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Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 120 “The DNA of a Successful Team” #LeadershipMatters Series on SCNR Sponsored by The Effective Syndicate Learn more: www.TheEffectiveSyndicate.com This episode's featured guest is Beau Groover. Beau Groover is Founder and President of The Effective Syndicate. He has been working with manufacturing and operations-focused organizations for over 20 years, primarily focused on developing bullet-proof processes and teams that are built to win. Beau has helped organizations save millions of dollars while also improving those companies’ customer experiences and building high-performing teams that continue to drive the business forward. He has developed his approach and strategy over years of working with some of the biggest companies in multiple levels within the organizations, including The Coca-Cola Company, Nordson Corporation, and Westrock (formerly RockTenn). Just prior to launching The Effective Syndicate in 2015, Beau served as the Director of Lean Supply Chain at Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC. Beau also currently serves as an APICS Atlanta Executive Advisory Board member. Connect with Beau Groover on LinkedIn and learn more about The Effective Syndicate here: https://www.theeffectivesyndicate.com/ Scott Luton hosted today's episode. For more information, please visit the episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-120

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 119 “Supply Chain Synchronization” Learn more: www.TodayInManufacturing.com Hosted exclusively by: www.SupplyChainNowRadio.com Hosted by Fastenal: https://www.fastenal.com/ Featuring: Beau Groover is Founder and President of The Effective Syndicate. He has been working with manufacturing and operations-focused organizations for over 20 years, primarily focused on developing bullet-proof processes and teams that are built to win. Beau has helped organizations save millions of dollars while also improving those companies’ customer experiences and building high-performing teams that continue to drive the business forward. He has developed his approach and strategy over years of working with some of the biggest companies in multiple levels within the organizations, including The Coca-Cola Company, Nordson Corporation, and Westrock (formerly RockTenn). Just prior to launching The Effective Syndicate in 2015, Beau served as the Director of Lean Supply Chain at Serta Simmons Bedding, LLC. Beau also currently serves as an APICS Atlanta Executive Advisory Board member. Connect with Beau Groover on LinkedIn and learn more about The Effective Syndicate here: https://www.theeffectivesyndicate.com/ Greg White most recently served as CEO at Curo, who was on a mission to connect the digital workforce and eliminate workplace communication chaos. In his 20-year career, Greg has guided companies dedicated to improving the operational performance for professionals both in the office and the field. Prior to Curo, Greg founded supply chain planning company Blue Ridge and served as President & CEO for the Gartner Magic Quadrant Leader, which helps companies balance inventory with customer demand. Greg has also held leadership roles with Servigistics (now PTC), E3 Corporation (now JDA Software), and has led transformations at more than 100 companies, including Amazon, Ace Hardware, REI, Henry Schein, Williams Sonoma, LVMH, Arc'teryx & Stokke. This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Jason Moss for #TodayinManufacturing. For more information on this episode, please visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-119

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 118 “Faith, Family & Fastenal” Learn more: www.TodayInManufacturing.com Hosted exclusively by www.SupplyChainNowRadio.com Featuring: Greg Campbell is a Senior Regional Operations Manager at Fastenal Company in the Southern US. He is responsible for Distribution and Transportation business units in FL, GA, MS, & TX that support over $1B in annual revenue for Fastenal. Campbell has been a member of the Blue Team for over 17 years. His expertise is in Distribution, Transportation, Sales, Business Development, Recruiting, and Leadership. Campbell received his BAS in Organizational Leadership from Mercer University and is a 4th generation Atlanta area native. He has a wife of 19 years and 3 children. Learn more about Fastenal here: https://www.fastenal.com/ Avery Cain started working for Fastenal Company in 2015 as a Part Time Sales Support at the Valdosta, GA Fastenal branch while finishing her B.B.A Degree in Marketing at Valdosta State University. With only six months of Fastenal experience under my belt, she applied to a Regional Marketing Support role to the Regional Vice President of the Southeast located in Atlanta, GA. The Region territory includes over 200 Fastenal locations, including onsites, throughout Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and parts of Tennessee and South Carolina. For the past 3.5 years, Avery has enjoyed the opportunity to learn from and work with amazing business men and women, while also helping develop her current position to what it is today. Learn more about Fastenal here: https://www.fastenal.com/ The hosts for this episode were Scott Luton and Jason Moss. For more information about this episode, please visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-118

