Episode 08: Jason Moss
The Power of Community with Jason Moss, CEO of Georgia Manufacturing Alliance
Episode 08: Show Notes
Manufacturing may seem like it’s driven by competition, but when you approach it with a spirit of collaboration, your entire sense of opportunity and potential can start to shift spectacularly. This week on the show we welcome Jason Moss, CEO of Georgia Manufacturing Alliance (GMA). We talk with Jason about how he was able to gather a group of competitive manufacturers in Georgia and create a collaborative and supportive community that helped folks weather the storm of COVID, and take on massive projects that they would never have been able to do on their own! GMA was designed to help support and grow Georgia’s manufacturing community, and they have been doing just that since 2008 through a series of plant tours, networking events, and educational sessions. Their success over such a short period has been hugely transformative and has been recognized by governors Brian Kemp and Nathan Deal through multiple awards! We discuss the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on production in Georgia, and how they were able to step up during a particularly stressful period. To learn more about how Jason has built community and the great strides GMA has made towards elevating manufacturing in the US, be sure to tune in today!
Key Points From This Episode:
Introducing today’s guest Jason Moss and the Georgia Manufacturing Alliance (GMA).
Jason’s thoughts on the biggest challenges facing manufacturing in 2022.
How supply chain issues have affected manufacturing in Georgia.
Jason’s book recommendations for anyone working in manufacturing.
The role that mentors have played in Jason’s life and what they have taught him.
What Jason has learned from other members of GMA.
How Jason has seen members benefit from being a part of GMA.
The initial reservations manufacturers had about collaborating with their competitors.
Some of the incredible results from building community in manufacturing.
Hear about the awards that GMA received from the current and former governors.
How productivity and efficiency techniques are being used to help address issues with labor shortages.
Jason’s ambitions for GMA and what ultimate success would look like to him.
Why Jason wants to debunk the myth that getting a manufacturing job is a last resort.
The state of manufacturing in the US and how COVID has shifted expectations.
Jason shares the energy efficiency initiatives he has been most impressed by.
Shortages in labor, how lifestyles have changed, and how manufacturing can adapt.
The most innovative technologies that Jason has seen in the industry.
Tweetables:
“The Georgia Manufacturing Alliance was designed specifically to help support and grow Georgia’s manufacturing community. We do that through plant tours, networking events, and educational sessions.” — @mrjasonmoss [0:02:12]
“Within the first six months, I knew that we were on to something special, I knew that we were on to the magic of community, of people working together collaboratively, instead of competition. That’s magic, man.” — @mrjasonmoss [0:15:16]
“There’s nothing that I appreciate more than somebody’s time. And to have a thousand people invest a day of their life, to come see something that we put together that is adding value, that’s magic for me.” — @mrjasonmoss [0:24:08]
“I don’t see us getting back to the production levels that we were at in 2019 for quite some time. And when we do it will be so much more automated, for us to be able to maintain that.” — @mrjasonmoss [0:38:34]
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Georgia Manufacturing Alliance
Manufacturing Success In Georgia
Profit First: Transform Your Business from a Cash-Eating Monster to a Money-Making Machine
The Dream Manager: Achieve Results Beyond Your Dreams by Helping Your Employees Fulfill Theirs