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Ep. #90: Lean Solutions Group Acquires Rapido - CEO Jack Freker and Danny Frisco

2026-09-2801:19:50

Rates spike, margins shrink, and every “simple” load turns into an exception at the worst possible time. That’s why we sat down with Danny (Rapido) and Jack (Lean Solutions Group) to get brutally practical about what actually helps freight brokers and 3PLs scale right now: a human-in-the-loop model that blends nearshore logistics outsourcing, workflow automation, and real operational governance. We dig into the real story behind Lean and Rapido joining forces, including what it takes to buil...

Ep. #89: Aaron Graft, Founder and CEO, Triumph

2026-08-1201:24:16

Buying a bank during a meltdown sounds like a bad idea until you hear what it takes to survive it. We talk with Triumph’s CEO about growing up in small-town Oklahoma, sprinting through Big Law, and then walking away from the safe path with a young family and almost no margin for error. What follows is a candid story of mentorship, risk, and the kind of pressure most founders only admit to after they’ve made it through. From there, we trace how Triumph goes from distressed-debt ambition...

Ep. #88: Tom Madine, CEO, ShipStation Global

2026-08-0401:48:34

From a live, in-person Chicago studio, we sit down with Tom Madine to unpack what real scale looks like in transportation, and why SMB shipping is still one of the most misunderstood corners of logistics. Tom shares his path from early sales roles into building Worldwide Express, then zooms out to the hard truth: small and midsize shippers don’t just buy rates. They buy accountability, fast fixes, and a partner who can “make it right” when the inevitable problems hit. We go deep on business ...

Ep. #87: Jett McCandless announces LSP44, the AI agent and infrastructure company built for logistics service providers

2026-07-1401:20:16

The freight market changes fast, but a lot of broker operations still look the same: endless check calls, status emails, manual appointment scheduling, missing PODs, and a nonstop flood of “where’s my order” messages. We sat down live with Jett McCandless, founder and CEO of Project44, to make a major announcement and dig into the why behind it: LSP44 is launching as a dedicated business built specifically for logistics service providers, including 3PLs, freight brokers, and freight forwarder...

Ep. #86: Liz Wayne, Founder & CEO, Able Transport Solutions

2026-07-0801:29:45

Rates are spiking and the scary part is why. We kick off with a June truckload market update built on real broker payment data, then we zoom in on what the numbers are actually saying: van, reefer, and flatbed buy rates are surging year over year, but freight demand is not the headline. Capacity is. Enforcement pressure, compliance friction, and a permanently higher cost floor are squeezing the supply side, and that changes how you price, how you source trucks, and how you talk to customers. ...

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