<p>Max Meister, Co-CEO of Germany-based power transmission distributor <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.ludwigmeister.de/en" target="_blank">Ludwig Meister</a>, joins the MDM Podcast to break down why innovation is less about adopting new tools and more about execution discipline. He explains the risks of rushing into AI without strong data, the importance of sequencing transformation efforts, and previews his upcoming <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.naw.org/events/shift-2026/" target="_blank">SHIFT</a> conference session. Ludwig Meister was the subject of MDM's latest Case Study report published in April.</p>