Ben Boumekpo connects B2B companies the week a trigger fires with the specialists who fix exactly that. A company wins work it has nobody to staff, an FDA inspection closes with observations, a brand puts its account in review.
Enforcement records, labour-market data, and trade filings, updated as they publish. This is the market I watch.
- →69% of US employers report they cannot find the skilled talent they need, against a 72% global rate
- →7.3 million US job openings in July 2026, with the hires rate flat at 3.2%
- →FDA sent 303 drug warning letters in FY2025, a 59% jump from 190 the year before
- →93 device inspections under FDA’s new QMSR framework, February to March 2026, returned 132 Form 483 observations
- →US digital video ad spend passes $80 billion in 2026, growing 11%, nearly 20% faster than the total ad market
- →Digital video crosses 60% of all US TV and video ad spend for the first time in 2026
Sourced from ManpowerGroup’s 2026 Talent Shortage Survey, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics job openings and turnover data, FDA warning letter and Form 483 records, and IAB 2026 digital video ad spend forecasts.
No deal to point at yet — so here’s exactly what I put in motion.
- Triggered company → the specialist who fixes it A contract lands with no crew behind it, an inspection closes with observations, a clearance comes through, an account goes into review. I put the right operator in front of you inside the week, while it is still the thing you are thinking about.
- Specialist → the companies who just became buyers If you place talent, fix compliance, or shoot the work for a living, I bring you the companies that crossed the line into needing you. Dated, with the reason attached.
Building in the open. I’m working alongside myoProcess — a vetted B2B partner trusted across $1B+ in transactions — while I route my first introductions in this lane. My first closed match replaces this paragraph.
What I see in this market that outsiders miss.