Take Care of Your People and the Numbers Will Take Care of Themselves with John Hrdlick

<p><strong>Connect with John Hrdlick:</strong></p><p>Email: John.Hrdlick@inxintl.com&nbsp;</p><p>LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-hrdlick-ba953815/</p><p><strong>Lisa Ryan</strong>: Hey, it's Lisa Ryan, and welcome to the Manufacturers' Network podcast. I'm excited to introduce our guest today, John Hrdlick. John is President and CEO of INX International Ink company. He spent most of his career in the industry at INX during his 44 years with the company.&nbsp;</p><p>He's worked in the production lab and text service, eventually landing. Operations Management around 1994 as a VP in 2011, he became a senior CIO, and then President. He added CEO in 2019. He enjoys managing the employees towards their goals and challenges in all of his roles. He's also an active member and participant on NAPIM boards and the IMDPA associations. John, Welcome to the show.</p><p><strong>John Hrdlick</strong>: Hi, Lisa. I'm delighted to be here. Always a pleasure talking to you.</p><p><strong>Lisa Ryan</strong>: Share with us what led you into INX, and<strong>&nbsp;</strong>share with us that journey of what got you to where you are.</p><p><strong>John Hrdlick</strong>: Well, it's a journey that most people don't see these days. I came out of high school; there were other opportunities. I did start college after high school, and at the time, due to the cost and my maturity level, I didn't last very long. And I left with the idea that I'd get my act together, I get some money in the bank, and then go back to school. So that led me to a shift position in a factory. I was laid off, and a friend of mine got me into the business where he worked.&nbsp;</p><p>I was a production worker. That was a different company. I stayed there for three years and then went to INX to make more money because I<strong>&nbsp;</strong>got married. So I've been very fortunate to work for a company like INX, and opportunities kept coming my way. Every chance I had to move up or take on a different role, I took it, and it eventually took me to where I am