LLC- Ladies Leadership Coalition

This week, we’re excited to bring you a conversation with Kristy Knichel and Sarah Amico , two trailblazing women in logistics and supply chain leadership. 🌟 In this episode, Kristy and Sarah share their powerful stories of resilience, determination, and breaking barriers in traditionally male-dominated industries. From overcoming personal and professional challenges to leading with purpose and e...

In the podcast episode, Kristy Knichel and Casey Coffey hosts Monica Thornton, who has been with Seawide Express since 2015 and has experience in operations and leadership within the logistics sector. The conversation centers around Monica's career journey, the challenges she has faced, and the strategies she employs to thrive in a traditionally male-dominated field. Monica shares personal insight...

In this engaging episode of the Ladies Leadership Coalition (LLC) podcast, host Nicole Glenn sits down with the inspiring Crystal Snow Anderson. The discussion starts with light-hearted moments as Nicole and Crystal navigate through introductions, showcasing their authentic and relatable personalities. Crystal shares her journey, insights on leadership, and the importance of staying true to onesel...

Join Ladies Leadership host Nicole Glenn as she welcomes Becky Powell Schwartz, a Vistage Chair based in Dallas, TX, for an insightful discussion. Becky will share strategies on how to make yourself visible within your organization and effectively engage with your bosses. She'll emphasize the importance of being present when senior leadership is around, ensuring you take advantage of these opp...

Join host Nicole Glenn, CEO of Candor Expedite, in an exciting Ladies Leadership Coalition podcast episode! Nicole sits down with three incredible women in logistics: ✨ Ellen Voie - Founder of the Women in Trucking Association, dedicated to encouraging women's employment in trucking, promoting their accomplishments, and minimizing obstacles they face. ✨ Kristy Knichel - CEO of Knichel Logist...

This episode of Ladies Leadership Coalition our host, Nicole Glenn, dives into the inspiring journey of Kary Jablonski, the CEO of Truckertools, a groundbreaking digital suite revolutionizing the freight network industry. Kary's story is one of resilience, adaptability, and the courage to embrace change at every turn. From her childhood to her role as CEO, Kary has encountered numerous moments...

Welcome to "Conference Compass," the episode where the ladies of the collation guide you through the bustling world of supply chain and logistics conferences. Whether you're a seasoned industry professional or an eager newcomer, join us as we explore the top events that bring together the brightest minds, latest innovations, and invaluable networking opportunities. Join host Nicole G...

Join Nicole Glenn as she speaks with Julie Conti on what she has done in her life to take risks and her success as a consistent entrepreneur. Julie Conti is the Co-Founder of Rizonet Consulting, a certified woman owned Executive Recruitment Firm. She has over 15 years experience in Talent Acquisitions and Human Resources with expertise in recruiting, planning, developing and implementing recruitin...

Join Nicole Glenn as she speaks with Lisa Henshaw, VP of Human Resources at DAT Freight & Anayltics. Lisa is responsible for creating and maintaining a workplace culture that engages DAT's employees and ensures each employee’s talents are developed and utilized to their full potential. With over twenty years of experience in human resources and facilities management, Lisa has held HR posit...

Been a little hard to stay motivated in a DOWN transportation environment? We understand! Join all the women of Ladies Leadership to come together to speak about the transportation and logistics industry in its current state. It has been a year of hardship for companies but listen to the women speak on best practices that are keeping their companies going; as well as talk through the optimistic si...

Kara Lea Deardorff is the Principal at Byron Nelson High School, where she supports curriculum and instruction, staff development, and leads campus and district improvement. She is in her 20th year in education and 12th year in administration. Before becoming an administrator, Kara Lea served as a middle and high school English teacher, athletic coach, campus instructional teacher, and curriculum...

Curtis is on a career-long mission to advance LTL via technology, process and relationships while simplifying and demolishing the silos that have existed for decades. He is a huge believer of working in public. Curtis documents and shares challenges, progress, and goals in a collaborative and community driven way. Curtis has spent 16 years in the LTL industry - 8 of those with Old Dominion Freight...

