At The Engine Room, we break down the systems, strategies, and decisions that turn fast-growing brands into operational powerhouses.

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3 Operational Blind Spots Costing Your Business

Process debt, unreliable data, and cross-functional gaps rarely make it onto the board agenda. They do show up in missed margins, delayed launches, and teams working harder than they should. This piece covers what's actually going on underneath, and what to do about it.

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Inside Gousto: How Strong Operations Saved the Business

Gousto went from a £157m loss to record profits in 18 months. They closed warehouses, shut a factory, and stopped chasing new customers. Here's exactly what they did, and what growth-stage founders can learn from their operational reset.

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5 Signs Your Startup Needs Operations Help

Startups rarely fail because the idea is weak, they fail because operations can’t keep up. Here are the five signs your operational foundations are holding you back, and how to fix them before growth exposes the cracks.

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Operational Excellence and the EOS Business Model

Today, we’re uncovering what operational excellence really means, not supply chain, finance, or RevOps, but the invisible hand that powers them, and how the EOS framework can support true operational excellence.

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Turning Around a $20M E-Commerce Brand: Ops Case Study

When fast growth hides operational cracks, margins bleed, cash tightens, and chaos takes over. This is how a six-month turnaround restored profit, clarity, and structure to a $20M brand, and why choosing profit over hyper-growth, clarity over speed, and structure over confusion is the only sustainable path forward.

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The Rise of Circular Models and What It Means for Operations

Circularity is no longer a niche sustainability initiative, it’s becoming the new growth model for global brands. From fashion to homeware, companies are redesigning their systems to keep products and materials in use for as long as possible.
But what does that actually mean for operations?

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