Built Different by Puget Systems goes inside the studios, labs, and workspaces of people who are redefining what’s possible in their industries. Every guest has pushed past what’s expected in their field. This is a show about that pursuit, and the role the right tools play in making it possible.

We make the machine. You make the magic.

For Episode 1, hosts Nicki Sun and Houston Bennett turn the mic on their own boss. Jon Bach founded Puget Systems in December 2000 to help pay for college.

Twenty-five years later, he sits on Intel's Board of Advisors, and the company he built out of a house near SeaTac now powers VFX pipelines, scientific research, and some of the most demanding workflows in the industry.

Jon talks about hand-building systems nobody else would sell, the four values that quietly run the company (mission, relationships, transparency, quality), why Puget Labs publishes benchmark data for free, and his take on where AI hardware is actually headed.

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About Puget Systems

Puget Systems blends the roles of system integrator, consultant, and workflow expert to provide our customers with tailor-made workstations and servers built to handle their most demanding workloads.

We operate across a wide range of industries, with particular specialties in Media & Entertainment, AI & Machine Learning, and Engineering.

Learn more at www.pugetsystems.com