Struggling to keep up with tariffs, global trade shifts, and what it all means for logistics? That’s exactly why I built an AI-powered workflow to help research, prep, and explain the madness in under a week. In this video, I’m sharing: • The exact AI tools I used (Grok, ChatGPT, NotebookLM) • How I organized […]
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Tariff news changes by the hour, and freight pros can’t afford to fall behind. In this solo episode, Blythe shares how she used AI tools to get smart on global trade policy fast and prep for a talk on tariffs with real confidence. From building a research system to generating a podcast from her notes, Blythe walks through the AI workflows that helped her synthesize thousands of data points, spot trends, and understand what global trade shifts actually mean for the industry. Key takeaways: Tariff policy is evolving fast, and freight professionals need a plan to keep up AI tools like Grok, ChatGPT, and NotebookLM help filter, summarize, and structure complex research Building a central repository of information is key to staying informed and ready to act AI won’t replace your job, but someone using AI will Turning research into shareable content helps you become the go-to resource in your nicheListen to learn how to use AI to understand and explain global trade chaos before it impacts your business.LINKS:GPU Loopholes, Mexico Supply Chain Shift, Wafer Fab Equipment Vulnerabilities, Optical Module Pricing Surge, Datacenter EquipmentTariff Shockwave: US Import Bookings Collapse After Q1 SurgeFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know. —————————————–THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear from the company’s agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. CloneOps AI-powered phone operations for inbound and outbound calls with speed, scale, and efficiency. Our virtual agents handle high-volume interactions, automate workflows, and deliver real-time insights, freeing your team to focus on growth. Designed for logistics, retail, and beyond—seamless communication, smarter conversations, faster resolutions. CargoRex – Your Logistics Hub. Explore, discover, and evolve with the all-in-one platform connecting you to the top logistics tools, services, and industry voices. Whether you’re a leader, researcher, or creator, CargoRex helps you stay ahead. Explore Now Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services her…
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Tariff shifts are no longer just policy updates—they’re actively reshaping how e-commerce fulfillment works. With changes to the de minimis rule and growing scrutiny on Chinese imports, brands are being forced to rethink their logistics strategy from top to bottom. Harshida Acharya, Chief Strategy Officer at Fulfillment IQ, breaks down what these trade changes really […]
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From de minimis drama to geopolitical trade shakeups, tariffs are doing more than raising prices, they’re forcing a full rewrite of how e-commerce logistics gets done. Harshida Acharya, Chief Strategy Officer at Fulfillment IQ and host of the eCOM Logistics Podcast, joins the show to explain what these policy changes really mean for brands. If you’re still relying on one warehouse, one fulfillment model, or one country, consider this your wake-up call.Key Takeaways:Tariff shifts and de minimis changes are disrupting the global cost structure for e-commerce brands. Brands overly reliant on Chinese imports or DTC fulfillment models are the most exposed. U.S. regulatory changes are pushing a long-term shift toward nearshoring and diversified supply chains. Fulfillment strategy must align with evolving trade rules to remain sustainable. Strategic investments now will separate the survivors from the reactive.LINKS:Harshida’s LinkedIneCOM LOGISTICS PodcastFulfillment IQ on CargoRexTariff Shockwave: US Import Bookings Collapse After Q1 Surge (Vizion & Dun & Bradstreet)Ladies Who Logistic LinkedIn GroupHow To Handle Supply Chain and Logistics Masterfully with Sandra MacQuillanWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know. —————————————–THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear from the company’s agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. CloneOps AI-powered phone operations for inbound and outbound calls with speed, scale, and efficiency. Our virtual agents handle high-volume interactions, automate workflows, and deliver real-time insights, freeing your team to focus on growth. Designed for logistics, retail, and beyond—seamless communication, smarter conversations, faster resolutions. CargoRex – Your Logistics Hub. Explore, discover, and evolve with the all-in-one platform connecting you to the top logistics tools, services, and industry voices. Whether you’re a leader, researcher, or creator, CargoRex helps you stay ahead. Explore Now Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services her…
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David Bell, CEO of Cloneops.ai, joins Blythe Brumleve on Everything is Logistics to talk about the real roadblocks to AI success in supply chains. Forget the hype—this conversation dives into what’s really required to get AI working in complex logistics environments, especially in the face of nearshoring, fragmented data systems, and operational chaos. Key takeaways: […]
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AI is being hyped as the magic bullet for supply chains—but what happens when your infrastructure isn’t ready to support it? In this episode, Blythe Brumleve chats with David Bell, CEO of Cloneops.ai, about the cold, hard realities of deploying AI in logistics. From unreliable data pipelines to the complexity of nearshoring, David breaks down what’s broken, what’s fixable, and what’s still wildly misunderstood.Whether you’re trying to optimize costs or just figure out how to prep your backend systems, this episode delivers the technical insights and strategy talk you didn’t know you needed.Key takeaways:Most companies overestimate their AI readiness due to poor data infrastructure.Nearshoring challenges can be solved, but not without multi-tier supply visibility.AI needs structured, reliable, and real-time data to be effective.Cost optimization often breaks down without proper freight data standardization.Internal champions for AI projects must bridge both tech and ops.LINKS:David’s LinkedInCloneOps WebsiteCloneOps LogisticsAndrew Silver Interview on The Freight PodWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know. —————————————–THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear from the company’s agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. CloneOps AI-powered phone operations for inbound and outbound calls with speed, scale, and efficiency. Our virtual agents handle high-volume interactions, automate workflows, and deliver real-time insights, freeing your team to focus on growth. Designed for logistics, retail, and beyond—seamless communication, smarter conversations, faster resolutions. CargoRex – Your Logistics Hub. Explore, discover, and evolve with the all-in-one platform connecting you to the top logistics tools, services, and industry voices. Whether you’re a leader, researcher, or creator, CargoRex helps you stay ahead. Explore Now Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services her…
