Challenging the Status Quo with Robert "Bobby" Mason & SPOC

In this episode, Carol Schultz speaks with Robert Mason aka “Bobby”, CEO and President of SPOC Automation in Birmingham, Alabama.SPOC is an innovation company and the largest independent artificial lift controls manufacturer in North America, producing world-class variable frequency drive solutions for the oil and gas industry.As experts in the industry, with over two decades of automation experience, they have been successful at reducing carbon emissions, while increasing production and lowering lifting costs, thus redefining the standard that drives automation in the oilfield.Bobby shares SPOC’s “Lift Up” culture and why his 100 employees feel like a family unit and remain loyal and happy. Bobby says, “People are what makes companies run -treat them like a family and they go the extra mile”. Bobby goes the extra mile too, creating a team culture with core values at the heart of what’s important in retaining great talent including excellent pay and incentives.Sit back and listen to this exploratory dialogue and discover how this solution-focused company is disrupting our country’s dependence on foreign sources and preparing for massive expansion."Always look for a better way. Innovation is never easy; it only follows mastery. But we are always looking for a better way to do things, and we want your help."Learn more about Robert Mason and SPOC AutomationYou can find more information on all our episodes at verticalelevation.com/podcasts, and you can find Carol on Twitter @carolbschultz or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolbschultz/.