jobTopia with Tony Moore

Today, Tony learns how to make draft beer, wine, and cocktails more profitable. The problem is more than overpouring and friendly bartenders sneaking a few to friends.  Discover how one innovative system is turning wasted pours into serious profits for bars, restaurants, and hospitality operators.   Meet Nick Spohn , President,  FLOTEQ USA   The Big Idea: Draft beverages have long accepted a painf...

Tony welcomes back a former guest to learn about the world of bees and honey and her work at Nate's Honey, the #1 brand in honey in the United States. The Honey Industry in the U.S. is over a billion dollars in retail sales, with roughly 157 million pounds consumed annually.   Meet Natalie Roesler . She is the Senior Director of Innovation at Sweet Harvest Foods .   It's a growing category that's...

Tony discusses the future of food production through robotics and automation. He interviews David Ashton , CEO of Canopii , about their innovative, fully automated greenhouse system.   David is tackling labor shortages, supply chain inefficiencies, and the challenges of traditional agriculture with a compact, high-tech solution that delivers fresh, locally grown greens.   Gardening challenges and...

Entrepreneurs are irresistibly drawn to food ventures—whether packaged goods, beverages, or innovative concepts—but scaling homemade recipes brings a host of hurdles. Meet Jamie Valenti-Jordan Catapult Services Commercialization encompasses far more than a great-tasting product. It involves reformulating with scalable, shippable ingredients that meet FDA compliance (including FSMA standards), adap...

Pocket-Sized Power: How the iPhone’s Invisible Infrastructure is Reshaping Warehousing Meet Don Addington & TJ Fowler Cloud 9  Warehousing operations remain highly manual and hazardous, with constant material movement and forklifts creating significant safety risks. Advanced smartphone capabilities—high-quality cameras, edge computing, and long battery life—provide overlooked infrastructure fo...

Catch up with Elena Gonzalez, now COO of Union Kitchen in Washington, DC—celebrating a recent marriage and major career leap. From launching the country's first shared commercial kitchen in 2012 to a complete ecosystem including production spaces, grocery stores, distribution, an accelerator, and an investment fund, Union Kitchen empowers food entrepreneurs to move from farmers market stalls to na...

The hidden infrastructure powering the next wave of robotics is here! Meet Rafayel Ghasabyan TACTUN Origins in systems integration: Designing bespoke solutions across industries like automotive, oil & gas, and academia. Highlights include a motorless robot that traveled inside pressurized oil pipelines to detect corrosion, thinning walls, and unauthorized tapping—using pattern recognition long...

Tony explores the explosive growth in AI-driven data centers and the critical role of advanced cooling technologies in enabling that expansion. The discussion centers on how companies—particularly those in high-performance computing—are navigating intense pressure to scale compute capacity while managing heat, power, and infrastructure constraints. Meet Matt Roberts , VP Sales, OptiCool Key topics...

Picture this: one guy's bundled up in Atlanta, teeth chattering through single-digit wind chills and a polar vortex straight out of a disaster movie, while the other’s chilling in Mexico where “cold” means dipping below 70°F. The contrast sets the perfect vibe for a deep dive into warehouse automation, robotics, and the future of manufacturing—because nothing motivates you to upgrade your operatio...

It’s a simple but often overlooked truth: workforce development is the engine that keeps operations from stalling. With decades of experience across hospitality, food service, healthcare, and senior living, the discussion highlights a growing disconnect between leadership and frontline teams. As training budgets shrink and veteran operators exit the workforce, organizations are promoting from with...

Spotlight on SEED (Regenerative Design) – pioneering 3D-printed homes using local soil straight from the land you're building on. Forget shipping concrete from who-knows-where; dig your foundation, mix the earth with natural fibers (hello, coconut husks!), lime, and regional goodies, then feed it into a printer that layers up walls in days. We're talking 70m² homes printable in 15-20 days with jus...

Davis is one of the podcast’s original guests—someone who thrived in the golden age of audio-only episodes (no video pressure, no tweed-jacket mandatory dress code).   The conversation dives straight into the business: managing upscale dining operations (steakhouse vibes, Italian spots, wine bars, coffee shops, sundries) across senior living campuses, colleges, hospitals, corporate offices, and mo...

The podcast dives into the rapidly evolving world of smart vision and 3D vision technologies from the perspective of the modern workforce—those on the factory floor, in quality labs, and along production lines who interact daily with these tools. Meet Ahmed Tawfik EZ Automation Systems At its core, the discussion highlights how machine vision—powered by cameras, sensors, and increasingly AI—automa...

