In this episode of This Week in Business History, host Scott W. Luton shares news and notes related to National Sandwich Day, which is held November 3rd each year. Scott touches on the history of the sandwich, the workforce behind fast food, a few stories related to your favorite brands, AND the ongoing Chicken Sandwich War. Scott also invites you to…
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The Supply Chain Buzz for October 25th Featuring Robin Gregg with Roadsync and Lee Klaskow with Bloomberg Intelligence
We’ve finally figured out how to get all the air out of pasta packing – but will shipments be forever trapped in clogged ports, denying us a carb-based existence? Get the answers on the latest Supply Chain Buzz with co-hosts Scott Luton and Karin Bursa. They’re taking on the latest in supply chain news with their fellow logistics pros-to-know…
3 Ways to Become a More Effective Leader with Billy Taylor
Failure is leased, not owned. Diversity is an action. Define, align – and visualize. These are just some of the nuggets from host Scott Luton’s discussion with leadership expert and consultant Billy Taylor. If you’re looking for an episode full of quotable wisdom on becoming a more effective leader, you’ve come to the right place. Billy takes us…
How to Feed the Hungry With Julie Reusser and Roger Walterhouse
Let’s talk about an organization called Feed the Hungry. It’s a pretty self-explanatory name – but there’s nothing simple about feeding 380,000 children all over the world … every day. It takes passion, organization and a lot of coordination to keep partnerships with 23 countries up and running, but guests Julie Reusser and Roger Walterhouse make it look easy…
Pandemic Leadership Lessons with Jennifer McKeehan, SVP & Head of Global Supply Chain at Peloton
Many companies were affected by the pandemic, but none were impacted as positively as Peloton. With everyone stuck in their homes overnight, the Peloton fitness community became a healthy lifeline to many, even though they were early in their own growth journey. And while their digital content is easily streamable via a number of devices, there still had…
Three Glances Into the Future of Telecommunications Supply Chain Security
Interlife™. The Internet of Space. eSIM. MEID. No, these are not terms plucked from a science fiction novel. Instead, they’re the key concepts defining the future of security for the telecommunications supply chain. In this episode, host Kevin L. Jackson sits down with three technology pioneers, Dustin McIntire, Eric Adolphe, and Joshua Pendrick…
This Week in Business History for October 25th: The Great (Failed) Social Experiment of Prohibition Begins- The Passage of the Volstead Act
In this edition of This Week in Business History, Kelly Barner considers multiple ways that Prohibition – marked by a veto-overriding vote by the U.S. Senate on October 28, 1919 to pass the Volstead Act – affected American business. In addition to attempting to make American society ‘dry,’ Prohibition led to the rise of…
How to Succeed by Focusing on What’s in Front of You with Brendan Krasinski, United States Army Veteran
The tougher the experience someone has in the military, the more they take away from it – and the more bonded they remain to the people who people who persevered beside them. Attending West Point and Army Ranger school provide plenty of opportunities to be tough and to learn to work as a team…
The Supply Chain Buzz for October 18th Featuring Kevin L. Jackson and Ray Wang
In this episode of The Buzz, Supply Chain Now host Scott Luton is joined by Kevin L. Jackson, host of Digital Transformers, and Ray Wang, Principal Analyst and Founder at Constellation Research and author of the best-selling book, ‘Everybody Wants to Rule the World: Surviving and Thriving in a World of Digital Giants.’ His book examines the,,,
3 Ways to Deliver a Predictable Customer Experience in Uncertain Times with Nate Endicott from RateLinx
Back in the ‘old normal’ of two years ago, all a company needed to be strategic about their shipping was a BI solution and a few targeted metrics to focus on. That would carry them through the year. Now, however, everything is constantly in flux – from metrics to performance targets to the network itself…
How to Charter Ships and Break Down Silos Sustainably with The Home Depot’s Sarah Galica
While many organizations braced for impact over the last six quarters of supply chain disruption, The Home Depot grew their business by $34 billion. And if that’s not impressive enough – they did it all while advancing their reverse logistics capabilities and reducing their carbon footprint. On this episode, meet the supply chain expert at the center of it all…
Tomorrow’s Supply Chain – Talking Innovation with William O’Donnell & Todd Lewis from Prologis
For a long time, all the team at Prologis had to worry about was the classic real estate value driver of location… location… location. Then they started to notice a shift in their customers’ business model that was having an impact on their investment in real estate. Fortunately, their CEO is forward-thinking, and they were able to adjust and start addressing some of…