Grace Sharkey Archives - Maritime Shipping News

Celebrating International Women’s Day — Great Quarter, Gals

11 March 2022

Grace Sharkey and Kaylee Nix come together for a special episode of Great Quarter, Gals celebrating International Women’s Day. They welcome two guests for an hour long episode full of advice and laughs.

First up, Cassandra Gaines, host of MadGaines Live and CEO of Carrier Assure joins the show. Gaines talks about the ways she has stayed true to herself during her career and the ways that the industry tries to minimize successful women.

Then LaQuenta Jacobs, the first Chief Diversity Officer at...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/celebrating-international-womens-day-great-quarter-gals

Can-do attitude with Candor Expedite — Great Quarter, Gals

10 February 2022

It takes guts and hard work to be an entrepreneur, something Nicole Glenn, CEO and founder of Candor Expedite, knows well.

Glenn joins Kaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey on this episode of Great Quarter, Gals to talk about being a leader of a company, the changes in the freight world over the last two decades, and why success is all about relationship building.

Sharkey and Nix also talk about some big time venture capital raises just announced to the market and breakdown what Flexport could do with...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/can-do-attitude-with-candor-expedite-great-quarter-gals

Manifesting the open road — Great Quarter, Gals

26 January 2022

On this episode of Great Quarter, Gals, Kaylee Nix catches up with her co-host Grace Sharkey as she attends the Manifest conference in Las Vegas. Sharkey is catching up with the latest FreightTech being presented at the conference and getting to network with some key people across the transportation industry.

Sharkey and Nix then welcome Ingrid Brown, professional truck driver and host of the new FreightWaves show America on 18 Wheels. Brown has been driving over three decades and uses her show...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/manifesting-the-open-road-great-quarter-gals

New year, new vibe, new show — Great Quarter, Gals

14 January 2022

The new year is an opportunity for reinvention and Kaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey are remaking the old Great Quarter, Guys. They kick off the inaugural episode of Great Quarter, Gals by featuring two of FreightWaves’ female show hosts, Blythe Brumleve and Mary O’Connell.

Sharkey and Nix plan to keep the same finance-meets-freight focus of the original show but add a twist by featuring strong female leaders and representatives from the freight and transportation space. GQG will still air at 3 p.m....

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/new-year-new-vibe-new-show-great-quarter-gals

What robotics technology can learn from the USB — Point of Sale

2 December 2021

Grace Sharkey starts this episode of Point of Sale with a dive into recent retail headlines before introducing robotics software company, SVT Robotics.

Sharkey explains why and how SVT aims for its software, the SOFTBOT platform, to become the “USB of robotics.” She also talks about the impact of inventing the USB, how it made computing technology more deployable and how that can relate to robotics deployments in today’s world.

You can find more Point of Sale episodes and recaps for all our...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/what-robotics-technology-can-learn-from-the-usb-point-of-sale

Looking ahead to Q4 ー Transmission

28 July 2021

Most automakers rely on “just-in-time” manufacturing to optimize production. That model requires precise coordination throughout every link in the global supply chain. And that’s where AIT Worldwide Logistics comes in. AIT’s automotive logistics professionals are the experts at developing resilient, scalable solutions for OEM and Tier 1 supply chains across Asia, Europe, and North America. AIT has the expertise, technology, and carrier connections to achieve your production goals —...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/looking-ahead-to-q4-ー-transmission

Investing in transportation futures — Transmission

30 June 2021

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/investing-in-transportation-futures-transmission

The future of the auto parts aftermarket — Transmission

23 June 2021

Transmission is sponsored by AIT. Most automakers rely on “just-in-time” manufacturing to optimize production. That model requires precise coordination throughout every link in the global supply chain. And that’s where AIT Worldwide Logistics comes in. AIT’s automotive logistics professionals are the experts at developing resilient, scalable solutions for OEM and Tier 1 supply chains across Asia, Europe, and North America. AIT has the expertise, technology, and carrier connections to achieve...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-future-of-the-auto-parts-aftermarket-transmission

Electric vehicle production key to economic recovery — Transmission

16 June 2021

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/electric-vehicle-production-key-to-economic-recovery-transmission

Toyota’s supplier relationship success — Transmission

9 June 2021

This episode is sponsored by AIT. Most automakers rely on “just-in-time” manufacturing to optimize production. That model requires precise coordination throughout every link in the global supply chain. And that’s where AIT Worldwide Logistics comes in. AIT’s automotive logistics professionals are the experts at developing resilient, scalable solutions for OEM and Tier 1 supply chains across Asia, Europe, and North America. AIT has the expertise, technology, and carrier connections to achieve...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/toyotas-supplier-relationship-success-transmission

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