Logistics with Purpose – Details, episodes & analysis

Paul Rice fell in love with Nicaragua when he was there doing research for his senior thesis at Yale. But the more time he spent in the country, the more disillusioned he became with the traditional government-funded, top-down approach to economic development. He heard about the fair trade movement gaining steam in Europe and decided to try the model in Nicaragua, with great success.

In this classic episode of Logistics with Purpose, Paul joins host Enrique Alvarez to talk about how fair trade supply chains work and the kind of change they can user in for participating communities and families. 

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This episode was hosted by Enrique Alvarez. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/logistics-purpose-classic-leading-revolution-paying-dollar-pound-fair-trade-usa-lwp111

In this episode of Logistics with Purpose, host Kristi Porter welcomes Johan Karlsson, managing director at Better Shelter, to the show. Better Shelter is a company that provides durable and dignified shelters for displaced people, and Karlsson discusses his background in design and how it led him to work in humanitarian shelter projects.

Listen in as Karlsson emphasizes the importance of partnerships in achieving their mission, some of the challenges they face, the importance of innovation and adaptability in their work, and their future plans including improving their product, expanding their reach, and finding ways to finance their operations more proactively.

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This episode was hosted by Kristi Porter. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychiannow.com/innovation-humanity-better-shelter-solution-displaced-communities-lwp110

In this episode of Logistics with Purpose, hosts Enrique Alvarez and Kristi Porter welcome former US Women's soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo to the show! Hope discusses her career, her advocacy for women's rights and gender equality, and her involvement with the Homeless World Cup.

Listen in as she shares her journey from a young girl with a passion for soccer to becoming one of the world's top goalkeepers, and discusses the challenges she faced in advocating for equal pay and better conditions for women in sports. Also learn more about the Homeless World Cup, an organization that Hope supports and has a personal connection to, that uses soccer to inspire homeless people to change their lives.

Tune in to gain insight into Hope Solo's remarkable journey, filled with resilience, passion, and a profound commitment to making a difference in the world through the game of soccer.

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This episode was hosted by Enrique Alvarez and Kristi Porter. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/saving-goals-changing-lives-hope-solo-journey-soccer-start-social-advocate-lwp101

This episode of Supply Chain Now is a part of our Logistics with Purpose series, and features Kevin Carvajal. Kevin has been a humanitarian relief practitioner since 2013. During that time, he has focused on sourcing and delivering critical goods to augment the delivery of education, development, and humanitarian services offered by the Salesians of Don Bosco for at-risk youth and other vulnerable populations. His first encounter with supply chain management began in an international beauty brand’s 3PL distribution center where he audited inbound, outbound, and reverse logistics processes to ensure inventory record accuracy.

This episode was sponsored by Vector Global Logistics and hosted by Enrique Alvarez, Elisa Rodriguez, Greg White, and Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/episode-410.

This episode of Supply Chain Now features Jonathan Starr and Trudy Hall. Jonathan Starr authored It Takes A School, published by Macmillan Henry Holt in February 2017. It tells the story of Jonathan’s founding and heading the Abaarso School of Science and Technology, a non-profit educational organization in Somaliland. Abaarso School has broken a decades long drought in Somali education with unprecedented success, including placing students at Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Brown, and MIT. In total the school has sent 150 students to continue their education globally. In 2017 Jonathan co-founded Barwaaqo University in Somaliland, the first all-female boarding university in the country. In 2019, he co-founded Kaabe Schools, with the mission of spreading high quality Montessori-inspired K-12 education throughout Somaliland and beyond. In 2018, he spoke at Marist College as part of Marist selecting It Takes a School as its first-year student required reading. From 2004 – 2008, Jonathan founded and led Flagg Street Capital, a private investment firm that managed $170 million of investor assets. Prior to Flagg Street, Jonathan worked at SAB Capital, Blavin and Company, and Fidelity Investments. Jonathan graduated from Emory University, where he received a B.A. Summa Cum Laude in Economics and was a member of Phi Beta Kappa.

Trudy Hall had spent her professional career as an administrator in the world of independent education. As head of two girls boarding schools , (Emma Willard School and Miss Hall’s School), and a senior administrator at four others, (Culver Academies, Hutchison School, Stoneleigh-Burnham, Forest Ridge), she has focused her professional energy on programs that inspire students to develop their distinctive voice and personal passions. Former Head of School at Emma Willard School for 17 years, Trudy also served 14 years on the board of the National Coalition of Girls Schools, and as President for 4 of those years, during which the Global Forum for Girls Education was conceived and trademarked. Trudy served as the President of the Board for Leadership and Design, a non-profit that designs leadership experience for those creating the future of education. Formally educated at St. Lawrence University, Harvard Graduate School of Education and Duke University, Trudy, is a ferociously curious peripatetic who, for the moment, resides in both Seattle, Washington and Somaliland.

