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The Warehouse Underground Podcast

Ben Hopkins

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Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 55

REAL talk for warehouse, DC & FC professionals of all levels around the globe! Join Ben, a former Air Force officer and 14-year leader in distribution centers, along with his guests, as they deliver sharp and insightful content for the warehousing and distribution center industry, one of the most underrepresented industries in the podcast realm today (but not anymore!)

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Ep #54 A Perfectly Blended Tool for The Future of Front-Line Leadership | Ben Green COO TrailPath Workplace Solutions

Tuesday, September 8, 2026 • Duration 45:31

Technology and leadership are often treated as two separate things. That's shifting some though.

TrailPath Workplace Solutions isn’t simply putting another technology tool in the hands of ops leaders. It’s making improvement part of the work not just something that happens in a workshop and fades when everyone returns to the floor.

Floor leads gotta know:

Who needs my attention? Where should I focus? When should I coach? When should I step back?

Experience helps answer those questions, we all know this, but new supervisors don’t have years of experience yet.

Enter TrailPath!!! They can help not by replacing leadership, but by helping leaders see what matters, build better habits, and improve every day.

Habits shape behavior. Behavior shapes results.

The question is: How do we help more leaders build those habits?

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Ep #53 Robots Don't Fear You So Don't Fear Them Either | Pete Allen | Robotics & Supply Chain Consulting With GTM Strategy & Execution

Monday, August 31, 2026 • Duration 44:53

Pete Allen is Managing Partner at Birch Advisors. And he knows his way around the world of warehousing and distribution quite well!

MANY companies seek him out for consultations, and particularly on strategies for integrating and growing robotics and automation.

✅ What are the unique challenges both at the tactical level (warehousing problems) but also strategic level (gaining traction and adoption from the end users in the industry?)

✅ Do you see robotics as an "either or" in integrations with humans or an "and also"?

✅ What should ops leaders be focusing on building the warehouse of the future?

✅ What type of operation is an ideal one to get the most gains from robotics and how should they explore this ahead of time to minimize risk?

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Ep #52 Why Warehouse Automation Projects Fail | Chief Legal & Safety Officer Mike Bearman

Monday, August 24, 2026 • Duration 36:44

Robotics are everywhere in the distribution industry (and more every year). You see them in shows and magazines. BUT what do you really need to know about if they are right for your operation or not?

Mike Bearman, the Chief Legal & Safety Officer at Vecna Robotics, is the perfect guest to chat with about this.

Find out:

*Why many warehouse automation projects fail to deliver on their original expectations.

*Common mistakes operations make before, during and after projects.

*Key "do's and don'ts" plus why AI should NEVER be responsible alone for warehouse safety.

*What 'inside scoop' questions should you as a possible vendor.

*How will it all evolve over the next 5-10 years (employees, robotics, AI).

AND MORE!

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Ep #51 What Toyota Is Betting on for the Future of Warehousing Equipment

Monday, August 17, 2026 • Duration 29:18

🦺I was honored to take The Warehouse Underground on the road when I was invited to the opening of Toyota Material Handling North America's new manufacturing facility in Columbus, Indiana!

🙌To say that it is impressive is a major understatement. It's big (295,000 square feet), meticulously laid out, and has a highly engaged & proud employee work force to match.

💡A $100M investment with 140 new jobs coming in and those folks will be busy with a growing emphasis on electric!

Why? Because more than 1 in 3 forklifts sold in the US is manufactured by them.

Got a chance to have some great chats with Mike Field (Chief Operations Officer), Tony Miller (Chief Supply Officer), and Sam Coles (Chief Sales & Marketing Officer!)

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Ep #50 Why "Good Enough" Warehouse Operations Stay Broken | The Brecham Group (Precision Supply Chain Operations)

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 • Duration 42:28

Shortfalls in operations are often very similar no matter where you go. But NOBODY wants to just be crap, right!

So where does the gap live and how do you bridge it?

Chris Hamley and The Brecham Group know how to do just that. Through the years they've helped turn around hundreds and hundreds of distribution operations. And they gave away some of their "secrets" on this episode.

Find out:

What precision supply chain operations really mean to them.

What the Performance Paradox is and how to overcome it.

Why a lack of proper knowledge and training can be a sure-fire cycle leading nowhere.

Much more!

Great chat about the real gritty truth of operations at the floor level. Check it out!

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Ep #49 Your Equipment is Telling You It's About to Fail. Are you Listening? | TinMan Systems

Monday, July 20, 2026 • Duration 44:25

In massive FCs and DCs, everything moves at lightning speed. Yet, too many operations still just default to a "run until failure" mindset with some of their equipment. Operations is always under some level of performance pressure!

