2 Babes Talk Supply Chain

Welcome back Lets Talk listeners! Mary Long has worked with some of the most recognizable brands including: Campbell's Soup, General Mills, Pillsbury, Quaker Oats and Domino's inspiring the next generation of supply chain leaders and now Mary is taking on the next chapter by giving back to the supply chain community through education at the University of San Diego. In Part 7 of Women in Supply Chain, Mary and I talk about her journey to success, her favourite part of working in supply chain and why she made the leap into education. We also do a dive into some of the mistakes Mary made along her career and advice that she is giving the next generation of supply chain leaders. Want to be inspired? Listen to this episode and enjoy my chat with another powerhouse woman in supply chain. Need a reference guide or Supply Chain Dictionary? We have you covered: https://www.letstalksupplychain.com/product-page/supply-chain-dictionary Make sure to review and rate us on iTunes so others can find us and hear more about ou

Welcome back Lets Talk listeners! How is our current infrastructure in North America affecting businesses that are trying to stimulate our economy? Our infrastructure directly relates to the bottom line because it dictates how fast or slow goods move from state to state, province to province or even country to country. If you are a business owner, do you feel that you have an organization that has your back? that is challenging government to ensure that our economies can thrive? In this episode, I speak to Ruth Snowden, Executive Director of CIFFA about the challenges the forwarders face because of our failure in North America to keep up with the need for better infrastructure. We also talk about the ultimate price the shippers are paying for this, what the solution might be and what the future looks like for our intermodal transportation network. CIFFA is also making sure their voices are heard with government and advocating for the forwarders and shippers - Find out more in this amazing episode! Enjoy! Need

Welcome back Lets Talk listeners!   Peter Tirschwell is BACK! You will remember Peter from Season 2, Episode 2 and if you haven't heard that episode you will want to go and get caught up before you listen to this episode. In this episode, Peter and I get caught up on what happened at TPM (JOC's shipping event of the year), specifically the amazing innovation and technology that came from their Innovation Jam contest!Some of the most talked about subject in logistics and supply chain when it comes to innovation was answered! This includes, Can technology and innovation solve real world problems?, what does the future look like and even the straight talk about blockchain. Stay tuned for an eye opening episode, I hope you enjoy it! Need a reference guide or Supply Chain Dictionary? We have you covered: https://www.letstalksupplychain.com/product-page/supply-chain-dictionary Make sure to review and rate us on iTunes so others can find us and hear more about our incredible guests! Your feedback means a lot to us a

Welcome back Lets Talk listeners! Part 6 of my Women in Supply Chain Series is here and I cannot wait for you to meet Lillian Dukes! Lillian has been working in aerospace and supply chain her whole career and she has an incredible journey to success as well as some great advice to share. In this episode, Lillian and I talk about e everything from the risks she took in her career to the awesome leaders program to how she balances being a supply chain leader, being a social leader and having a family. You are going to love Lillian and definitely get inspired to be a better leader, do more in your community and get involved in the industry. I hope you enjoy Part 6! Need a reference guide or Supply Chain Dictionary? We have you covered: https://www.letstalksupplychain.com/product-page/supply-chain-dictionary Make sure to review and rate us on iTunes so others can find us and hear more about our incredible guests! Your feedback means a lot to us and goes into consideration for future episodes and improvements made

Welcome back Lets Talk listeners! Finding the right company for you at any time in your career can be challenging, whether you are fresh out of school or looking for career advancement at the top.  Since this is such a growing sector and companies are seeing the importance of bringing supply chain into the boardroom, there are new skills required and trends to keep up with. In this episode, Tom Pauls MD from SCL Search and I answer critical questions sent in by listeners, Where do you start if you are new to the industry or looking for the next challenge or level in your career? What skills are hiring managers looking for in Supply Chain Professionals? Listen to this episode to get all your questions answered and even some extra advice that will help you land your dream job in supply chain. Need a reference guide or Supply Chain Dictionary? We have you covered: https://www.letstalksupplychain.com/product-page/supply-chain-dictionary Make sure to review and rate us on iTunes so others can find us and hear more

