Let's Talk Supply Chain

Juliette Samson talks will about her career; hyper-collaboration; how tech is changing; and helping to raise the influence of women on boards [07.53] Juliette's background; her education and early years; and where she found her incredible drive at such a young age. [10.36] Juliette's long career at AT&T; her experiences; and her approach to embracing #opportunity. [13.31] An overview of Juliette's...

Patrick Lo talks about Trakking; bringing predictability to container management; & the importance of working together to remove waste from supply chains [07.40] Patrick's background, and how a long career in #logistics led him to establish Trakking. [08.51] The current landscape of the industry, and the challenges and bottlenecks that Patrick sees as we head towards the second half of 2023. [11.3...

Last month, we shared one of my favorite recent episodes of Thoughts and Coffee with you - and we got such great feedback that we decided to do it again! And in this episode, I'm joined by founder, CEO and author Steve Ferreira. Steve wants to bring vivaciousness to the shipping industry and he's certainly doing that! Tune in for his take on why students are flocking to supply chain; why FMC offer...

Welcome back to Blended! It's episode 32, I'm joined by a brand new panel of fantastic professionals and, today, we're talking about introverts vs extroverts. Most of us, in our lives and careers, have considered what personality type we are. You might be a self-identifying Type A personality (which I know one or two of my guests today are!) In many workplaces you might even have undergone a perso...

Today I'm joined by Flexport , an exciting and innovative software brand that is on a mission to make global trade easy for everyone. Flexport is building the platform for global logistics, empowering buyers, sellers and their logistics partners with the technology and services to grow and innovate. Companies of all sizes – from emerging brands to Fortune 500s – use Flexport technology to move mor...

Today I'm joined by Esker , a long-standing software brand that is on a mission to build a foundation that promotes positive-sum growth, increased productivity, improved employee engagement, and greater trust between organizations. Esker is a global cloud platform built to unlock strategic value for finance and customer service professionals and strengthen collaboration between companies by automa...

In today's episode of Women In Supply Chain™, I'm joined by Liz Decker, a truly passionate and dynamic leader at one of Inc's Best Workplaces in America. Liz has a decade of broad experience across supply chain, having honed her expertise in all modes of logistics, covering international import/export, domestic truckload, drayage, customs brokerage, LTL, and air freight. From leading continuous im...

Today I'm shaking things up and sharing one of my favorite recent episodes of Thoughts and Coffee. In this episode, I'm joined by exciting industry writer and former Managing Editor of Payload Space, Ryan Duffy, to talk space logistics. Ryan is passionate about bringing us the scoop on the future of logistics, from emerging tech to the final frontier, and I loved finding out more. So if you've eve...

Welcome back to Blended! It's episode 31, I'm joined by a brand new panel of inspirational professionals and, today, we're talking about education and bias. It's a topic that's close to my heart, with my own educational and career journey. And, it's a topic that has increasingly come under the spotlight recently in light of the labor shortages and trending workplace changes we've seen industry-wid...

Today I'm joined by GateHouse Maritime , a market-leading ocean tech brand that is using its expertise and deep industry knowledge to make ocean visibility simple. GateHouse Maritime delivers next-generation data insights for end-to-end ocean visibility. Founded in 1992, they help global supply chains, offshore industries, maritime providers and surveillance companies gain easy access to ocean dat...

Today I'm joined by Renewal Logistics , a high-volume, high-throughput, collaborative and sustainability-focused woman-owned logistics company. Renewal Logistics are an e-commerce fulfillment and third party logistics company with a specialty in apparel and consumer goods, partnering with eco-friendly brands that have outgrown in-house fulfillment and require flexible and scalable, on-demand solut...

In today's episode of Women In Supply Chain, I'm joined by the multi-talented Sylena Urbanoski: veteran, business founder, supply chain leader and start-up advisor. Sylena Urbanoski is a strategic and dynamic operations leader with over seven years' experience at the chief executive level, where she built profitable start-up divisions, grew business lines, managed deals, and streamlined operations...

