At Your Doorstep podcast

Bringing the farmers market home — At Your Doorstep

Sometimes you just can’t beat farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, but it isn’t always convenient to make it to your local farmers market. That’s where Market Wagon steps in. 

On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix talks to Nick Carter, co-founder and CEO of Market Wagon, about how his platform is combining fresh produce with e-commerce delivery.

The idea began deep in the agricultural center of Illinois but is spreading through the Southeast with the goal of connecting farmers, bakers,...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bringing-the-farmers-market-home-at-your-doorstep

Back office hiring just got easier — At Your Doorstep

E-commerce is the leader in shopping behavior now, thanks in part to technology advances and the COVID-19 pandemic. As companies grow their e-comm strategies, they need more people filling back-office roles like customer support to ensure consumers are getting the best buying experience possible. 

With a tight labor market and more jobs than there are applicants, how are companies filling those roles and keeping consumer expectations high? Aaron Kemmer, founder and CEO of Magic, aims to solve...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/back-office-hiring-just-got-easier-at-your-doorstep

Wearable technology adds to human capital — At Your Doorstep

Wearable technology is an integral part of human lives now, from Fitbit to Apple Watches to Garmin fitness trackers. When it comes to wearing technology, how does that tech translate from casual use to on-the-job applications?

Host Kaylee Nix looks at what it takes to bring wearable tech into warehouses on this episode of At Your Doorstep. Nix welcomes Lior Elazary, founder and CEO at inVia Robotics, and Gabe Grifoni, founder and CEO at Rufus Labs, to discuss how the companies’ partnership is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wearable-technology-adds-to-human-capital-at-your-doorstep

Bringing cloud-based platforms to companies across the globe — At Your Doorstep

The FreightTech world has welcomed another unicorn into the club, with Bringg officially hitting a $1 billion valuation after a successful Series E funding round. 

Kaylee Nix caught up with Bringg CEO Guy Bloch on this week’s episode of At Your Doorstep to talk about the accomplishment and what it means for the company going forward. Bringg is a cloud-based platform that does everything from dispatch to fleet management to route optimization. 

Bloch talks about the future of FreightTech and the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/bringing-cloud-based-platforms-to-companies-across-the-globe-at-your-doorstep

Locus Robotics swarms DHL — At Your Doorstep

When people hear the words “automation” or “robotic integration” the first thought is a workplace that is all robots, no people. However, one company is turning that idea on its head by bringing collaborative robotics to warehouse floors. 

Rick Faulk, CEO of Locus Robotics, joins Kaylee Nix on this episode of At Your Doorstep to talk about how Locus is working to make warehouse practices more efficient and safer with robotic technologies while preserving the existing workforce and workplace...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/locus-robotics-swarms-dhl-at-your-doorstep

The car-buying experience — At Your Doorstep

Trent Broberg joins host Kaylee Nix on this episode of At Your Doorstep to explain how his company, ACERTUS, is changing the way car buyers are taking possession of their new rides.

Broberg breaks down how the pandemic changed shopping behavior, what the car shortage means for dealerships and rental car providers and how prices are being inflated thanks to those shortages. He also discusses the service ACERTUS provides to ensure vehicle delivery is exactly what customers expected it to be. 

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https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-car-buying-experience-at-your-doorstep

Returning to e-commerce normal — At Your Doorstep

E-commerce surged as COVID-19 forced people to change buying behaviors. With that surge in online shopping also came a surge in returns, and companies have had to alter return policies and procedures as a result. 

Returns are particularly difficult for big and bulky items like furniture and appliances. Now one company is working to make those returns easier. 

On this episode of At Your Doorstep, host Kaylee Nix talks to Chris Richter, founder and CEO of Floor Found, about how his company is...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/returning-to-e-commerce-normal-at-your-doorstep

FreightWaves LIVE: Streamlining paperwork through AI — At Your Doorstep

For most people in the corporate world, one of the biggest pain points is keeping track of and organizing paperwork. It gets especially tedious for logistics brokers, who have to handle hundreds of documents for dozens of clients. 

That’s where Deep Cognition steps in to help. On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix talks to Vice President of Marketing Kate Curtain about how Deep Cognition is easing the stress of managing documents. 

Deep Cognition is an artificial intelligence platform...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-streamlining-paperwork-through-ai-at-your-doorstep

FreightWaves LIVE: Making email competitive — At Your Doorstep

For some people, email is the lifeline to connections in the business. For others, email is a pain point of junk to sift through and a sink for productivity. 

Email can be a useful tool, if you use it right and on this special episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix explores how email can be used to stay relevant even as communication evolves. 

Nix welcomes Nate Coyle, enterprise account executive at Front, to discuss how the Front platform is changing communication styles to make more focused...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-live-making-email-competitive-at-your-doorstep

Big tech and bureaucracy — At Your Doorstep

Understanding supply chains from source to manufacturing to delivery is crucial for companies to be able to adapt and succeed. The consumer electronics industry is one sector that struggles in honing that visibility across the board. 

On this episode of At Your Doorstep, Kaylee Nix looks at how Supplyframe is attempting to provide better visibility for those in the electronics industry. 

She welcomes Supplyframe CMO Richard Barnett to the show and the two discuss each step of the consumer...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/big-tech-and-bureaucracy-at-your-doorstep

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