OpsLens Deck of 52 Most Wanted Post 9/11 Frontline Leaders
In 2018, as a spin-off and salute to the original 2003 deck of 52 Most Wanted playing cards, let’s honor post 9/11 frontline leaders here at home. Once a week, for 52 weeks this year, OpsLens will post a card highlighting one of the 52 Most Wanted Post 9/11 Frontline Leaders. You’ll learn the top facts about their business or organization, as well as why they made the list, which comes down to impact, scalability, health, and unique value proposition.
I encourage you to look for these weekly updates, share the card with your network, and support or buy the products and services they offer. See the 52 Most Wanted Post 9/11 Frontline Leaders launch story here.
2 of Spades| Redline Steel
According to a recent Forbes article, Colin Wayne Erwin is one of the most interesting entrepreneurs in America: he is a high-school dropout, military combat veteran injured by an enemy rocket attack in Afghanistan, a former male fitness cover model, social media savant, and has built a multimillion-dollar industrial manufacturing business in only 18 months. Launched in Huntsville, Alabama, in 2016, Colin founded Redline Steel with the mission of disrupting the home décor industry. His e-commerce business began as a steel manufacturing company inspired by design and relentless innovation to bring a level of quality unprecedented to what’s been seen in home décor.
His company uses high quality, thick sheet steel (16 gauge) for rigidity and they powder coat every item (rather than paint) to endure the elements; they offer a wide range of products from custom metal man cave art to military memorabilia. All manufacturing and materials used in production are sourced in the United States. They have rapidly scaled from a 5,000–square–foot plant to an 110,000–square–foot facility (not to mention employing nearly 50). Colin has also expanded into multiple adjacent markets, which now include Redline Canvas and Redline Candles, among others.
Redline Steel is a frontline leader that should be on your list of most-wanted businesses to support in 2018.
Frontline Leader (Cofounder): Colin Wayne Erwin.
Name of Company/Organization: Redline Steel, founded 2016.
Location: Huntsville, Alabama.
Post 9/11 Service Connection: U.S. Army.
Tours of Duty: Iraq and Afghanistan.
One sentence tagline &/or mission statement: Redline Steel is a customized steel manufacturing company inspired by design and relentless innovation to bring a level of quality unprecedented to what’s been seen in home décor. Proudly veteran owned and operated and 100% manufactured in the United States.
Website: https://www.redlinesteel.com/
