This week Pete sits down with Cindy Rosen, Executive Director of TAPA to talk about the difficult job of managing one of the world's most influential trade organizations, how her career got there and what it's like to have to put up with Pete's shenanigans.

As always, this episode of the podcast is brought to you by the World Trade Centers. Whether you are new to global trade, or have been selling across borders for decades, your local WTC is here to help. Learn more at www.wtca.org

Technical assistance and all-around awesomeness that makes this show possible is brought to you by the good men and women of CAP Logistics. Do you want to minimize downtime, increase reliability, and ensure your operations’ profitability? You need to have complete visibility and control over your supply chain 24/7/365 , and CAP Logistics can help you achieve that! With CAP as a single point of contact, you can have instant access to multiple transportation options, expert logistics advice, and confidence in knowing that you’re covered. To learn more check out their website at www.caplogistics.com

And of course - our podcast is brought to you by Mento LLC - My trade consulting firm.  If you need help addressing your tariff issues or any area trade compliance and supply chain security, just send me a message at [email protected]

We are joined again by our good friend Sara Bowersox from Keen Footwear to talk about the glory that is tariff avoidance through the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill!  

As always, this episode of the podcast is brought to you by the World Trade Centers. Whether you are new to global trade, or have been selling across borders for decades, your local WTC is here to help. Learn more at www.wtca.org

Technical assistance and all-around awesomeness that makes this show possible is brought to you by the good men and women of CAP Logistics. Do you want to minimize downtime, increase reliability, and ensure your operations’ profitability? You need to have complete visibility and control over your supply chain 24/7/365 , and CAP Logistics can help you achieve that! With CAP as a single point of contact, you can have instant access to multiple transportation options, expert logistics advice, and confidence in knowing that you’re covered. To learn more check out their website at www.caplogistics.com

And of course - our podcast is brought to you by Mento LLC - My trade consulting firm.  If you need help addressing your tariff issues or any area trade compliance and supply chain security, just send me a message at [email protected]

This week, Pete sits down with Allen Gear to talk about how he ended up in a Leadership Position not only in the security ranks at Microsoft, but ascending to the Chairmanship of TAPA.  They also get into brewing, space travel and aliens .... because that always seems to happen with these two......

As always, this episode of the podcast is brought to you by the World Trade Centers. Whether you are new to global trade, or have been selling across borders for decades, your local WTC is here to help. Learn more at www.wtca.org

Technical assistance and all-around awesomeness that makes this show possible is brought to you by the good men and women of CAP Logistics. Do you want to minimize downtime, increase reliability, and ensure your operations’ profitability? You need to have complete visibility and control over your supply chain 24/7/365 , and CAP Logistics can help you achieve that! With CAP as a single point of contact, you can have instant access to multiple transportation options, expert logistics advice, and confidence in knowing that you’re covered. To learn more check out their website at www.caplogistics.com

And of course - our podcast is brought to you by Mento LLC - My trade consulting firm.  If you need help addressing your tariff issues or any area trade compliance and supply chain security, just send me a message at [email protected]

This week, Pete interviews his co-host and good friend Doug Draper.  Together they are the anchors of the weekly internet show "Global Trade This Week" brought to you LIVE every Monday by Cap Logistics.  Throughout Doug's incredible 20 year career in logistics sales, he really has seen it all.  And through out it all, maintained an eye toward what's next in our industry and an honest sensibility about what is best for his clients.  In this episode he shares the story about how he has risen through the ranks and what he's learned along the way.  You can catch Doug and Pete every week Live or watch the recording of Global Trade This Week at https://www.caplogistics.com/captions or on YouTube.  You can also get alerts about the show and the other content that Pete and Doug provide (like Doug's Excellent podcast "Uptime Logistics") by following them on LinkedIn.

