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GA 600 | Reflecting on Six Hundred Episodes with Ron Pereira

GA 600 | Reflecting on Six Hundred Episodes with Ron Pereira

Update: 2025-10-02
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This week we’re celebrating our 600th episode. Our Director of Studios Greg Nickell asked Ron about the company’s growth over the years, the challenges we’ve faced, what we hope the next generation will take away from our videos, and more. An MP3 audio version of this episode is available for download here.


In this episode you’ll learn: 



  • Ron’s favorite quote (1:07 )

  • His background (1:32 )

  • How Gemba Academy began (3:24 )

  • The role of timing in Gemba Academy’s success (7:30 )

  • Some of our early challenges (10:20 )

  • What our library looks like now (12:45 )

  • Our focus on helping people solve problems (14:36 )

  • An anecdocte about a particularly powerful transformation (16:30 )

  • Whether or not Ron practices continuous improvement at home (18:39 )

  • The famous dishwasher video (20:11 )

  • What Ron hopes the next generation will take from Gemba Academy (21:30 )

  • What Ron would tell his younger self (22:47 )

  • About the power of showing up (23:43 )

  • Ron’s words of wisdom (24:55 )


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GA 600 | Reflecting on Six Hundred Episodes with Ron Pereira

GA 600 | Reflecting on Six Hundred Episodes with Ron Pereira

Ron Pereira: Lean Thinker & Co-Founder of Gemba Academy