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Scaling a Multi-Market Last Mile Business | AL Baptiste on Discipline & Growth
In this inspiring Last to First Podcast episode, Jason Burns sits down with AL Baptiste, President & CEO of 24/7 Enterprises, LLC and CLDA board member, to talk about his remarkable journey from Haiti to leading a...
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Building a $10M Courier Company in a Weekend | Chris MacKrell on Last2First
🔥 This isn’t your typical logistics interview. Welcome to the Hot Seat edition of the Last2First Podcast, where we combine spicy wings with even spicier insights. Jason Burns sits down with Chris Heffernan, CEO of...
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From Food Delivery to 12,000 Drivers: Chris Heffernan in the Hot Seat 🌶️
🔥 This isn’t your typical logistics interview. Welcome to the Hot Seat edition of the Last2First Podcast, where we combine spicy wings with even spicier insights. Jason Burns sits down with Chris Heffernan, CEO of...
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Is Your Business Ready for AI? George Shultz Sounds the Alarm
AI is here — and the logistics industry better be ready. In Episode 26 of the Last2First Podcast, Jason Burns sits down with George Shultz, a veteran logistics leader and tech-forward thinker, to talk about the AI and...
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The Cost of Getting It Wrong: Openforce on 1099 Compliance & Lawsuits
🚨 In-Season Exclusive with Openforce In our first-ever in-season exclusive, we sit down with Wendy Greenland, CEO of Openforce, and Carly Fleisher, VP of Strategic Accounts, for a powerful and eye-opening conversation...
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Final Mile is Broken? Larry Zogby on Compliance, Culture & the Real Game
EPISODE 25 – LARRY ZOGBY | RDS DELIVERY In this masterclass-level conversation, Jason sits down with Larry Zogby, the legendary CEO of RDS Same Day Delivery, also known as The Magic Man. With 38 years in the final...
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How Mitch Miller Turned a Class Project into a $1M+ Courier Business | Last2First Ep. 24
Have you ever written a college paper that turned into a business? Mitch Miller did — and it changed his life. In Episode 24 of the Last2First podcast, host Jason Burns sits down with Mitch, VP of Package Express, to...
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Secrets to Scaling a Courier Business with High Margins | Mike Gualtieri Interview
We kick off Season 3 with a legend in the final mile industry — Mike Gualtieri, a Hall of Famer, past CLDA President, and the founder of Pro Courier. From starting out in 1980 as a Sky Courier sales rep to building...
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We Got Receipts: Trade Secret Lawsuit Breakdown with SCI COO Pete Fidopiastis
In this Off-Season Exclusive episode of Last2First, we're diving into one of the most talked-about controversies in the final-mile space: the legal battle between two major industry players. Our guest, Pete...
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Why Final Mile in Food Is the Opportunity of the Decade
What do EDM, hot dogs, and food-grade supply chains have in common? Rob Stevens. In this episode of Last2First, host Jason Burns sits down with Rob Stevens, Vice President of 3PL at McLane Global, to unpack one of the...
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What They Don’t Teach You About Final Mile
Tim Cocchia, COO of Excel Delivery Services, joins Jason Burns for one of the most honest and insightful conversations we've had yet. From inheriting his family’s final mile business, scaling it to $20M, losing it,...
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Tech That Wins Bids, Retains Clients & Predicts the Future
Welcome to Episode 3 of our Dispatch Science mini-series on the Last to First podcast! In this final episode, Jason Burns sits down with Arthur Axelrad to explore how the right Transportation Management System (TMS)...
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