Post by Clint Novak

I am honored to have my latest piece, "The Hunt for the Elusive Game Tech," featured in the July issue of RePlay Magazine. Across my travels on the Novak Roadshow, the #1 pain point I hear from owners is the struggle to find and retain great technical talent. But after analyzing hundreds of operations, I’ve found that the bottleneck isn't the technician—it's the lack of an operational framework. In this article, I discuss: Why you need to stop hunting for "years of experience" and start hiring for mechanical and electrical aptitude. How to utilize industry-specific training like Betson Technical University or AMOA Regional Tech Schools to rapidly scale your team's skills. The strategy behind building a technical handbook that moves "tribal knowledge" into a repeatable, scalable SOP. Read the full story on my blog here: https://lnkd.in/ejurTE86 I’ve also provided a downloadable Preventive Maintenance Checklist at the end of the post to help you stop the downtime cycle and start protecting your bottom line. Let's build better systems together! 🚀 #FEC #RePlayMagazine #AmusementIndustry #Operations #GameTech #BusinessGrowth #NovakAmusementSolutions