Recruiting Stories

This week our guest is Nick Dangles, Co-Founder of Sync Logistics Training, a training platform for freight brokers. Nick and I tackle his recruiting story, why freight brokerages struggle with training, and how great training can lead to better employee retention and higher ROI.

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The Books Nick Recommends are:

On this episode our guest was Jeremie Kubicek. Before he took the stage as a corporate keynote speaker, Jeremie had been leading some of the most significant leadership events and brands in the world - Leadercast, Catalyst Conferences, John Maxwell’s training content, and GiANT. Being CEO of these brands for years gave him the perspective on the importance of a powerful keynote speaker. Since 2011, Jeremie has been creating some of the most potent and effective content on relational intelligence and 21st-century learning for adults. He is a Wall Street Journal bestseller and author of over 6 books including Making Your Leadership Come Alive, The 5 Gears, The 5 Voices, The 100X Leader, The Peace Index, and The Communication Code. Jeremie’s content is used inside organizations like Google, Pfizer, Microsoft, etc in over 115 countries. 

We discuss some of his recruiting story and how great leaders work to understand their people to build championship teams.

Our guest for this episode is Lindsey Trent, founder and President of the Next Generation in Trucking Association. We talk about Lindsey's recruiting story and how she came to found a non-profit dedicated to engaging and training the next generation of trucking industry professionals.

In this episode we welcome back Shawn Varner, former freight broker- turned financial advisor serving freight folks. Shawn breaks down what he'd do in this market to build a book of business, and how he'd approach his mindset when freight rates are down, margins are down, and demand is down.

This episode is with Carrie Elizabeth Ballenger, the Vice President of Sales, National Accounts with Need it Now Delivers. We discuss how she went from a recruiter, to final mile expert owning a logistics business to selling it and now helping shippers nationwide solve their transportation issues.

She discusses how recruiting helped her in her journey in to logistics and what kind of mindset you need to succeed in the transportation industry.

This episode is with the founder of Vanderbloemen Search Group, William Vanderbloemen. William is the Founder and CEO of an executive search group that focuses on placing pastors, pastoral leadership, and non-profit leaders. He's also the author of "Be the Unicorn: 12 data driven habits that separate the best leaders from the rest."

We explore how he landed in the recruiting world, how he started his search group, and how great leaders can separate themselves in a marketplace filled with people who want to lead.

This week our guest is Ben Graeff. Ben is the Chief Operating Officer at FreightPlus. He's a Harvard Grad and played football for the Crimson and also spent years at Amazon on multiple teams before making his way to FreightPlus. We talk about his recruiting story impacted his journey, how Freightplus is differentiating itself in the marketplace, and the state of transportation right now.

Books Ben Recommends:

This week our guest on the Recruiting Stories podcast is Mark Manera, founder of Supply Chain Fitness. We discuss Mark's recruiting story, and how he landed in the transportation industry, while also combining that with his passion for fitness and health.

Mark talks about how to be a healthier truck driver, sales person, leader and beyond. We also talk about the mindset you need to improve your fitness, which will change your life and work.

Books Mark Recommends:

In this weeks episode we discuss helpful tips for improving your recruiting strategy and the difference between a recruiting strategy and a hiring process.

This week our guest is Nathan Magnuson, founder of Leadership-In-A-Box Corporate training. He's a leadership consultant, a veteran of the US Military and an author of multiple books. 

We discuss Nathan's recruiting story, what leaders should consider when recruiting, leading and building their teams. 

This month our guest is Trey Griggs, the founder of the Beta consulting group and host of several podcasts in the transportation space. We discuss his recruiting story and how he landed in the transportation and logistics space, and ultimately how he chose to focus on marketing, branding and sales consulting with his company. We also discuss the WHY behind his work that drives him and his team.   

This month's guests are Brian Fugate and David Dobrzykowski of the University of Arkansas supply chain program. We talk about their recruiting story, why Arkansas is the number 1 supply chain program in the country, and their outlook on the current state of the transportation world.   

In this episode we speak with TruckPark founder, Anthony Petitte about his journey from corporate recruiting to Transportation Tech founder. We discuss how companies can retain more people, including drivers by treating people like people and not numbers.   

This week our guest is Tom Curee, Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation for Kingsgate Logistics out of Cincinatti, Ohio. We talk about how Tom landed in the logistics industry due to a family nudge, why authenticity matters, culture is crucial, and how artificial intelligence plus people equals the perfect solution for most shippers. 

Books Tom Recommends:

This week our guest is Timothy Dooner, Director of Audio and an on air Host at Freightwaves. He's the host of "WHAT THE TRUCK!?!" an award winning podcast in the transportation space, "Freightwaves Insiders," Freightwaves Morning Minute" and "Put that Coffee Down" among other content.  He's been a TEDx speaker, Director of Marketing, and of course a podcast and TV Show producer with a focus on the transportation industry.   We talk about Tim's recruiting story, his journey in to transportation, how he started podcasting, how he overcame alcoholism, and how personal branding can help you be authentic in your space.   

Our guest this week is Michael Sarraille, CEO of the Talent War Group. Mike has served as a Marine Scout Sniper, Navy SEAL where he earned the silver star, 6 bronze stars and a purple heart while on deployments on the global war on terror. He's the founder and CEO of the Talent War Group, the Co-Author of the "Talent War" book, the Board of Director of the VETTED program, a Texas McCombs MBA grad and an expert on talent acquisition. He also is the former principal of Echelon Front, a management consulting firm alongside Jocko WIllink and Leif Babin.  We talk through his recruiting story, his philosophy on both leadership and talent and what the special forces community can teach the business community.  

The books he recommends are:  

This week our guest is Sean Richardson, Vice President of Growth and Development with Tallgrass Freight. Sean and I talk about how his background as a division 1 baseball player for the university of Kansas and his start in financial services prepared him for a successful career in logistics.  We also discuss how succeeding as a freight broker is a team sport and how to rely on those around you to make you better. Finally we discuss Tallgrass Freight, what differentiates them and Sean's role in their growth. 

 Books Sean recommends: