They Just Don't Get It!

shop floor. This book stands on the foundation of those lessons. A special thanks to Ben Velker. This book wouldn’t exist without his gentle push and unwavering belief that it could be done. He spent hours interviewing us, drawing out our stories and ideas, and then turned those conversations into the very first outline of this book. More than a collaborator, Ben was a friend who gave us the momentum to get started and the confidence to keep going. And to Dr. Tracy Wilkins—scientist, entrepreneur, friend, mentor, and the driving force behind Flex Metrics. Tracy has a way of seeing not just what we’re doing, but why it matters, and he never let us settle for keeping our story to ourselves. He pushed, prodded, and reminded us that the lessons we’ve lived through could help others, and that leaving them untold would be a missed opportunity. When we resisted, he began to wonder if maybe we just didn’t get it. This book exists in large part because of his persistence, vision, and belief that our experience was worth sharing.

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