Ron Neary 9/8/26 Ron Neary 9/8/26

AI in Distribution: What’s in It for the Contractor?

Customers don’t care about your AI strategy. They care that you get it right.

The right material. The right quantity. The right place. The right time.

That’s where I see the real opportunity for AI in distribution, and eventually, in contracting.

Ron Neary 8/26/26 Ron Neary 8/26/26

Before You Fix It, Go See It

How many problems are we trying to solve from 30,000 feet?

I’ve learned the hard way that the view from the conference room can be very different from what’s happening on the floor.

Sometimes the fastest way to understand a problem is to stop talking about it and go stand next to it.

You might be surprised by what you find.

Ron Neary 4/20/26 Ron Neary 4/20/26

Most teams aren’t underperforming; they’re constantly compensating for things that don’t quite come together.

Everyone is focused on speeding up the work.
Almost no one is fixing what happens between it.

Ron Neary 3/25/26 Ron Neary 3/25/26

I had a conversation recently with a business owner who’s struggling to hire a qualified project manager.

It’s a familiar story, too junior, too expensive, or just not qualified.

But it got me thinking:

What if the problem isn’t the talent pool…
What if it’s how we’re defining “qualified”?