The Future of Supply Chain: a Dynamo Ventures Podcast

Highlights from their conversation include:Jeppe’s background (1:22)Overview of Maersk Growth and its dedicated investment and portfolio management teams (2:51)Making investments that are future-minded (5:46)Having a steady, long-term commitment (8:18)Exciting supply chain opportunities (11:55)Exposing an old industry to new technology (14:35)Challenges with getting to prime market fit (17:29)The next big disruptors and investment opportunities in the supply chain (21:01)Rapid-fire topics: congestion, Uber Freight, digitization in freight forwarding (24:58)Maersk Growth is the corporate venture arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk that looks to accelerate the future of trade. Find out more at https://www.maersk.com/growthAbout The Future of Supply Chain:During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together.

Highlights from their conversation include:Sunny and taking on the challenge of creating Fulcrum Manufacturing (1:12)The urge to use technology to improve manufacturing (4:08)What Fulcrum provides for customers (8:07)Fulcrum’s one-stop shop solutions for companies of various sizes (16:00)Removing inefficiencies (19:01)Shifts in process control methods (21:41)Benefits realized by customers and overcoming resistance to cloud computing (24:35)Marketplace volatility in the North American supply chain (27:21)Prospects for US manufacturing (31:32)Based in Minneapolis, Fulcrum is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) ERP, MRP, and MES platform allowing small and mid-sized manufacturers to improve efficiency through workflow optimization and automated data collection. Find out more at https://fulcrumpro.com/why-fulcrum.About The Future of Supply Chain:During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together.

Topics in this conversation include:  Norton Transport’s humble beginnings: delivering buses (1:45)Defining driveaway services for commercial vehicles and manufacturers (5:16)Cultivating a genuinely unique culture for Norton drivers (12:36)New tech, carbon-neutral trucks, and low emission vehicles (21:50)Opportunities for innovation in the driveaway industry (28:20)Justin and the crew at Norton have built an impressive business brick by brick over the years in the driveaway space. You can learn more about the Norton Transport team by visiting https://www.nortontransport.com/About The Future of Supply Chain:During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together.

Siva and Santosh span a number of topics including the global pandemic and:  Starting a global logistics career by sailing on a container ship (1:25)Managing a global supply chain during a global pandemic (4:32)Inventory management by customer segmentation (10:30)Technology at the forefront of risk management innovation (18:20)On-shore, Near-shore, and vendor diversification as a defense strategy (21:32)The priority of digital enablement for supply chain in 2020 (28:20)Siva and Solvay are some of the few individuals who are experts in handling a logistics marketplace like the one we’re currently experiencing. You can learn more about the Solvay Technology team by visiting https://www.solvay.com/en/About The Future of Supply Chain:During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together.

Topics include: David’s early years, life struggles, & turning points (1:25)The wild career ride from nearly being fired to CEO of Honeywell (6:15)Top 3 lessons for growth-stage CEOs (20:55)The one thing David is most proud of from his time at Honeywell (30:45)What will change (and stay the same) in the “new normal” ((38:00) Thanks to David for joining the show! We enjoyed the exciting and insightful conversation together. You can learn more about David and his brand new book by visiting www.winningnowwinninglater.com. About The Future of Supply Chain:During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together.

*From time to time, we’ll re-air a previous episode of the show that our newer audience may have missed.* In this episode, Santosh sits down with James Coombes, CEO and Co-Founder of Vector AI solutions for paperwork and documentation for businesses.‍

Highlights from their conversation include:Daley’s journey with startups and venture backing (1:15)How Engage works with Atlanta’s unique nexus of innovation in the southeast (3:58)Corporate engagement with startup growth (7:40)Thinking differently about ROI (11:46)Making sure that CEOs are on board with innovation cycles (19:55)Perpetrators of innovation theater (23:26)Dealing with the innovator’s dilemma (25:29)How founders should prepare for their first Fortune 500 sales meeting (31:29)Avoiding the infamous pilot’s purgatory (34:53)Fixing pricing later (38:02)Engage is designed to promote innovation through a network of connections between startups, corporations, university researchers, and the venture community. Find out more at https://www.engage.vc/about/About The Future of Supply Chain:During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together.

Highlights from their conversation include:Kyle’s realization that shipping containers were integral to the supply chain (1:19)Data as a fundamental gatekeeper to the supply chain (4:04)Understanding the journey a container goes through (6:43)How Vizion triangulates data sources and creates a fully automated data pipeline (12:40)Massive volume of ocean shipping (14:21)Seeing 10 years of e-commerce growth play out over nine months (16:20)The benefits of API to customers (19:26)User success stories (21:49)The rise of alternative ports (26:54)Vizion offers data services that consolidate and evaluate data from multiple sources to help logistics teams all around the globe to stay on top of day-to-day operations and strategic analysis. Find out more at https://vizionapi.com/aboutAbout The Future of Supply Chain:During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together.

*From time to time, we’ll re-air a previous episode of the show that our newer audience may have missed.*In this episode, we sit down with Ed Clarke, Co-Founder and CEO of Yojee to talk about smart dispatching, route optimization, and accountability and control with logistics.About The Future of Supply Chain:During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together.

Highlights from their conversation include:The vision of FloorFound—to expand the lifespan of retail products and enable sustainability efforts (1:15)Chris’ background and how that led him to FloorFound (2:45)Oversized returns and impact on repeat buyers (5:27)Pandemic acceleration of oversized eCommerce market (8:11)Defining re-commerce (10:41)Benefits about partnering with FloorFound (14:25)The heavy lifting FloorFound does behind the scenes and dealing with current supply chain limitations (18:49)Circular economy principles and sustainability perspectives (23:25)Most surprising lessons learned as an entrepreneur (28:39)Running a business in Austin (31:05)Intentional habits that helped fuel Chris’ success (33:56)FloorFound is an Austin, Texas, based company that helps big/bulky eCommerce retailers turn their returns and trade-ins into a resale opportunity, providing efficiency in velocity and cost recovery, while maintaining the brand’s integrity. Find out more at https://floorfound.com/about/About The Future of Supply Chain:During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together.