Today I'm joined by Blume Global , a market-leading, sustainability-focused software brand that is removing a huge $1 trillion of waste from the global supply chain, and making logistics processes more agile, dependable, and sustainable with innovative execution and visibility solutions. Blume Global is a technology provider committed to an ethical, purpose-driven supply chain ecosystem; and to cr...

Today I'm joined by Orderful , a collaborative and forward-thinking software brand that are building the future of EDI. With a pre-connected network, they're aiming to move the needle from months to trade down to minutes. Orderful is a complete cloud EDI platform for manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and technology companies. With an API that enables companies to connect once and trade EDI d...

It's episode 30 of Blended: I'm joined by a brand new panel of inspirational professionals and, today, we're talking about classism. Now, some people believe that we've left classism behind. But, sadly, studies show that it's alive and well – and its impacts are huge. The bottom 80% of the United States holds only 12% of its wealth; the bottom 60%, is just 3% of its wealth. And despite this huge d...

Today I'm joined by Enveyo , an innovative logistics software brand that wants to optimize every aspect of a business's shipping operations, with solutions that leverage enterprise-level technology and big data experience to empower organizations to make business-transforming shipping decisions. Enveyo is transforming the way technology drives logistics. As the only parcel TMS provider enabling en...

In today's episode of Women In Supply Chain, I'm joined by Paige Wei-Cox: one of Supply Chain Digital's 'Top 100 Women in Supply Chain,' and a 2022 Pro to Know. Paige Wei-Cox is a global leader with extensive cross-border supply chain experience. Over the course of her 20-year career at SAP, she has held a variety of management positions across the US and Germany. The recipient of Supply Chain and...

Today I'm joined by Envase Technologies , a game-changing TMS provider that is on a mission to guide the freight industry into a more sustainable and profitable future. Envase bring together everything you need to gain visibility and control over your operations, expose inefficiency, and de-clutter your system, including industry-leading TMS options to fit your needs, business intelligence, rate m...

Today I'm joined by Makersite , an award-winning, sustainability-driven software-as-a-service provider helping manufacturing enterprises solve complex challenges around their products and supply chains. Makersite develops next-generation product data management tools for the global manufacturing industry, providing AI, data and apps for sustainable product and supply chain decisions at scale. Foun...

It's episode 29 of Blended: I'm joined by a new panel of incredible guests and, today, we're talking about fostering an inclusive workplace. Creating an inclusive workplace doesn't just benefit your employees, it can pay off in dividends for your business. Companies with a strong culture of inclusion—one that encourages innovation and collaboration among staff—are increasingly seen as more attract...

Today I'm joined by BlackBerry Radar , a logistics technology brand that delivers asset monitoring, engineered for intelligence, and designed to solve for your most common transportation challenges. Launched in 2016, BlackBerry Radar is an intelligent, secure and user-friendly asset tracking and monitoring solution. It provides reliable industry-leading visibility into a range of fleet assets, inc...

In today's episode of Women In Supply Chain, I'm joined by multi-award-winning supply chain leader Darcy MacClaren. Darcy MacClaren is a strategic global leader who has spent 30 years growing, differentiating, and improving businesses through technology transformation with a focus on supply chain. She has held various leadership roles at SAP over the last ten years and currently serves as the Seni...

Today we're putting the spotlight on one of our incredible live shows, LogTech Live With Eric Johnson . Eric is Senior Editor of Technology at the Journal Of Commerce and a long-time friend of the show, and he brings us his unrivaled industry insights – and Dad jokes! – on the first and third Friday of every month at 10am EST. In this episode, Eric is joined by special guest Anthony Miller, SaaS,...

Today I'm joined by Nipendo , a forward-thinking software brand that is on a mission to improve how buyers and suppliers work together to combat Source-to-Pay inefficiencies and costs. The Nipendo platform is an intelligent intermediator between buyers and suppliers, using technologies like Robotic Process Automation, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, to streamline interactions and ben...

Today I'm joined by Aera Technology , a forward-thinking company that is on a mission to drive beyond digital transformation and make businesses smarter, dynamic, digital, and wildly successful. Aera Technology is the Decision Intelligence Company that makes business agility happen. Their innovative cloud platform integrates with your existing systems to digitize, augment, and automate decision-ma...