For our latest episode, guest hosts Scott DeGroot and Lance Saunders spoke with Kevin O’Marah , co-founder of Zero100 and GSCI Distinguished Fellow, about structural shifts in global trade policy, the acceleration of agentic AI in supply chain workflows, and the widening performance gap between early movers and holdouts. The conversation explored how industrial policy and tariff normalization are driving regionalized supply networks, why AI must be embedded in end-to-end workflows rather than si...
Mar 04, 2026•34 min•Season 4Ep. 4
For the third episode of Season 4, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby are joined by Stuart Sandlin , president of Hapag-Lloyd North America, for a candid conversation about how global supply chains hold together when conditions refuse to stabilize. Drawing on extensive experience in ocean shipping and global trade, Sandlin shares insights on Red Sea disruptions, Panama Canal capacity, shifting trade routes, and the operational and financial realities of longer transit times. The conversation cen...
Feb 04, 2026•39 min•Season 4Ep. 3
In this holiday-season episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby sit down with incoming department head Yemisi Bolumole to explore how the University of Tennessee’s supply chain management program balances academic rigor with real-world relevance. Yem and the hosts discuss the program’s evolution from its transportation roots to a comprehensive end-to-end supply chain focus, the opportunities and responsibilities that come with rapid growth, and what success looks like for students, employers,...
Dec 22, 2025•33 min•Season 4Ep. 2
For the Season 4 premiere, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby sat down with retired Rear Admiral Kevin Sweeney to explore how military leadership principles translate to the business world. Throughout his remarkable career in the U.S. Armed Forces, Sweeney commanded the USS Cole during its historic rebuilding and served as chief of staff to Defense Secretary James Mattis. He is now a trusted senior advisor on government relations and management in the private sector. Sweeney’s conversation with ...
Nov 19, 2025•42 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In this special episode, regular co-host Tom Goldsby and Scott DeGroot , managing director of UT’s Global Supply Chain Institute, catch up with Mark Baxa, president and CEO of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals , at the organization's EDGE 2025 Conference in Washington, DC. Earlier in the week, Tom was recognized as a CSCMP Distinguished Fellow , while Scott and other UT supply chain management faculty participated in several sessions as expert panelists. We'll be back for the ...
Oct 09, 2025•34 min
For the final episode of Season 3, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby spoke with supply chain consultant and former Procter & Gamble senior director Andrew Byer to explore how people, culture, and technology intersect to shape resilient supply chains. Byer shares lessons from his long career at Procter & Gamble, where he supported global operations for health, hygiene, and cleaning products. He discusses how licensing, supply chain planning, and culture building are critical levers for p...
Sep 18, 2025•35 min•Season 3Ep. 12
For the August 2025 episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby spoke with Doug Gray , VP of integrated supply chain for Trane Technologies, about driving resilience in the aftermarket business, embedding sustainability into strategic decision-making, and upskilling long-tenured employees to create value in a landscape of AI and automation. Gray, a member of the GSCI Advisory Board, joined Trane’s executive leadership in 2024. In his role, he is accountable for the company’s supply distribution,...
Aug 28, 2025•35 min•Season 3Ep. 11
For the July 2025 episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby spoke with Amalia Londono , EVP of end-to-end supply chain North America for Colgate-Palmolive, about trends in consumer packaged goods, delivering value to customers, using AI and technology in demand planning, and the importance of personal resiliency for up-and-coming supply chain professionals. Londono, a member of the GSCI Advisory Board, leads the North American supply chain for one of the most recognized manufacturers and distr...
Jul 17, 2025•32 min•Season 3Ep. 10
For the June 2025 episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby spoke with Matt Stites , president of Clayton Supply and SVP of supply chain for Clayton Home Building Group, about dealing with disruptions, addressing the national housing shortage, and building growth-minded teams that pursue excellence in operations and customer service. Stites, a member of the GSCI Advisory Board, leads the supply chain for the largest builder of manufactured and modular homes in North America. He is responsible ...
Jun 18, 2025•37 min•Season 3Ep. 9
For the May 2025 episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby spoke with Stephanie Pierce , director of warehouse foods planning for PepsiCo, about wide range of relevant business topics, including the changing work modalities that have impacted talent retention and recruitment, leading hybrid teams, and adapting planning for shifting customer habits in snacking. Pierce, a 2011 alumna of UT’s supply chain management program, has spent more than a decade with PepsiCo, where she’s climbed the ladde...
