Let's Talk Supply Chain

Today I'm excited to be joined by 1-Stop: a trailblazer in port logistics solutions, that is working with communities across the world to lead the way in supply chain innovation, building products that continue to enhance productivity and make life easier. Established in Sydney in 2002, 1-Stop is a world leader in developing innovative solutions for the global port community. Working closely with...

Today I'm thrilled to be joined by a giant in business spend management; a company that is looking to unify supply chain, procurement, payments and treasury in one smart and seamless platform, Coupa. Founded in 2006, Coupa is the cloud platform for business spend management, empowering companies around the world with the visibility and control they need to spend smarter and safer. In partnership w...

In today's episode of Women In Supply Chain, I'm joined by Ana Lucia Alonzo: a powerhouse supply chainer, who has held impressive leadership roles at major global consumer brands. After gaining a degree in industrial engineering and an MBA at INCAE Business School in her home nation of Guatemala, Ana Lucia dived feet first into a career in supply chain. Her career has taken her around the world an...

We are finding that a lot of supply chain software takes a lot of time for on boarding and our guest today is here to tell us about their solution that can be implemented in days! Thats right Chris from Right Sized inventory is here to tell us all about how they make that happen and what they are doing for warehouses everywhere, Chris is the Vice President of Right Sized Inventory, an optimization...

Today I'm pleased to be joined by Skill Dynamics, an exciting and people-focused company on a mission to provide high impact digital training programs that upskill and effectively prepare corporate employees for everything required to excel in their role. Skill Dynamics offers expert, practical e-learning solutions for procurement and supply chain teams. Their real-world role-based programs, deliv...

Today I'm excited to be joined by EasyMile, a truly innovative and forward-thinking global business, which provides software and complete solutions for driverless mobility and goods transportation. EasyMile's driverless technology is at the core of award-winning solutions for mobility, intralogistics and more. With quality delivery and real-world deployments, their certified, expert software is br...

Today I'm excited to be joined by EasyMile, a truly innovative and forward-thinking global business, which provides software and complete solutions for driverless mobility and goods transportation. EasyMile's driverless technology is at the core of award-winning solutions for mobility, intralogistics and more. With quality delivery and real-world deployments, their certified, expert software is br...

In today's episode of Women In Supply Chain, I'm joined by Shana Zheng: a strategic, entrepreneurial and customer-obsessed product and business leader. After working as an analyst at huge names like JP Morgan and Disney, Shana went on to co-found her own company, successfully raising over $1.8 million from Google Ventures. And after subsequent roles at brands including GoFundMe, Shana moved across...

Today's episode is a little bit different from the norm. As always, I'm joined by a special guest, but it won't be to bring you a business profile or the kind of interview you're used to! Instead, my guest Jonathan Kempe, founder and CEO at Verifai, and I will be making a very special announcement, and sharing the ins and outs of our exciting news with you. We've been working on this quietly behin...

Today I'm super excited to be joined by Knichel Logistics, a woman owned and operated intermodal marketing company specializing in intermodal, LTL, FTL, and specialty services. Knichel Logistics is on a mission to be the best third party logistics provider in the industry. Since its inception, its earned a reputation in the transportation industry as a reliable and valuable provider with a dedicat...

Today I'm thrilled to be joined by Ware2Go, a dynamic company who are changing the landscape of warehousing, fulfilment, and supply chain, by connecting businesses of all sizes to enterprise-grade capabilities and assets that help them compete on previously impossible levels. Ware2Go offers a nationwide network of certified warehouses and technology to streamline fulfilment across sales channels f...

In today's episode of Women In Supply Chain, I'm joined by Susan Walsh: the self-confessed Mistress of Data who uses her expertise in spend data classification, supplier normalisation, and taxonomy customisation to help procurement and data teams across the industry to work more effectively. After working in sales and customer account management for big names like Philips and Colgate Palmolive, Su...

