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The Warehouse Underground Podcast

REAL talk for warehouse, DC, & FC professionals of all levels around the globe! Join Ben, a former Air Force officer and 13-year leader in distribution centers, along with his guests, as they deliver sharp and insightful content for the warehousing and distribution center industry, one of the most underrepresented industries in the podcast realm today (but not anymore!)

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58:15

Ep #31 Mack Story Blue-Collar Leadership® (Helping...

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2025/11/19

Mack Story, the creator of Blue-Collar Leadership®, joined me for a great show that speaks directly to the heart of the blue-collar world but also those who lead in it on both sides. The majority of people working in distribution today are front line employees! Blue-Collar Leadership® is designed to help you strengthen your team, increase workforce engagement, and build a high-impact culture that retains and attracts top talent. They specialize in Helping Leaders Engage the Front Line to

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47:37

Ep #30 Dr. Vernard Jenkins VP of Operations at...

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2025/11/13

In a world where metrics, efficiencies, KPIs rule the day, it was great chatting with Dr. Vernard Jenkins (also a fellow 2003 graduate of the Air Force Academy) about the massive importance of soft skills for leaders in the distribution industry.He's the VP of Operations at Knight-Swift Warehousing & Fulfillment, a 3PL with sites nationwide. While he himself has had success at every level during his career climb, he is a big-time champion and model for what it means to give back and

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41:10

Ep #29 "Manager Methods" Devin Galloway, Operations...

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2025/11/03

🦺 "Manager Methods" episode! Great chat with Devin Galloway, an Operations Leadership Expert & Corporate Trainer, about development of new managers in fulfillment centers and the challenges this environment can bring. He should know.👉 He has 12+ years of experience inside of Amazon FCs starting out as a front-line associate, managing hundreds of employees across multiple departments then ultimately, he progressed to designing and delivering leadership development workshops to

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49:42

Ep #28 OSHA attorney Michael Rubin helping employers...

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2025/10/27

Michael Rubin who is an OSHA attorney from Ogletree Deakins joined me for this great show. If you're a warehouse or distribution center leader and OSHA shows up in your lobby do you know what to do? Do you know your rights and what you have to do vs what you don't? What about on the OSHA side; what are they allowed and not allowed to do? Don't wait until the moment hits to feel that anxiety and possibly do or say something you regret simply because you didn't have the knowledge of how this

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37:53

Ep #27 Nexobot: Low-Cost Autonomous Order Sorter with...

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2025/10/07

Dominic Lindsay is the Founder / CEO of Nexobot. I had a chance to chat with him for this episode about this awesome new product/service that is making automation accessible to operations of all sizes.Work in big FCs/DCs and you know how critical the outbound sorter is to your operation. And while these systems are great, they're also millions of dollars to install and the integration and installation "lift" for these is enormous! Hardly ever an option for mid-tier operations. But Nexobot

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42:35

Ep #26 Kinimatic: Dynamic Warehousing Solutions with...

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2025/10/03

Mike Coers, SVP Managed Logistics at Kinimatic, stopped by for a very cool chat. As operations grow and consider expanding their footprint to multiple sites across the country, the complexity begins to grow too.... and fast! Where do you move to? What inventory should go? How do you know if you're getting savings or not on the logistics side? How do you track and have visibility on all of this? Enter Kinimatic. They have a"tech-driven approach combining advanced software, expansive

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46:33

Ep #25 Warehouse on Wheels. Out of space in your...

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2025/09/29

Jim Perry, Commercial Business Director at Warehouse on Wheels, joined me today! I always enjoy chatting with anyone from this company because I'm such a huge fan of how they operate and the solutions + service they provide to many distribution leaders. I'm talking about the leaders suffering through the heartache of running out of space in their facility! I know what this is like first-hand. Chatting with Jim, it's apparent that they are well intertwined with their customers. They

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49:41

Ep #24 Lee Rector CEO of LaborAI & author of...

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2025/09/07

Great show with Lee Rector CEO of LaborAI! Lee has over 30 years working with businesses of all sizes across multiple countries, has been a featured speaker at countless industry-leading events across the globe, and is the author of a globally recognized warehousing resource book Warehousing 101: A Reference Guide.Now, with LaborAI he is transforming warehouse operations with tools geared to help solve the ever-evolving challenge of labor. LaborAI, a highly cost-effective labor planning

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43:40

Ep #23: Safety! Sam Goodman Founder of The HOP Nerd...

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2025/08/22

The rather epic Sam Goodman joined in to talk all things safety. But....this isn't your grandpa's safety.Sam has a very fresh slant on it that he has molded after MANY years in the field. He is Founder, Human and Organizational Performance practitioner, and safety consultant at The HOP Nerd LLC. Not only this but is also an accomplished consultant, coach, author, and speaker specializing in bringing HOP to life within organizations. He builds high-impact learning teams & fosters work

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36:18

Ep #22: "Manager Methods" Mid-west General Manager &...