Join Nicole Glenn as she chats with Katie Date about the importance of Diversity, Equality & Inclusion in this weeks Ladies Leadership Coalition episode. Katie Date studied at the University of Wisconsin where she majored in Business Administration, Communication and minored in Women's Studies. From there Katie has gone on to become the SVP for Manifest: The Future of Logistics where she p...

For 27 years, Shelli has been a recognized leader in the logistics and intermodal/railroad industry. She holds bachelor’s degrees in business from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and logistics and supply chain management from Penn State. Shelli began her logistics career in the shipper world as a buyer and manager of freight services with Ingram Micro, which gave her a un...

Katie Keich is Co-founder and Advisor at Curant and the Founder and CEO of Full Advantage, LLC. Katie started Full Advantage in 2019 after seeing a need in the logistics and supply chain marketplace for education and done-for-you services in billing, payment processing, credit and collections. She is a Senior Executive with over 20+ years of experience and a proven track record working in the logi...

Cassie's career journey began in college, working at Nordstrom, where she developed a passion for problem-solving and customer satisfaction. Transitioning into the transportation industry, she quickly immersed herself in operations, and got unintentionally sucked into logistics and transportation like so many others. With extensive experience in various modes of transportation, Cassie consiste...

Join Charlie Saffro as she interviews Elise Le on overcoming adversity from start up to success. Elise is the VP of Customer Experience at Parade, which consists of all post-sales operations including business and technical onboarding, support, and customer success. Before joining Parade, she was Head of Customer Experience at ClearMetal then ran a 50-person Customer Success team as VP of Customer...

Join the gals of Ladies Leadership Coalition as they discuss the challenges in the current logistics market. From hiring & retention to expanding what you offer your customers, these ladies take a deep dive into what it takes to go from surviving in this challenging market to THRIVING in it!

Danielle Baughman is a Chemical Engineer who has experience in oil and gas, utilities, commercial construction, and government work. Danielle, who is Six Sigma LEAN Black Belt certified, graduated from the University of Pittsburgh in 2009 with a major in Chemical Engineering and a minor in Bioengineering. She started her firm, ProShare Services in 2020 and is recognized as a WBENC organization and...

Liz Williamson is a Training Specialist for Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) and a survivor of human trafficking. Located in northern California, Williamson shares her trafficking story at casino/bus Coalition Builds and other TAT events and is responsible for some administrative duties. A survivor advocate, she has done direct service work with survivors at the local, regional and national leve...

Trey Griggs joins LLC Host Nicole Glenn for Women's History Month to dive into empowering others. Trey is a transportation industry leader who advocates for women joining and growing within the business world and the logistics industry.  In this episode, you will hear the importance of supporting and empowering women in the transportation industry and the best practices for women to advance t...

Are you building a brokerage? If you are thinking about it, you should listen to a special LLC guest @Abbie Nale of @Wavepoint 3PL , speak with our host @Nicole Glenn . Abbie has been in the #transportation industry for 13 years and has immersed herself in logistics across three modes of transportation: LTL, truckload, and intermodal. Wearing many hats throughout her career, Abbie has pushed throu...

Moving Forward with @Mindy Brown alongside the LLC – Host, @Nicole Glenn from @Candor Expedite. Mindy was a driver in the industry for 18 years but realized that she wanted to BE the other wheels behind the business and established a new role within dispatch. She is on a mission to keep growing, learning, networking, and expanding her career by having the GO mindset through these different activit...

BLOOD BATH or NORMALIZATION in the freight market? We would love to hear your thoughts in the comments and have a special LLC Panelist Episode. Nicole Glenn of Candor Expedite hosted a discussion with our panelist Charlie Saffro from CS Recruiting, Sharon Siar of Saving Our Sisters, Liz Wayne from Able Transport Solutions and Blythe Brumleve of Digital Dispatch. We explore the insights on the #Tra...

Take a listen to LLC Host Liz Wayne from Able Transport dive into resilience alongside of Amy Infante. Amy’s gift as CEO and Visionary of GitGo [an organization driven to empower success in the hospitality industry and win our hotel partners more revenue using proactive strategies] is the ability to leverage data, insights, processes and talent to deliver high value and revenue to GitGo’s hospital...