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This Week In Supply Chain Now: October 11th – 15th

Stay up to date on all the latest conversations, interviews, and episodes we released this week here at Supply Chain Now!

We kicked this week off with a special episode of Supply Chain Now featuring Mike Griswold. Scott, Kelly, and Mike discuss the key takeaways from the Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2021.

For Monday’s This Week In Business History, Kelly gives insight on two notable figures who have made some amazing strides in theoretical economic science research.

On Tuesday, we released an episode of Supply Chain Now with host Scott Luton. Scott had the opportunity to chat with Theodora Lau the Founder of Unconventional Ventures and Bradley Leimer the Co-Founder of Unconventional Ventures. They discuss some of the amazing points in their book titled “Beyond Good: How Technology Is Leading a Purpose-Driven Business Revolution.”

We also released an episode of Logistics With Purpose this week. Host Enrique and Monica talk with Dave Schweidenback the Founder and CEO of Pedals for Progress. Dave shares the story behind the logistics of shipping 4,800 bikes across 45 different countries.

For Thursday’s Supply Chain Now episode Scott interviews communications expert Monique Russell from Clear Communications, LLC. This conversation is all about effective communication and building thriving teams.

On Friday we released the Supply Chain Buzz with Scott and Greg featuring James Malley, the Co-Founder and CEO of Paccurate. The topics vary from the status of the United States Postal Service to the struggles working and living on containers.

And to wrap up the week, we released an Supply Chain is Boring Classic episode with host Chris Barnes. For part one of this two part series, Chris talks with Richard Sharpe the CEO of Competitive Insights LLC.

This week has been packed with so many great stories! What was your favorite episode? Make sure you tune in next week for more great conversation, timely topics, and exceptional guests on Supply Chain Now!

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