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Mettle Ops News, Leadership Development & Building a Winning Culture
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The Mood We Bring to the Team Matters
We’ve all had one of those days where we cycle through every imaginable mood. Maybe the morning starts with frustration because you’re late dropping the kids off at school—again—thanks to yet another road construction project that seems determined to block every possible route. You finally make it to work, feeling irritated and behind schedule. Then you walk into the R&D kitchen. Suddenly, there it is: a perfectly toasted bagel, generously spread with cream cheese, and this w
Jul 22


Why We Are Here
Yesterday, I was talking with Kurt Ansorge, our Chief Engineer. If you know Kurt, you know he has spent his career at some of the biggest names working on some of the most noteworthy combat vehicle platforms in our industry. He has every opportunity to work wherever he wants. So, I asked him why he chose Mettle Ops. His answer stuck with me. He said there are two ways to look at a company like ours. One is that it's a smaller company with good people where you can take it a l
Jul 20


Patience and Teamwork
Patience is one of the hardest skills to master, yet it is also such an important skill as well. Maybe it is because I am still young and eager to get my life going, but patience is something that I have always had to work extremely hard to have. Whenever I want something done, I always want it done as soon as possible. Now this can be a good skill as well, allowing me to be productive and proactive on certain things. But it is also the cause of unnecessary stress and expecta
Apr 27


Year in Review: 2025 at Mettle Ops
By Katie Bigelow, Mettle Ops CEO Warfighter First. Mission Always. As 2025 closes, we pause with gratitude and pride to reflect on a year defined by momentum, ingenuity, and grit. From our earliest days, Mettle Ops has stood for disciplined growth and fearless execution—and this year was no different. Growth Fueled by Purpose We more than doubled our 2024 gross revenue—proof that the market responds to a company that delivers. The majority of this growth came from planned wor
Dec 19, 2025


The Glue Guy
Glue guys are an underrated, underappreciated, unseen, essential part to any team.
Jul 29, 2025

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