Today I’m joined by Flock Freight, a Certified B Corp that’s reinventing the supply chain by relentlessly eliminating waste and inefficiency.
Flock Freight is a sustainability-focused technology company, aiming to reinvent North America’s freight market. As the first firm in the industry to build algorithms that pool shipments at scale, deliver freight with carbon neutral shared truckload service and to earn a B Corporation certification, their goal is to eliminate freight waste and inefficiency and, ultimately, create a positive impact on our people and planet.
Today Melina Faireleigh, Senior Vice President of People at Flock Freight, joins me to chat all about the company: what they do; utilizing shared truckload to meet your sustainability goals; and why it’s so important to put a focus on people.
[06.45] An introduction to Flock Freight – what they do, and how they help their customers.
“We’re taking carriers and customers and connecting them in a way that benefits both sides of the equation.”
[08.50] How Melina’s career experience prepared her for her current role at Flock Freight.
“I’ve focused my career on finding, hiring and training a really customer-centric employee population.”
[11.58] Shared truckload: what it means, how it’s different and its benefits.
[14.24] The typical customer response to shared truckload, and the importance of ongoing education.
[15.48] A closer look at the Flock platform from a carrier perspective.
“When a carrier signs onto the platform, they can access the loads that match their capacity, equipment and lane preferences… The Flock platform is the only place that carriers can self-serve book shared truckloads online.”
[17.43] Integration, and why high levels of connectivity and shared data, without huge investment in tech, is changing the game in logistics.
“The best technology is the technology that makes life easier, not more complicated!”
[20.14] Sustainability, and how Flock Freight offer a carbon neutral service.
[23.28] How Flock Freight’s commitment to sustainability translates into helping their customers to meet their own sustainability targets.
“One of the best ways for organizations to become more sustainable is to partner with companies that are also seeking to do the same.”
[25.34] Flock Freight's B Corp certification – what it means, how you get certified and why it’s so important.
“… it’s businesses that are invested in people and planet, as well as profit – altogether, not at the expense of one another.”
[28.04] The ideal customer for Flock Freight.
[32.53] A case study, showing how the Flock Freight platform helped a key customer to reduce emissions by 48% and save 1.2 million pounds of CO2 emissions.
[35.47] What the future holds for Flock Freight, and for the logistics industry as we continue to navigate COVID disruption.
Head over to Flock Freight’s website now to find out more and discover how they could help you too. You can also connect with Flock Freight and keep up to date with the latest over on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook or Twitter, or you can connect with Melina on LinkedIn.
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Today I’m joined by Boardwalktech, a super exciting and innovative developer of transformational enterprise information management technology solutions. Their solutions enable better visibility, collaboration, alignment, and compliance capabilities for your extended value chain so you can make more insightful and actionable decisions, faster.
Boardwalktech were the first to develop a now patented positional data management technology. And they were also the first to deliver a Digital Ledger database designed for collaborative, secure, and compliant multi-party enterprise applications — both disruptive offerings in the market.
Today Andrew Duncan, president and CEO at Boardwalktech, joins me to chat all about the company: what they do; using digital to transform supply chain; combining legacy systems with new technologies; and the power of innovation.
[05.43] An introduction to Andrew, his Silicon Valley background and how he came to join Boardwalktech.
“Living in Silicon Valley my whole life, you kind of catch the bug with regard to technology and building companies!”
[06.58] All about Boardwalktech – what they do, and how they help their customers.
“The bottom line is that most companies are still using Excel to run their businesses – it’s astounding!”
[10.52] A closer look at Boardwalktech’s Digital Ledger Technology, and how it’s changing the game in supply chain.
“Having a digital ledger that has a time element to it is a critical component of anyone’s go-forward supply chain strategy.”
[13.53] Digitization, intellectual property and how Boardwalktech is extracting value from legacy systems and utilizing it, without fundamental business change.
[21.28] Unstructured data, and the power of collaboration.
“When you automate collaboration and you move the data into a single version of the truth… it helps people move to a decision point much faster.”
[25.52] The importance of on-going innovation, and the huge potential to be found in low code application platforms.
“Low code application platforms are very exciting – it really is the future, with developers in such short supply.”
[28.47] The ideal client for Boardwalktech.
[30.48] A case study, showing how the Boardwalktech platform drastically reduced response time to increase sales by 35% for a key customer.
[35.57] The future for Boardwalktech.
Head over to Boardwalktech’s website now to find out more and discover how they could help you too. You can also connect with Boardwalktech and keep up to date with the latest over on LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook or Twitter, or you can connect with Andrew on LinkedIn.
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In today’s episode of Women In Supply Chain, I’m joined by Joanna MacDonald: entrepreneur; fashion designer; communications and training specialist; and philanthropist.
After working in film administration and corporate HR, Joanna discovered a passion, and talent, for fashion design. And, after completing several short courses with London College of Fashion and the University of the Arts, London, Joanna went on to found her own luxury responsible accessory brand, Piper and Skye, where she is creative director. Joanna is also an advisor for fashion tech brand Runway Buy, and founder of non-profit organization Safe Transitions.
Today Joanna will be talking to us about her career so far; her passion for sustainability; the importance of transparent supply chains; and she’ll be sharing her experiences as a woman in the industry, and her words of advice for all of the women following in her footsteps.
This Women in Supply Chain feature was made possible by our sponsor, Emerge. As a company focused on empowering and growing meaningful supply chain relationships, Emerge is proud to sponsor Women in Supply Chain. Through its freight procurement platform, Emerge offers solutions that enhance the spot and contract procurement process, enabling shippers and carriers to make more strategic decisions.
[06.18] Joanna’s journey, from film school to a HR career in the family business, and what she learned along the way.
[10.19] How a desire for change and a talent for creativity led Joanna to re-train and found her own luxury responsible accessory brand, Piper & Skye.
“From the success of our family business… I was lucky enough to watch how they operated… it’s a family, and I knew that’s how I wanted to run my business.”
[12.50] A closer look at Piper & Skye and what it stands for.
“I knew from day one that I wanted to keep my supply chain close to me.”
[16.00] Why socially responsible, transparent and sustainable business is so important.
“The fashion and luxury goods industries have really stepped up to pay attention and be aware of the impact that we’re having as an industry on the environment and the climate.”
[19.43] Sustainability, and how brands like Piper & Skye can innovate in the industry, champion sustainability and transparency and help to move the needle.
“You can’t tackle all 17 (ESG) goals – you have to pick a couple and really do your best to make a genuine impact.”
[25.31] Joanna’s Sigma black belt goals, her role as an advisor for Runway Buy and the rise of ecommerce.
[31.30] Joanna’s organization Safe Transitions, how she came to found it, and how businesses can get involved.
“I’m a risk-taker – I don’t think twice about taking on a new project. If I get an idea, I’ll just go for it, nothing stops me.”
[38.40] How competitive Highland dance helped Joanna find her voice.
[40.15] Joanna’s words of advice to all of the women following in her footsteps.
You can connect with Joanna over on LinkedIn.
Head over to Piper and Skye’s website to find out more, or connect and keep up to date with the latest over on Instagram or Facebook.
Find out more about Safe Transitions over on their website, or connect and keep up to date with the latest over on LinkedIn or Instagram.
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