Having just completed our 3-year transition to R2v3, we thought it would be a good time to look at the evolution of R2 from its origins to what it has become today with someone who was there from the beginning over a decade and a half ago. Mike Watson was the originator of the material that was the starting point in the creation of the R2 Standard, and he is our guest on this episode. From a conversation over coffee in Austin, Texas to an R2 Standard with over 1000 certified R2 Facilities in more than 40 countries, this is our story.