James Webb Space Telescope: Krystal Puga and Scott Willoughby
The Art of Manufacturing
$9 billion and a million miles away: we get a special behind-the-scenes tour of NASA’s most ambitious and risky project ever.
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Hydroswarm: Preeti Battacharyya
The Art of Manufacturing
An underwater roboticist is determined to map the 70% of our globe covered in water. But exploring our oceans is much harder than you think.
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Knock Knock: Jen Bilik
The Art of Manufacturing
Comedy isn’t always easy: one entrepreneur has learned some tough lessons manufacturing irreverent gifts that don’t meet everyone’s tastes.
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Lumi: Jesse Genet [encore]
The Art of Manufacturing
Packaging should be your secret weapon, and this episode will show you how.
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Desktop Metal: Ric Fulop, Jonah Myerberg & Andy Roberts
The Art of Manufacturing
Meet the 3D printing company that might totally change how we manufacture, design, and even develop products.
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SmartyPants Vitamins: Courtney Nichols Gould [encore]
The Art of Manufacturing
Amazon is eating the world! A wellness entrepreneur shares her secrets to launching a consumer product in today’s complex retail environment in this rebroadcast episode.
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Tulip Interfaces: Rony Kubat & Erik Mirandette
The Art of Manufacturing
Digitizing the factory isn’t always easy. A former counter-intelligence officer and former reality TV star, both manufacturing nerds, talk about how they hope to bring modern data tools, the Internet of Things, and Lean Manufacturing to every factory floor.
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David Charlot: Charlot Biosciences
The Art of Manufacturing
We meet a bioengineering startup with a groundbreaking new tool that might change the way we identify and treat disease.
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Wiivv: Shamil Hargovan and Chris Bellamy
The Art of Manufacturing
A startup builds custom, on-demand 3D printed shoes and gives a glimpse of what innovation might look like in the future.
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Micki Krimmel: Superfit Hero
The Art of Manufacturing
Roller derby inspires a body-positive athletic fashion brand that’s just hitting a tipping point. Though finding a factory that will take her business has gotten easier, the real challenges have just begun!
info_outlineThere’s a shortage of 50,000 truck drivers impacting manufacturing in America, and demand keeps growing. Last week, we spoke about some pretty futuristic transportation ideas. This week we’re talking with a serial entrepreneur who is trying to beat the odds and make transportation and logistics work better today.
Lidia Yan is the founder and CEO of NEXT Trucking, a portal for matching shippers with carriers. Although Lidia isn’t a manufacturer herself currently, her past entrepreneurial experiences made her realize how critical truck drivers are to the manufacturing and delivery of physical goods. Especially in today’s world of complex supply chains and consumers that want instant gratification and products on-demand.
I was curious to learn more about how the shipping ecosystem works, and how Lidia’s software makes the process work more smoothly. I wanted to understand how autonomous vehicles and automation play a role in logistics, and why several tech companies that have tried to automate the matching process (including Uber) have struggled. I wanted to understand the pitfalls and how NEXT Trucking has managed to be profitable so far. Plus, we get Lidia’s tips on logistics and shipping for emerging brands and manufacturers.
For more information, photos, and links, check out the show notes at http://makeitinla.org/lidiayan.
Lidia Yan is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder at NEXT Trucking, an ambitious Sequoia-backed startup that develops technology to address lack of capacity for the growing volume from global shippers and underutilization in the U.S. trucking industry.
Through NEXT Trucking, Lidia brings together her expertise in product development, marketing and operations. Prior to NEXT Trucking, Lidia was a marketing executive at top 10 ecommerce retailer, Newegg. At Newegg, Lidia managed a $22 million marketing budget while keeping the cost of overall sales under one percent. Before Newegg, she founded 9luxe, a leading flash sale site in China. Lidia launched 9luxe without any venture funding, managed the distribution of over 40 luxury brands, and led the company to profitability within its first six months.
Lidia holds an M.A. in Communications from the University of Southern California. She grew up in Shanghai, China, and now calls Southern California home. When she isn’t busy managing her company and mentoring employees, Lidia enjoys relaxing at home with her husband, parents and her three-year-old Border Collie, Toby.
Web: nexttrucking.com
Twitter: @nexttrucking @lidiayan2012
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lidia-yan-b3b47110/