After helping Amazon reinvent commerce, Jeff Wilke turns to U.S. manufacturing

Bezos vs. Branson | Seattle couple finally catches break chasing surf-tech dream ADVERTISEMENT [GeekWire]( SPONSOR MESSAGE: Become a GeekWire member: [Support independent journalism and join today!]( TODAY'S TOP STORIES Interview with Jeff Wilke: After leaving his role as Amazon’s Worldwide Consumer CEO in March, Jeff Wilke (above, at the GeekWire Summit in 2017) has stayed active with a variety of investments and projects, across a range of interests and industries, from biotech to honeybees. But the venture getting most of his time and attention is Re:Build Manufacturing, a Massachusetts-based company on a quest to reinvigorate the U.S. manufacturing industry. On a new episode of the GeekWire Podcast, we talk about the future of U.S. manufacturing with Wilke and Re:Build Manufacturing CEO Miles Arnone, a longtime industrial business leader, inventor and investor who co-founded the company with Wilke. Later in the show, during a momentous week for Amazon, we also get Wilke’s thoughts about his former employer, as Andy Jassy succeeds founder Jeff Bezos as CEO. Wilke was considered a potential and even likely successor to Bezos prior to the announcement of his departure. [Listen and read highlights here](. Bezos vs. Branson: Blue Origin [upped the ante]( in a suborbital space race with Virgin Galactic, just before billionaire Richard Branson's high-profile test flight in New Mexico. Seattle couple finally making waves: John and Trisha Hoss set out to create a man-made, deep-water surfing facility five years ago, but ran up against the hard reality of trying to get backing in software-focused Seattle. They finally teamed with an experienced company out of New York and now with proven technology, [the couple hopes the surf will soon be up close to home](. Thanks for reading, and have a great weekend. — GeekWire managing editor Taylor Soper, taylor@geekwire.com, and GeekWire reporter Kurt Schlosser, kurt@geekwire.com. SPONSOR MESSAGE [Become a member, support independent journalism!]( GeekWire members support independent journalism at a time when trusted storytelling and community engagement is more important than ever. LATEST HEADLINES [Couple finally catches a surf break in dream to bring man-made wave facility to Seattle area]( [After helping Amazon reinvent commerce, Jeff Wilke turns attention to reviving U.S. manufacturing]( [Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin fuels feud with Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic over suborbital space trips]( GEEKWORK: TODAY'S TECH JOBS - [HIGHSPOT: Director of Pricing and Packaging Strategy]( - [HIGHSPOT: Solution Architect]( - [INRIX: Software Developer – Data Delivery Services (C#, .NET)]( - [HIGHSPOT: Senior Backend Software Engineer, Infrastructure Platform]( - [First Look Media: Senior Backend Engineer]( - [HIGHSPOT: Senior Services Executive]( - [Xealth: Software Engineer, Full Stack]( - [American College of Education: Product Manager]( - [Flyhomes: Limited Practice Officer / Escrow Closer]( - [HIGHSPOT: Senior Backend Software Engineer]( [FIND MORE JOBS ON GEEKWORK]( [HIRING? BUY A FEATURED LISTING TO APPEAR HERE]( [About GeekWire]( [Contact Us]( [Advertise]( Copyright © 2021 GeekWire LLC, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive emails from GeekWire LLC.  Our mailing address is: GeekWire LLC 123 NW 36th St, Suite 203 Seattle, WA 98107  [change email frequency or address]( | [unsubscribe](