As always, this episode of the podcast is brought to you by the World Trade Centers. Whether you are new to global trade, or have been selling across borders for decades, your local WTC is here to help. Learn more at www.wtca.org

Technical assistance and all-around awesomeness that makes this show possible is brought to you by the good men and women of CAP Logistics. Do you want to minimize downtime, increase reliability, and ensure your operations’ profitability? You need to have complete visibility and control over your supply chain 24/7/365 , and CAP Logistics can help you achieve that! With CAP as a single point of contact, you can have instant access to multiple transportation options, expert logistics advice, and confidence in knowing that you’re covered. To learn more check out their website at www.caplogistics.com

And of course - our podcast is brought to you by Mento LLC - My trade consulting firm.  If you need help addressing your tariff issues or any area trade compliance and supply chain security, just send me a message at [email protected]

Adel Chaveleh has done some of the most amazing things you can imagine.  From setting up his own wildly successful computer game company, to revolutionizing the way people interact with data in countless different businesses.  He is constantly thinking about what may happen next, and designing solutions to see the challenges that may be there - all with a team of fun loving, brilliant nerds.  I was lucky enough to work with him while we were at Crane on a number of projects that touched logistics, trade and even baseball from our offices in the Astros Baseball Park.  This episode will make you look at the way we interact with data differently and realize how far we as a trade have come.

As always, this episode of the podcast is brought to you by the World Trade Centers. Whether you are new to global trade, or have been selling across borders for decades, your local WTC is here to help. Learn more at www.wtca.org

Technical assistance and all around awesomeness that makes this show possible is brought to you by the good men and women of CAP Logistics. Do you want to minimize downtime, increase reliability, and ensure your operations’ profitability? You need to have complete visibility and control over your supply chain 24/7/365 , and CAP Logistics can help you achieve that! With CAP as a single point of contact, you can have instant access to multiple transportation options, expert logistics advice, and confidence in knowing that you’re covered. To learn more check out there website at www.caplogistics.com

And of course - our podcast is brought to you by Mento LLC - My trade consulting firm.  If you need help addressing your tariff issues or any area trade compliance and supply chain security, just send me a message at [email protected]

Working in trade is a daily education in new and difficult products.  For Shaun Reilly, it is about managing the balance of temp control, import compliance, FDA and the highest possible levels of quality for one of the most prestigious confection bands in the world.  Pete and Shaun talk about making moving chocolate fun, the importance of teamwork, raising six kids and try to debunk the myth that all lacrosse players must be meatheads.  

As always, this episode of the podcast is brought to you by the World Trade Centers. Whether you are new to global trade, or have been selling across borders for decades, your local WTC is here to help. Learn more at www.wtca.org

Technical assistance and all around awesomeness that makes this show possible is brought to you by the good men and women of CAP Logistics. Do you want to minimize downtime, increase reliability, and ensure your operations’ profitability? You need to have complete visibility and control over your supply chain 24/7/365 , and CAP Logistics can help you achieve that! With CAP as a single point of contact, you can have instant access to multiple transportation options, expert logistics advice, and confidence in knowing that you’re covered. To learn more check out there website at www.caplogistics.com

And of course - our podcast is brought to you by Mento LLC - My trade consulting firm.  If you need help addressing your tariff issues or any area trade compliance and supply chain security, just send me a message at [email protected]

Today I get to share a conversation with one of the most important people in logistics many of you have never heard of.  Vice Admiral Andy Brown has controlled supply chain budgets and supervised staffs that seem preposterous to the anyone outside of the military.  To him, it was just part of a job that spanned 38 years of a life dedicated to service to his country and to his fellow war fighter.  I have been lucky enough to work with him while he has been the CEO of the NDTA.  An organization that represents the interests of logistics firms in support of the US Military.  I am incredibly fortunate to also call him my friend.  

For all of the young men and woman attending or recently graduating from a Maritime Academy who are pursuing a careering in logistics, this is a conversation full of amazing advice from a good man with a career to back it up.  I hope you enjoy this very special episode.