The world of smart warehousing and Industry 4.0 Today, we explore how the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) connects machines, data, and people to create more efficient and intelligent operations. The conversation highlights the critical role of modern Human-Machine Interfaces (HMIs) in bridging automation with the human workforce, making daily work safer, easier, and more intuitive while prepa...

Fresh, Hot, Robot-Made Pizza in 3 Minutes Flat Edge-to-Edge Pepperoni, Zero Employees, 24/7 Deliciousness But Don’t Call it a Pizza Vending Machine! Meet Nipun Sharma Appetronix  Who doesn’t love pizza? (Spoiler: nobody) Discover the jaw-dropping robotic pizza kitchen that’s turning heads in airports and beyond — fresh 10-inch pies made from scratch in under 3 minutes while you watch. From Wall St...

The humanoid revolution isn’t science fiction anymore; it’s happening right now, and it’s picking up speed in ways that are both mind-blowing and (let’s be honest) a little hilarious when you picture a robot handing out flyers at a Dunkin’ Donuts grand opening. Jesica Chavez Humanoids Summit Robo-Success Here are the big ideas that stood out from a recent conversation with one of the key organizer...

Artificial intelligence is quietly reshaping entire industries faster than most leaders are prepared to admit. We examine real-world deployments of AI in finance, healthcare, logistics, and creative fields—revealing both staggering efficiency gains and the uncomfortable disruptions that follow. Meet Sean Pineau Locus Robotics Topics include the accelerating collapse of traditional middle-managemen...

Robo Fight Clubs: Shattering Competition and Launching Careers “The First Rule of Robot Fight Club… Is You DO Talk About Robot Fight Club!” Cue the bass drop, the flickering neon, the slow-motion sparks…What Happens in the Arena… Gets Posted in 4K. Meet Gursimar Virk Combat Robotics at Berkeley 260-pound legacy beasts named “Glitch” once ruled the Discovery Channel Their new lightweight psycho lit...

What a time to be alive. We are at the start of the next great industrial revolution! Robotics and automation will change forever the manufacturing ecosystem. Chris Harbert Tompkins Solutions  Sky-high consumer expectations are driving businesses to keep up with demand. Listen to insights on how industries like pharmaceuticals and automotive are gearing up for the future, the shift toward employee...

Picture a future where robots and humans work in sync, and danger is replaced by opportunity. This episode explores the surge in manufacturing automation, spotlighting a retailer’s bold deployment of 17,000 robots. Yet, for smaller companies, robotics feels out of reach—high costs, technical complexity, and the need for a bold leader to drive change. Meet Mark Gagas , COO at Sensory Robotics . Ent...

Enjoy this throwback episode: Kun Yang and his co-founder Mohammed Hassoun are on a journey to create the greatest cactus company in the world. Mo rediscovered a delightful childhood drink made from the prickly pear cactus. Kun recognized the health benefits. They knew the drink would "check the functional boxes", but that wasn't the essence behind the beverage. Sustainability and 'Good for You' a...

THROWBACK episode you don't want to miss. With nearly 300 SKUs of ice cream competing for limited freezer space, you have to boot a brand out to get in! So, the question is: how do you build a brand in the freezer? What brings the consumer into the grocery store? How do you find new customers to try your brand?  Vedant Saboo and Mike Webber, co-founders of Frutero Ice Cream, join Winning at Work t...

This is a popular episode from Tony's food and beverage segment. It is still relevant today. Starting worlds away from the food industry as a bioengineer at UPenn, Mama Mancini’s CEO Adam Michaels joins me today and shares how he found his true passion and purpose in food. We dissect consumer trends in the wake of recessionary pressures. As more people choose to eat at home over eating out and cho...

Robotics as a Service – Leveling the Playing Field for Manufacturers In this episode, we explore Robotics as a Service (RaaS) and its impact on manufacturing. Our guest from Formic shares insights on how this model delivers affordable, scalable automation, helping businesses boost efficiency without the usual barriers. It's a practical shift from traditional approaches, opening doors to innovation...

This episode explores the growing role of robotics in business automation with Paulo Orosz, President, RobotLAB a franchise owner in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. We cover practical applications, adoption models, and future trends, highlighting how robotics tackles labor shortages, improves efficiency, and enhances employee and customer experiences in sectors like warehousing and hospitality. Meet P...