Hello, 2 Babe Listeners! Today we have two special guests in Stephen Armstrong and Robert Kelle from MAPLE Business Council to talk to us about the current Canadian-U.S. Trade Relationship and how the potential NAFTA changes can make an impact. MAPLE Business Council acts as a non-profit organization in Southern California that promotes investment, trade and entrepreneurship between Southern California and Canada. The Council was gathered to be listed as a cross-border business resource to suppo...
Aug 25, 2017•35 min
Today's episode is all about seasonal businesses and eCommerce services. How the top and growing companies need to scale up their current operations for the dreaded seasonal spikes. This week, our special guest, Dallas Clarksean, COO at Fun.com comes from the eCommerce company focused on pure-play Halloween costumes. Fun.com is the world's largest of its kind, and just as important as its products to their customers, Fun.com analyzes on a continuous basis their approach to seasonal spikes throug...
Aug 18, 2017•35 min
Thank you 2Babes Listeners, and Sponsors for all your ongoing support! Episode 50 Has Finally Arrived!! Episode 50 Has Finally Arrived!! To properly highlight the arrival of Episode 50 to the podcast, our 2Babes had the opportunity to chat with special guest, Bill DeMartino, General Manager at riskmethods. The company that provides SaaS, cloud-based SC risk management solutions for SMEs and large business that traditionally handle numerous international interactions daily. For this episode, Bill...
Aug 11, 2017•33 min•Season 1Ep. 50
Hello, 2Babe's Listeners! It's Epi. 49; back in the studio and interviewing our industry's very best from all across the globe! This week our 2Babe's, the lovely, Sarah & Nick host Co-founders Stan Garber & Alex Yakubovich at Scout RFP ( www.scoutrfp.com ) in California. In this episode, our experts talk about Request for Proposal's (RFP's) and Sourcing Software and how these options are underlooked within most businesses, which have cost organizations both in valued time and money. Expe...
Jul 28, 2017•31 min•Season 2Ep. 49
"Supply Chain, Logistics, Podcasts, and Heading into the Future!" Full steam ahead! This week we got the opportunity to chat with fellow podcaster, Tim Dooner, the host and founder of the industry channel, The Shipping Pod in the studio. For the Shipping Pod, Tim focuses on the topics of "How Things Work" within the industry, and aims to inform his listeners on in and outs on why things work, and what we can do to improve for the future. Tim brings to our podcast some of his recent topics he has...
Jul 21, 2017•33 min
Hey 2Babes Listeners, This week's podcast is all about "How to Start Planning for 2025, Today". Joining our host's Nick and Sarah, we have a guest speaker in Steven Hainey, Director of Supply Chain - Applied Materials with Newell Brands. Steven takes us through the process of integrated business planning for business' today, and how they make actions towards building and anticipating for the future. Our discussion also touches on the issues of predictive planning with larger companies and how in...
Jul 14, 2017•43 min
The future of warehousing starts now! This week our 2Babes are joined by CEO of SecureSkids, John Joe, weeks before the launch date of his new company. John talks to us about the current state of warehousing meeting the needs of the customers and how SecureSkids plans to open the door for continued advancements into the area. - Right now, SecureSkids looks to operate as the go-to business for short term skid solutions. With simple processing, and by allowing the customer the options to choose fr...
Jul 07, 2017•27 min
Hello, 2Babe Listeners! It's that time of the year where we reflect on the amounts of paperwork we have already done and look towards capping off the year full steam ahead. Do you think you have it in you? This week we got the opportunity to talk to a successful Canadian business owner in Dr. Callum Cowan M.D., owner at PHENOM HPM in Burlington Ontario. A high-performance medicine clinic which focuses' on research-backed solutions to improve individuals health and have them working a full streng...
Jun 30, 2017•32 min
Hello, 2Babe's Talk Supply Chain Listeners! This week we had the chance to look at supply chain on the packaging solutions side. How finding the right packaging has impacted businesses and their future supply chain decisions. Our guest this week is Matt White, International Account Executive from Managed Packaging, a division of BillerudKorsnäs, a global paper manufacturer headquartered in Sweden. A company with the focus on offering sustainable materials and new solutions that increase profitab...
