
1052. #TFCP - Live From Technovations Day 2!
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10/17/24 β’ 33 min
In this episode, we have a returning guest on the show, Chadd Olesen, and his innovative business growth strategies and transportation solutions!
Listen to Chadd discussing customer success as a pivotal element in technology implementation, the challenges of raising capital, prioritizing business growth over fundraising, and the value of bootstrapping as an entrepreneur!
About Chadd Olesen
Chadd is the CEO and co-founder of AVRL. For nearly a decade, Chadd has been an entrepreneur, marketer, and technology leader.
In 2017, Chadd and his team launched AVRL to connect disparate systems for Fortune 500 companies. By early 2018, AVRL was working with most of the Fortune 10 & had secured two rounds of funding from extremely notable firms in Silicon Valley (SAP, Social+Capital, Fontinalis Partners & Morpheus VP). Today, leading 3PLs, Asset-Based Carriers & Enterprise Shippers leverage AVRL's technology to automate & execute disparate systems (TMS / WMS / Shipper Portals / ETC). AVRL is currently #626 on the INC 5000 & one of the fastest-growing companies in Austin, TX.
Connect with Chadd on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadd-olesen/
ππ Donβt miss out on the latest market trends by subscribing to your TOP Transportation Morning Show! π
π¬π― #TheFreightCoach Morning Show is LIVE every weekday at 10:30 AM CST to break down transportation industry headlines! Mark your calendars!
π€ Shoutout to my sponsors!π
- Denim | https://info.denim.com/chrisjolly
- SPI Logistics | https://spi3pl.com/
- Greenscreens | https://www.greenscreens.ai/thefreightcoach
- TAI Software | https://hubs.li/Q02PKKZr0
π Ditch your carrier packet, drive more carrier sales, and get better load coverage with seamless digital onboarding, TMS integration, and smart load coverage by visiting https://brokercarrier.com/.
Be part of helping communities and people in need by visiting https://convoyofhope.org/.
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In this episode, we have a returning guest on the show, Chadd Olesen, and his innovative business growth strategies and transportation solutions!
Listen to Chadd discussing customer success as a pivotal element in technology implementation, the challenges of raising capital, prioritizing business growth over fundraising, and the value of bootstrapping as an entrepreneur!
About Chadd Olesen
Chadd is the CEO and co-founder of AVRL. For nearly a decade, Chadd has been an entrepreneur, marketer, and technology leader.
In 2017, Chadd and his team launched AVRL to connect disparate systems for Fortune 500 companies. By early 2018, AVRL was working with most of the Fortune 10 & had secured two rounds of funding from extremely notable firms in Silicon Valley (SAP, Social+Capital, Fontinalis Partners & Morpheus VP). Today, leading 3PLs, Asset-Based Carriers & Enterprise Shippers leverage AVRL's technology to automate & execute disparate systems (TMS / WMS / Shipper Portals / ETC). AVRL is currently #626 on the INC 5000 & one of the fastest-growing companies in Austin, TX.
Connect with Chadd on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadd-olesen/
ππ Donβt miss out on the latest market trends by subscribing to your TOP Transportation Morning Show! π
π¬π― #TheFreightCoach Morning Show is LIVE every weekday at 10:30 AM CST to break down transportation industry headlines! Mark your calendars!
π€ Shoutout to my sponsors!π
- Denim | https://info.denim.com/chrisjolly
- SPI Logistics | https://spi3pl.com/
- Greenscreens | https://www.greenscreens.ai/thefreightcoach
- TAI Software | https://hubs.li/Q02PKKZr0
π Ditch your carrier packet, drive more carrier sales, and get better load coverage with seamless digital onboarding, TMS integration, and smart load coverage by visiting https://brokercarrier.com/.
Be part of helping communities and people in need by visiting https://convoyofhope.org/.
ππ₯ To sign up for my Newsletter, go to http://eepurl.com/iNoHco, get in touch with me through the social media channels below, and subscribe to my YouTube Channel!π
βΆοΈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjrL70IEnCfDkNaiYMar3jw
π· https://www.instagram.com/thefreightcoach/
ποΈ https://twitter.com/thefr8coach
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1051. #TFCP - Live From Technovations Day 1!
Today will be an exciting episode with Matt Silver as weβre live from the TIA 2024 Technovations!
