Brad Hollister is the Chief Executive Officer of SwanLeap and under his leadership, SwanLeap delivered an unprecedented 75,660.8% growth in revenue in the past three years. A life-long entrepreneur passionate about improving the world, Brad is the visionary behind SwanLeap’s next-generation technology. With extensive experience in transportation, logistics, and supply chain, his leadership and institutional expertise solidify SwanLeap's position as the leading provider of end-to-end transportation technology. Brad is a guest lecturer for the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, as well as a sought-after speaker on the advancement and disruption of the transportation industry. He is also a proud alumnus of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

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Some of the highlights from the podcast:

• How did they achieve a 75,660% growth in the past 3 years?
• Why do executives need to be involved from beginning to end in the process of improving visibility and cost optimization?
• Talking about complacency and fear – Why some industry practitioners don’t like the idea of saving 20 to 40% on cost with a solution like SwanLeap?
• How do you protect data confidentiality all the way through for your clients?

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Blake Larson Head and MD International for LALAMOVE. Founded in 2013 as EasyVan in Hong Kong, Lalamove is the leading same day delivery platform present in 129 cities in 9 countries across Asia. Through its mobile & desktop platform, Lalamove connects customers with professional van, motorcycle, lorry and truck drivers. Some of their corporate clients include IKEA, Line or Google. Lalamove raised a total of $161 mil in funding over 6 rounds.

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Some of the highlights of the episode:

• How does Lalamove work and bring value to the customers
• Last-mile logistics centers differ across the region
• The fastest growing country in SE Asia for Lalamove
• Did Lalamove fail in any city?
• Innovation and greener environment by using fewer vehicles
• Hiring city directors four launching new markets
• The four values of the company – passion, grit, humility, and execution
• New employees need to build their chairs – the story behind

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Sanne Manders is the COO of Flexport. Flexport is one of the fastest growing 3PL in the world. In just five years Flexport has distinguished itself as the leading software-powered freight forwarder, helping more than 15,000 companies deliver their goods to customers worldwide. Sanne joined Flexport in 2014, soon after the company’s start. As COO, he is responsible for operations, procurement, and carrier relations across all modes of transportation.

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Some of the highlights of the episode:

• How did Flexport achieve a 15k client portfolio in 4 years?
• How did Flexport raise a total of 300 mil USD in venture capital?
• How do plan to reach the scale of traditional players in the industry?
• How do you use NPS (net promoter score) as a KPI for growing the business?
• How much does it help an entrepreneur to have a background in consulting?

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