Jun 23, 2017•35 min
This week our 2Babes had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Karl B. Manrodt from Georgia College on the recent trends and issues related to both the logistics and transportation industry. Dr. Manrodt takes us through the past and recent strategies he has seen over the years and how companies and organizations have been trying to create savings in the transportation industry. Attempts he has witnessed, to create savings in an industry that has constantly changed with the use of technology and othe...
Jun 16, 2017•42 min
Ever ask the question, how do I create the choices my customer are interested in? How do I give them the power to choose? Those are some of the questions that businesses today are considering when thinking about the end consumer and how their supply chain will match those expectations. ThIs week we had the opportunity to speak with someone who has made answering their questions his career and looks forward to anticipating where the next topic direction will go. - Introducing, Alex Rhodeen! Alex ...
Jun 09, 2017•27 min
Hello Listeners! Just another sunny day here in Toronto, Canada at the studio where our two babes get to talk to top industry leaders focusing on all things supply chain management. This week, Guy Courtin, Vice President Industry & Solution Strategy, Retail, and Fashion at GT NEXUS, an affiliate of Infor Retail took our 2 Babes through the in's and out's of end-to-end visibility, thought leadership, the digital disruption for retail supply chain management, and how customers choose & thi...
Jun 02, 2017•42 min
Back in the studio to cap of this fantastic month, our hosts we able to talk with Scott Byrnes of TransVoyant about the transformational value in IOT and predictive analytics, and how business should implement big data. TransVoyant is a software company that tackles big-data and puts it in a format businesses can use today, and at real time. Channeling both live and predictive insights. Scott expresses the need for predictive analytics to businesses and showcases the impact it has had on sup...
May 26, 2017•28 min
Interested in learning more about Demand Driven Supply-Chain Management? How about gaining visibility? Do you know how to find the relevant range? This week our host's got together with Carol Ptak, Partner at the Demand Driven Institute to talk more about the Demand Driven Adaptive Enterprise Model. Throughout this episode, Carol and are host's discuss the in's and out's of the model and how it has made an affect the way many companies think today, and how they can adapt to what is expecte...
May 19, 2017•33 min
This week we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Chris Caplice from MITx Micromasters in Supply Chain Management. Chris talks to our hosts about the barriers some people have had with online education, and how MITx Micromasters has developed its curriculum to tailor everyone from anywhere across the globe. With the focus on Supply Chain Management, Chris further explains how SCM through online learning has changed the way both companies and individual students tackle complex topics. - Introduc...
May 12, 2017•39 min
This week we had the pleasure of having Barry McGeough back in with us from PVH Innovation Next - PVH Corp. to let us know what he has been up to and what exciting advancements have been made throughout the industry. Expect to be wowed by exciting new technology, easier ways to shop/ship transport, as well as the even crazier projects now formulating throughout the globe from top businesses. We hope you enjoy this episode! REMEMBER to write us a review on itunes, stitcher and Google Play and f...
May 05, 2017•44 min
Ever wondered what it is like to work at a 3PL? How about the fact that every day is NEVER the same. Nick Sarah and Mike bring you some of the crazy stories and some insight into how the 3Pl world works. Check out this episode and get the INSIDE SCOOP! Remember to check out our free resources and past episodes on our website at www.2babestalksupplychain.com Tags: business, logistics, inside scoop, 3PL, freight, freight forwarding, supply chain, future, trade secrets, transportation, customs, cle...
Apr 22, 2017•28 min
Virtual Reality is a hot topic and this technology is soon to be in our personal and professional lives. It is going to CHANGE supply chain forever so join Alan Smithson from Metavrse and the 2 babes as he tells how we can prepare for the near future. FYI - Nick is in studio for this episode but he is literally in a different world. In this episode you will learn about the various uses for VR, the future of VR in supply chain AND how it will affect YOUR life. If you are thinking about how to inc...
Apr 15, 2017•36 min
Thinking about crowdfunding? Tyler Handley from Inkbox, a unique 2 week tattoo start up from Toronto runs Sarah and Nick through why they chose crowdfunding and what to look out for with the logistics and supply chain of the campaign. You will learn about the Inkbox campaign, what worked what challenges they had, Tyler also tells us all about their supply chain, how they manage the kitting and the shipping to the end consumer so our listeners get a real insight to this amazing company that is ta...
