Born Scrappy

What do you do when the markets go against you? ?? Lower your price as as a consumer? ?? Ask for more as the seller? ?? Honor the contract? If you have an agreed contract. And it was the right price the day you agreed. There is only one right answer here. If you're playing the long game. Born Scrappy. Brought to you by Buddy. If you want to see more content like this. Like, share, comment, follow. #MetalRecycling Stuart Kagan

You can't teach someone the lessons learned... When going through a black swan event. You have to experience it for yourself. And when you're in the thick of it all. You have to make some tough calls. But when the dust settles, you need to ask yourself. What could we do differently to protect ourselves? Because if it happens again in the future. And you have the same issues. But no further protections. Then you haven't learned anything. Born Scrappy. Brought to you by Buddy. If you want to see more content like this. Like, share, comment, follow. #MetalRecycling Stuart Kagan

Finding another million pounds will not be an easy thing... Its fun having equipment. It's fun processing scrap. And you can put in new tech. But don't make assumptions. You need to know what you're gonna process. And where its gonna come from. Born Scrappy. Brought to you by Buddy. If you want to see more content like this. Like, share, comment, follow. #MetalRecycling Stuart Kagan

?? JUST DROPPED Born Scrappy Season 3 Episode 11! With Dave Klein, Senior Vice President of Nonferrous Marketing and Trading at Alter Trading. One of the largest privately owned metal recyclers in the US. He has spent the better part of three decades in the metal recycling industry. And has years of hard-won wisdom from his experience In today's episode, we talk about: ???Buying against today's price ???Learning from your failures ???Honoring your contracts ???Taking it slowly ???And more! Listen to the full episode. Wherever you stream your podcasts. Born Scrappy. Brought to you by Buddy. #MetalRecycling Stuart Kagan

If you're gonna hire somebody and put them on a forklift… Train them on how to inspect it and what to look for. It takes 10-15 minutes to inspect the equipment. Before they jump on it in the morning. Whether you're using software. Or pen and paper. Here's the TLDR: ?? Have a plan ?? Train your people ?? Inspect equipment daily ?? Make someone responsible Born Scrappy. Brought to you by Buddy. If you want to see more content like this. Like, share, comment, follow. #MetalRecycling Stuart Kagan Justin Trentadue

Everybody wants their machine fixed first... Communication between mechanic and operator is important. But best practice is to have someone in the middle. A manager may understand the priorities better. So they can deploy limited resources. To the biggest areas of need. Born Scrappy.Brought to you by Buddy. If you want to see more content like this. Like, share, comment, follow. #MetalRecycling Stuart Kagan Justin Trentadue

How much money are you pouring in to old equipment? We don't always have the systems to give us visibility. On how much we're spending. On an old piece of equipment. Without this data, how can we know if it is: ?? More productive to redeploy to another facility? ?? Better to use it as a back-up & buy a new one? ?? Worth pouring more money into R&M? ?? Time to get rid of it altogether? Once you have the data. The right answers become clear. Born Scrappy. Brought to you by Buddy. If you want to see more content like this. Like, share, comment, follow. #MetalRecycling Stuart Kagan Justin Trentadue

The problem with analog maintenance systems? Operators tend to just check the boxes. Could it be laziness? Or that they're not good at their job? Or have they stopped reporting things. Because the piece of paper gets filed somewhere. Or it stays in the cab. And they're tired of it falling on deaf ears? Either way, tech can help you hold people accountable. Not just the operators for doing checks and reporting issues. But also maintenance staff and management for following through. Born Scrappy. Brought to you by Buddy. If you want to see more content like this. Like, share, comment, follow. #MetalRecycling Stuart Kagan Justin Trentadue

?? JUST DROPPED Born Scrappy Season 3 Episode 10! With Justin Trentadue, Vice President of Operations at Coastal Waste & Recycling, Inc. And founder of UptimePM. An innovative tech solution. For vehicle & plant maintenance management. In today's episode, we talk about: ?? Having a middle person to handle the noise ?? Flaws with the maintenance status quo ?? When red flags fall on deaf ears ?? The value of data ?? And much more! Listen to the full episode. Wherever you stream your podcasts. Born Scrappy. Brought to you by Buddy. #MetalRecycling Stuart Kagan Justin Trentadue

Are you the future of this industry? If you’re an executive. 40 years old and under. Looking to connect with peers. And to build lasting relationships. Then you’d be crazy not to join ReMA’s Young Execs Council. Not only will you help shape the future of the industry. And super-charge your own career. You’ll have a lot of fun doing it! Born Scrappy. Brought to you by Buddy. If you want to see more content like this. Like, share, comment, follow. #MetalRecycling Stuart Kagan Abhijay Goenka Recycled Materials Association (ReMA) ReMA Young Executives Council (ReMAYE)