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During our conversation, Julia told us about his journey of becoming the Director of International Operations at Ukrposhta – the national postal and courier service company of Ukraine. We also discussed different aspects of the postal industry and its challenges, especially how Ukrposhta manages their work during the war, how technology helps them, and much more! Meet Julia!
About Julia
Julia Pavlenko currently holds the position of Director of International Operations at Ukrposhta, the national postal and courier service company of Ukraine, where she brings her expertise as an experienced logistics and operations professional. Her responsibilities include overseeing the international operations of the company, which involves managing partnerships with other postal services globally and ensuring the delivery of international mail and packages.Before joining Ukrposhta, she served in several leadership roles in the logistics industry, where she acquired valuable experience in managing international supply chains and operations.
During her tenure at Ukrposhta, Julia has spearheaded the expansion of the company's international delivery capabilities and forged new partnerships with postal services in other countries. Moreover, she has been a driving force in implementing new technologies and processes to modernize and enhance the efficiency of Ukrposhta's operations. Overall, her dedication and proficiency have played a significant role in the success of Ukrposhta and the logistics industry, particularly in the midst of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
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During our conversation, Sven told us about his journey of becoming the Head of Emerging Technology at Posten Norge – a Nordic postal and logistics group. We also discussed different aspects of the postal industry and its challenges, what kind of innovations we can expect at Posten Norge, how they use drones and robots to improve their services, and much more! Meet Sven!
About Sven
Sven Richard Magerøy Tønnessen holds the position of Head of Emerging Technology at Posten Norge, the national postal service of Norway. In this capacity, Tønnessen is tasked with identifying and implementing pioneering technologies that can enhance the services and operations of Posten Norge. Tønnessen has previously held technology-related roles in the banking and finance, telecommunications, and logistics industries, where he gained experience in developing and implementing digital strategies, managing complex IT projects, and driving innovation.Posten Norge, also known as Norway Post, was established in 1647 and has since expanded to become one of Norway's largest employers with more than 12,000 employees. The organization offers a wide range of postal and logistics services, including freight transport, e-commerce solutions, and mail and parcel delivery.
To stay abreast of evolving market demands and customer expectations, Posten Norge has undergone significant transformation in recent years. The organization has invested extensively in new technology and innovation, focusing on emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, drone delivery, and the Internet of Things.
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During our conversation, Neil told us about his journey of becoming the CSO at GXO Logistics – a global logistics and transportation company. We also discussed different aspects of the logistics industry and its pain points, what kind of innovations we can expect at GXO, how they use robots and automation to improve their services, and much more! Meet Neil!
About NeilNeil Shelton is the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at GXO Logistics. In this role, Neil is responsible for overseeing the company's long-term strategy and ensuring alignment with the overall business goals. He brings a wealth of experience in both the logistics industry and strategic planning to the role. With a keen eye for market trends and a deep understanding of the competitive landscape, Neil is able to develop innovative strategies that drive growth and success for GXO Logistics. Under his leadership, the company has successfully navigated industry challenges and established itself as a leader in the logistics space. With a passion for excellence and a commitment to continuous improvement, Neil is a valuable asset to the GXO Logistics team.
GXO Logistics provides comprehensive supply chain solutions to businesses around the world. With a focus on innovation and customer satisfaction, the company leverages cutting-edge technology and a highly skilled team to deliver efficient and reliable logistics services. GXO Logistics offers a wide range of services, including freight forwarding, customs brokerage, warehousing, and distribution, and has a strong network of partners to support its customers' needs. The company is dedicated to sustainability and is committed to reducing its impact on the environment while helping its customers achieve their goals and drive their business forward. With a commitment to excellence and a focus on results, GXO Logistics is a trusted partner to businesses worldwide.
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During our conversation, Kevin told us about his journey of becoming the CTO and Co-Founder of Navix.io – a modern Software-as-a-Service platform that, thanks to freight invoicing experts, solves various audit headaches. We also discussed different aspects of the logistics industry, what kind of innovations we can expect at Navix, how they use AI to improve their services, and much more! Meet Kevin!
