In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Levar Patton of Trucking Empire.     Patton cut his teeth going to dispatch school and approaching trucking companies to outsource finding loads.

Patton decided to start a collaboration tool to connect mentors with students new to the trucking industry.  Regarding entrepreneurship, Patton mentioned that he would instead go out swinging than fail without trying.  I can respect an all-in mentality.  

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In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with entrepreneur Josh Harshman about freight technology in the supply chain.

Harshman CoFounded PLP Logistics after being a sales rep at a notable freight brokerage.  He worked with several transportation management software providers, including 3PL Systems and MercuryGate, so he shares some insights on what to look for when sourcing software.

We hope you enjoy this episode.

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Outbound sales processes are one the most challenging disciplines to master.   In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with CEO Joel Graber from Modern Outbound about outbound sales.  

Many startups hire Graber to engineer an outbound sales engine for the top-of-the-funnel sales.   We do a bit of an outbound masterclass in this episode to copy, tech stack, and content. 

We hope you enjoy this episode.

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In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Connor Miller of ArdentX about struggles with mental health to running a 130 million dollar freight brokerage.  

Miller learned to create a very collaborative environment after partnering with his father in the business and seeking therapy with his dad.  ArdentX offers treatment to its employees because of its impact on communications within the company.  

We hope you enjoy this episode.

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In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with "The Dude," Michael Vincent from What the Truck podcast on FreightWaves.  Dooner asked Vincent what movie was better, Frozen Two or Frozen Two? The two argued for 45 minutes about which Disney movie was better, and they knew the show would be good entertainment.  

We also talk about the freight recession looming, Sonar, and a passion project Vincent started called Ocean 7 Music.  Ocean 7 Music recycles plastics from our oceans to make guitar accessories such as guitar picks, capos, and wall stands.  

https://ocean7music.com/

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/what-the-truck/id1357715797

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In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Maggie Petrovic, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives at Emerge.

Emerge is reinventing the freight procurement process for full truckload RFPs saving back time from back and forth emails.   Supply chain industry veteran Andrew Leto founded Emerge after building notable companies such as GlobalTranz.

Petrovic explains in this episode what's broken with the current RFP process, mainly relying on outdated technologies such as email and excel for carrier procurement.  

We hope you enjoy this episode.  

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In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Paul Jaroslawski, the founder of Freight Caviar.  

Jaroslawski recovering from a knee injury, started a meme account poking fun at some of the madness in the freight industry.   Jaroslawski also lived in Kyiv, Ukraine, for a few years, so we explore how the war affected some of his friends.  

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In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Sean Freedman Founder of Freightzy about entrepreneurship.

Freedman founded a freight brokerage after ten years of working for an agent.  Sean wanted to have more control over the details of running a business, such as the marketing initiatives, without being tied to a larger organization.

Freedman started the brokerage during the pandemic!  He also wrote a children's book called "Hero's Behind the Wheel" about celebrating everyday jobs such as truck drivers, food delivery drivers, Uber drivers, etc.  He also mentions an idea for a 4 hours work week.  We hope you enjoy.

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In this episode of 3PL Live, Jeremy Thone interviews Scott Baldyga, his piano teacher, a published author, musician, documentarian, and dad.  

Baldyga explores some creative processes for staying focused when writing big pieces like a book or blog post.  We also talk about collecting NFTs and blockchain technology. 

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In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Trey Griggs with Beta Consulting Group.  Griggs created two podcasts, Word on the Street and Standing Out. 

Griggs created Word on the Street as a way not to have lunch by himself and now has multiple people on the show at once.  Trey is made a name for himself by creating good content, networking, and building community. 

This is a great episode for anyone looking to build their LinkedIn network or for marketing ideas. 

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