Nov 26, 2025
Peggy unpacks the numbers that show the cost of downtime in the
manufacturing industry, saying organizations need to treat
reliability as a core business strategy. She says we need to start
taking a proactive approach to downtime prevention and leverage AI
(artificial intelligence) and the IoT (Internet of Things).
She...
Nov 26, 2025
Peggy Smedley and Tim Carpenter, president and CEO, Timpte, and Andy Bednar, general manager, Lincoln Manufacturing Center, talk about a new $28 million facility investment, what it produces, and key drivers for opening the facility. Carpenter explains why the business was created and how it serves its customers—and...
Nov 26, 2025
Peggy Smedley and James Bohnaker, senior economist, Cushman & Wakefield, discuss tariffs and where the construction industry is headed. He says there is still a lot of uncertainty and it is shifting a lot.
They also discuss:
· Recent U.S. trade policies impacting construction materials.
· Who bears the burden of the...
Nov 19, 2025
Peggy talks about a new benchmark that tests AI models on real freelance projects—and what percentage of AI systems complete tasks at professional human standards. She says we need to consider AI our partner in crime, but we need to determine how to augment, not replace.
She also discusses:
· The state of the...
Nov 19, 2025
Peggy Smedley and Eddie Hartman, partner & board member at Simon-Kucher Partners, and coauthor of Scaling Innovation: How Smart Companies Architect Profitable Growth, talk about why startups fail. He says if you created something people want to buy and pay for, then your startup wouldn’t fail, and we must begin with...
