live for a recurring segment. “Uphoff on Industry”
will explore the innovations, upheavals, and breakthroughs
reshaping the the world of manufacturing and industrial markets.
Join Tony and me as we discuss disruptive new trends in the
digital-industrial world: not just how products are designed,
sourced and manufactured, but also the new ways in which
industrial companies are getting up to speed on marketing, sales
and customer experience.


Episode 5


In this episode: Tony and I discuss self-management, something
that he says doesn’t get talked about enough. He says the
emotional stamina required to run a business today is infinitely
more difficult and more trying than it was even 10 years ago.


Tony says there’s been nearly 200,000 robots purchased in the
U.S. in the last seven years – and in those same seven years
there have been 1.3 million new manufacturing jobs. He says he’s
not a huge fan of the work-life balance; it’s not about how many
hours do I spend working and how many hours do I spend in my
personal life – it’s about how do you stay fresh. And finally,
Tony says if you’ve lost your curiosity and passion for the
industry, you might want to consider calling up private equity
and deciding to get out.


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