Most people would jump at an offer to design a product line for Walmart, but Dr. Lisa Williams turned them down three times. It wasn’t until she watched an interview with a little girl who explained that she didn’t want to play with a black doll because she didn’t like the color of the doll’s skin that she called them back and said, ‘Yes.’
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Bringing the Supply Chain to Schools with the ASG Hope Foundation’s Terri Seese
High school students know a thing or two about their phones – but what do they know about all the moving parts that come together to make and deliver those same devices? Quite a bit thanks to people like Terri Seese, founder and CEO of Alliance Solution Group. Through the ASG Hope Foundation, a non-profit she launched, Terri helps students in grades K-12…
Last Mile Food Rescue: Leadership, Logistics, and a Noble Mission with Eileen Budo
In this episode of Supply Chain Now, host Scott Luton and special guest host Ray Attiyah welcome Eileen Budo with Last Mile Food Rescue to the show. Listen as Eileen shares about her career journey from the Air Force to manufacturing, and to her role at Last Mile Food Delivery, and so much more.
How to Meet New Customer Expectations in a New World of Retail with Lowe’s Donald Frieson
Retail is local — but it’s also home to an increasingly global set of fulfillment and distribution requirements (and challenges). Meanwhile, customer expectations for seamless omnichannel experiences and two-day delivery keep the pressure set on “high.” But good news: in this episode, Executive Vice President of Supply Chain for Lowe’s, Donald Frieson, joins Scott and Greg…
Redefining Intimate Apparel in the Age of Sustainability with ThirdLove’s Marcus Chung
Redefining the standards of the intimate apparel industry, filling punching bags and saving turtles. All in a day’s work for ThirdLove’s Marcus Chung. He’s led sustainability initiatives at some of the country’s top retailers, including Stitch Fix and Gap Inc. In this episode, he joins cohosts Enrique Alvarez and Kristi Porter to share his reflections on the evolution of corporate…
Building a More Equitable Workplace and Getting Right Within With Minda Harts
Minda Harts has always been a fighter. These days, she’s fighting for equity in the workplace, particularly on behalf of Black and Brown women. Her invaluable insights are tools for everyone to improve how they show up to work in 2021 – whether that’s through being a better colleague, manager, ally, you name it. Luckily, you can get some of those insights…
The Two Keys to Supporting Charitable Causes as a Corporation with Michael Broidy
What’s a hybrid non-profit? What’s the best way for a corporate entity to give back to the community? How does giving differ across private and public companies? What does charitable giving look like in the middle of a pandemic – and moving forward? Get all these answers and more on this latest episode with co-hosts Enrique Alvarez and Kristi Porter as they…
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…
Shipping the Gift of Mobility: The Logistics of Pedals for Progress with Founder David Schweidenback
What do bikes and sewing machines have in common? They’re changing lives around the world thanks to Pedals for Progress and Sewing Peace, both the brainchild of David Schweidenback. He joins us this episode to tell the logistics tale of 4,800 bikes shipped to over 45 countries – and how it all started with a bike sitting next to a…
Pros With a Purpose: How to Go Beyond Good with Theodora Lau and Bradley Leimer
This episode features two bright minds tackling a one big question: can fintech more equitably distribute the building blocks of prosperity? If you ask authors Theodora Lau and Bradley Leimer, the answer is yes. In fact, they wrote the book on it, aptly titled “Beyond Good: How Technology Is Leading a Purpose-Driven Business Revolution.” Join host…
How to Keep Doctors Without Borders Well-Supported: Lessons in Global Logistics from Diego Flores
How do you transport products efficiently into a country that’s at war? What’s the best coffee the globe has to offer? There’s one man who can give us both answers, and that’s our latest guest Diego Flores. In this episode, he joins us virtually from Uganda and takes us behind the scenes of supply chain logistics for…
Distributing the Gift of Giving at Scale with Jenise Steverding
Whether helping Toms scale shoe delivery from a million pairs to 50 million or delivering 78,000 masks to healthcare workers last year, Gifts for Good Chief Impact Officer Jenise Steverding has found a way throughout her career to meld her knack for logistics with a propensity for giving back – and for that, we…