May 22, 2025•37 min•Season 3Ep. 8
For the April 2025 episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby were live at the Spring 2025 Supply Chain Forum with Colin Yankee chief supply chain officer for Tractor Supply Company, to discuss the supply chain strategies and operational efficiencies that help companies thrive in uncertain times. Their in-depth conversation explored Tractor Supply’s transportation and distribution center operations, how to leverage extensive store networks for final-mile delivery strategies, and featured insigh...
Apr 25, 2025•54 min•Season 3Ep. 7
For the March 2025 episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby are joined by guest host Thomas Deakins , managing director of the Global Supply Chain Institute, and Jason Murray , CEO and co-founder at Shipium to explore how data-driven decision-making fuels modern supply chain success. Their in-depth conversation touches on the power of predictive technology and Agentic AI, the complexities of integrating products and software, and the critical role of data in solving today’s most pressing supp...
Mar 13, 2025•33 min•Season 3Ep. 6
For the February 2025 episode, host Ted Stank and guest host Josh King speak with Barbara Melvin, CEO and president of the South Carolina Ports about everything from U.S. trade and tariffs to the impact of labor and economic development on port operations. A member of the GSCI Advisory Board Melvin runs one of the fastest-growing ports in the country, and the fourth-busiest gateway on the East Coast in Charleston, South Carolina. Previously serving as the organization’s COO, she was named to her...
Feb 20, 2025•30 min•Season 3Ep. 5
For the first episode of 2025, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby spoke with UT Knoxville experts Huseyn Abdulla and Seongkyoon Jeong about their research in the areas of returns management and supply chain cybersecurity. Assistant professors and esteemed scholars in their disciplines, Abdulla and Jeong’s insights are a deep dive into the challenges and innovations shaping supply chain management. Among other points, Abdulla explains how retailers balance the growing demand for customer-friendly...
Jan 23, 2025•36 min•Season 3Ep. 4
For our December episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby spoke with Marianne Wanamaker, dean of UT's Howard H. Baker Jr. School of Public Policy and Public Affairs and a professor of economics and public policy. Wanamaker, who served as the chief domestic economist for the White House Council of Economic Advisors during the first Trump administration, is a recurring guest on the podcast and at meetings of the GSCI Advisory Board, where executives look to her for insights into the U.S. labor ...
Dec 12, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 3
For our November episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby were live at the Fall 2024 Supply Chain Forum , where they spoke with Robert Martichenko, board chair for TrailPath Workplace Solutions, and Sunland Logistics Solutions' CEO Arch Thomason and VP of Human Resources Diane Lowman. With fundamental forces, from population demographics to shifting societal attitudes, shifting the nature of work and the relationships between people and their employers, the challenge of attracting, recruiting...
Nov 21, 2024•56 min•Season 3Ep. 2
For the first episode of our third season, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with Haslam College of Business lecturer Paul Fortunato and partners from his Supply Chain Project Management (SCM 430) course at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Fortunato, a former executive with Dow Chemical Company, invited Lori Maurer, director of the center for supply chain excellence, and Riley Clayton, logistics and supply chain manager, from Albemarle to talk with Ted and Tom about the corporation...
Oct 31, 2024•36 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In between Seasons 2 and 3, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby were at the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP) Conference, where they caught up with Kate Vitasek, a GSCI Fellow and internationally renowned business leader, educator, and founder of Vested, a model for creating highly collaborative business relationships in which both parties are equally committed to each other’s success. Vitasek and her Vested model were nominated for the CSCMP Supply Chain Innovation and Tea...
Oct 03, 2024•34 min
In the final episode of Season 2, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with Elijah Ray, chief customer officer of Sunland Logistics Solutions about the evolution of third-party logistics, the importance of company culture, employee retention, and creating trust with clients. With nearly four decades of experience in logistics and supply chain management, Ray has contributed to a culture of continuous improvement and big-name brand engagement at Sunland. He is a member-at-large and former pre...
Aug 22, 2024•34 min•Season 2Ep. 12
For our July episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with Dave Clark, former CEO of worldwide consumer business for Amazon. In two decades at Amazon, Clark, a graduate of UT’s MBA program, helped build one of the most extensive supply chain operations in the world, with hundreds of fulfillment centers and transportation facilities, a fleet of several dozen dedicated aircraft, 100,000 delivery vans, and more than 1.5 million employees. Clark is a member of the American Red Cross Board o...