About KevinKevin is the Co-Founder and CTO at Navix.io – a modern Software-as-a-Service platform that, thanks to freight invoicing experts, solves various audit headaches. They enable 3PLs and brokers to automate their processes at scale and gain better insights into their freight spend. Navix also creates greater profitability through its API-first approach for seamless integrations, AI-driven analytics, and white-glove auditing services.
Kevin started Navix in 2020, and since then, his SaaS solution has been trusted by leading supply chain and logistics companies and processing $1B+ in freight annually. His over 20-year background in IT has primarily been in software development, but he's also been involved in systems infrastructure, networking, and business intelligence. Within the last five years, Kevin has been using this experience to help organizations build, migrate, or improve upon their cloud maturity and DevOps processes.
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During our conversation, Yukon told us about his journey of becoming the CEO and Founder of FieldLogix – one of the industry Leading Field Resource Management Platforms. We also discussed different aspects of the trucking and logistics industry, what kind of innovations we can expect at FieldLogix, how they use AI to improve drivers' safety, and much more! Meet Yukon!
About Yukon
Yukon is the CEO and Founder FieldLogix – one of the industry Leading Field Resource Management Platforms. The platform includes telematics (using Artificial Intelligence), dash cameras, route optimization & dispatching, mobile forms, and mobile timekeeping. With AI use, he wants to help fleets improve safety.
Yukon started FieldLogix in 2002, and since then, his SaaS solution has been adopted by some of the largest US companies in the mechanical contracting, construction, transportation, and last-mile delivery industries.
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During our conversation, Scott told us about his journey of becoming the Director of Product at RunBuggy – an open marketplace that connects car shippers and haulers. We also discussed different aspects of the car shipping industry, what kind of improvements and innovations we can expect at RunBuggy, and much more! Meet Scott!
About ScottScott Evans is the Director of Product at RunBuggy – a platform that connects car shippers and haulers through an app. Thanks to the RunBuggy app, they allow dealers, auctions, and individuals to ship and track cars across the United States. However, it’s only the beginning as they are planning to grow and expand.
Although he spent the recent years of his career in product management, his background comes from marketing and technology.
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During our conversation, Mark told us about his journey of becoming the CEO and Founder of SeeSnap – the visual smart photo solution that improves how you get work done. We also discussed different aspects of being an entrepreneur and investor over the years, what kind of improvements and innovations we can expect at SeeSnap, and much more! Meet Mark!
About MarkMark is the CEO and Founder of SeeSnap – a smart photo app & cloud platform enabling deskless workers to manage and visually document their work through the task management tool they built.
At SeeSnap, together with his team, he works on creating a new AI platform solution aimed at visual-first, mobile-first workflow improvement. Thanks to SeeSnap, both employer and employee have visual proof of work that is recorded at every step of the project. This technology helps them improve the communication between the desktop and the deskless workers and manages time more efficiently.
Before SeeSnap, his work experience revolved for a number of years around entrepreneurship, investment, and compliance.
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During our conversation, James told us about his journey of becoming the CEO and co-founder of Spot Ship – a shipbroking technology company. We also discussed different aspects of the shipping industry, what kind of improvements and innovations we can expect here, and much more! Meet James!
About James
James describes himself as an ‘Entrepreneur on a mission to bring shipping into the 21st Century, using AI to drive climate benefits. Believer in the power of software to change the world, from a background in value investing.’James is a holder of INSEAD MBA and Cambridge MA in Natural Sciences. He spent the first six years of his career as a deep value investor in hedge funds before moving across to run partnerships at a unicorn called Improbable - a British metaverse technology company.
Since 2019, he’s been working as the CEO and co-founder of Spot Ship. Spot Ship is the ship broker’s digital assistant. Utilizing powerful AI and machine learning tools, they enable leveraging data at incredible speed. Thanks to their AI platform, they also enable ship brokers to increase their speed of finding a ship from 6 man-days to just 2 man-hours, or even faster. Thanks to that, not only do they enable better decision-making for the environment, but also they can save roughly 90 million tons of CO2 annually.
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During our conversation, Dan told us about his road to becoming a CIO and CMO at International Package Shipping - the largest consumer-to-consumer package transportation company. We also discussed different aspects of the logistics industry, what kind of improvements and innovations we can expect here, and much more!
