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everything is stored in the right place . It ’ s proven a valuable solution that makes our hub managers ’ lives easier , while by automatically scanning the entire warehouse on a daily basis , Dexory ’ s technology has enabled us to build a digital twin for each warehouse , something we can use to carry out real-time data analysis and insight into the storage of goods , without getting in the way of our warehouse teams .
7 . Moving onto your own work background - how did you get where you are today ? After University , I joined Proctor & Gamble as a fresh-faced graduate . I ended up spending the next two decades there , initially as a Process Engineer before rising up the organization to become Global Physical Distribution Director , where I was responsible for driving organizational cost savings through the improvement of the company ’ s automation and transport systems .
Eventually , it was time for a change . I ’ d always wanted to do my own thing , and I had an idea for some warehousing and logistics tech that I began developing in my garage - this was effectively the first Huboo hub !
Then I met our Co-founder , Martin Bysh , at our kids ’ football club . We started meeting for coffee regularly and chatting about the challenges of starting a new business , and the rest is history .
9 . Do you have any business advice that you consider essential ? Bring people along with you - this is always the key to being an effective leader and running a successful company . A quote from the former President of Proctor & Gamble , Richard Deupree , has always stood out to me . “ If you leave us our money , our buildings and our brands , but take away our people , the company will fail . But if you take away our money , our buildings and our brands , but leave us all our people , we can rebuild the whole thing in a decade .”
10 . What companies do you admire and why ? I ’ m hugely impressed by OpenAI , not just its speed of innovation , but its ability to establish and lead a new sector . Likewise , Tesla and SpaceX deserve great credit along similar lines , particularly given the complexity of the software / physical world integrations they face .
The latter is a similar type of challenge to the one we ’ re overcoming at Huboo - seamlessly blending the digital world of e-commerce with the very physical world of day-to-day fulfilment - so it ’ s always inspiring to see the latest Tesla and SpaceX R & D projects and compare them to our own innovations . ■
8 . What do you think holds businesses back ? I think the biggest problem many businesses face is rigidity ; not being agile enough to move with the times , especially now that things change so quickly . If your business structure can ’ t adjust to what ’ s happening in the external market quickly enough , you ’ ll get left behind . www . huboo . com
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