Today I'm really excited to be joined by LifeCycle Revive, Canada's first polypropylene PPE waste recycler, diverting from landfill by reclaiming non-contaminated medical waste from Ontario's hospitals and reprocessing it into raw materials to create all kinds of new products. With a focus on healthcare, manufacturing and retail, LifeCycle Revive is dedicated to creating real environmental and eco...

Today is an extra special episode, since we're celebrating a big milestone. Back in 2016, a male co-host and I started a podcast called "Two Babes Talk Supply Chain." But over time, things evolved. My co-host left the show, and when I launched the women in supply chain series, I realized there were quite a few people who weren't too keen on the name…! So in April 2018 I re-branded the show (within...

Today I'm really excited to be joined by ProGlove, an innovative German engineering company who are bringing award-winning wearable technology to industry. Combining precision engineering and big data analytics with a focus on the human worker, their technology is reducing costs, redefining efficiency and improving health and safety. ProGlove takes a truly human-centric approach to innovation, sha...

Today I'm honored to be joined by Bid Ops, a cutting edge company with supplier diversity and sourcing collaboration at their heart, who deliver strategic sourcing software powered by AI. Using intelligent price recommendations and dynamic benchmarks, Bid Ops AI helps procurement teams overcome complexity to secure optimal commercial terms with top suppliers. Combining strategic sourcing and colla...

In today's episode of Women In Supply Chain, I'm joined by Madison Mobley: a woman who's shaking things up in supply chain, through her advocacy and passion for diversity and inclusion within the industry. Having steadily climbed the ranks in the business areas of sales, customer management and HR at Dell and Proctor & Gamble, Madison decided to follow her heart – and when she joined Fairmarkit, a...

Today I'm thrilled to be joined by Throughput Inc. , a company who believe that when operations, business and investors run smoother, workers, communities, society and the environment benefit – a truly refreshing approach. And with Throughput software, your business benefits from a single source of truth to take accurate data-driven decisions and drive sustainable growth and profitability. Strivin...

Welcome to a very special episode of Let's Talk Supply Chain! Today's host is Jonathan Kempe, the CEO & Founder of Verifai, an Australian company with a global presence, that uses technology to increase supply chain security, visibility and transparency. And his esteemed guest is: Sarah Barnes-Humphrey! Sarah is not only the founder and host of Let's Talk Supply Chain. She is also the co-founder a...

Today I'm super excited to welcome TopRank Marketing , a business that has earned a reputation as a first-choice digital marketing agency for major brands including McKesson, Dell and LinkedIn. Serving companies in the B2B technology, healthcare and servtopices industries, as well as B2C companies operating online, over the past 20 years they've developed some tried and tested insights and methodo...

In today's episode of Women In Supply Chain, I'm joined by Lora Cecere. She's had an impressively long-standing and diverse career, working in software, marketing and research for some big industry names from Proctor & Gamble to Kraft, before breaking away and starting her own firm, Supply Chain Insights , in 2012. Through Supply Chain Insights, Lora works with supply chain leaders to take teams t...

Today I'm delighted to welcome Demand Driven Technologies , the premier provider of next generation materials, inventory and production control planning and execution applications for the new demand driven world. Demand Driven Technologies is the first and most widely used enterprise-class Demand Driven MRP Supply Chain Planning Software, that provides superior materials, inventory, production sch...

This is the fourth and final episode in our "Delivering Apex" mini-series, in partnership with Apex Logistics . Last week in Episode 3, "Breaking Ground," I was joined by Beth Parker, Business Development Manager at Apex, to discuss sales and marketing in logistics – how it's evolved over the years, the challenges thrown up by COVID and exactly how Apex have been using their sales and marketing fu...

Today I'm delighted to be joined by Colliers International - a global leader in real estate, diversified professional services and investment management. They operate in sectors all the way from Government to golf courses, and provide expertise on everything from valuations to project management. With operations in 67 countries, more than 18,000 enterprising professionals work collaboratively to p...