But.....

The Reality: Catching an emerging failure early is significantly cheaper and less painful than dealing with a catastrophic breakdown mid-shift.
The Solution: To maintain uptime, you have to manage with the latest tech and software. Traditional maintenance schedules just can't always keep pace with the wear and tear of modern volume.

Great chat with Spencer Hirsh: Senior Business Development Manager!

TinMan Systems gives industrial equipment real‑time, inside‑the‑equipment visibility into vibration, thermal behavior, acoustics, alignment, and wear — the mechanical truth that determines reliability.

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Ep #48 Why Great Ops Managers Don't Get Hired! Search Firm Secrets w/ John Reinke: FPC Riverwood

Monday, July 13, 2026 • Duration 44:11

John Reinke, owner / operator of executive search firm FPC Riverwood identifying top talent in Warehousing and Transportation for industry-leading companies.

🦺 John has a background in operations and understands well the realities of the distribution industry.

💥 But now, he's ready to reveal some industry secrets on how to best put yourself in a position to find and sign with some of the best companies they hire for!

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Ep #47 Your Warehouse Has a Space Problem but Not What You Think | Rhino Racking

Monday, July 6, 2026 • Duration 42:14

Warehouse racking is a foundation of almost all warehouse operations, but how do you take a lifetime of industry experience and turn it into a thriving startup?

On the latest episode of the podcast, I sat down with Bryan Greenwood and Justin Sanders, the co-founders of Rhino Racking. After years on the ground, they "caught the bug", launched their own company, and are now shaking up the industrial storage space.

Very cool chat: What it actually takes to optimize a modern facility.

Here is a quick snapshot of what we discussed:

The Genesis of Rhino Racking: What motivated Bryan and Justin to jump ship and build a growing startup from scratch?
The "Cubic Volume" Problem: Why so many warehouse managers are struggling in cramped facilities when they actually have massive, untapped vertical space right above them.
Who is Buying? A look at their "bread and butter" customers and why racking isn't just an ops conversation—it's a high-stakes financial decision for C-suite executives.
"Strong Racking. Smart Solutions. Built for You." Why cookie-cutter layouts fail and how they engineer custom, dynamic setups to solve unique supply chain bottlenecks.
The Reality of Implementation: What ops leaders need to do before the installation crew arrives to ensure a seamless, on-time deployment.
The Steel Supply Chain: Navigating volatile steel prices, fluctuating lead times, and what future buyers need to know to protect their budgets.
The Future of Storage: Will advanced automation, cubed storage, and VLMs completely replace traditional steel racking? (Spoiler: Standard steel isn't going anywhere).
The Backstory: Who actually designed that sturdy, steady, and serious Rhino logo?

If you are an operations leader, supply chain executive, or warehouse manager trying to squeeze every square inch of efficiency out of your facility, this is an episode you don't want to miss.

#SupplyChain #Logistics #WarehouseManagement #MaterialHandling #StartupStory #RhinoRacking #Podcast

Ep #46 Would Your Warehouse Employees Actually Wear an Exosuit? Hell Yes! Verve Motion CEO Ignacio Galiana

Monday, June 29, 2026 • Duration 40:22

Are your employee's backs taking a beating from all the lifting they're doing in the distribution center? Do you have the "Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds" BLUES?

Verve Motion is doing something about this and in a big way! Their SafeLift exosuit is changing the game for warehouse employees everywhere.

Had a chance to chat with their CEO, Ignacio Galiana on the podcast and I love what they're doing. The product is great but it's more than just that.

Check this episode out to find out how all of the below happens:

Safety = Boost
Productivity = Boost
Morale = Boost
Quality of Life = Boost
LOOKING GOOD WITH COOL GEAR = Boost

Body fatigue = Fade

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Ep #45 Nobody Tells You This Before You Become a Warehouse Ops Leader | Billy Malady: Head of Operations. Speaker. Author

Monday, June 22, 2026 • Duration 45:38

Billy Malady has been a leader in distribution operations for over 15 years and at all levels; from the boardroom to the warehouse break room. Always cool to chat with folks who have that full end to end perspective.

He's "fixed" a lot of operations but not in the ways you may think.

Check out his new book today "Nobody Told Me It Would Be Like This: 100 Stories from the Frontline of Operations & Customer Care."

-Why is there such a perceived gap between where execs think their ops teams should be vs. where the ops team sees themselves?

-In articles you've been in you state "the foundation and the fixes to problems in distribution are always the same." Why is this?

Lots of Shop Talk in this episode about operations!

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