Logistics & fulfilment
Manufacturing & supply chain
154 episodes across 27 shows cover logistics & fulfilment. The shows that cover it most are The Startup CPG Podcast, People of Packaging and The Amp Hour. The most recent, from 17 Aug 2026, is “356 - A very bubbly interview with fellow CSU Ram and Bom Dia founder, Kevin Selvy” from People of Packaging.
Moving product: shipping, freight, warehousing, fulfilment, customs and duties, delivering to customers or backers.
154 episodes from 27 shows, most relevant and most recent first.
154 episodes
282: Inside a Warehouse Automation Project: How Sumitomo Drive Technologies Is Transforming Logistics and Reshoring Operations
Tony Barlett, COO, and Shawn Lambert, Operations Project Manager, from Sumitomo Drive Technologies, detail their ongoing warehouse automation project at their Chesapeake, Virginia headquarters. The initiative replaces 30,000 square feet of…
#241 - Breaking Into Misfits Market: What the Buying Team Actually Wants
Steve Edelman, Jessie Kimsey, and Emma Dineen of Misfits Market explain how the platform has evolved from a rescue-produce site to a curated grocery destination with ~1,100 SKUs. They detail three pathways for brands to enter…
#227 - Operations Ask-Me-Anything with Jamie Valenti-Jordan
Jamie Valenti-Jordan, CEO of Catapult Commercialization Services, explains how early-stage CPG brands can navigate product development, sourcing, and manufacturing partnerships. He details the high costs of direct-to-consumer frozen…
Founder Feature: Reinventing Honey Through Design, Packaging, and Consumer Psychology with Noah Phillips of Honey Department
Noah Phillips, founder of Honey Department, explains how his background in advertising and design led him to reinvent the honey category by packaging 100% raw thick honey in an aluminum tube. He details the decision to use creamed honey…
The early days of transoceanic hydrogen transport
Anne-Sophie Corbeau, a senior research scholar at Columbia University’s SIPA Center on Global Energy Policy and former head of Gas Analysis for BP, discusses the economic and technical challenges of transporting hydrogen across oceans. She…
183 - GxP Explained: A Complete Guide to Good Manufacturing, Clinical, Laboratory, and Distribution Practices for Regulated Products
Subhi Saadeh, a bioengineer and host of Let's Combinate, explains the Good Practice guidelines (GXPs) that govern the lifecycle of regulated medical devices and pharmaceuticals. He details the specific roles of GMP, GLP, GCP, GDP, GVP, and…
#414: Why Global Certification is the Future of Clinical Research in Latin America
Julio Martinez-Clark, CEO of BioAccess, explains the launch of GCSA site certification and IAOCR individual accreditation in Latin America, designed to standardize clinical trial quality and de-risk sponsor investments. He highlights…
Advice Line: Scaling Strategies
Guy Raz hosts a special Advice Line episode with former guests Travis Boersma of Dutch Bros. Coffee, Michael Preysman of Everlane, and Chris Ruder of Spikeball to answer scaling questions from three callers. Andy Atkins of Bad Luck Burger…
106. Last Meter Delivery Robots
Daniel and Forbode discuss Earth Robotics, a Miami-based startup, and their autonomous delivery robot, Lou, designed to solve the 'last meter' delivery problem in apartment complexes and office buildings. They analyze the ecosystem, which…
Misfits Market: Abhi Ramesh
Abhi Ramesh, founder of Misfits Market, explains how he pivoted from failed edtech startups to build a $2 billion grocery logistics company by sourcing aesthetic imperfections in produce. He details the early validation process using…
076: Warehousing, Fulfillment, and Shipping to Customers
Bill Carlin, founder of ShipMate Fulfillment, explains how startups and small manufacturers can leverage third-party logistics (3PL) to handle warehousing, fulfillment, and shipping. He details the operational lifecycle, including…
Bonus: Finding the Right Freight Partners for your CPG Brand
Alex Cree, co-founder of Baozza, discusses the logistics of shipping frozen CPG products, highlighting challenges with LTL bookings, lost pallets, and rising costs. Host Jesse Frytag shares her own early mistakes with LTL terminology and…
This episode is trash
Matt Rogers, co-founder of Nest and CEO of Mill, explains how his new company tackles food waste by dehydrating scraps in a kitchen bin and returning them to farms via mail. Rogers argues that anaerobic decomposition in landfills generates…
Heavy duty decarbonization
Andy Lubershane, partner and head of research at Energy Impact Partners, explains why electrification hits physical limits in heavy transport due to battery energy density and grid infrastructure constraints. He argues that while battery…
Viam opens beta of new robotics platform; Amazon/FedEx end testing of delivery robots
Eliot Horowitz, founder and CEO of Viam Inc., explains the launch of Viam's open-source robotics platform, which aims to simplify robot development by providing simple APIs and integrated cloud services for orchestration. Co-hosts Steve…
Ep. 27 - Launch Day
Steven Hawes and Lucian Chepa of Opulo discuss the meticulous planning and execution of launch day for their open-source hardware products, such as the Lumen and Feeder. They detail strategies for website propagation, community seeding via…
#221 - QVC 101 with Häppy Candy and Freestyle Snacks
Maxi Heidenblut, founder of Häppy Candy, and Nikki Seaman, founder of Freestyle Snacks, share their recent experiences appearing on QVC. They discuss the process of securing the opportunity through brokers GLA-Sales and JW Oliphant, the…
316 - Micro plastics are where?!? packaging today show special
