Pros to Know 2015

May 8, 2015

Meet the 2015 Pros to Know, men and women making a difference.

Top Tech Startup Award: AI-Powered Automation Takes Over

From AI and robotics to fulfillment execution and real-time visibility, many of today's tech startups are poised to disrupt the supply chain space in a big way.

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Supply Chain Network to Moderate Discussion on Humanitarian Logistics at Manifest

This panel will talk about the state of procurement, how to support humanitarian logistical needs and more.

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Warehouse Automation: What to Expect in 2023

Industry experts expect to see an increase in adoption over the next 5 years, driven by several trends, including an ongoing labor shortage, a more integrated warehouse and the introduction of better and more affordable solutions.

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Women in Supply Chain: Not About Being the Loudest in the Room, but the Most Effective

Kathleen Smith, global services operations leader for Converge, an Arrow company, and one of Supply & Demand Chain Executive’s 2022 Women in Supply Chain award winners, explains why it’s not always about being the loudest voice in the room.

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Women in Supply Chain: Be Comfortable with the Uncomfortable

Abigail Nawrocki, network GM of specialty fulfillment for Shopify Logistics and one of the winners of this year's Women in Supply Chain award, details the importance of getting comfortable with uncomfortable situations.

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Women in Supply Chain: There’s a Place in Supply Chain for Everyone

Paige VanFossen, VP, e-commerce operations, DHL Supply Chain, North America and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, details why the many layers to the supply chain industry make it so everyone can be involved.

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Pros to Know: If You Want to Go Far, Go With Others

Kirk Knauff, CEO of Kaleris and one of this year’s Pros to Know winners, details why it’s important depend on others on your team, treat people with respect and work together vs. going it alone.

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Women in Supply Chain: More Gender-Diverse Workplace Produces Higher Performance

Susan Estes, Senior Supply Chain Consultant, Client Services for Open Sky Group and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, details how a more gender-diverse workplace environment produces higher performance.

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Women in Supply Chain: Don’t Fear Speaking Up

Smitha Raphael, Chief Product and Delivery Officer for SnapFulfil and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, details why it’s easy to question what women know about the supply chain, but that goes away once women speak up.

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Women in Supply Chain: Step Back and Understand the Big Picture

Amanda Hall, Director of Quality Assurance at DHL Supply Chain, North America and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain winners, advises newcomers to the supply chain industry to take a step back, understand processes and look for areas to improve.

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Women in Supply Chain: Having Multiple Perspectives at the Table Generates Some Pretty Great Ideas

Kaitlin Rusbarsky, Managing Director, International Operations for NorthPoint Logistics and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, details why solutions-minded individuals bring opportunity for the company as well as its clients.

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Here's What I Learned at the Women in Supply Chain Forum

The 2022 Women in Supply Chain Forum sparked conversations about women in the supply chain and offered a workshop on collaborative problem solving through self-advocacy, communication and collaboration.

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Women in Supply Chain: It Helps to Have Diversity of Thought

Marie McCarthy, Chief Operations Officer for LL Bean and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, details why it’s helpful to have more diverse teams at the decision-making table.

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Women in Supply Chain: Seek Mentors, Companies Whose Culture Removes the Gender Blinders

Maureen Barsema, industry principle for Enable and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, explains how the industry started with males and will continue to be male-dominated if females don’t get involved.

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Top 5 Reasons to Attend Women in Supply Chain Forum

As if you need any reason at all to attend our upcoming Women in Supply Chain Forum, here are Top 5 reasons to help you get that registration going.

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Women in Supply Chain: Grab Hold of Every Opportunity Presented to You

Jing Jin, Head of Solutions at Geekplus America and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, details why it’s important to make mistakes, ask the stupid questions and don’t be afraid to take on those opportunities.

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Women in Supply Chain: Being Open to Asking for Help Makes Great Leaders

Katie Ekstrand, Director of Inside Sales for Steel King and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, says being open to asking for help and communicating constantly are signs of a good leader.

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Women in Supply Chain: There's Still More Work to be Done

While the supply chain industry is excelling at incorporating more women in the supply chain, there's still more work to be done.

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Women in Supply Chain: Get More Diversity in the Room

Christine Barnhart, VP of product marketing and go-to-market for Nulogy and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain winners, details how getting more diversity in the room helps companies better solve problems for the benefit of everyone involved.

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Women in Supply Chain: Be the Example

Tina Sears, VP of warehouse operations for Mouser Electronics and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, explains why there needs to be a paradigm shift. The supply chain is more than just moving trailers and moving boxes.

Women in Supply Chain Forum Provides Networking Opportunities for Female Leaders

Together, let’s continue to share in the education and networking of women in the supply chain.

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Women in Supply Chain: The Expert in Anything Was Once a Beginner

Yuni Yapidin, APAC commodity manager, general integrated circuit (IC) for Converge, an Arrow Company, and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, reminds us that everyone once started as a rookie.

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Women in Supply Chain: Be Nimble and Problem Solve Along the Way

Tracy Black, Partner at NewRoad Capital Partners and one of this year’s Women in Supply Chain award winners, talks about what it means to be nimble, flexible and a problem solver.

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Women in Supply Chain: Learn From Disruptions

Angie Claeys, VP of Uniform Services at Fine Tune and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, explains why it's important to make changes following a major disruption to remain resilient.

Top Tech Startups Award Highlights Supply Chain Ventures

This new award spotlights the top software and technology startups in the supply chain and logistics space.

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Women in Supply Chain: Diversity Brings Different Skillsets to the Table

Kristin Schuetter, VP of supplier management at Mouser Electronics and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winners, explains how equality and diversity brings strength to every aspect of life and the supply chain.

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Women in Supply Chain: Logistics is Full of Opportunities for Young Men and Women

Christine Taylor, senior director of business development at MPO and one of this year's Women in Supply Chain award winner, details why the logistics industry is such an opportune industry for young adults.