A Simple Man Living in a Complex World is an enlightening, inspiring look at American business and the sometimes unlikely path to success. Told as a humorous and entertaining autobiography, Carrio conveys his principles of lean thinking, innovation, and cellular manufacturing that are key to winning. He relates how as a creative kid with dyslexia he was frustrated with formal education, escaping the system after high school with his critical thinking and sense of adventure intact. An odd assortment of characters become his accidental mentors, expanding his natural skills of invention, problem solving, and mechanics. He creates a successful manufacturing company from the ground up based on simplicity, efficiency, and fairness. Aspiring entrepreneurs and independent-thinking business owners will appreciate the lessons lurking in the outrageous campfire stories from the business asylum. This is a wild tale of go-kart racing, squirrels, and machining that will change the way you work. Glen J. Carrio, CEO and founder of Colorado-based Carrio Cabling Corporation, son of a breeder of fine horses, go-kart racing champion, almost teen movie idol, pseudo-intellectual, one-time and future auto-racing magnate, alleged molded cable mogul, and all-around good guy, attempts to write his first book. This collection of true campfire stories about life and business can be used to frighten small children or motivate American business owners. What is this book about? Why it takes so darn long to get your "customized, just-the-way-you-want-it" sub at your local sandwich shop - What Willy Wonka missed - How what seems like a crummy teenage job can change your life - How businesses and consumers are mesmerized by mass production - What's wrong with mass production - Why cellular manufacturing works - The upside-down world of price in the business world - The quest for the holy grail of near-zero pricing - The simple principles for running your business and your life so they are a success - How Star Trek , Willy Wonka, and Wally Jones made me who I am today - Stories about how a wacky childhood and teenage years were the fuel for later success, despite dyslexia, a crazy dad, a 99% failure rate with teachers, failing third grade, and an apparent inability to function in the elementary, middle school, and high school academic world Carrio Cabling Corporation (carriocabling.com), based in Colorado Springs, Colorado, celebrated its 25th anniversary in 2013. The company manufactures custom-molded cable assemblies, coil cords, and electronic connectors for medical, industrial, communication, and military applications. The company was "lean," "world class," "just in time," "TQM," "Statistical Process Control (SPC)," and "Six Sigma" before these were buzzwords, even when it was just Glen and a couple of machines in a 1,000-square-foot space in Signal Hill, California. Carrio Cabling's philosophy is simple: If You Touch it, Finish It.™ Glen Carrio is founder and CEO of Carrio Cabling Corporation, headquartered in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Carrio grew up in California and raced go-karts in his youth, building his own engines and honing his practical mechanical skills. Yet, as a kid with dyslexia and little success in traditional schooling, Carrio's path to starting and building a successful American business wasn't in the cards. Carrio began Carrio Cabling Corporation in California in 1987, later moving the company to Colorado. Carrio Cabling designs and manufactures custom molded cable assemblies for sensitive medical, aerospace, oil-and-gas, and automation applications. Much like Toyota's widely known and studied lean production system, Carrio Cabling's lot-size-of-one, cellular approach to manufacturing sets the company apart from its competitors.