Hosts discuss a Fizz.org review on microplastics and nanoplastics in packaging, noting that eliminating plastic entirely is currently impossible due to necessary polymer coatings on paper and glass alternatives. They highlight the societal…
176: Discussing Logistics, Automated Forklifts, and Craft Beer with Nick Malewicki, Big Joe Forklifts
Nick Malewicki, General Manager of the Autonomous Vehicle Division at Big Joe Forklifts, discusses the evolution of warehouse logistics, emphasizing the shift from internal combustion to lithium-electric equipment and the integration of…
How data centers are complicating transmission expansion
Maeve Allsup, a senior reporter at Latitude Media, discusses the Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link (MARL), a $960 million transmission line approved by PJM in 2022 that is now facing significant delays due to multi-state cost allocation…
Where it comes up29:40
155: Identifying a Sourcing Partner for Overseas Manufacturing
Forde Aley, Co-Founder of Shining Way Sourcing, explains how startups can identify and work with overseas manufacturing partners, emphasizing the importance of factory management, quality control, and retail-ready scalability. He details…
356 - A very bubbly interview with fellow CSU Ram and Bom Dia founder, Kevin Selvy
Kevin Selvy, Founder and CEO of Bôm Dia, explains the 3.5-year journey of exporting the first canned Brazilian sparkling wine to North America. He details the engineering challenges of matching carbonation levels between glass bottles and…
Founder Feature: Hannah Pollack of Nightingale Ice Cream
Hannah Pollack, founder and CEO of Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches, discusses the brand's 10-year journey from a restaurant dessert to a nationally distributed frozen novelty. She explains the technical and logistical challenges of…
#201 - Sales Operations 101 with So Good So You and SPS Commerce
Alicia Nelson, Sales and Customer Operations Manager at So Good So You, and Emily Curran from SPS Commerce discuss the critical role of sales operations in scaling a CPG brand. They detail the daily execution of orders, the importance of…
EMS@C-LEVEL Season #1 Episode #5 with Liam Casey of PCH International
Liam Casey, founder and CEO of PCH International, explains how the company’s asset-light, expertise-heavy model enabled a rapid pivot to sourcing and delivering vast quantities of PPE during the pandemic, including fulfilling a request…
Episode 103: Delivering medicine by drone - Keenan Wyrobek
Keenan Wyrobek, co-founder and head of product and engineering at Zipline, explains how the company uses fixed-wing drones to deliver life-saving medicine to remote locations. He details the engineering of Platform One, including the…
#145 Distributor Trade Shows with Samuel Jacobson, HOP WTR
Samuel Jacobson, Senior Director of Key Accounts and Alternate Channels at HOP WTR, explains how to navigate distributor trade shows like UNFI and KeHE, contrasting them with larger discovery events like Expo West. He details the…
343 - Returning guest, Manya Rubinstein on her new BIG venture!
Manya Rubinstein, CEO of Isco Spirits and Providence Distilling, discusses the launch of Big Dick’s Banana Whiskey, a playful banana-flavored bourbon created as a 'naughty little sibling' to her serious sustainability-focused brands. She…
Ep. 30 - Avoiding Packaging Mistakes
Lucian Shapira and Stephen Uss of Opulo discuss the complexities of designing packaging for the Lumen PnP 3D printer, emphasizing the need for flexibility to accommodate future product iterations like feeders. They detail their transition…
IoT in the Freight Industry | FourKites' Himanshu Mehrotra | Internet of Things Podcast
Himanshu Mehrotra, Vice President of Product Management at FourKites, explains how the company uses IoT and AI to provide real-time transport visibility and predictive analytics for the freight industry. He details the evolution from basic…
108: Archibook
Dan Provost and Tom Gerhardt of Studio Neat discuss the difficult naming process for their new product, Keepbook, and the operational shift of moving their warehouse to a new 3PL, Nice Commerce. They detail the struggle to find a name that…
#411: Unlocking U.S. MedTech Market Access: State-Specific Compliance Pitfalls Medical Device Companies Miss
Adam Steadman, CEO of MDD Options, explains the complex web of state-level compliance pitfalls that medical device companies face after FDA clearance, often called the 'second valley of death.' He details how definitions of medical…
Founder Feature: Jen Liao of MìLà
Jen Liao, co-founder of MìLà, explains how the brand pivoted from a local restaurant to a nationwide direct-to-consumer frozen food business during the pandemic. She details the technical challenges of developing a frozen soup dumpling…
Founder Feature: Single Origin Soy Sauce and Award Winning Branding with Christine Liu and Clarissa Wei of HEYDOH
Christine Liu and Clarissa Wei, co-founders of HEYDOH, explain how they identified a gap in the $40–59 billion global soy sauce market for single-origin options in US grocery stores. They detail their product development process, including…
212 -Sustainability using packaging equipment? Josh Becker from Harpak-Ulma LIVE from PACK EXPO
Josh Becker, Bakery and Confection Segment Manager for Harpak-Ulma, discusses how packaging equipment drives sustainability by reducing waste and improving supply chain efficiency. He highlights specific technologies like a vertical bagger…
Where it comes up22:54
Iran war bitumen shortage stalls roads, Ford's $30K electric truck, Tesla Semi ships, BYD's private fleet, Amazon logistics, and the real cost of quality.