Welcome back Lets Talk listeners! Finding the right customs broker is like hiring anyone else to work for your company: you need to ask the right questions including how they minimize risk for you and your organization. You may not realize it but the process and how you work with your customs broker can determine the level of risk you are exposed to. In this episode, Graham Robins from Border Buddy is back and we go through the risks that you are susceptible to and for most of you these are risks that you don't even see coming.The changes in the industry have really changed the role of how your customs broker works for clients and how they work with the government which could mean the difference in costing you time and money. There are also things to consider that you could do internally to take control of the risks.   Need a reference guide or Supply Chain Dictionary? We have you covered: https://www.letstalksupplychain.com/product-page/supply-chain-dictionary Make sure to review and rate us on iTunes so oth

Welcome back Lets Talk listeners! Women in Supply Chain Series is back! On this episode I interview Kelli Saunders who is not only the CEO of Morai Logistics but she also gives back to the community by speaking publicly about Women and Millennials in Supply Chain! I speak to Kelli about some of the important things to consider when working with Women & Millennials, how company's can benefit and the different communication styles to be aware of so that your culture thrives through innovation and success! Kelli also talks to me about her journey to success in taking over and growing Morai into a multi-million dollar, multi-national organization. She also provides some really great advice for young professionals and eye opening thoughts and ideas for women to embrace and move their careers forward! I may also get a little personal about my own struggles with showing up as an expert Need a reference guide or Supply Chain Dictionary? We have you covered: https://www.letstalksupplychain.com/product-page/supply-

Welcome back Lets Talk listeners! I don't know about you but I am hearing more and more about Block Chain but still a little fuzzy about the hype and the details of how it can help business and/or supply chain. I will be interviewing a few experts about Block Chain over the next few months so that we all can get a better handle on this technology and how we can use to help with efficiencies. I thought we would start the block chain discussions in one of the most talked about and complex supply chains so we can understand how can be used as a solution. In this episode, Mike Cohen from Greenstream takes through the block chain model they are creating for the Cannabis supply chain and how it could be the solution to the regulatory oversights we are concerned with the legalization date looming. Need a reference guide or Supply Chain Dictionary? We have you covered: https://www.letstalksupplychain.com/product-page/supply-chain-dictionary Make sure to review and rate us on iTunes so others can find us and hear more

Welcome back Lets Talk listeners! I LOVE that you are enjoying the Women in Supply Chain series, Each episode is full of amazing insight into Supply Chain PLUS we learn all about the paths each powerhouse women took to success and what advice they give to anyone looking to get into the industry! This episode is NO different, Bindiya is the CEO and founder of Resilinc and is a recognized thought leader in supply chain risk management. We cover A LOT in this episode so get ready, but dont worry if you cant take notes (trust me you will want notes, as there are SO many takeaways) we will have a free download available to you at www.letstalksupplychain.com/season2-episode6. In this episode you will learn more about risk and resiliency in supply chain AND how the digital scorecard and community that Resilinc has developed will change the way you do business with your suppliers and how you manage risk in your supply chain.   Need a reference guide or Supply Chain Dictionary? We have you covered: https://www.letstal

Welcome back Lets Talk listeners! This episode is a BIG one! Richard Bistrong is known in the industry for speaking publicly about his journey from life as a VP of International Sales to assisting the US Department of Justice as a part of his jail sentence to now giving back and telling his story of what happened, how it happened and how it could very much happen to YOU. Richard is an inspiration in supply chain and I am honoured to have him on the show! Richard gives us a front line perspective about possible red flags you should be paying attention to and the slippery slope from when the behaviour started to when he got caught and started working with governments to better understand FCPa, bribery and other export violations occur in International Sales and supply chain. Make sure to check out this episode! Need a reference guide or Supply Chain Dictionary? We have you covered: https://www.letstalksupplychain.com/product-page/supply-chain-dictionary Make sure to review and rate us on iTunes so others can fi

