---
title: "PODCAST: From Homemade Furniture to Operational Excellence"
date: 2025-03-13 11:41:44
description: "Hear from an experienced operations leader with expertise in optimizing production, scaling teams & driving improvement at Phoenix Mecano."
keywords: "Rebekah Collogan"
categories: [Podcast Interviews]
tags: [Company Growth, Continuous Improvement, Greg McHale, Manufacturing Mavericks, Manufacturing Technology, Operations, Podcast, Production Monitoring]
---

## Episode #17 of Manufacturing Mavericks

[](https://datanomix.io/mavericks/from-homemade-furniture-to-operational-excellence/)

In this episode of _Manufacturing Mavericks_, we’re excited to welcome [Rebekah Collogan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebekah-collogan/), an experienced operations leader with years of expertise in optimizing production, scaling teams, and driving continuous improvement on the shop floor at [Phoenix Mecano, USA](https://www.phoenixmecano.com/).

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