Operate Smarter
Operate Smarter
Podcast Description
There’s a reason why great operations leaders come from all kinds of backgrounds. Some started behind the wheel; others in finance offices, dispatch centers, or job sites. These diverse viewpoints are powerful — they help us see and solve problems in ways that others can’t.
This podcast unpacks the strategies and insights that drive the industries we rely on, giving you direct access to operations leaders who are making a positive impact. From reducing safety incidents at massive organizations to improving uptime and driving efficiency, they've reshaped operations by combining experience with technology.
Whether you’re in operations, leadership, or simply curious about how things really work, Operate Smarter reveals the strategy behind the operators keeping the world moving.
Podcast Insights
Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes such as safety culture, technological innovation in operations, and human-centered leadership. Episodes explore specific topics like reducing safety incidents during critical operations as discussed in the episode with James Banner, and balancing technology with the human touch in logistics as highlighted by Michael Keller, underscoring the intersection of experience and technology in operational success.
Operator Grade features the people who keep the world moving: the operations leaders who run fleets, crews, and job sites every day. In each episode, they share in their own words how they solve hard problems, lead their teams through change, and build something that lasts. It’s candid, practical talk from operators, for operators. Operator Grade is an original podcast from Samsara.
Employees who receive high-quality recognition at work are 45% less likely to leave their job within two years.* For a mature safety program, that’s the difference between a set of rules and a culture that sticks.
In this episode of Operator Grade, we hear from Scott Amox, Safety Engineering Manager at Glazer’s Beer & Beverage, the third-largest beer distributor in the U.S., delivering around 50 million cases a year. Scott shares how Glazer’s built a driver-first safety culture from the ground up that’s helped reduce auto incidents by 60% over five years. You’ll hear what it takes to sustain that culture once the tools become second nature, and why the company’s Safety Rodeo has become as much a planning tool as a celebration.
Guest: Scott Amox, Safety Engineering Manager, Glazer’s Beer & Beverage (glazersbeer.com)
Host: Heather Ash, Sr. Marketing Manager at Samsara
Operator Grade is an original podcast, built with Samsara. samsara.com
*source: Gallup
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