About Dan
Dan Ventura, for the last over 4 years, has been helping to bring the logistics & transportation industry to the next level. Since 2018, he’s been working as the Chief Information and Marketing Officer at International Package Shipping, using his unique skill combo - marketing and technical background. Before that, for over 12 years, he worked as the Head of Digital at Industrium, where he was responsible for the UX, visual parts, and app development.International Package Shipping is the largest consumer-to-consumer package transportation company shipping from the United States to Europe. It connects people and commerce through reliable, cost-effective global transportation. IPS offers over 350 physical locations where you can ship packages and convenient online shipping.
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During our conversation, Bonnie told us about her road to becoming a creative producer, podcaster, and radio host. We also discussed different aspects of running a podcast, what kind of privilege it gives, and much more! Meet Bonnie - a true whirlwind!
About BonnieBonnie D. Graham is a creator, producer, and host of radio series for SAP, other organizations, and two of her own, broadcasting on the Business Channel and live streaming Zoom video on LinkedIn and Facebook. Her annual global audience reaches ~1.5+ million people. She’s been a host of 40+ virtual roundtable thought leadership live podcast series that bring savvy experts’ business and technology insights to attentive global audiences. She was recently dubbed “Radio Royalty” for her high-energy hosting of roundtable conversations about technology and business strategies!
She runs her own podcast called Technology Revolution: The Future of Now, where she meets with forward-thinking pioneers and discusses life-changing technologies and topics like privacy, drones, social media noise, and wine technology live each week.
What struck us is the high merit of the informative speakers who address topics that deal with new technologies and their impact on business and everyday life. A great way to stay informed, motivated, and explore ideas you thought you already knew. A must for entrepreneurs and people with an interest in business and science.
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During our conversation, Esra told us about her road to becoming the Business Mentor at Microsoft for Startups and the Co-founder of GoGlobal. We also discussed different aspects of running a startup, what kind of support programs we can find here, and much more! Check it out and get tips on how to lead your business career.
About EsraEsra Talu is a definition of a powerful woman. She is a highly energetic, enthusiastic, and self-motivated individual. Last year she joined Microsoft for Startups in the Middle East and Africa as a successful Business Mentor, where she’s bridging the gap between corporates and B2B tech entrepreneurs through tech enablement, knowledge sharing, and community building. But how did she get there?
In 2019, together with Tara Lutman, she co-founded GoGlobal, where they combined their 25+ years of tech experience. GoGlobal brings together Individual Investors, Corporates, Institutions, and Tech Entrepreneurs, facilitating sustainable growth and expansion opportunities. They provide startups with strategic & networking support for global expansion & growing the startup beyond its original market.
In the meantime, she became an Advisory Board Member at NaturaGrowth LP, Arya Women Investment Platform, and manibux. She also discovered her inner lecturer and keeps sharing her knowledge with the students of Istanbul University and Poliversity - a Turkish e-learning platform.
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During our conversation, Yoni told us about his road to becoming the CEO and founder of MultiplyMii and Escala with all the challenges that he faced on the way. We also discussed how to balance scaling and revenue, what are the biggest problems here, and much more! Listen to the podcast and discover how to create a better reality and bring great ideas to the world as an entrepreneur.
About the guest:Yoni Kozminski has spent decades learning and studying the ins and outs of scaling and constantly applying what he has learned in the process and improving the flow and direction of his scaling methodologies. Over the years, he has helped develop digital strategies for such companies as Mercedez- Benz, Mastercard, Sony, Medtronic Diabetes, Mondelez International, and other 8-figure eCommerce brands. All of these experiences eventually evolved into Escala - a consultation service for companies considering scaling their business, and MultiplyMii - end-to-end executive recruitment and HR solution that connects top talents from the Philippines with the best companies.
But Yoni Kozminski, besides being an amazing entrepreneur, also happens to be a seasoned podcaster! His ‘Successful Scales’ Podcast is centered on questions related to growing, selling, acquiring, and scaling a business and what comes with it.
