Meet Me for Coffee
Meet Me for Coffee features some of the logistics industry's brightest minds in a free-flowing, conversational style, live virtual meeting over coffee.Samantha Jones, a new and passionate voice in the industry, hosts the show. She is joined by guests who share valuable insights as to how to navigate the current and future freight markets.
Episodes
62 episodes
Ep. 48 - A Conversation with Elizabeth Moscoso
In this episode, Samantha sits down with Elizabeth Moscoso, President of Chicago-based asset provider Moscoso Express. Operating in one of the nation’s largest multi-modal freight hubs, Elizab...
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Ep. 47 - A Conversation with David Spencer
It's been too long since I had David Spencer on the show to discuss his outlook on the freight market! David oversees the creation of one of my favorite freight market newsletter...
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Ep. 46 - A Conversation with Paul Bingham
I've been listening to Paul's economic outlooks and forecasts since before I started this podcast. Needless to say, I'm very excited to now have him join me on our next live Meet Me For Coffee episode! Paul is the Director, Transportation Consu...
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Special Edition: Why You Should Attend Manifest 2025 with Pam Simon
It's go time! You are running out of time to plan for Manifest 2025! We can help. Join Pam Simon, Conference Chair and EVP of Programming, and Samantha Jones as they discuss Manifest very candidly. You can expect to learn, who will be attending...
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Ep. 45 - A Conversation with Brett Suma
On this episode I am joined by Brett Suma, the Founder and CEO of Loadsmith. If you look back at this podcast's history, I...
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Ep. 44 - A Conversation with Matthew Leffler & Graham Gonzales
Join our host Samantha, and her guests Matthew Leffler (our industry's best known attorney) and Graham Gonzales (our industry's best known insurance guru) as they discuss the rapidly evolving legal and risk landscape for brokerages. We will cov...
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Special Edition: Tai Feature, Pt. 1
How do brokers operate? Most operate differently to fit their unique needs and the needs of their carriers and clients. I'm excited to bring you this two part series around how brokerages operate! We get pretty in the weeds discuss...
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Ep. 43 - LinkedIn Profile Refresh Tutorial
I've been motivated by the ongoing layoffs in our industry to help those job searching stand out and get noticed. I also preach personal brand growth for all of our clients. So, whether you are looking for a new role, were affected by recent la...
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Special Edition: JOC Inland 2024 - Day 3, Pt. 2
Our final Podcast segment from the JOC Inland Distribution Conference this week is here! Wrapping up day 3 we hear from: Derek Zetlin shared insights on how shippers can start to won more of their own data and technology processes ...
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Special Edition: JOC Inland 2024 - Day 3, Pt. 1
Day 3 Part 1 coverage of the JOC Inland Distribution Conference!I could not be more thrilled to have a session of all shippers who shared their topics of discussion and insights with me. You will hear from: Laura Eory from ...
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Special Edition: JOC Inland 2024 - Day 2, Pt. 2
Day 2 Part 2! Ari Ashe summarizes the sessions at JOC so far, and what you can gain from attending JOC, and then he provided me with an excellent conversation on the ILA port strikes. Chris from Optym shared his insigh...
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Special Edition: JOC Inland 2024 - Day 2, Pt. 1
Day 2 of the JOC Inland Distribution Conference was so informative, we had to split it into two parts! In this episode you will hear: Deema Adada from BiggerPicture discuss what has changed in automation and scheduling automation s...
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Special Edition: JOC Inland 2024 - Day 1
Day 1 of the JOC Inland Distribution conference offered the Meet Me For Coffee Podcast the opportunity to interview attendees during the evening networking event! We heard from several gentlemen who spoke on panels today, as they shared their h...
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Ep. 42 - A Conversation with Lina Castaneda
Brokers took over a notable amount of contracted freight volumes throughout the pandemic and have retained much of it since then. They also dominate low volume or transactional freight lanes for their shipper clients. Brokers manage two custome...
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Trimble Insight 2024 - Day 3, Pt. 2
The last day of the Trimble Insight Conference was packed with great podcast content! We heard from some awesome industry experts on a variety of topics, here is a preview:Avery Vise - VP of Trucking at FTR gave us an economic...
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Trimble Insight - Day 3, Pt. 1
The last day of the Trimble Insight Conference was packed with great podcast content! We heard from some awesome industry experts on a variety of topics, here is a preview:Avery Vise - VP of Trucking at FTR gave us an economic...
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Trimble Insight 2024 - Day 2, Pt. 2
Day 2 had so many insights we had to break up the sessions! In Day 2 Part 2, here is what you can expect to hear:Sam Susenguth - CSO at Isaac Instruments discussed the future of making smarter data driven decisions through the use of ev...
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Trimble Insight 2024 - Day 2, Pt. 1
The second day of Trimble Insight was a busy one! Lot's of great sessions and speakers and great networking hours! Our podcast booth was busy, here are some of the day 2 highlights! Matt Salefski, CEO and Founder of Rectangle - sha...
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Trimble Insight 2024 - Day 1
Yesterday was the kick off for the Trimble Insight conference in Las Vegas! Here are some of the highlights from night 1 of the conference! Keith Lawlis, VP of Business Development at Justransform shared insights into the evolving tech...
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Ep. 41 - A Conversation with Matthew Muenster
Join Samantha and Matthew, the Chief Economist at Breakthrough, as they discuss the current state of the macroeconomy and the freight markets over coffee. Our discussion will cover topics like when the market will turn, the diesel market and th...
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Ep. 40 - A Conversation with Paul Poziumschi
Samantha and Paul P. , the Head of Transfix Market Intelligence, are meeting for coffee to talk macroeconomics and freight market predictions. In January, Paul authored a 6 month market outlook that said:"It remains true that our core assum...
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Ep. 39 - A Conversation with Kary Jablonski
Join Samantha and Kary Jablonski, the CEO of Trucker Tools, as they discuss the current brokerage landscape, what brokers ha...
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Ep. 38 - A Conversation with John Sutton
Join Samantha and guest John Sutton as they meet over coffee to discuss corporate strategy in the brokerage, carrier and even shipper landscapes. John is the Director, Corporate Strategy for Sunset Transportation. John’s life...
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Ep. 37 - Mid Year Freight Market Update 2024
What happened in the full truckload freight market in H1 2024? What is going to happen in the freight market in H2 2024? In January Meet Me For Coffee hosted an expert panel to make 2024 predictions, join us as we bring back two of thos...
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Ep. 36 - A Conversation with Cody Koehler
Cody is the SVP at A&Z Trucking, one of America's largest produce transportation brokerages. In May alone they will move nearly 900 loads of produce just out of the Salinas, CA market. Produce is an industry I had little exposure to for mos...
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