In this episode, Colin Russ sits down with Matthew Chang (Founder & CEO of Chang Robotics) to trace the path from building factories across five continents to launching a Christian VC and betting everything on American reindustrialization. If you care about manufacturing, robotics, automation, venture capital, or the future of American industry, this one is for you. What we cover - From ROTC to building factories on five continents before launching Chang Robotics - AI adoption inside a real engineering firm, and why an internal AI policy is coming - Why VC has a vintage problem and whether hyperscale data centers are already obsolete - The Give to Give philosophy: Christian VC, tithing carry, and keeping founders in control - Why Matt believes we're entering a 10-year manufacturing supercycle Chapters 0:00 Reindustrialization Kickoff 1:36 From ROTC to Factory Builder 15:12 Chang Robotics and AI Tools 27:25 AI Adoption and Policy 31:26 Give to Give Venture 47:57 Manufacturing Bull Run Ahead Find Matthew Chang: https://x.com/MatthewChang https://www.instagram.com/the.matthewchang https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewachang/ https://www.tiktok.com/@the.matthewchang Find Colin Russ: https://x.com/ThaaatColin https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinruss/ Find Chang Robotics: https://changrobotics.ai https://www.linkedin.com/company/changrobotics/ Follow ReForge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-reforge-podcast/ X: https://x.com/thereforgepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thereforgepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereforgepod Website: https://thereforgepodcast.com/ Want to be a guest or partner? If you're building, funding, operating, or shaping the future of U.S. manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you. Email: inquiries@thereforgepodcast.com About ReForge ReForge is a podcast featuring conversations with the leaders reindustrializing America. This show exists to prove American reindustrialization is possible, pivotal, and pressing. Hosted by Matthew Chang and Colin Russ. Produced by Chang Robotics.

In this episode, Matthew Chang and Colin Russ, joined by Brian Keith, CMO of Chang Robotics, introduce the ReForge Podcast and lay out the core problem: nearly everyone talking about reindustrializing America has never actually built a factory. If you care about manufacturing, workforce, industrial policy, robotics, or the future of American communities, this one is for you. What we cover - Why the loudest voices on reindustrialization have zero factory experience and why that matters - Gen Z's surprising appetite for trades and hands-on work, and what it means for the labor pipeline - The case for distributed, community-rooted manufacturing over a single American "Shenzhen" - How modern factories (full of robotics, automation, and advanced software) are nothing like the assembly lines parents fear Chapters 0:00 Why Reindustrialize Now 1:03 Builders vs Armchair Experts 9:01 Hope and Policy for Factory Towns 18:15 Outsourcing and IP Reality 19:52 Faith and Local Industry 28:40 Modern Factories and Next Steps Hosts: Matthew Chang, Founder at Chang Robotics | Colin Russ, Co-Host Featured: Brian Keith, Chief Marketing Officer at Chang Robotics Find Chang Robotics: https://changrobotics.com Find Matthew Chang https://x.com/MatthewChang https://www.instagram.com/the.matthewchang https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewachang/ https://www.tiktok.com/@the.matthewchang Find Colin Russ https://x.com/ThaaatColin https://www.linkedin.com/in/colinruss/ Find Brian Keith http://linkedin.com/in/briankeithal/ https://x.com/briankeithai Follow ReForge LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-reforge-podcast/ X: https://x.com/thereforgepod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thereforgepod/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thereforgepod Website: https://thereforgepodcast.com/ Want to be a guest or partner? If you're building, funding, operating, or shaping the future of U.S. manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you. Email: inquiries@thereforgepodcast.com About ReForge ReForge is a podcast featuring conversations with the leaders reindustrializing America. This show exists to prove American reindustrialization is possible, pivotal, and pressing. Hosted by Matthew Chang and Colin Russ. Produced by Chang Robotics.