Jul 18, 2024•38 min•Season 2Ep. 11
For our June episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with University of Tennessee colleagues Joe Buckley executive education director for supply chain management, and Dan Pellathy , assistant professor of practice for SCM. Buckley, who spent three decades in industry (including seven years as director of materials management and transportation for the Tennessee Valley Authority), is the mastermind behind UT’s highly acclaimed virtual learning academies. After the success of the Leaders...
Jun 20, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 10
For our May episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with Martha Buffington, chief procurement officer for SC Johnson, about all aspects of effective business leadership. They touch on company culture in global organizations, advancing your career and finding success during times of transition, the importance of empowerment over delegation to drive team achievement, balancing double standards for female leaders, and more. A member of the GSC I Advisory Board, Buffington spent more than ...
May 22, 2024•37 min•Season 2Ep. 9
For our April episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby were live at the Spring 2024 Supply Chain Forum speaking with Peter Anderson, chief supply chain officer for WestRock, and Jeff DiLullo, chief region leader for Philips North America. Both Anderson and DiLullo are senior industry leaders and members of the GSCI Advisory Board. Together with our hosts, they discuss all aspects of sustainability in the supply chain, including carbon footprint, scope emissions, regulatory practices and their...
Apr 25, 2024•55 min•Season 2Ep. 8
For our March episode, co-hosts Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby spoke with father-and-son supply chain researchers Dale Rogers and Zac Rogers , the proprietors of the Logistics Managers’ Index , about diversifying supply chains, global redesign, friendshoring, and much more. Dale is the ON Semiconductor Professor of Business at Arizona State University, where he directs the Frontier Economies Logistics Lab and the Internet Edge Supply Chain Lab. Like Ted, he is a member of the Supply Chain Hall of Fam...
Mar 21, 2024•40 min•Season 2Ep. 7
For our February episode, co-host Ted Stank was joined by guest host Lance Saunders , associate professor of supply chain management. They spoke with Jen Kelly, vice president of planning for North America at Schneider Electric, about shortening supply chains, nearshoring and supplier capacity challenges, adding visibility into planning, generative AI for forecasting, and standardizing practice across a global organization. Kelly was in town for a meeting of the GSCI Advisory Board. Schneider El...
Feb 15, 2024•31 min•Season 2Ep. 6
In our January episode, Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with maritime expert Don Maier about the state of international shipping, including shifts in trade lanes, the challenges of forecasting and capital planning, and the industry impact of issues from the Panama Canal to bubbling international conflicts. Before joining UT’s faculty as an associate professor of practice, Maier served as dean for the Maine Maritime and Cal Maritime Academies. As the founding dean of the School of Maritime Transp...
Jan 18, 2024•36 min•Season 2Ep. 5
In this month’s episode, Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with three business leaders who recently graduated from the Executive MBA for Global Supply Chain (EMBA-GSC) in UT’s Haslam College of Business. They discuss their paths into the industry and the fine details of the program, including how it has brought value to their current roles at their companies and developed both their supply chain knowledge and leadership skills in just 11 months. Guests featured in this episode: Hans von Steiger, D...
Dec 21, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this month’s episode, Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with Jim Newsome , former president and CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority, at the 27th Supply Chain Forum . The episode was recorded in front of a live audience on November 7, 2023, in Knoxville, Tennessee. Newsome (‘76, ‘77) earned both a bachelor’s and MBA in transportation and logistics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, before embarking on a more than 40-year career in container ships, ports, and international transpo...
Nov 16, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 3
For the second episode of Season 2, Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with Terry Esper , professor of logistics at Ohio State University and Chair Elect for CSCMP, and Tom Nightingale , CEO of AFS Logistics and chairman of the board for CSCMP. They discuss professional development in the supply chain industry and highlight the paradigm shifts in organizational structures and talent acquisition strategies. Listen as Nightingale shares the latest initiatives by CSCMP, the growing trend of corporate ...
Oct 19, 2023•37 min•Season 2Ep. 2
For the first episode of Season 2, Ted Stank and Tom Goldsby speak with Denis Reilly, president and CEO of Kenco Group , a logistics provider based in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They discuss innovating, automating, and driving productivity even in the midst of a labor shortage. Denis, a member of the GSCI Advisory Board , also shared his approach to developing talent and what it’ll take to succeed as a senior leader in the future. Beyond the interview, listen in as Ted and Tom discuss consumer conf...
Sep 21, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 1
