Kevin Matkin

❌ FIVE MANUFACTURING MYTHS❌ As I shared previously (https://lnkd.in/dVKMKi8r) I recently spoke at The City Club of Cleveland on the so-called demise of manufacturing and the myths that hold us back from our full potential. (You can watch the speech here: https://lnkd.in/dQSsKpwQ) I’m sharing the five myths in a series of posts... Here's MYTH #3...Manufacturing is our past NOT our future. Been there done that, we need something new. Really? Why are we so obsessed with new? Back to the Superman theme that inspired my City Club speech…. Superman was the first superhero, debuting in 1938. Hundreds of shiny new heroes have graced the big and small screens since then, but we haven’t thrown out Superman. 13 movies, 15 TV shows, thousands of comic books. Superman will never go extinct, and neither will manufacturing. Northeast Ohio was built on manufacturing. It’s in our DNA. For the past 100 years, even in the worst of times manufacturing has always been the single largest driver of Northeast Ohio’s economy. We don’t need a new “superhero" industry. We just need to invest in the one we have. And we can’t be constrained by what we THINK manufacturing is. Yes, we still make more airplane and truck parts than any other state. Yes, we do all the traditional things. But innovation is also in our DNA. We were the Silicon Valley of the steel age. And that’s who we can be again. The next medical marvel could be invented and made here. Water could be cleaner and safer because of technology we’re pioneering here. EVs could be more affordable because we make the parts more efficiently, right here. Virtually all the advances we need in our world right now involve manufacturing. Why would we want to move away from this? When you watch the news and see all the jobs and companies we’ve attracted and grown here with incentives…80% of all those incentives go to manufacturing and manufacturing-related companies. Manufacturing is very much our future. Here’s Lincoln Electric’s Past CEO and Executive Chairman Chris Mapes on the opportunity he sees in front of us. MYTH #4 coming next! #smartmanufacturing #makeitbetterohio #industry40 #northeastohio MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network

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Interesting article outlying the necessity for Executives to show leadership and to be present in their manufacturing facilities to turn these woes around.

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As a concerned American patriot, I must voice my dismay at the recent verdict against former President Donald Trump. This decision epitomizes a legal process manipulated to serve the political agenda of those involved: a left-leaning prosecutor, a biased judge, and a jury drawn from one of the most liberal areas in our country—all working towards a predetermined goal of targeting Donald Trump. The fact that this case, involving alleged misdemeanor business record violations from nearly a decade ago, was even pursued illustrates how the justice system has been politically corrupted in places like New York City. It is particularly concerning when the district attorney frequently overlooks criminal behavior, jeopardizing the safety of law-abiding citizens in his area. We often hear that no one is above the law, but it is equally important to remember that no one should be beneath it. If the defendant were anyone other than Donald Trump, this case would likely have never been initiated, the judge’s rulings would have been different, and the jury would have delivered a different verdict. In the United States, the rule of law should be impartial and fair, not manipulated to serve the political aims of a biased legal system. If our democracy is to exist, this conviction should make your voting choice crystal clear in 2024. This verdict just made a demockery out of it.

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❌ FIVE MANUFACTURING MYTHS❌ As I shared previously (https://lnkd.in/dVKMKi8r) I recently spoke at The City Club of Cleveland on the so-called demise of manufacturing and the myths that hold us back from reaching our full potential. (You can watch the speech here: https://lnkd.in/dQSsKpwQ) MYTH #1...AI and robots are going to take all the manufacturing jobs. REALITY: AI and robots are going to keep our jobs here. MYTH #2...Manufacturing jobs are dead-end jobs that we’re pushing all our black and brown kids into. REALITY: Manufacturing jobs change lives. MYTH #3...Manufacturing is our past NOT our future. REALITY: Manufacturing is our future and that’s where we need to focus. MYTH #4...There’s a silver bullet for Northeast Ohio. REALITY: The only "silver bullet" is decades of reinvention, resilience, and really hard work. MYTH #5... Economic development agencies are going to save us. REALITY: Powerful partnerships will save us. And there you have it…five manufacturing myths BUSTED. I hope this also debunks the granddaddy of all myths: manufacturing is dead. For all you Hamilton fans out there…the death of manufacturing has indeed been greatly exaggerated. :-) It’s true, there’s been a cloud of suspicion hanging over the industry since the tough times decades ago. But it’s time to let that go. It’s time to trust manufacturing again. Four years ago, I spoke at the City Club just weeks before the pandemic hit. I made the case for why Northeast Ohio had earned the right to hope. Despite all we’ve been through, today I have even more hope for our future. WHY? Because we survived crisis after crisis. Because we continue to thrive. We’ve proved we have everything we need to lead in smart manufacturing, we just need to do more of it. But none of us can do it alone. There’s no superman here. And shooting just wrapped on the movie, so there’s not even a superman on the streets of Cleveland anymore. We are the heroes. We need to come together. Save our future. And refuse to let anything hold us back. As superman famously said… "There is a superhero in all of us, we just need the courage to put on the cape." It’s time for all of us to put on our metaphorical capes and get to work! Together, we can make manufacturing better. And that will make life better for everyone who lives here. (And big thanks to everyone who followed along with this series of posts! I appreciate all your comments and shares!) #smartmanufacturing #makeitbetterohio #industry40 #northeastohio MAGNET: The Manufacturing Advocacy and Growth Network

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