Welcome to Lets Talk Supply Chain! Whether you are a shipper or a 3PL, you NEED to know about API integrations and what they mean to YOUR business. Graham Robbins, Idea Generator and Founder of Border Buddy is back in this episode! Graham shares with us why Border Buddy decided to focus on API integrations and what it has meant for his business and his customers' business. They integrate directly with Shopify and Ebay and are being exposed to customers they never would have before. Their integration strategy is also providing their customers with the tools they need to import and export globally with trust and ease AND increase their business by making it easy to calculate final shipping costs. Graham says that changing your mindset to focus on what the customers want and need in this new economy and focusing on some technology upgrades can change your business dramatically and open up new revenue sources. Why do we mention BITA, Fedex, Pipedrive, Ebay, Shopify, Woo Commerce and Maersk? You will have to tune

Welcome back to all our Lets Talk Supply Chain listeners! This is my Women in Supply Chain Part 3 with Heather Gifford, Head of Global Logistics at Uber and Stacy Roth Founder of Women in Logistics! I couldn't be more excited to have these powerhouse women on the show to tell you about their journeys to success and give you insight about the Women in Logistics network that is run strictly on volunteers! AMAZING! This episode is full of insights, like how the path to success is not always straight and some of the challenges they have overcome. Stacy and Heather have great advice for young professional and other women in supply chain that will inspire you to think outside of the box and we talk a little about what the future of supply chain looks like. If you want to be inspired this is the episode for you! If you want to nominate and amazing women in our community please email me at listener@letstalksupplychain.com and tell me why they should be featured. Make sure to review and rate us on iTunes so others can

Welcome to Lets Talk Supply Chain! Don't worry all 2 Babes Talk Supply Chain episodes can be found at letstalksupplychain.com under Season 1! This episode, I speak with Chris Lee, CCO of Logistical Labs about the similarities between Alice in Wonderland and The Rabbit Holes of Big Data. There is so much data how do you know what to mine. how to mine it and use it to your competitive advantage? You will hear more about  what types of data there are,  how data is being used to identify and help fix challenges in supply chain and much more! Chris says the top 3 things you should be doing are 1 - Identify the the challenge or problem, 2 - Simplify Data, 3 - use it to drive business forward. What will your company face if you don't get this process right? Find out more in my interview with Chris. We will have a free download, more information about Chris and the link to the episode on our website letstalksupplychain.com/season2-episode2 Make sure to review and rate us on iTunes so others can find us and hear more

Welcome to Lets Talk Supply Chain! Don't worry all 2 Babes Talk Supply Chain episodes can be found at letstalksupplychain.com under Season 1! This episode, I speak with Peter Tirschwell of IHS Mark it right before the TPM conference where they will hear from some amazing innovators that are answering the call of shippers everywhere and bringing solutions that will solve some of their pain points! The JOC recently did a study of Shippers who move products by ocean freight and there were at least 14-20 challenges they are facing on a daily basis. If you want to read the article, we will have the link on our website letstalksupplychain.com/season 2-episode 1 In this episode Peter and I talk about innovation and the emergence of companies like Nyshex and Clear Metal to answer the biggest challenges today such as real time visibility, quicker response and plan B response times and bookings being accepted and not loaded just to name a few. Peter brings so much value in this episode not only did we go well over our

Welcome back 2 Babes listeners! With the introduction of technology every industry and even sub industries are being looked at with fresh eyes, new algorithms and new efficient ways of doing business. The clearance of your products has been drowning in the traditional way of doing things and is ripe for disruption as human error is becoming more and more costly. Are you frustrated in dealing with a traditional broker? Do you ever wonder why brokers are still using original documents, fax machines and spreadsheets? You are not alone and it really is time for things to change. Border Buddy saw this need and went into action right away, they are constantly developing new ways of helping not only business but people clear goods into North America. Need a customs tool for your website so your buyer knows all charges they face up front? My bet is that your sales will increase and you have peace of mind that your costs are covered. What about the pesky HS/HTS codes that haunt you? Get them wrong and it can be costly