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 117 “Full Access: Sherrika Sanders, PhD with Manner Polymers” Learn more: www.FullAccessOnline.com Hosted exclusively by www.SupplyChainNowRadio.com Featuring: Sherrika Sanders received her undergraduate degree from Xavier University of Louisiana in Chemistry. After receiving a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry and completing postdoctoral research, Sherrika enjoyed a 9 year career as a Senior Scientist, Technical Services Scientist, and Group Leader for The Dow Chemical Company. While at Dow, she contributed to the expansion of the Dow EPDM polymer portfolio and supported custom compounders in the development of Dow product offerings. Following her tenure at Dow, Sherrika became the R&D Director at Authentix, Inc. located in Dallas, TX. In this role, she managed development, formulation, scale- up, quality and commercialization of markers for authentication solutions while also leading the Environmental, Health and Safety function for the Company. Currently, Sherrika has returned to the plastics industry as the Senior Technical Engineer for Manner Polymers in McKinney, TX. Given the breadth of her role, no two days are the same. Each day is exciting and provides a unique opportunity to make a difference within the company and the customers they serve. Learn more about Manner Polymers: www.MannerPolymers.com This episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For more information, please visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-117.

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 116 “Live from the eft Media Zone: Matt O’Mara and Rodney Alston” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Matt O’Mara is founder and CEO of Whimsy Intermodal. Starting in 1994, Matt was an owner operator for a trucking company that shortly got bought out. All the company’s drivers were let go, and O’Mara brought them with him in his journey in opening Whimsy starting with 11 trucks in 1996. Now in 2019, Whimsy is just shy of 150 total trucks as they are in the heart of the logistics operations in Chicago and Kansas City, with plans of expansion. O’Mara has already claimed properties near Chicago’s busiest rail hubs to keep operations cost- and time-efficient, with plans to become a 4PL digital logistics broker in the coming years. Connect with Whimsy Intermodal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whimsy-trucking/ Rodney Alston is CEO of Eminent Medical Supplies, based in Charleston, South Carolina. After earning a BacheIors Degree in Economics at the University of South Carolina, Rodney created the Bed Caddy, a disposable organizer for hospital patients. This invention & passion came about because of a loved one that had gotten tangled in the remote cord and oxygen tube while in the hospital. Working with healthcare professionals and gaining their insights, Rodney perfected the design and function concepts. The Bed Caddy organizes and streamlines the patient's experience. Thus, relieving stress on nurses and easing the hospital's reimbursement commitment on lost belongings. Rodney attended the 3PL & Supply Chain Summit to learn more about how to streamline his company’s own supply chain, as well network with fellow executives. Connect with Eminent Medical Supplies on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eminent-medical-supplies/ This episode was hosted by Scott Luton, Will Haraway, and Lance Roberts of Becker Logistics. For more information on this episode please visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-116

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 115 “Live from the eft Media Zone: Sweeni Ponoth and James Wilson” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Sweeni Ponoth is Vice President & GM of Bristlecone Labs, a division of Bristlecone, the trusted partner in supply chain transformation committed to making a difference. The company’s culture is built on a clear sense of purpose, unshakeable set of values and unrelenting passion for pursuing innovative ideas. Organizations across diverse industries – and in every corner of the world – turn to Bristlecone for supply chain, procurement and analytics solutions that produce higher performing and more profitable environments. To learn more, visit: https://www.bcone.com/ James Wilson serves as Regional Director of Client & Partner Development at ThinkOwl, a firm built on 20 years of experience in developing market-leading software solutions based on artificial intelligence. The idea for ThinkOwl came from the clever minds behind the ITyX group which develop AI-based intelligent automation software for the big guys — from huge insurance companies (Allianz) to industry giants (Bosch) to global retailers (IKEA). This team wanted to put the powerful combination of human and machine learning into the hands of inventive entrepreneurs and small to mid-size businesses that may not have an army of agents but who still want to deliver customer service beyond the humanly possible. ThinkOwl redeveloped the AI-based software that had been built for global companies into economical packages, made specifically for smaller service operations who think big. To learn more about ThinkOwl, visit: https://www.thinkowl.com/ This episode was hosted by Scott Luton, Will Haraway, and Lance Roberts of Becker Logistics. For more informatino on this episode, please visit our episodes page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-115

