146. Hero - Aidan Benkowski, Assistant Director of Business Development at gener8tor

When you combine an entrepreneurial spirit with a passion for helping others you get something special.  That's exactly what you'll see and hear from our hero Aidan Benkowski. He has a curiosity for some of the most complex problems in industry and loves to find ways to help people solve them.  At Gener8tor he spends his days connecting some of the latest ideas that can help industry connect with manufacturers that could see immediate benefit.  Aidan shared how he began his entrepreneur journey when he started a food cart in college.  After mastering some great recipes he found immediate success and never lost focus of what the customers were asking for.  He said it best when referring to how many different complex problems exist and how solutions do exist.  In his experience you can't fit a square peg in a round hole but as your connections and network of ideas increases all of a sudden if you have 20 pegs you going to find the right one eventually.  That is a great analogy of what Aidan does at gener8tor and has an amazing journey ahead that will make a huge impact on industry.Aidan is an avid rock climber and shared about his passion for that sport.  As a Milwaukee native he touched on some of his favorites in the lightning round.  His why centers on fostering relationships, collaborating and building communities.  There is no limit to what our hero Aidan will be able to accomplish with the bright future that is ahead of him.   Guest: Aidan Benkowski - Assistant Director of Business Development at gener8torHost: Chris GraingerExecutive Producer: Adam SheetsPodcast Editor: Andi Throwergener8torOnRamp Manufacturing Conference Project North