Welcome back 2 Babes listeners! I am so excited to share this new series with you! I have been reaching out and connecting with some of the amazing women in supply chain and will be sharing those interviews with you over the next few months in our Women of Supply Chain Series. You will hear about their careers in supply chain and we will cover topics like women in leadership, good corporate citizenship and the incredible things they are doing in the community and to support the community. In Part 2, Hailey McKeefry Editor in Chief of EBN Premier Global Electronic Supply Chain Site and Pamela Gordon, Author and Senior Sustainability Consultant for Antea Group talk about their journeys to success in not only supply chain but electronics in supply chain. Both sectors have been limited with Women in Leadership and their stories and advice are incredibly inspiring.  In this episode, Hailey and Pamela not only talk about their journey's to success but about sustainability and good corporate citizenship in supply ch

Welcome back 2 Babes listeners! The launch of the legalization of Cannabis is coming up very quickly if you live in Canada and a lot of people are wondering, how in the world will it be transported safely, securely and how exactly are the rules and regulations going to work? We definitely don't have all the answers but we are talking about what has been done, what needs to be done and all the questions around how it will be distributed. No one has all the answers but we are starting the discussion and talking about some of the challenges the industry and the government will face. In this episode, Dan Demers joins again as we talk through the legalization of Cannabis in Canada, the challenges we are about to face and the questions we need to start asking when we look at Cannabis supply chain. This episode is for everyone from the government, to the suppliers, to the transport companies - How is this supply chain going to be secure? How will we stop theft? How will we track? and how will we keep the consumer sa

Welcome back 2 Babes listeners! I am so excited to share this new series with you! I have been reaching out and connecting with some of the amazing women in supply chain and will be sharing those interviews with you over the next few months in our Women of Supply Chain Series. You will hear about their careers in supply chain and we will cover topics like women in leadership, good corporate citizenship and about the incredible things they are doing in the community and to support the community. I hope you enjoy this first episode in the series as much I did putting it together, Ellen Voie is literally changing the world for Women in Trucking. From her new radio show to creating a new doll for girls so that when they grow up they can aspire to be a driver, Ellen is creating a safe space in a career always geared towards men. In this episode, Ellen talks about women in leadership and the importance of mentorship in furthering your career. This episode is for  EVERYBODY! men, women, young women just starting out

Welcome back 2 Babes listeners! Do you ship your products globally? Have you ever considered that knowing whether your International Documents must be authenticated or legalized could mean the difference between landing or losing a large sale? Well it be the competitive advantage you need!  In this episode, Dan Demers from International Documents Canada shares with us his experience when organizations have done this right and what happens and how much it costs the company when it was done wrong or not at all. Dan explains the reasons of why it is important and what you can do to take your business to the next level in International Trade! ​Make sure to review and rate us on iTunes! Your feedback means a lot to us and goes into consideration for future episodes and improvements made to the 2 Babes podcast.

Welcome back 2 Babes listeners! Are you struggling with your domestic transportation? This could be because of driver shortage or congestion on the roads....Maybe you are wondering how to solve this growing challenge in your business?​ On this episode we will share with you an alternative solution that will not only save you money, but time and reduce carbon footprint! In this episode, Pat Roche from Green Shipping Line goes through the increase in road congestion by 2040, how building new roads in not an option AND how bringing back the use of inland waterways will revolutionize domestic transportation. Green Shipping Line is going to reduce carbon footprint, put more money in driver's pockets, save road infrastructure AND reduce transit times. Want to learn more? Tune into this episode and open your mind to a new concept that is launching late spring of 2018! This will help you in the planning of your domestic transportation into the future. ​Make sure to review and rate us on iTunes! Your feedback means a