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 114 “Live from the eft Media Zone: Amit Saini and Marek Loos” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Amit Saini heads Noodle.ai’s Enterprise AI group for Transportation & Distribution. In his current role, Amit is responsible for driving efficiencies for leading 3PL companies (asset & non-asset based) by using Noodle.ai’s portfolio of applications. Prior to joining Noodle.ai, Amit spent over a decade at MicroStrategy working focused business intelligence & data warehousing for the Fortune 1000. Amit graduated from The George Washington University with a Masters degree in Computer Science and is passionate about using AI to augment human intelligence. To learn more about Noodle.ai,visit: https://noodle.ai/ Marek Loos serves as Editor in Chief of Transport Manager, a nationwide industry magazine addressed to the management staff of road transport and logistics. Due to the business nature of the magazine, its recipients are mainly managers responsible for company management, transport, logistics and supply chain. The magazine is addressed primarily to medium and large enterprises whose fleets exceed 20 vehicles and to companies that use subcontractors in their operations. It is a professional bimonthly magazine focused on the legal, financial, technical and economic aspects of doing business in the TFL sector. To learn more about Transport Manager, visit: http://www.transport-manager.pl/ This episode was hosted by Scott Luton, Chris Barnes, Will Haraway, and Lance Roberts of Becker Logistics. For more information on this episode, please visit the episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-114

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 113 “Live from the eft Media Zone: Ward Richmond & Stacie Vroman” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Ward Richmond is an Executive Vice President and shareholder at Colliers International (NASDAQ: CIGI). His team within Colliers specializes in working with C-level executives and operational specialists to develop and execute corporate real estate strategies on a local and global basis in an effort to maximize operational efficiencies and value. Ward’s primary focus is representing dominant logistics companies in the acquisition and disposition of “supply chain real estate” - distribution centers, truck terminals, last mile hubs, manufacturing facilities and industrial land. With over 12 years of experience, Ward has developed an unparalleled understanding of Supply Chain Real Estate strategy via negotiating 500+ transactions, globally, in 50+ cities while generating millions in value for his customers. Ward enjoys reading, writing and speaking about eCommerce and the logistics industry. He’s been featured on podcasts like the GaryVee Audio Experience and interviewed by multiple publications including The Wall Street Journal. Ward has also been a featured speaker at multiple real estate and logistics conferences around the globe. Ward currently serves on the steering committee for the Colliers International Logistics & Transportation Solutions Group and is an active member of IWLA, IAMC, and the semi-legendary, Texas Warehouse Association. Be sure to check out Ward’s blog at: www.SupplyChainRealEstate.com To learn more about Colliers International, visit: https://www2.colliers.com/en Stacie Vroman serves as Global Product Manager with BluJay Solutions, an organization that delivers supply chain software and services to the world’s most progressive retailers, distributors, freight forwarders, manufacturers, and logistics service providers. Transforming supply chain logistics with the BluJay Global Trade Network, the organization enables customers to unlock the power of more than 40,000 universally connected partners. With BluJay, companies can achieve greater trade velocity, transform their supply chain economics for disruptive advantage, and see beyond the horizon to optimize their future in the global economy. To learn more about BluJay Solutions, visit: www.blujaysolutions.com This episode was hosted by Scott Luton, Will Haraway, and Lance Roberts of Becker Logistics. For more information on this episode, please visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-113

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 112 “Live from the eft Media Zone: Darcy Cozzetto & Abtin Hamidi” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Darcy Cozzetto joined The Bouqs Company as the Chief Operating Officer in November 2018. In this role, Darcy leads and provides strategic direction for all company operations, including supply chain (farm relations, planning and allocation, inventory management, transportation and fulfillment), digital (product and engineering), daily operations (program and project management) and customer experience. Darcy holds 20 years of experience in retail — in eCommerce as well as brick and mortar. Prior to joining The Bouqs Company, Darcy held executive positions for Walmart, Sears and Sony, and most recently led operations for Southern California-based startup Eaze. Born in the Northwest Territories of Canada and raised in North Dakota, Darcy went on to study at the University of North Dakota, double-majoring in Psychology and Sociology. She then attended the University of San Diego, where she earned her MBA in Supply Chain Management and International Business. Darcy currently resides in Santa Monica. She enjoys reading, running, cooking and traveling. She is also a very serious LA Kings fan. To learn more about The Bouqs Company, visit: https://bouqs.com/ Abtin Hamidi currently serves as the Founder & CEO of Torch Logistics. He has been a leader in the 3PL space for over a decade. He was instrumental in growing XPO and Echo from thier early stages to more than a billion dollars in sales. He co-founded Cargo Chief, a Silicon Valley-based tech-enabled third party logistics provider that unlocks hidden capacity, which was later acquired. Next, as Vice President, he helped in the successful turnaround of Cargomatic, a technology enabled local delivery platform. Most recently Abtin has launched Torch, an emerging 3PL focused on disrupting the economics of transportation. He earned both a bachelor of arts degree in communications and a master of arts degree in rhetorical theory from Eastern Illinois University. To learn more about Torch Logistics, visit: http://torch3pl.com/ Episode 112 was hosted by Scott Luton, Will Haraway, and Lance Roberts of Becker Logistics. For more information on this episode, please visit the episode page at supplychainnowradio.com/episode-112