Matt highlights the current market dynamics where shippers leverage technology for enhanced performance metrics, the evolving role of brokers, and the importance of fostering long-term shipper relationships! We'll unpack more from our conversation, so stay tuned!
About Matt Silver
Matt Silver is the Chief Revenue Officer of Greenscreens.ai. Greenscreens.ai offers a dynamic pricing infrastructure for the logistics industry that optimizes and enriches historical and real-time market data to predict buy rates and sell prices that are 2 β 3X more accurate than traditional pricing methods, empowering LSPs to increase profit per transaction and volume per rep. Matt's extensive skill set comes from his unique work history, which ranges from owning and operating a small business to holding an executive leadership position for one of the fastest-growing freight brokerages in the world. Matt champions pushing our industry forward with his "better together" mantra and inclusive approach. When Matt is not traveling for work or pleasure, he enjoys cooking, car building and spending time with his adopted pit bulls in his home base in Phoenix, AZ.
Connect with Matt
- Website: https://www.greenscreens.ai/
- Email: [email protected]
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewjnsilver/
ππ Donβt miss out on the latest market trends by subscribing to your TOP Transportation Morning Show! π
π¬π― #TheFreightCoach Morning Show is LIVE every weekday at 10:30 AM CST to break down transportation industry headlines! Mark your calendars!
π€ Shoutout to my sponsors!π
- Denim | https://info.denim.com/chrisjolly
- SPI Logistics | https://spi3pl.com/
- Greenscreens | https://www.greenscreens.ai/thefreightcoach
- TAI Software | https://hubs.li/Q02PKKZr0
π Ditch your carrier packet, drive more carrier sales, and get better load coverage with seamless digital onboarding, TMS integration, and smart load coverage by visiting https://brokercarrier.com/.
Be part of helping communities and people in need by visiting https://convoyofhope.org/.
ππ₯ To sign up for my Newsletter, go to http://eepurl.com/iNoHco, get in touch with me through the social media channels below, and subscribe to my YouTube Channel!π
βΆοΈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjrL70IEnCfDkNaiYMar3jw
π· https://www.instagram.com/thefreightcoach/
ποΈ https://twitter.com/thefr8coach
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1053. #TFCP - A Phenomenal Cause To Help Support!
Todayβs conversation with Wanda and Lindsay of Have a Heart, Inc. brings an episode focusing on their mission to serve people with physical and developmental disabilities!
Wanda and Lindsay highlight the organizationβs daily operations, including community outings and skill-building activities, the ongoing challenges they face in fundraising, accessibility issues, and state funding, and our podcastβs commitment to supporting Have a Heartβs efforts!
ππ Donβt miss out on the latest market trends by subscribing to your TOP Transportation Morning Show! π
π¬π― #TheFreightCoach Morning Show is LIVE every weekday at 10:30 AM CST to break down transportation industry headlines! Mark your calendars!
π€ Shoutout to my sponsors!π
- Denim | https://info.denim.com/chrisjolly
- SPI Logistics | https://spi3pl.com/
- Greenscreens | https://www.greenscreens.ai/thefreightcoach
- TAI Software | https://hubs.li/Q02PKKZr0
π Ditch your carrier packet, drive more carrier sales, and get better load coverage with seamless digital onboarding, TMS integration, and smart load coverage by visiting https://brokercarrier.com/.
To donate and contribute to the Have a Heartβs purpose, visit https://www.haveaheartinc.org/donate.
Be part of helping communities and people in need by visiting https://convoyofhope.org/.
ππ₯ To sign up for my Newsletter, go to http://eepurl.com/iNoHco, get in touch with me through the social media channels below, and subscribe to my YouTube Channel!π
βΆοΈ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjrL70IEnCfDkNaiYMar3jw
π· https://www.instagram.com/thefreightcoach/
ποΈ https://twitter.com/thefr8coach
The Freight Coach Podcast - 1052. #TFCP - Live From Technovations Day 2!
Transcript
We'll mess around a little bit here. Let me see if this is. Yeah, whatever. Perfect. And. All right, we're gonna start. Three, two, one. What is up? Ladies and gentlemen, we are back. We are not live. This is the Freight coach podcast. And, you know, the scheduling of when this conference ends tomorrow and when I normally go live just didn't line up. And, you know, you got flights and everything else. And this is the real world, ladies and gentle
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