As always, this episode of the podcast is brought to you by the World Trade Centers. Whether you are new to global trade, or have been selling across borders for decades, your local WTC is here to help. Learn more at www.wtca.org

Technical assistance and all around awesomeness that makes this show possible is brought to you by the good men and women of CAP Logistics. Do you want to minimize downtime, increase reliability, and ensure your operations’ profitability? You need to have complete visibility and control over your supply chain 24/7/365 , and CAP Logistics can help you achieve that! With CAP as a single point of contact, you can have instant access to multiple transportation options, expert logistics advice, and confidence in knowing that you’re covered. To learn more check out there website at www.caplogistics.com

And of course - our podcast is brought to you by Mento LLC - My trade consulting firm.  If you need help addressing your tariff issues or any area trade compliance and supply chain security, just send me a message at [email protected]

Like he does every year, Pete makes his predictions concerning trade, economics, security and the supply chain!  The most listened too episode of the year!!

As always, this episode of the podcast is brought to you by the World Trade Centers. Whether you are new to global trade, or have been selling across borders for decades, your local WTC is here to help. Learn more at www.wtca.org

Technical assistance and all around awesomeness that makes this show possible is brought to you by the good men and women of CAP Logistics. Do you want to minimize downtime, increase reliability, and ensure your operations’ profitability? You need to have complete visibility and control over your supply chain 24/7/365 , and CAP Logistics can help you achieve that! With CAP as a single point of contact, you can have instant access to multiple transportation options, expert logistics advice, and confidence in knowing that you’re covered. To learn more check out there website at www.caplogistics.com

And of course - our podcast is brought to you by Mento LLC - My trade consulting firm.  If you need help addressing your tariff issues or any area trade compliance and supply chain security, just send me a message at [email protected]

In the new face of retail, Post Covid - things are weird.  However, they still just manage to be especially brutal for footwear importers!  Trade Compliance is hard enough without the added issue of having to classify the hardest product in the tariff ... Lucky for me, my good friend Sara Bowersox from Keen Footwear came to the show and shared her story and some insights.   

As always, this episode of the podcast is brought to you by the World Trade Centers. Whether you are new to global trade, or have been selling across borders for decades, your local WTC is here to help. Learn more at www.wtca.org

Technical assistance and all around awesomeness that makes this show possible is brought to you by the good men and women of CAP Logistics. Do you want to minimize downtime, increase reliability, and ensure your operations’ profitability? You need to have complete visibility and control over your supply chain 24/7/365 , and CAP Logistics can help you achieve that! With CAP as a single point of contact, you can have instant access to multiple transportation options, expert logistics advice, and confidence in knowing that you’re covered. To learn more check out there website at www.caplogistics.com

And of course - our podcast is brought to you by Mento LLC - My trade consulting firm.  If you need help addressing your tariff issues or any area trade compliance and supply chain security, just send me a message at [email protected]

The transformation of the supply chain from the 90's to now has been extreme.  Not the least of which, has been the digitization of the whole shebang.  Today, Pete is joined by his old friend Captain Alex Soukhanov who has a sobering and direct conversation with him about the problems of cyber security and maritime logistics.

As always, this episode of the podcast is brought to you by the World Trade Centers. Whether you are new to global trade, or have been selling across borders for decades, your local WTC is here to help. Learn more at www.wtca.org

Technical assistance and all around awesomeness that makes this show possible is brought to you by the good men and women of CAP Logistics. Do you want to minimize downtime, increase reliability, and ensure your operations’ profitability? You need to have complete visibility and control over your supply chain 24/7/365 , and CAP Logistics can help you achieve that! With CAP as a single point of contact, you can have instant access to multiple transportation options, expert logistics advice, and confidence in knowing that you’re covered. To learn more check out there website at www.caplogistics.com

And of course - our podcast is brought to you by Mento LLC - My trade consulting firm.  If you need help addressing your tariff issues or any area trade compliance and supply chain security, just send me a message at [email protected]