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 111 “Live from the eft Media Zone: Carl Citelli & Jonathon McCutcheon” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Carl Citelli serves as Assistant Vice President for Sales & Business Development with CAI Logistics. Citelli joined the organization in 2016, and is an experienced practitioner of business development, supply chain optimization and modeling, and third-party logistics solutions. Citelli holds a B.A in Business Administration from SUNY and has a supply chain certificate from Georgia Tech in Logistics, Materials and Supply Chain Management. CAI Logistics is a global transportation company offering intermodal container leasing and sales, rail leasing and operations, and global logistics services. Established in 1989 and headquartered in San Francisco, CAI has grown into a leading expert in intermodal transportation, international shipping, and container sales and leasing. With offices around the world and a broad network of agents, depots, and carriers, CAI serves hundreds of the world's leading shipping lines, shippers, and logistics users. The organization is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange: CAI. To learn more, visit: https://www.capps.com/ Jonathon McCutcheon, founder and CEO of Supply Chain Technologies has 30 years of real world experience in supply chain and supply chain technology. With a history of success in all facets of supply chain, for several Fortune 500 companies, he can put that experience to work for you, in an easy, inexpensive way with guaranteed results. Past Companies include: Ryder Logistics, Verizon, Pepsi/Frito Lay and Carvana. A certified Lean Six Sigma Black belt, Certified Transportation Professional (CTP), Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) and current board member of Block chain in Transport Alliance (BITA). To learn more, visit: https://sctechpro.com/ Episode 111 is hosted by Scott Luton and Lance Roberst of Becker Logistics. For more information on this episode, please visit our episode page at supplychainnowradio.com/episode-111

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 110 “Live from the eft Media Zone: Jim Becker with Becker Logistics” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Jim Becker is the CEO of Becker Logistics, LLC. Jim Becker entered the logistic world in 1991 and in 1997 from his kitchen table, Jim started what we fondly know today as Becker Logistics. He built the company on the founding core values of: Integrity, Quality, Innovation, Safety, Competitiveness, Openness, Respect, and Equal Work Life Balance. These foundational values combined with his leadership and industry expertise, have allowed Jim to author a great story of mind-blowing growth in Becker Logistics; growing the company 10 times (1000%) since 2013. Along the way, he has learned to focus on the journey of life rather than solely on whatever goal or endpoint may serve as a destination. He has realized his passion to help the people he encounters to become a better version of themselves—to help them live life without regrets, to feel empowered, and to act with confidence. Jim is very involved within the logistics community. He sits on the Executive Advisory Council for McLeod Software and has spoken at McLeod’s Users conference on growing a company with sales and looking at how to scale operations along with the importance of customer service within our industry. Jim is on the Board along with being on the Education Committee, and past chairman of the hazmat committee of Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA). He is also currently on the Mentor/Mentee committee. Connect with Jim Becker on LinkedIn and visit Becker Logistics’ website for more information: https://www.beckerlogistics.com/ This is episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For more information, please visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-110

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 109 “Live from the eft Media Zone: Peter Gibbons with TireHub” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Peter Gibbons assumed his role as Chief Executive Officer of TireHub in 2018. As CEO, Gibbons is focused on positioning TireHub as the leading tire distributor in the United States. Gibbons is a veteran business and supply chain executive with 25 years of experience leading manufacturing and supply chain activities in the consumer, retail and specialty chemicals industries. He most recently served as Executive Vice President of Global Development and Product Supply for Mattel, Inc., where he played a key role in product development and supply chain management. Gibbons previously served as Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations for Starbucks and Executive Vice President of Supply Chain for ICI Paints North America, yielding cost savings and improved fulfillment and speed to market for both companies. Outside of his work at TireHub, Gibbons loves hiking, reading and supporting the Glasgow Celtic soccer club. He also serves on the boards of CP Kelco and the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University. He holds a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Edinburgh and a master's degree in business administration from Strathclyde Business School in Glasgow, Scotland. Gibbons and his wife, Katy, have three children - Rachel, Dominic and Roisin. Learn more about TireHub here: https://www.tirehub.com/ This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Jim Becker of Becker Logistics. For more information, please visit our episode page: www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-109