Apr 07, 2017•29 min
Does the thought of starting your own company feel overwhelming and daunting? Katie Nedjelski from Girl Gotch joins the Babes to talk about the fears of starting your own company, the risks, and how to navigate your supply chain. Katie and The Babes talk about where to start and offer up some great advice and help on how to make sure you're in control of your supply chain! We hope you enjoy this episode! Don't forget to follow us on social media: @2babestalksc...
Mar 31, 2017•34 min
Simon Eagle joins the Babes all the way from the UK this episode. Simon is the Certified Instructor at Demand Driven Institute's CDDP. He gives great insight what is demand-driven? why is demand-driven so effective? how to operate a demand-driven supply chain? and how to adopt the demand-driven process in your company? We hope you enjoy this episode! Don't forget to follow us on social media: @2babestalksc
Mar 24, 2017•37 min
This episode the Babes talk Jeff Lederer, CEO of Prime Line. Prime Line is the 11th largest supplier company in the promotional products industry with sales in excess of $100 million. It employs more than 800 employees between its facility in Gaffney, S.C. and headquarters in Bridgeport, Conn. Jeff talks to us about the Promotional Industry, supply chain, and safety and compliance. We hope you enjoy this episode! Don't forget to follow us on social media: @2babestalksc...
Mar 20, 2017•26 min
This episode the Babes talk to Ben Zvaifler, the Founder and CEO of Pupbox . Pupbox is a monthly development box for new puppy owners delivering toys treats and training information to help navigate the many joys and challenges of puppyhood. Ben talks to us about how these monthly subscription boxes,how they are put together and delivered and the challenges of the supply chain from a start up company to where they are now. Visit www.pupbox.com and use code 2Babes for $15 off any subscription or ...
Mar 10, 2017•35 min
On today's episode of 2 babes talk supply chain we chat with Andrea Stroud and Joe Tillman from APQC on how to use Big Data and Analytics Effectively in Supply Chain. Andrea and Joe give us some great insight on this very hot topic! We hope you enjoy this episode! Don't forget to follow us on social media: @2babestalksc
Mar 03, 2017•46 min
Today on 2 Babes Talk Supply Chain we are joined by Rear Admiral Mark "Guad" Guadagnini, General Manager for the Shell Technology Center Houston. Guad gives us great insight and tips on operational excellence and overcoming logistical challenges. We hope you enjoy this episode! Don't forget to follow us on social media: @2babestalksc
Feb 24, 2017•28 min
On today's episode we talk to the Chief Strategy Officer of Sourcing Industry Group, Mark C Pollack, MM. Mark talks to us about the importance of identifying competencies in your supply chain so you are prepared for the future. You don't want to miss this one! We hope you enjoy this episode! Don't forget to follow us on social media: @2babestalksc
Feb 17, 2017•36 min
This episode of 2 Babes Talk Supply Chain we are joined by Lisa Delorme, Co-founder and CEO of Rent Frock Repeat . Lisa gives us insight on all you need to know about the world of rentable supply chain, what it is, how to do it, and all of the benefits! We hope you enjoy this episode! Don't forget to follow us on social media: @2babestalksc
Feb 10, 2017•33 min
Today on 2 Babes Talk Supply Chain we are joined by Sheena Repath- Chief of Making Sh*t Happen at MSH District. We speak with Sheena about designing your distribution and discovering the best option to sell your product. We hope you enjoy this episode! Don't forget to follow us on social media: @2babestalksc
Feb 03, 2017•33 min
Today on 2 Babes Talk Supply Chain we are joined by Paul Condeco, the manager of business development and strategic solutions at ICECORP. We speak with Paul about the common blind spots in supply chain and how "cost creep" is something you should be scared about. We hope you enjoy this episode! Don't forget to follow us on social media: @2babestalksc
Jan 27, 2017•41 min
On today's episode we are joined by Bill Belser and we are talking about the desired outcomes of ideal supplier scorecards. If you are in purchasing, handle supply and/or work with suppliers every day, this is the episode for you! FREE SCORECARD ON OUR WEBSITE AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD! Don't forget to follow us on social media: @2babestalksc
Jan 20, 2017•32 min