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During our conversation, Khalid told us about his road to becoming the VP of Engineering vs. working as a developer with all the challenges that he faced on the way. We also discussed the challenges for Fabric’s development in such a highly competitive market, what they have achieved so far, and their plans for its growth and expansion. Listen to the podcast to discover how they’re innovating the e-commerce industry!
About the guest
Khalid Muaydh has become the VP of Engineering at Fabric after over seven years of working for Amazon as a Software Engineer Leader. Impressive! That experience has definitely helped him create the headless commerce leader - Fabric, which has recently raised $140M in Series C funding! It gives them the Unicorn status - a private company valued at or over $1 billion. Within a year, Fabric has grown from 50 to 350 employees and raised a total of over $250M from top-tier VCs.Before Fabric, he was also the Co-Founder & VP of Engineering at Veeve, a system of contactless grocery shopping that uses machine learning, sensor fusion, computer vision, and artificial intelligence to enable large scale (100K SKUs) visual recognition.
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During our conversation, Kieron told us about his role as the Global Sales and Project Director at Baanx, a B2B2C provider of API-driven, crypto-friendly financial services. We also discussed the challenges for Baanx’s development in such a highly competitive banking market, what makes them unique, what they have achieved so far, and what are their plans for the company's growth. Listen to the podcast to discover how they’re bridging the gap between crypto and fiat!
About the guestKieron Cartledge is an absolute lover of everything digital! From crypto and NFT to even gaming in the metaverse, which is perfect as we already know this stuff after our lesson with Kelly Vero!
Kieron is a Global Sales and Projects Director at Baanx - more efficient and faster than traditional fintech and banking. They are creating the bridge between the old and the new and both disrupting and improving the world of financial services.
Kieron has also started his weekly newsletter on Linkedin called 'Crypto with Kieron', where he shares his thoughts and explains some aspects of the digital world - we highly recommend checking this one!
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During our conversation, Kelly told us about her road to becoming a successful entrepreneur, metaverse architect, and futurist with all the challenges that she faced on the way. We also discussed the circumstances that made her and her team create Aequaland, what they achieved so far, and most importantly, what are their plans for the company’s growth and expansion. Listen to the podcast to find out how kids all over the world will benefit from their platform!
About the guest:Kelly Vero is the Chief Metaverse Officer at Aequaland, a Swiss-based startup that has recently partnered with Microsoft for Startups to take inclusion in gaming to the next level.
She’s a futurist, metaverse architect, and an experienced game developer, where she worked on such hits as Tomb Raider and Candy Crush.
At Aequaland, they are trying to change the narrative of how young people are educated between the ages of 6 and 11 years old and to build the most inclusive space for kids to learn inside the metaverse. Moreover, they are the first female-founded ed-tech startup in the world! She’s also a member of Women of Wearables, a leading global organization supporting women and diversity in tech and leadership.
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During our conversation, Tim told us about his road to becoming a successful entrepreneur, together with all the challenges and failures on the way. We also discussed the technical aspects of running his new company - Indema, goals achieved in 2021, and his plans for the company’s growth in 2022. Listen to the podcast to find out how did he manage to release over 100 features in 9 months!
About the guest:
Timothy Murenzi has been an Interior Designer for roughly 13 years, but recently he decided to switch the industry by creating Indema. Knowing the designers’ needs, he came up with a project management platform that would save time by automating and organizing their work. That’s not his first adventure with running a company though – he’s already developed over 20 businesses in the past where he went through multiple industries.He also helps designers with challenging business questions and talks about it on his podcast – ‘The Interior Design Consultant.’
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In our first episode, we talk with Ralph Sutton, the co-owner of the Gas Digital Network. Ralph and his team managed to take advantage of the pandemic and grew his business throughout the crisis despite the challenges it created.
About the guest:
Many can call him the ‘King of Podcasts.’ Ralph Sutton is an NYC-based entrepreneur and the Gas Digital Network co-owner, a podcast network with over 25 shows, including the SDR (Sex, Drugs, and Rock’n’roll) Show, which he co-hosts with the renowned Big Jay Okerson. He brings more than two decades of experience in radio and entertainment. No wonder his radio voice attracts the audience on his social media profiles, too.
