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Michael Dirks

Leader in grocery automation and robotics; guide for retail stores implementing robotic solutions for order fulfillment and labor-as-a-service operations.

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PODCASTS

Jun 10, 2026

The Operator's Code

The Operator's Code

Michael Dirks: One Cold Email Took Him From Walmart Grocery Pickup to Blue Collar Robotics

Jun 10 · 51m

Scott BowmanHOST

32:08

So tell me about that piece of your journey to get where you are right now.

Michael DirksGUEST

32:11

So while I was working at Walmart, um, I started off as a, an associate.

Michael DirksGUEST

32:17

I started off on the floor learning how to pick.

Michael DirksGUEST

32:20

And it would frustrate me the, like, first month 'cause I was learning the store, I was learning the ins and outs of the store, SOPs and all that, and then I was...

Michael DirksGUEST

32:32

I knew I was going to be great, but I, at this time, I was very slow.

Michael DirksGUEST

32:37

And so they had this number, which was 100 items per hour, and I would always, like, come in at, like, maybe 50, 60, 70 here for the first month.

Michael DirksGUEST

32:48

And then I started to level up, and I started to ramp up because I saw others who were doing very well.

9 MINS LATER

Scott BowmanHOST

42:15

Mm-hmm.