From Apprentice to Entrepreneur – Meet Adam Stockwell

Steph meets former apprentice, Adam Stockwell, Founder of iMaintain, an AI-driven reliability management platform for manufacturing – soon to be worth £100m. Adam shares how his own experience on the shop floor fixing equipment in automotive manufacturing prompted the idea, when he realised that a knowledge sharing tool could help resolve issues much faster than waiting for access to an engineer. Steph finds out how Adam approached designing the platform, what it was like pitching to venture capitalists and why he believes AI training is vital for the future of the manufacturing sector.  00:00 Welcome and Guest Introduction01:04 What iMaintain Does02:36 Real Shop Floor Problem03:29 From Idea to Funding05:17 Early Traction and Pilots06:50 Advice for Would Be Founders08:16 Why an Apprenticeship?09:27 Challenges and Growth11:48 AI Skills and Job Fears15:08 Future Work and UK Scaling19:20 Final thoughts Get in touch with us at sospod@enginuity.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.