John Brunner and Alex Howe discuss how geopolitical disruptions, such as the Iran war, are causing bitumen shortages that stall road construction in India and Italy, while also increasing fuel costs for ships trapped in the Gulf. They…
Bonus Episode: Khalil Khamis of Crafty Ramen
Khalil Khamis, CEO of Crafty Ramen, explains how the brand scaled from a 24-seat Canadian restaurant to nearly 3,000 retail doors by leveraging a 'fresh frozen' puck format that avoids plastic trays. He details the challenges of adapting…
Ep. 7 - Buying Stock
Stephen Hawes and Lucian Che Park of Opulo discuss the complexities of buying stock for hardware production, drawing on their experience scaling the Lumen P 3D printer. They cover vendor negotiation, determining optimal order quantities to…
40 - Santiago Navarro, CEO of Garcon Wines
Santiago Navarro, CEO and co-founder of Garcon Wines, explains how his company is disrupting the wine industry by replacing traditional round glass bottles with a flat, space-efficient bottle made from 100% recycled PET. He details the…
Artisanal Crystals
Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics and Dave Jones of EEVblog discuss the logistical nightmares of shipping trade show prototypes, including Gammell’s lost luggage at Embedded World and Jones’s hand-carried artisanal crystal…
82 - Packaging News LIVE with Adam, Cory, and Evelio 11/2/21 - Scrapp recycling app, Restock, and Envopap
Adam Peek, Cory Connors, and Evelio Mattos discuss recent packaging industry news, highlighting the Scrapp recycling app which helps users identify local recycling options via barcode scanning. They also cover Vobev's on-site can…
Spencer Wright traces the evolution of the plastic bottle; why defective airbags still aren’t fixed; and how the Tylenol murders redefined packaging.
Spencer Wright, Editor-in-Chief of Scope of Work, traces the evolution of the plastic bottle, detailing the shift from early acrylonitrile designs to modern lightweight PET systems and the engineering breakthroughs in petaloid bases. The…
UPC Management: Jake Deleon, Fila Manila and Alex Sorenson, Blank Slate Kitchen
Jake Deleon of Fila Manila and Alex Sorenson of Blank Slate Kitchen discuss the operational complexities of changing Universal Product Codes (UPCs) when altering product net weight or packaging. Jake explains that national distribution…
#162 - Ops Nightmares, Powered by Crstl
Hosts Daniel Scharff and Jamie Valenti-Jordan of Catapult Commercialization Services interview founders about operational failures. Katherine Harvey of Bare Bones Broth details a disastrous launch with Costco involving a fraudulent…
75 - Talking PackExpo 2021 with Laura Thompson, VP of Trade Shows at PMMI
Laura Thompson, VP of Trade Shows at PMMI (Packaging and Processing Machinery Association), discusses the upcoming PackExpo 2021 in Las Vegas, highlighting it as the industry's first large-scale in-person event since 2019. She details the…
Softbank distancing itself from Pepper, AutoStore's Mike Demko, robotics industry services
Steve Crowe and Mike Oitsman discuss SoftBank Robotics Europe's 40% staff reduction and strategic pivot away from emotional humanoids like Pepper toward commercially viable systems, alongside Hyundai's acquisition of Boston Dynamics. Jason…
Barefoot Wine: Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan
Bonnie Harvey and Michael Houlihan, founders of Barefoot Wine, explain how they pivoted from accounting and consulting to building a $500 million wine brand after acquiring $300,000 worth of debt in bulk wine from the bankrupt Sovereign…
194: Exploring the Industrial History of Kansas City with Scott Brown, Historic West Bottoms Association
Scott Brown, General Counsel for Faultless Brands and board member of the Historic West Bottoms Association, discusses the industrial history of Kansas City's West Bottoms district with host Chris Luecke. They trace the area's evolution…
63 - Marian Leitner-Waldman from Archer Roose Wines
Marian Leitner-Waldman, co-founder and CEO of Archer Roose Wines, explains how the brand pivoted from on-premise distribution to direct-to-consumer e-commerce during the pandemic by leveraging its aluminum can format. She details the…
Episode Thirty-Four: Sabine Hauert
Sabine Hauert, Associate Professor of Swarm Engineering at the University of Bristol, discusses her work on swarm robotics across scales, from nanorobots for cancer treatment to large drones for environmental monitoring. She explains how…