Blue Ocean by StartOps

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Michael Rossiter, Co-Founder and CEO of Atomic — an AI-native inventory management platform used by a growing number of omnichannel brands. Built by former Tesla planners who lived through the Model 3 ramp, Atomic is a unit-level simulation engine that reconciles demand and supply constraints in real-time — offering the control of spreads...

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps , we sit down with Summitt Hogue — Managing Partner at Growe , a commercial real estate firm helping 3PL operators and e-commerce brands find the right partners and warehouse space to scale. Growe isn’t your typical brokerage. With a hyper-focus on representing 3PLs, they’ve become trusted growth advisors to their clients, offering site selection, labor in...

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps , we sit down with Blair Forrest , Co-Founder and CMO of AMZ Prep — one of the fastest-growing logistics providers for Amazon and e-commerce brands worldwide. Blair’s story starts in a college dorm room with just $2,000. Today, AMZ Prep operates over a million square feet of warehouse space , serving hundreds of brands with everything from FBA prep to inte...

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps , we sit down with Jonathan Wu, Co-Founder and CEO of Cavalry — a platform for e-commerce brands who want to automate customer support without sacrificing the human touch. Cavalry isn’t just another AI chatbot. It’s a dynamic policy engine that helps brands resolve complex customer issues at scale, integrating directly into the tools they already use, like...

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps , we sit down with Jason Bang, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Implentio — a platform built by and for operators to help reconcile 3PL invoices and uncover hidden costs. Implentio isn't your typical auditor. They’re one of the few software platforms that allows brands to audit their 3PL invoices. And instead of contingency fees, they offer flat-fee...

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps , we sit down with Sharoon Thomas (known to most as ST), co-founder and CEO of Fulfil — a modern ERP built for omnichannel brands. Fulfil was born out of ST’s frustration with slow, rigid ERP implementations after a decade of consulting. Today, Fulfil is challenging legacy giants like NetSuite by staying close to customers, shipping features fast, and buil...

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps , we sit down with Justin Sherlock, co-founder and CEO of Caspian. In this episode, we dive into: Duty drawbacks: what they are, how they came into law, and who qualifies. How brands can figure out whether “the juice is worth the squeeze” when filing claims How Caspian uses AI to automate the complex process of filing claims with U.S. Customs The landscape...

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps , we sit down with Jordan Zapotechne , Chief Revenue Officer of Enterprise Purchasing Group (EPG) . EPG is an extremely unique business — one that very few others could replicate. By joining EPG as a member, shippers can get remarkable savings on their freight & parcel transportation costs with providers like UPS , Flexport , and Maersk — no matter how big...

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps , we sit down with Akhil Oltikar , co-founder and CEO of Omnics. In this episode, we dive into: Akhil’s journey from leading a “tiger team” at Flextronics to founding Omnics. Why most supply chain software doesn’t scale — and what Omnics does differently. How Omnics helps brands with demand planning, supply management, and decision support. The evolution o...

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Sean Henry, co-founder and CEO of Stord. Sean’s journey began as a young entrepreneur selling products online, before he founded Stord while at Georgia Tech. Since then, he has built Stord into a category-defining “cloud supply chain” company — a profitable, vertically integrated combination of fulfillment, software, and transportation se...

In This episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps We sit down with Arjun Aggarwal , founder and CEO of Mandrel . Arjun envisions a future where a small team can run a $100M consumer brand . In this future, “ inventory management ” isn’t a discrete problem for operations teams — it’s part of the larger challenge of automating the whole business . The first step towards this future is to unshackle operators...

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps , we sit down with Mohnish Chakravarti, founder and CEO of Rails, to discuss the present and future of 3PL billing. Every year, $350+ billion passes from merchants to their 3PLs. But 3PL are notoriously complex, and this opacity hurts everyone. 3PLs suffer because collecting revenue requires arduous manual computation — and time delays that eat into workin...

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps , we sit down with Keith Frymark , Senior VP of Supply Chain and Quality at Seed Health. As well as being a veteran supply chain leader, Keith was officially Member #1 and co-founder of the StartOps community. In this episode, Charles and Keith go back to the origins of StartOps, reflecting on what the community has become today — and its future. Listen in...

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps , we sit down with John Morgan, founder of Pelagic, to talk about the growing role of Operations Agencies in the supply chain world. John cut his teeth running procurement for early SpaceX — a role where one tiny mistake could cause a rocket to explode. Today, he takes those lessons in rigor to his clients at Pelagic. In this episode, we answer questions l...

In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps , we sit down with Prince Ghosh, CEO of Factored Quality. Prince started his career in aerospace engineering. After his software startup was acquired by Doris Dev, he turned his focus to fixing one of the least-digitized parts of the supply chain: quality control. In this episode, we discuss: Why quality control should be proactive, not reactive The role o...

In this episode of Blue Ocean , we sit down with Alex Yaseen, founder and CEO of Parabola . Alex shares how his passion for empowering non-technical people to manipulate data led to him starting Parabola. In the last few years, Parabola has established itself as a must-have tool for supply chain and logistics operators. In the episode, we discuss: How Parabola got started How business leaders just...

In this episode of Blue Ocean , we sit down with Allison Lee, the CEO of Revive, a company revolutionizing the way brands handle damaged and unsellable inventory. Allison shares the challenges of turning deadstock into sellable goods, and the complexities of the recycling process in the fashion industry. A few topics we cover: The crazy math behind returns and damaged goods Why most brands under-r...

In this episode of Blue Ocean , we sit down with Julia Tolmachyov and Michelle Liao, co-founders of DayZero . DayZero is a lightweight ERP (and full QuickBooks replacement) that automates financial management for e-commerce and CPG brands. In this episode, we talk about: Why real-time financial reporting will become the new standard How to compete with QuickBooks How acquirers evaluate brands (and...

In this episode of Blue Ocean , we sit down with Jason Finkelstein, co-founder of Logistics Resolve . Logistics Resolve is a new service that helps brands and 3PLs find common ground and avoid terminations. In this episode, we address questions like: What are the most common causes of 3PL-brand break-ups? Who is usually at fault, the brand or the 3PL? What best practices can 3PLs and brands use to...

In this episode of Blue Ocean , we sit down with Leon Hergert, co-founder and CEO of Spherecast . Leon’s journey has taken him from studying Information Systems in Munich, to optimizing airline supply chains, to finally becoming a founder. Spherecast, his company, bills itself as the "inventory co-pilot" for multi-channel brands. In this episode, we discuss: How supply chain can be a growth driver...

In this episode of Blue Ocean , we sit down with Wiley Jones, co-founder and CEO of Doss . Wiley grew up as the son of an industrial engineer, and followed in his footsteps. It was on the factory floors in China that he realized — the ERPs depicted in the fancy ads in the airports don't really exist. In this episode, we dive into how that realization became Doss, "the ERP that was promised": Why W...

In our inaugural episode of Blue Ocean , we sit down with Cedrik Hoffmann , co-founder and CEO of Ameba AI . Cedrik’s career has been all about taking big swings — from buying a Taiwanese slot machine manufacturer in his early 20s, to co-founding one of Mexico’s largest e-commerce brand aggregators, to his project today: starting a next-gen supply chain software execution platform. In this episode...