The Logistics of Logistics Podcast
and discuss Walmart transportation. Doug is a Senior Director of Supply Chain at Stores Inc. About Doug Estrada is a Senior Director of Supply Chain at Stores Inc. A graduate of Doane University in Crete, NE. Doug Estrada has 30 plus years of experience in Supply Chain with the last 20 years of supporting Walmart Stores, Inc. Doug has held various supply chain roles with the Walmart Private Fleet as well as working Internationally for Walmart in Central America in setting up the Retail Transportation Supply Chain Network for Walmart in several Central American Countries. Doug currently...
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and discuss the Zergratran story. Byron is the Founder and CEO of , an innovative and sustainable high-capacity transportation company that is building the world’s first tunnel to expedite shipping goods between the North Atlantic and the North Pacific. In doing so it will offer faster, smarter, safer and cheaper solutions to existing alternatives. About Byron Bennett is the Founder and CEO of . Byron is a graduate of The Wharton School with a background in entrepreneurship, finance, capital raising and strategic planning and, most recently, a founder of multiple fintech companies. He...
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and discuss the story. Mike is the President and CEO at Routeique, a software as a service (SAAS) company that enable fast-moving consumer goods businesses to save time and money, innovate faster, be more competitive, avoid costly mistakes, de-risk decisions, and satisfy ever-growing customer expectations— by providing them with unprecedented supply chain insight, foresight, and oversight. About Mike Allan is the President and CEO at , a cloud-based software platform for managing the logistics and delivery operation - both in the office, and in the field. The Routeique platform...
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and dicuss logistics buyers survey. Jim is the Founder and President of , a full-service marketing agency exclusively focused on helping logistics businesses drive profitable growth. About Jim Bierfeldt is the Founder and President of . Jim has had a 35-year career in marketing and communications, including 25+ within the logistics industry. He ran marketing for a large 3PL before launching his own marketing agency, Logistics Marketing Advisors, which focuses exclusively on providing marketing strategy and services to logistics businesses. His expertise includes strategic...
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and discuss ecommerce's dirty little secret. Aaron is the President of , a post-purchase platform that enables brands to transform returns into exchanges. About Aaron Schwartz is the President of with an extensive history working, advising, and investing in startups. With 10+ years in modern Commerce, Aaron’s focus tends to be on all things go to market, fundraising, strategy, and helping founders navigate emotionally through the early stages of company building. As a 3x founder himself, Aaron’s passion for Commerce has led him to his position at Loop today. Aaron received his...
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and discuss the secret sauce. Mark is the Senior Vice President of Operations at , one of the fastest-growing startups in the U.S. and is transforming the $800 billion transportation and logistics industry with its digital freight marketplace platform. About Mark McEntire is the Senior Vice President of Operations at , a freight technology firm that is reinventing freight procurement. Transforming the $800 billion trucking industry, Emerge empowers meaningful logistics relationships through its award-winning Freight Procurement Platform. Founded in 2017, and located in Scottsdale,...
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and discuss Trucker Tools. Kary is the CEO of , the leading carrier relationship management platform that helps brokers grow their carrier network, book loads digitally, track freight, and build enduring relationships with carriers to drive reuse. About Kary Jablonski is Trucker Tools’ CEO and is passionate about building great teams that underpin any successful business. Prior to , she advanced through operations, logistics, and strategic planning roles with Uber in the U.S. and internationally and worked as a consultant with Deloitte. She currently lives in Chicago and enjoys anything...
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and discuss the micro-fulfillment opportunity. Julien is the Vice President of Network Supply Chain at , the world’s first 3D robotics supply chain system for modern commerce. About Julien Seret is ’ Vice President of Network Supply Chain, where he oversees the fulfillment and delivery services business model. He is working with Microsoft, Accenture, and other partners to deliver a multi-tenant supply chain model that leverages data, the cloud, and shared pay-for-use robotics facilities, to allow consumer goods to reach customers next or same-day at the cost of standard delivery....
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and discuss truckload pricing dynamics. Jon is the Director of Pricing Strategy & Analytics at , a freight technology company that is removing the barriers between shippers and carriers so freight can move in the most efficient, transparent and automated way. About Jon Payne is the Director of Pricing Strategy & Analytics at , a leading digital freight technology company. Jon directs a team of Analysts & Data Scientists focused on optimizing algorithmic pricing and innovating business strategies by leveraging Loadsmart's supply and demand data. Under Jon's leadership, Loadsmart has...
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Owning The Customer Experience with Larry Gordon and discuss owning the customer experience. is the Managing Director, GTM, , a global technology services company that provides digital software engineering and transformation solutions to clients across multiple industries. About Larry Gordon is the Managing Director, GTM, Emtec Digital. Prior to joining Emtec, has held senior leadership positions at Cognizant and Capgemini and has founded and led IT services and software companies in the security, devops and digital transformation segments. He has also been a successful...
info_outlineDhruv Saxena and Joe Lynch discuss the ShipBob story. Dhruv is the CEO and Co-Founder of ShipBob, the leading global omni fulfillment platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses to provide them access to best-in-class supply chain and fulfillment capabilities.
About Dhruv Saxena
Dhruv Saxena is the CEO and Co-Founder of ShipBob, the leading global Omni fulfillment platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses to provide them access to best-in-class supply chain and fulfillment capabilities. Dhruv came to America (from India) in 2007 to pursue an undergraduate engineering degree. He attended Purdue University for both his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in electrical engineering, and after graduating, worked as a software developer and engineer in Chicago. Dhruv and co-founder Divey Gulati founded ShipBob from their apartment, going to extreme lengths to get the startup off the ground in 2014 - including marathon coding sessions and poaching their first ShipBob customers while they waited in long lines at post offices to ship their packages! Today, ShipBob is valued at over $1 billion (June 2021) and has seen tremendous growth over the past few years.
About ShipBob
Key Takeaways: The ShipBob Story
- Dhruv Saxena is the CEO and Co-Founder of ShipBob, a global omni channel fulfillment solution trusted by 7,000+ brands to ship orders everywhere their customers shop.
- In the podcast interview, Dhruv shared his own personal story along with the ShipBob Story.
- Founded in 2014 by Dhruv Saxena and Divey Gulati, ShipBob has become one of the fastest-growing tech companies in America.
- In just a few short years, ShipBob has grown from working out of Dhruv’s apartment to a Chicago headquarters and hundreds of thousands of square feet of warehouse space across the US.
- The ShipBob mission is to provide the best fulfillment services for their customers, so they can focus more on what’s important — growing their business and delivering a remarkable customer experience.
- ShipBob enables their clients to:
- Ship everywhere, from anywhere.
- Seamlessly connect new commerce channels and apps.
- Gain more control and improve accuracy within the warehouses.
- ShipBob has a network of warehouses connected by a common technology that help their clients to determine optimal inventory placement across the network to improve delivery speeds and reduce shipping costs.
- ShipBob offers their customers the ability to scale efficiently by distributing inventory into additional warehouses over time.