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EPISODE · Jan 30, 2026 · 49 MIN

Ep. 76 | AI Didn’t Break Your Business. Your Operations Did.

from The Quiet Work · host Matt Wis

Virtual Workshop: https://metaexperts.com/free-leadership-alignment-workshop/https://www.linkedin.com/in/roncrabtree/http://metaops.comIn this episode of The Quiet Work Podcast, I sit down with Ron Crabtree, Founder and CEO of MetaOps.Ron has spent over four decades inside operations, supply chain, and digital transformation. From paper-and-pencil planning in the 1970s to today’s AI-driven workflows, he has seen every major shift from the inside.We talk about:• What digital transformation actually means• Why AI fails without process clarity• How leaders should think about ROI before buying software• Kaizen, operational excellence, and continuous improvement• Why “people using AI will replace people who don’t”• The danger of skipping fundamentals• How to scale without chaosThis conversation is for operators, founders, and executives who want real leverage. Not tools. Not hype. Systems that work.

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