In this episode of 3PL Live, Jeremy Thone speaks with artist Gil Nevo about landing a role as an animator on South Park for ten seasons. Nevo owns a branding agency called SuperBrand, where his team helps emerging technologies with their brand voice and identity. We get into what makes good branding, psychology, flow, surfing, and a bit of spirituality. We hope you enjoy this episode. 3PL Systems Team
In this interview, host Jeremy Thone of 3PL Live interviews MinterEllisonRuddWatts, a lawyer from New Zealand. The two speak about what brings value to money, the design behind Bitcoin, and the potential uses of NFTs for architects to sell homes through NFTs. We hope you enjoy this episode. 3PL Systems Team
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Whitney Johnson Cowell about all things digital marketing. Cowell worked at FreightWaves and found a new opportunity with KCH Transportation to build a content platform for the brokerage. We discuss some tech stacks she uses, such as Semrush to build a keyword matrix for blog posts. We hope you enjoy this episode. 3PL Systems Team
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Greg Hilsenrath of Wavedancer, a blockchain consultant. Hilsenrath gives us the lay of the crypto land, including the difference between crypto and a blockchain. We also relate the current crypto crash to the dot-com bubble in the late 90s. Thanks for listening, and we hope you enjoy this episode. 3PL Systems
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone interviews Dan Hellmann, Chief Sales Officer (CSO) at Hubtek. Hubtek is a freight tech company and near-shoring freight staffing services in South America. Hellman speaks about some of the freight automation Hubtek specializes in that mimics the clicks a human would do through robotic process automation. Most repetitive tasks can be automated, whether building a load from an email or going to several sites to check the status of a shipment. 3PL Syst...
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Tannon Pedersen about the ins and outs of small parcels. Pedersen is the Director of Channel Partnerships for eHuB, a technology provider of discounted rates with USPS, UPS, FedEx, and DHL. 3PL Systems recently integrated with their API and offered discounted rates without a negotiated service agreement. Pedersen educates us on using multiple parcel carriers, cubic shipping, and cartonization to save money on shipping. 3PL Live...
Copywriting is an art form; in this episode of 3PL live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Brittany Mayo about brand identity, removing jargon, and making presentation decks that flow. Mayo specializes explicitly in writing content for SaaS tech companies and also freight tech. We hope you enjoy this episode. 3PL Systems Team
This episode is for you if you're into live streaming, digital marketing, and building communities! In this episode, host Jeremy Thone interviews Theresa Eatherly of Beast Node about building a digital presence. Eatherly works for a company called the Beast Node, and they handle the backend live stream tech portion for a popular show in the supply chain. Beast Node will book the guests, write the copy, manage all the lower thirds, etc. We hope you enjoy this episode, and thank you for the suppor...
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Dr. Salvatore Mercogliano, a maven in all things global shipping. Mercogliano runs a YouTube channel with 45,000 subscribers, which took off after speaking on the BBC about the Ever Given stuck in the Suez Canal. We speak about how we ended up in a truly global supply chain through containerization and larger ships, driving unit shipping costs down. We hope you enjoy this episode. 3PL Live
Matthew Leffler, the armchair attorney, keeps us all out of trouble. The enjoyable interview below is about the post-employment restrictive covenants. Leffler also speaks about some issues drivers face, such as being unable to use restrooms, unsafe parking, and high turnover. Not many people are willing to be away from home for 250 days a year unless they're making a nice living. Digital media makes calling out bad actors or shippers easier, making drivers' lives harder. We hope you enjoy this e...
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Levar Patton of Trucking Empire. Patton cut his teeth going to dispatch school and approaching trucking companies to outsource finding loads. Patton decided to start a collaboration tool to connect mentors with students new to the trucking industry. Regarding entrepreneurship, Patton mentioned that he would instead go out swinging than fail without trying. I can respect an all-in mentality. Thanks for listening and for the support. 3PL L...
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with entrepreneur Josh Harshman about freight technology in the supply chain. Harshman CoFounded PLP Logistics after being a sales rep at a notable freight brokerage. He worked with several transportation management software providers, including 3PL Systems and MercuryGate, so he shares some insights on what to look for when sourcing software. We hope you enjoy this episode. 3PL Systems Team
Outbound sales processes are one the most challenging disciplines to master. In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with CEO Joel Graber from Modern Outbound about outbound sales. Many startups hire Graber to engineer an outbound sales engine for the top-of-the-funnel sales. We do a bit of an outbound masterclass in this episode to copy, tech stack, and content. We hope you enjoy this episode. 3PL Live
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Connor Miller of ArdentX about struggles with mental health to running a 130 million dollar freight brokerage. Miller learned to create a very collaborative environment after partnering with his father in the business and seeking therapy with his dad. ArdentX offers treatment to its employees because of its impact on communications within the company. We hope you enjoy this episode. 3PL Live
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with "The Dude," Michael Vincent from What the Truck podcast on FreightWaves. Dooner asked Vincent what movie was better, Frozen Two or Frozen Two? The two argued for 45 minutes about which Disney movie was better, and they knew the show would be good entertainment. We also talk about the freight recession looming, Sonar, and a passion project Vincent started called Ocean 7 Music. Ocean 7 Music recycles plastics from our oceans to make guitar...
