In this episode of "Everything is Logistics," host Blythe Brumleve and guest Grace Sharkey discuss various topics related to freight and technology. They cover AI's dominating presence in the news, recent layoffs in the freight industry, and the possibility of TikTok getting banned. LINKS: Connect with Grace and scope her workThomas' AI Read More
On this episode of Everything Is Logistics, Blythe invites Josh Bouk, the president of TraxTech, to discuss emissions in the transportation industry and how companies can work towards making better buying decisions. TraxTech was founded in 1996 as a global freight auditor, managing transportation spend across all modes and regions. Read More
In this episode, we're covering a question submitted by a podcast listener who's a freight broker seeking advice on how to create a marketing plan with two different websites and no social media presence. Host Blythe Brumleve suggests focusing both websites on a specific niche and using cold emailing to Read More
Ever looked at a tunnel, construction site, or warehouse and wondered how bad the internet signal must be? Well, if you want a good one, it's probably going to be powered by the folks over at Rajant who specialize in setting all that up. Rajant's Director of Sales Todd Rigby joined the Read More
As part of our sponsorship deal with SPI Logistics, we're talking to one of their freight agents every month to get the inside scoop on what the front lines look like in the freight broker world. This month's interview is with Brad Clarke. His office is located in the Pacific Read More
"Youth and enthusiasm is probably what got me started on it." That's a quote by the CEO of Tai Software "Mitch" Mitchell when asked how someone wakes up one day and decides to build a TMS for freight brokerages. But after years in logistics and a background in computer science, Read More
Redwood Logistics may be one of the top freight companies in the world but the software ecosystem they're building is right on par with being some of the best offerings in all of supply chain. Not only do they have a proprietary set of software but they're the first to Read More
Platform Science has been around for years and rarely makes a podcast appearance but we were lucky to have a conversation with Luke Wachtel at Manifest: The Future of Logistics.Luke, SVP of Transportation and Logistics at Platform Science, joins the podcast to discuss the world of connected fleets and the Read More
Retired four star Admiral Craig Faller joined the podcast to discuss the logistics and supply chain challenges that the earthquakes inflicted on Turkey and Syria. He highlighted the work of relief teams that are rapidly responding to a natural disaster, rescuing victims, and accounting for survivors. He also discussed the Read More
The freight tech space can feel overwhelming at times with what software to invest in, what software is bullsh*t, and what software is yet to come. That's why we've got podcast favorite and conference bestie Grace Sharkey back on the show to break down what you need to know when Read More
Since the start of the pandemic, there has been massive volatility in the healthcare product supply chain, beginning with panic buying and overstock, followed by need-based purchases that have dropped off, and now spiking demand and out of stocks.In this episode, Matt Boldin, Director of Product Marketing at Kinsa, breaks Read More
Erez Agamoni, Senior Vice President of Innovation and Strategic Growth in North America at Maersk, the world's largest shipping container company, is the guest of this episode of Everything is Logistics. Maersk has 700 ships in its fleet and handles one out of every five containers shipped by sea. Erez Read More
While at Manifest: The Future of Logistics we were able to score some rad interviews and one of them we are bringing you today with a focus on the shipper point of view. Fernish lets you rent, rent-to-own and buy single pieces of furniture and decor to full-room designs in Read More
The biggest marketing event of the year is here in Super Bowl 57. So we're breaking down some fun stats and commercials surrounding the big game. In addition to Super Bowl marketing, we're also diving into Google's answer to the Microsoft + ChatGPT partnership with their new AI tool, Bard. It's a Read More
Jump to the 2:44 minute mark to skip the initial laughter that surrounds a conference conversation between myself and good friends Grace Sharkey of Freightwaves and Lars Ward of Freightvana. Once we get to the 3-minute ish mark of the show, we settle into a great discussion defining how each of Read More
In this episode, host Blythe Brumleve invites Kara Brown, CEO of Lead Coverage - a marketing logistics agency - to dive deep into why it's important for marketers to know their math. Connect with Kara Brown on LinkedinCheck out Lead Coverage TIME STAMPS: 00:04:27 Use data to measure ROI.00:06:20 Invest in marketing technology.00:12:37 Read More
In this episode of Everything is Logistics, host Blythe Brumleve interviews Mike Mikulik, the vice president of sales and operations at SPI logistics. Mikulik talks about his experience in logistics over the past 20 years and how he moved from the international side of things to domestic transportation. He explains Read More
In today's show, we're diving into two big topics: the art of the warm sell and quick website wins. The art of the warm sell is pulled from our weekly appearance on Freightwaves Now and covers how social media can be a digital handshake that pays off at in-person events. Then Read More
One of the bigger issues in supply chain and logistics is that each sector tends to operate in a silo. And that's no different in the supply chain technology sphere, either. That's why Brian Glick set out to start Chain.io to help connect each part of the supply chain journey Read More
As the sales and marketing world continues to expand in freight, we're going to make sure we cover a few different topics that can help you optimize your marketing plan. Today's show topics include: Takeaways from the Freightwaves Sales and Marketing SummitChatGPT and prompts to help you use that tool betterEmbracing the Read More
