The Warehouse Underground Podcast

The Warehouse Underground Podcast

Hosted by: Ben Hopkins

REAL talk for warehouse, DC & FC professionals of all levels around the globe! Join Ben, a former Air Force officer and 13-year leader in distribution centers, along with his guests, as they deliver sharp and...

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BONUS Audio from Live Community Event (Turbo Boost Your FC Career)

Different vibe here from a regular TWU podcast, but raw real event with real people from the FC industry and the panel offering as much insight, perspective, wisdom as we could! Also, these are OUR opinions and...
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Ep #35 Keith Ingels, Director of Lean Business Development at Toyota Material Handling North America

Keith Ingels is the Director of Lean Business Development at Toyota Material Handling North America. Find out how the famous Toyota Production System, that he has extensive training in, is intertwined with Toyota...
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Ep #34 Stephen Bartalini Director, National Sales at PalletTrader

How many pallets are on Earth?  I've seen some big estimates on this (pushing 10 figures.)  They are such a critical piece of operations today but can sometimes be an afterthought, that is, until you run out.  Good...
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Ep #33 Carlos Cody: Amazon & Executive Ops Leader | Scaling Systems, Developing Leaders (Helping other leaders level up!)

Loved chatting with Carlos Cody on this episode about real life of operations inside big fulfillment centers and how he leads others in this arena! He's walking the walk in the world of fulfillment as an Executive...
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Ep #32 Ria Story : Top Story Leadership (The Ladder of Influence®) Author, Speaker & Trainer

I couldn't have Mack on the podcast without also featuring an episode with Ria Story too!  She is the founder of Top Story Leadership and has trained thousands of leaders across the country & internationally for...
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Ep #31 Mack Story Blue-Collar Leadership® (Helping Leaders Engage the Front Line to Improve the Bottom Line.®)

Mack Story, the creator of Blue-Collar Leadership®, joined me for a great show that speaks directly to the heart of the blue-collar world but also those who lead in it on both sides.  The majority of people working...
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Ep #30 Dr. Vernard Jenkins VP of Operations at Knight-Swift Warehousing & Fulfillment

In a world where metrics, efficiencies, KPIs rule the day, it was great chatting with Dr. Vernard Jenkins (also a fellow 2003 graduate of the Air Force Academy) about the massive importance of soft skills for leaders...
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Ep #29 "Manager Methods" Devin Galloway, Operations Leadership Expert & Corporate Trainer

🦺 "Manager Methods" episode! Great chat with Devin Galloway, an Operations Leadership Expert & Corporate Trainer, about development of new managers in fulfillment centers and the challenges this environment can...
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Ep #28 OSHA attorney Michael Rubin helping employers with OSHA inspections, citations, and trials nationwide

Michael Rubin who is an OSHA attorney from Ogletree Deakins joined me for this great show. If you're a warehouse or distribution center leader and OSHA shows up in your lobby do you know what to do? Do you know your...
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Ep #27 Nexobot: Low-Cost Autonomous Order Sorter with Founder / CEO Dominic Lindsay

Dominic Lindsay is the Founder / CEO of Nexobot. I had a chance to chat with him for this episode about this awesome new product/service that is making automation accessible to operations of all sizes. Work in big...
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Ep #26 Kinimatic: Dynamic Warehousing Solutions with Mike Coers SVP Managed Logistics

Mike Coers, SVP Managed Logistics at Kinimatic, stopped by for a very cool chat.  As operations grow and consider expanding their footprint to multiple sites across the country, the complexity begins to grow too.......
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Ep #25 Warehouse on Wheels. Out of space in your facility? Let them be your side storage solution while you focus on mainline operations.

Jim Perry, Commercial Business Director at Warehouse on Wheels, joined me today! I always enjoy chatting with anyone from this company because I'm such a huge fan of how they operate and the solutions + service they...
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