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.
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)
About The Future of Supply Chain
During each episode of The Future of Supply Chain, we sit down with a different entrepreneur, investor, or industry veteran to discuss their story, views on the industry, and how we can collectively build the future of supply chain together. Listen to more episodes at https://www.dynamo.vc/podcasts.
About Dynamo Ventures
Dynamo Ventures is a pre-seed and seed stage fund that invests in supply chain and mobility startups, worldwide.