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If you’re in logistics, you probably already know how fragile the global supply chain can be. But there’s one material quietly powering the modern economy that doesn’t get nearly the same attention as semiconductors or oil: silver. Silver isn’t just for jewelry and coins. It’s indispensable to green tech, electronics, and automotive innovation. But here’s […]
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Silver powers everything from solar panels to electric vehicles to smartphones—and we’re running out of it. In this video, I break down the entire silver supply chain from mine to market, uncovering why this underappreciated metal is now in a record-setting supply deficit. We’ll explore: 🔹 Where silver comes from (and who controls it) 🔹 […]
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In this episode of Everything is Logistics, Jenn Morris—Founder of Ship Happens—joins Blythe Brumleve for a freight industry deep dive. They talk about broken brokerage systems, how women improve logistics leadership, the chaos of untrained reps, and why meetings are mostly a waste of time. Jenn also shares her approach to content creation and scaling […]
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Many people in logistics shy away from giving their opinions online. But Jennifer Morris founded her company Ship Happens to do the exact opposite–by giving opinions online that help other SMBs from shipping headaches. Jenn joins the show to talk about her more than 20 years in logistics, how brokerage sales strategies are different for women, and which logistics company would make for a great reality show.LINKS:Jenn’s LinkedInJenn on the PODcast Asset BasedWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know. —————————————–THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear from the company’s agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. CloneOps AI-powered phone operations for inbound and outbound calls with speed, scale, and efficiency. Our virtual agents handle high-volume interactions, automate workflows, and deliver real-time insights, freeing your team to focus on growth. Designed for logistics, retail, and beyond—seamless communication, smarter conversations, faster resolutions. CargoRex – Your Logistics Hub. Explore, discover, and evolve with the all-in-one platform connecting you to the top logistics tools, services, and industry voices. Whether you’re a leader, researcher, or creator, CargoRex helps you stay ahead. Explore Now Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services her…
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Most supply chains want to use AI—but few are actually ready for it. In this episode of Everything is Logistics, host Blythe moderates a panel discussion from Manifest featuring Cleo CEO Mahesh Rajasekharan, Honeywell logistics leader Mike Polich, and Crisp’s Adam Anderson. The conversation digs into how AI is transforming supply chains—but only if your […]
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When AI enters the supply chain, your biggest threat might not be a hacker—it might be a rogue Excel sheet buried deep in your processes. In this panel from Manifest, Blythe moderates an insightful discussion with data security leaders on what it really takes to secure supply chains in an AI-powered world. From hallucinating large language models to ecosystem-wide vulnerabilities, this episode is packed with honest perspectives you won’t hear on a sales deck.Panelists included:Mike Polich, Head of Functional Logistics, HoneywellMahesh Rajasekharan, President & CEO, CleoAdam Anderson, Account Management Lead, CrispIf your data is messy, your AI is useless—and potentially dangerous. This conversation breaks down how to audit internal systems, enforce better access controls, and shift from siloed operations to orchestrated ecosystems ready for intelligent automation.Key takeaways:Bad data creates costly, invisible risks.Generative AI cannot work without structured and secure data.Most breaches originate from inside your organization.Companies that collaborate securely outperform those that don’t.Supply chain resilience depends on ecosystem-wide visibility and control.LINKS:Mike’s LinkedInHoneywell’s WebsiteMahesh’s LinkedInCleo’s WebsiteAdam’s LinkedInCrisp’s WebsiteWATCH THE FULL EPISODE HEREFeedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know. —————————————–THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! Are you experienced in freight sales or already an independent freight agent? Listen to our Freight Agent Trenches interview series powered by SPI Logistics to hear from the company’s agents on how they took the leap and found a home with SPI freight agent program. CloneOps AI-powered phone operations for inbound and outbound calls with speed, scale, and efficiency. Our virtual agents handle high-volume interactions, automate workflows, and deliver real-time insights, freeing your team to focus on growth. Designed for logistics, retail, and beyond—seamless communication, smarter conversations, faster resolutions. CargoRex – Your Logistics Hub. Explore, discover, and evolve with the all-in-one platform connecting you to the top logistics tools, services, and industry voices. Whether you’re a leader, researcher, or creator, CargoRex helps you stay ahead. Explore Now Digital Dispatch maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers. Check out our website services her…
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