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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