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Maggie Petrovic, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives at Emerge. Emerge is reinventing the freight procurement process for full truckload RFPs saving back time from back and forth emails. Supply chain industry veteran Andrew Leto founded Emerge after building notable companies such as GlobalTranz. Petrovic explains in this episode what's broken with the current RFP process, mainly relying on outdated technologies such as email and excel...
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Paul Jaroslawski, the founder of Freight Caviar. Jaroslawski recovering from a knee injury, started a meme account poking fun at some of the madness in the freight industry. Jaroslawski also lived in Kyiv, Ukraine, for a few years, so we explore how the war affected some of his friends. 3PL Live
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Sean Freedman Founder of Freightzy about entrepreneurship. Freedman founded a freight brokerage after ten years of working for an agent. Sean wanted to have more control over the details of running a business, such as the marketing initiatives, without being tied to a larger organization. Freedman started the brokerage during the pandemic! He also wrote a children's book called "Hero's Behind the Wheel" about celebrating everyday jobs su...
In this episode of 3PL Live, Jeremy Thone interviews Scott Baldyga, his piano teacher, a published author, musician, documentarian, and dad. Baldyga explores some creative processes for staying focused when writing big pieces like a book or blog post. We also talk about collecting NFTs and blockchain technology. 3PL Live
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Trey Griggs with Beta Consulting Group. Griggs created two podcasts, Word on the Street and Standing Out. Griggs created Word on the Street as a way not to have lunch by himself and now has multiple people on the show at once. Trey is made a name for himself by creating good content, networking, and building community. This is a great episode for anyone looking to build their LinkedIn network or for marketing ideas. 3PL Live...
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with author Fred Copestake about his two books, Hybrid Selling and Selling Through Partnering Skills. One of my favorite concepts Copestake speaks about is "busy busy busy" for sales reps. This concept is where representatives are working hard but not working strategically. We also explore the ideas of writing books or doing big projects and Copestake's creative process. He used puppets for storytelling for his book Selling Through Partnershi...
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Author and Podcaster Andy Paul about his new book "Sell Without Selling Out". In the book, Paul describes sellers selling out or selling in. Selling out is the outdated way of selling; lazy, pushy, sleazy, and self-interested reps. Selling in better aligns with reps' values and character with the buyer's interest in mind. We learn to be "salesy" in organizations, and Paul argues there are more holistic ways to sell. 3PL Live...
In this episode of 3PL Live host, Jeremy Thone speaks with Ryan Schreiber of Metafora about the age-old question of buying vs. building a TMS. Schreiber recommends coming up with a list of must-haves for your TMS based on the maturity and complexity of your business. 3PL Live
In this episode of 3PL Live host, Jeremy Thone speaks with Rak-Joon Choi, VP of Business Development at Torqata, an analytics arm of American Tire Distributors (ATD). Choi built blockchain products for IBM called Food Trust, which helped with food recalls from Salmonella or removed bad lots of products. Recalls would take weeks before Blockchain; now, it's done instantly with products like IBM Food Trust. Choi is now working on using Blockchain in the Supply Chain with ATD. The goal is to build ...
In this episode of 3PL Live host, Jeremy Thone speaks with Freight Analyst Davis Dye of Visible Supply Chain about automating 1700 freight shipments! Dye is a data-driven professional, and we speak about he saved Visible SCM 334 hours of labor by utilizing a modern tech stack. Dye goes into detail about analyzing shipments that are prime for automation. We hope you enjoy the episode. 3PL Live
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with Cameron Robertson about his journey from Technical support to CEO. 3PL Systems is a Transportation Management Software (TMS) built for Freight Brokers. Robertson spent countless nights developing the platform working with the engineering team to rebuild the software from the ground up. We also speak about rebuilding the codebase as CTO without the approval of management. Robertson knew that the current codebase wouldn't scale, so he star...
Einride is a Swedish technology company that develops and provides freight mobility solutions based on electric and autonomous vehicles, leading the transition to sustainable transport. It became the world’s first company to operate an autonomous, all-electric freight vehicle on a commercial route on a public road. Einride's mission is to make the earth a better place by Intelligent Movement. This can be reached through digital, electric and autonomous shipping. Einride has developed an all elec...
In this episode of 3PL Live, host Jeremy Thone speaks with freight broker entrepreneur Racquelle Pakutz of Zen Freight Solutions. Pakutz advocates for mindfulness and meditation for mental health, given the current supply strain on supply chains. This episode explores mindfulness tips, box breathing, and mental health. We hope you enjoy it. 3PL Systems Team
In this Episode of 3PL Live host, Jeremy Thone speaks with Abby Hafenbredl, VP of Sales at Sage Freight. The two explore some of the issues causing a driver shortage in trucking. We explore drivers 18 +, driver pay, and some of the root causes we aren't attracting more drivers to the States. We hope you enjoy it! 3PL Live
LinkedIn isn't the easiest platform to crack. In this episode of 3PL Live host Jeremy Thone picks Geni Cor's brain about using LinkedIn to the tilt. We chat about building an audience, posting strategies and monetizing LinkedIn. We hope you enjoy. 3PL Live
