Meet Me for Coffee

Jordan has a diverse background in supply chain operations and currently oversees the supply chain strategy for Bad Birdie, an explosive golf apparel brand that started as an Instagram ecommerce brand and is quickly expanding into retail storefronts. Join Jordan and I as we discuss the mindset of a shipper as they navigate explosive growth and an ever increasing complexity in their supply chain. Jordan and I are together LIVE from Home Delivery World in Philadelphia, PA!

Meet Me for Coffee has had an amazing 12 episodes so far! However, we had a couple guests who received a ton of feedback and questions during the event and so I am excited to bring a couple of them back over the course of this summer! Starting with Ken Adamo! Ken is the Chief Data Analytics Officer at DAT, and since he is joining at the end of the month we will do a monthly Truckload market update, and spend time answering questions from our audience! Join us over coffee for an update on freight volumes, freight rates, and other market data points.

Americans May Feel Inflation Pain Even When it Cools - the recent title of one of Sarah Foster's articles written for Bankrate. Sarah is the Principal US Economy Reporter at Bankrate. Founded in 1976, Bankrate is the trusted authority on personal finance and has an extensive track record of helping consumers navigate the pivotal steps of their financial journey. She is a regular contributor in print, and news media, and will now be joining Samantha Jones to discuss consumer behavior and consumer health as it relates to inflation and macro trends in the US economy. Join us for coffee!

Join Lee and Samantha as they discuss recent trends in the transportation industry that Lee has uncovered through his extensive research. Lee is the senior freight transportation and logistics analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, with over two decades of experience in research & equity capital markets.

"Just as an FYI our payment terms have now changed to 120 days. This is non-negotiable." This is an email I received this week from an enterprise shipper.
So it got me thinking, I think it's about time to address one of the most relevant topics in the trucking industry: cash flow.
As a shipper, do extended pay terms impact your freight costs? As a broker or carrier, what are your options for sustaining such lengthy cash flow cycles?
Should there be a difference in how you view partners with 30 day terms and partners with 120 day terms? How can brokers and carriers better manage their cash flows to retain strong balance sheets and healthy profit margins?
I NEED YOUR QUESTIONS, because Steve Kochan, Founder and CEO of ComFreight and HaulPay and I are going to get them answered.

Meet me and special guest Jason Miller for coffee, and catch a market update report all at once! 
I am SO excited to be joined by Jason Miller, interim chairperson for the Department of Supply Chain Management Michigan State University's Eli Broad College of Business.
Jason has a decade of experience as an academic researcher and statistician, and is passionate about helping students and industry professionals better understand industry trends through the use of reliable data. 
In this coffee meeting we will discuss timely economics topics as they relate to trucking volumes. Please bring all your questions to this one, and invite a friend as this is going to be packed full of great information!

Ian is the Chief Operating Officer at Junction Collaborative Brokers, as asset based 3PL specializing in drayage, warehousing and transloading in LA/Long Beach. Join us as we discuss the changes in the west coast landscape over the last several years, the challenges BCOs and drayage providers have faced, and the challenges we face currently and what's to come!

Let's talk produce supply chain! 
Shay is an AGRIpreneur working with Asparagus, Onions, Watermelons and Sweet Potatoes-Yams. He is a national news guest contributor, a keynote speaker and a fellow podcaster. 
Owyhee Produce (a division of Froerer Farms) is a 3rd generation family farm, one of the largest vertically-integrated onion farms in the country. Being vertically integrated allows them to control their own operations... and that includes packaging and logistics. 
Owyhee grows enough onions to supply nearly 6 million Americans for a year!

Herb has spent the last 11 years of his career working multiple roles at Procter & Gamble. He has experience in process design and implementation, project management and planning, warehouse operations and optimization, distribution network strategies, and cross departmental collaborations.
Herb has developed an extensive skill set, and I am excited to learn from his experiences and share those with you!

Herb is a questions guy! He is always wanting to understand the why or how, this has served him well in business, but also makes him the guy in the room at family or friend gatherings who always has the answer to that random question!

On this episode of Meet Me for Coffee, Samantha will be joined by Tony Botos, Director of Logistics for Scott's Miracle-Gro Company, and previously a VP of Operations at Save-A-Lot Foods. 
Tony has extensive experience in private label, manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, transportation and logistics, data analytics and networking across large corporations to encourage cross-departmental initiatives. 

I am excited to pack in a lot of great conversation in 30 minutes that you will definitely want to be a part of!