#202: From Freight Fraud to AI: Navigating the Wild World of Supply Chain with Grace Sharkey of FreightWaves
Hosted by Santosh Sankar on February 12, 2025
Summary
During this episode, Santosh is joined by Grace Sharkey, Staff Writer at FreightWaves. Grace shares her journey from fundraising at Michigan State University to working in brokerage, providing insights into the current state of the supply chain industry. They discuss the transformative role of AI in brokerage operations, the pressing issue of freight fraud, and the importance of building strong relationships with carriers. Grace emphasizes a tech stack approach to enhance operational efficiency and combat fraud, the potential for growth and innovation as the industry recovers from recent challenges, and so much more.
Show Notes
Highlights from their conversation include:
- Grace's Journey into Supply Chain (1:14)
- Early Career in Brokerage (3:17)
- Current Market Conditions (7:02)
- Adoption of AI Tools (10:08)
- Addressing Freight Fraud (15:15)
- Technology Solutions for Security (18:51)
- Challenges of Evolving Technology (20:19)
- The impact of freight fraud (22:23)
- Arctic shipping developments (25:51)
- Building relationships with journalists (27:35)
- Importance of storytelling in PR (30:01)
- Final Thoughts and Takeaways (35:25)
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