This episode was hosted by Monica Aurora Roesch Davila, Enrique Alvarez, Greg White, and Scott Luton for the Logistics with Purpose series sponsored by Vector Global Logistics. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at https://supplychainnow.com/episode-399.

This episode of Supply Chain Now features Jasmine Crowe with Goodr. Jasmine Crowe is a docu-series producer and entrepreneur whose projects addressing hunger and poverty, and access to quality education have positively impacted vulnerable communities in more than 20 U.S. cities, the United Kingdom, and Haiti. Specifically, the Sunday Soul Homeless feeding initiative has successfully fed more than 50,000 and led to the founding of social technology enterprise Goodr in 2016. Under Jasmine’s leadership, Goodr has redirected more than 100,000 pounds of excess prepared foods — in addition to fresh fruits, vegetables, and other supplies — to communities in need since 2016. Jasmine holds a bachelor’s degree from North Carolina Central University and a master’s degree from Arizona State University.

This episode was hosted by Greg White, Cynthia Curry, and Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at https://supplychainnow.com/episode-390.

This episode of Supply Chain Now is the next show in our Logistics with Purpose series sponsored by Vector Global Logistics. This episode features Melenie York. Melenie York’s involvement with warehousing and shipping came about from her interest and love of modern and contemporary art funny enough. In the late nineties, She joined a small art book distribution company in New York and took on the position of export sales manager as it grew internationally. Family matters brought her back to Baltimore and she began working as a Logistics Manager for an e-commerce site selling used books. From here, Melenie moved on to working with Whitehouse and Schapiro, a global supplier of secondhand products. Beginning with arranging domestic shipments via over the road carriers, she now oversees all exports and works closely with forwarders, intermodel carriers and provide customer service for our overseas customers.

This episode was hosted by Valeria Hernandez, Greg White, and Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/episode-380.

“Logistics with Purpose: Jeremy Newhouse with MATTER”

Supply Chain Now Episode 375

This episode of Supply Chain Now features Jeremy Newhouse. Jeremy Newhouse is Vice President and CFO of MATTER- an international NGO committed to helping expand access to health in the neediest parts of the world. Jeremy has traveled and worked in 50 countries. He joined MATTER in 2013 following extensive international experience working in Congo and Tanzania in education, microfinance initiatives, and entrepreneurship development. While studying for his MBA at the Carlson School of Management at the University of Minnesota, Jeremy was a founding member of Microfinance Alliance that promoted microfinance awareness throughout Minneapolis and at the UofM. In his role as board member for Microfinance Alliance, Jeremy spoke at the 2008 Peace Prize Forum along with Nobel Laureate Muhammad Yunus and other dignitaries. While pursuing his MBA, Jeremy was a broker and field trainer for Edward Jones financial services. Jeremy was recruited to St. Cloud State University where he became the first director of the SCSU Micro Loan Program- assisting SCSU in design and development of the first university run microloan program in the Midwest. Jeremy holds a B.A. in Divinity and Masters in Business Administration. Jeremy currently lives in Minneapolis with his wife Jessica, sons Orion and Oscar, and daughters Selah and Keziah.

This episode is part of the Logistics with Purpose series sponsored by Vector Global Logistics, and was hosted by Enrique Alvarez, Elisa Rodriguez Duron, Greg White, and Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: www.supplychainnow.com/episode-375.

“Logistics with Purpose: Lauren Noce with Hungry”

Supply Chain Now Episode 351

Sponsored by Vector Global Logistics

This episode of Supply Chain Now features Lauren Noce. Lauren is an Atlanta-based sales and marketing professional with 10+ of extensive experience in the trade, specializing in the design and implementation of strategic sales and trade marketing structures and operational efficiency. Midwest born and raised, Lauren comes to Atlanta by way of Chicago, where she began her career as an On-Premise Sales Rep for a beer distributor, moving up within the company and eventually holding titles of Key Accounts Manager and Brand Manager before moving on from distribution to the supplier-side of F&B covering the Southeast for a beer importer, and then taking a position as the first National Sales Director for a mid-sized brewery. She joined HUNGRY Marketplace, Inc. in May 2019 to lead the launch of the company's third city, Atlanta, where she holds the title of Senior Director of Corporate Sales.

This episode was hosted by Enrique Alvarez and Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: www.supplychainnow.com/episode-351.

“Logistics with Purpose: Patrick Plonski, PhD with Books for Africa”

Supply Chain Now Episode 344

Sponsored by Vector Global Logistics

This episode of Supply Chain Now features Patrick Plonski, PhD. Patrick has served as the Executive Director of Books For Africa since 2003. He holds a PhD in International Education (2009), and previously served as Executive Director of the Minnesota Agricultural Education Leadership Council at the University of Minnesota (1998-2003), and Committee Administrator for the Minnesota House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture (1987-1998).

This episode was hosted by Enrique Alvarez, Adrian Purtill, and Scott Luton. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: www.supplychainnow.com/episode-344.