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 108 “Revisiting the Transportation Outlook with Lee Klaskow of Bloomberg” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Lee Klaskow is Senior Analyst, Transportation and Logistics, Bloomberg Intelligence, a new dynamic platform for in-depth analysis, ideas, and data sets on industries and companies, as well as credit, government, ESG, and litigation factors that impact decision-making available on the Bloomberg Professional services at BI . He specializes in freight transportation and logistics, including global marine shipping, air freight and logistics sectors as well as the North American trucking and railroad industries. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Klaskow was a senior analyst at Longbow Research and Prudential Equity Group, where he covered freight transportation and logistics companies. He has also worked at Prudential Equity Group as an industrial associate prior to being promoted to senior analyst. Klaskow helped originate develop and execute global equity transactions for both ABN Amro Rothschild and J.P. Morgan. Klaskow began his career at McCarthy, Crisanti & Maffei analyzing and reporting on the primary equity markets. Klaskow earned his bachelor of science degree in finance and management from Ithaca College, and his master's in business from Fordham University. Connect with Lee Klaskow on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeklaskow/ This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Jim Becker. For more information, please visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-108

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 107 “Live from the eft Media Zone: Eric Johnson with JOC” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Eric Johnson is the JOC's Senior Editor, Technology, where he leads coverage and analysis of technology’s impact on global logistics and trade. Johnson regularly reports on how shippers, carriers across all modes, and logistics companies use software, as well as new concepts impacting core freight transportation processes like procurement, execution, visibility, and payment. Johnson is a regular presenter and moderator at industry events and webinars. Prior to joining the JOC in May 2018, Johnson spent 13 years with American Shipper in a variety of roles, most recently covering logistics technology and leading the production of a series of benchmark studies on the logistics industry. Johnson has a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s in international business from the University of Leeds, UK. He has lived and worked in Southern California, the UK, and India, and now resides in the Washington, D.C., area. Learn more here: https://www.joc.com/users/eric-johnson This episode was hosted by Scott Luton, Will Haraway, and Jim Becker of Becker Logistics. For more information, visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-107

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 106” “Live from the eft Media Zone: Bob Farrell with GlobalTranz” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Bob Farrell serves as Executive Chairman for GlobalTranz. Bob has 30+ years of experience and a proven track record of building high-growth software and technology-driven companies. Prior to GlobalTranz, Bob served as president and CEO of Kewill, a global leader in multimodal transportation management software. Prior to Kewill, Bob served as president and CEO of EDGAR Online, a leading global provider of XBRL software, services and data that was acquired by RR Donnelley & Sons (NASDAQ: RRD) in August of 2012. His role at EDGAR Online was preceded by his time as Chairman and CEO of Metastorm, a leading provider of Business Process Management (BPM) enterprise software and solutions that was acquired by Open Text (NASDAQ: OTEX) in February of 2011. Farrell also served as President of Mercator Software, a provider of enterprise application integration solutions; COO at LeadingSide, a global provider of unstructured data solutions; and held executive management positions at Computer Horizons Corp., a provider of IT services and solutions. Additionally, Bob is currently a Senior Advisor at Providence Equity focusing on investments in technology-enabled service companies. He also currently serves on the board of Billtrust, the premier provider of payment cycle management solutions; and Kitchen Brains, a pioneer and global leader in the development and deployment of integrated, end-to-end, wireless M2M networking solutions and SaaS applications for the commercial kitchen/food service industry. Previously, he served on the Board of FolioDynamix, an award-winning SaaS provider of investment management programs and wealth management platform solutions to financial services organizations that was acquired by Actua (NASDAQ: ACTA) in November of 2014; and on the Board of I.D. Systems (NASDAQ: IDSY), a leading global provider of wireless solutions. Hosted by Scott Luton and Lance Roberts of Becker Logistics. See full details on this episode at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-106