The New Warehouse Podcast
The New Warehouse podcast hosted by Kevin Lawton is your source for insights and ideas from the distribution, transportation and logistics industry. New episodes every Monday and Wednesday morning bring you the latest from industry experts and thought leaders.
Episodes
690 episodes
To Bot or Not: Lessons on Robotics from WERC 2025
At the 2025 Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) conference in New Orleans, Kevin sat down with two leaders shaping the warehouse automation conversation: Chris Lingamfelter, founder of Robot Advisors, and Tim Barrett, President of...
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EP 626: Anscer Robotics Expands with Heavy-Duty Hybrid Solutions
The latest episode of The New Warehouse Podcast features Mark Messina, Managing Director and CEO of Anscer Robotics. With decades of experience in robotics, including a formative role at Kiva Systems (now Amazon Robotics), Mark shares his journ...
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EP 625: Building Community and Knowledge Through The Warehouse Underground
Kevin chats with Ben Hopkins, founder of The Warehouse Underground, about his journey from Air Force officer to warehouse leader and now podcast and community builder. Ben’s story is one of transformation, from flying F-15E Strike Eagles to man...
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WERC: How to Prepare Warehouses for Active Shooter Scenarios
This episode of The New Warehouse Podcast features Bubba Fatula, founder of The Fatula Group, a consulting firm specializing in threat preparedness. Drawing on his law enforcement and military background, Fatula shares how businesses can proact...
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EP 624: Bringing Robotics to the Warehouse Floor with Boston Dynamics
This episode features Madi Weiss, Field Application Engineer at Boston Dynamics. She discusses how robotics is transforming logistics and warehouse operations. Boston Dynamics, renowned worldwide for its innovative robots, has transitioned from...
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EP 623: Building Purpose-Driven Fulfillment with Ecomspaces
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Maïré Bavarday, CEO and Founder of Ecomspaces, a unique hybrid of a creator accelerator and third-party logistics (3PL) provider. Bavarday’s journey into logistics began in her bedr...
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Live from WERC: Synkrato is Changing Warehousing from the Ground Up with AI
This episode of The New Warehouse podcast comes to you on site at the 2025 Warehousing Education and Research Council (WERC) conference in New Orleans. Amin Sikander, founder and CEO of
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EP 622: Warehouse Inventory Accuracy Takes Off with Verity
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Michael DeLeonardis, Chief Revenue Officer at Verity, about how the company is transforming warehouse operations through autonomous drones, computer vision, and AI-driven insights. ...
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EP 621: Harnessing Technology to Advance Cold Storage Operations at Lineage
Welcome to this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, where Kevin chats with Eric Ristow, VP of Global Technology Services at Lineage. Lineage, formerly Lineage...
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EP 620: Putting AI in Air Freight with Aircon
Air freight has always been a fast-moving, high-stakes sector of global trade. In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Chris Condon, CEO and founder of Aircon, a company building AI agents to transform air freight operati...
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EP 619: Safeguarding Pharmaceutical Logistics with Cardinal Health
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Joel Wayment, Vice President and General Manager of Third-Party Logistics (3PL) and Packaging Solutions at Cardinal Health. Joel shares how Cardinal Health supports phar...
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Rack Safety with UpRight Warehouse Solutions: Fast Repairs, Real Prevention, and Smarter Response
Kevin chats with Dan Klinger, President and Founder of UpRight Warehouse Solutions, in this special episode of The New Warehouse Podcast’s Safety Series. The conversation centers on rack safety in warehouses—one of the most critical yet often o...
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EP 618: Optimizing Warehouse Operations with AI and Digital Twins
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Bart Gadeyne, founder and CEO of Optioryx, about how his company helps warehouses digitize and optimize warehouse operations. Drawing on over a decade of experience in logisti...
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EP 617: Building a 3PL Family with 3Linx Unified Commerce
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Kashif Raza, founder and CEO of 3Linx Unified Commerce. Kashif shares the company’s evolution from a basement operation to a technology-driven fulfillment network and how it now ser...
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Voxel: A Collaborative Approach to Improving Warehouse Safety with AI-Powered Insight
Welcome to this special “Safety Series” episode of The New Warehouse Podcast. Kevin chats with Vernon O’Donnell, CEO of Voxel, a computer vision-based AI company transforming warehouse safety. Voxel isn’t just monitoring environments; it’s acti...
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EP 616: Gamification in the Warehouse for Stronger Engagement and Performance
Kevin chats with Nick Retzmann, Chief Growth and Product Officer at Vaibe, to explore how gamification can transform warehouse employee engagement. Vaibe offers a software-as-a-service platform that connects to existing systems, turning daily o...
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EP 615: Navigating Tariffs and Automation in Warehousing
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, host Kevin speaks with Jason Minghini, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Solutions at Kenco, a leader in third-party logistics (3PL) solutions. Jason shares how Kenco proactively nav...
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EP 614: Take Care of Warehouse Robots, and They’ll Take Care of You
Welcome to this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, where Kevin chats with Dale Walsh, Vice President of Strategy and Innovation at Roboworx. Roboworx provides tailored field service solutions for robotics fleets, working directly with OEMs, ...
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EP 613: Reinventing Warehouse Stacking with Ambi Robotics
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Jeff Mahler, CTO and Co-founder of Ambi Robotics. Ambi Robotics applies artificial intelligence and simulation-driven learning to solve some of the most complex challenges in logist...
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EP 612: Boosting Warehouse Productivity with Vecna Robotics
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Karl Iagnemma, CEO of Vecna Robotics. Vecna Robotics enhances warehouse productivity by integrating AI-driven autonomous robots with human workers, optimizing efficiency and safety....
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EP 611: Instawork is Tackling Warehouse Talent Shifts with Flexibility and Data
Welcome to this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, where Kevin chats with Alex Vinden, General Manager of Light Industrial at Instawork. Instawork is a flexible staffing platform redefining how warehouses meet labor demands. Alex...
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Supply Chain Point: Shining a Light on Supply Chain Theft with Streetleaf
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with John Hantzis, Head of Operations at Streetleaf and Transportation Sector Chief for InfraGard. Streetleaf is a solar street lighting ...
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EP 610: Sonair is Giving Robots a New Way to See
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Knut Sandven. Sandven is the founder and CEO of Sonair, a Norway-based startup bringing new depth to robotic vision. With a background in ultrasonic sensing and two previous startup...
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EP 609: Scaling Logistics with Charles Ickes of Bergen Logistics
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Charles Ickes, CEO of Bergen Logistics and CloudX Systems. With a background that began in high-end dry cleaning and led to leadership roles in fashion logistics, Charles shares how...
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From Startup to Leader in E-Commerce Fulfillment: An Insider's Look at Relay Distribution
In this episode of The New Warehouse podcast, host Kevin Lawton speaks with Derek Dryer, co-founder of Relay Distribution, a thriving e-commerce fulfillment center in Houston, Texas. Derek shares his journey from scaling operations for a fitnes...
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