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2025/08/16

Dana Harris, a 15-year veteran in the industry and now the General Manager of a large site in the mid-west USA, dropped by for a chat as part of our "Manager Methods" Series. It's great to shine a spotlight on ACTUAL managers in the facilities on the front lines getting it done!He's doing such a great job with his teams inside the 4 walls of the facility but follow him on LinkedIn and you'll see that he has opened a window for all to see the TRUTH about what is going on there. He doesn't

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46:49

Ep #21 Warehouse wisdom/insight from "The...

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2025/08/08

Will Quinn, aka The Distribution Guy, joined me for this episode to talk all things warehousing, distribution, AI, career growth and much more! Such great insights on this episode from Will!The contributions he has made to the world of distribution are immense including 25+ years leading at all levels of well-known companies, operating his own consulting firm, publishing nearly 100 articles, speaking at many distribution events both in person and online, and now working as a professor

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38:28

Ep #20: Practical Ops Consulting for Distribution &...

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2025/07/27

Zack Napolitano, Founder of the TAC Group, dropped by for a great discussion about optimizing operations inside warehouses, distribution, and fulfillment centers. I also got a chance to get his views on what he's seen from the vantage point of his consulting firm traveling around the country and having supported many well-known companies and their operations. The main tagline for The TAC Group is: "An operation that is fundamentally optimized can hold up to the pressure of an ever-changing

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41:09

Ep #19: "Manager Methods" Series. Unlock potential of...

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2025/07/27

I've been trying to get this guy on the podcast for a while now. The one and only Tyrell A. Morris joined me for this episode. If you follow him on LinkedIn like I do, you will see a steady stream of incredible insightful and heartfelt content, and it's all genuine. Not only is he a Senior Operations Manager at Maersk but he is also a published author (his book is still selling copies 5 years later) and he is starting up his own consulting firm. Why? People from all walks of life are

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35:38

Ep #18: "Manager Methods" Series. Wisdom from a...

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2025/07/27

Michael Pierce is a new shipping manager who came up through the ranks starting as an associate. He contacted me saying he was a fan of the podcast and wanted to come on & talk about his journey from associate to manager, lessons he's learned along the way, challenges he faced in a new manager role, & what he was doing to tackle them. I immediately said yes & was thrilled to talk about some of the REAL stuff that happens in the world of managing a warehouse. Online today it

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32:59

Ep #17: Hot new solution to bridge non-tech jobs &...

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2025/07/27

I love highlighting new and exciting startups on the podcast! Spurthi Venkatesh Prasad is the Founder of HudQu which is "Bridging non-tech jobs and talent, one scroll at a time." She joins me for a chat about her innovative and exciting new company that is modernizing and simplifying the world of staffing and recruitment for warehouse jobs (and many other industries). Job seeking sucks ok, we can all agree. But with HudQu, it can actually be.... dare I say.... fun for BOTH sides of the

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55:43

Ep #16: 3PL world insights from a fast-growing...

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2025/07/27

The 3PL world is huge. There are thousands....10s of thousands of them around the globe and trying to learn which one might be the best for brands is a challenge. What separates the good from the bad? What is life like inside one? Nish George, the CEO of Fetch Fulfillment, was my guest for this episode! We pull back the curtain on how Fetch operates, what are some of the missteps and oversights brand owners often make when deciding on 3PLs, and how Fetch is able to achieve some of their

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66:43

Ep #15: Behind the scenes with an A+ Supply Chain...

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2025/07/27

I was super thrilled that Kelly (Dockrell) Brown stopped by for this episode! She is the creator and owner of a very successful recruiting firm called Acclaim Recruiters which has a big presence in the Supply Chain space. She reveals some AWESOME insider knowledge about how the industry works behind the scenes with clients....(is it taboo to say it's a smidge like online dating?), how to optimize all your stuff specifically your LinkedIn profile which can't be understated in importance,

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39:47

Ep #14: A unique and on point solution to warehouse...

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2025/07/27

Running out of space in a warehouse or distribution center is the WORST! If you have lived through this like I have you know how awful it is. Ready for the laundry list? Productivity down. Safety risks up. Inventory write off odds up. Housekeeping down. MORALE DOWN! But to all the warehouse managers and DC/FC ops managers out there just know you don't have to suffer through it! John Brooks the CEO at Warehouse on Wheels dropped in for this episode to talk about some solutions to these pain

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51:24

Ep #13: Deliver projects critical to supply chain...

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2025/07/27

Paul Lukehart Managing Principal, PL Programs LLC was my guest for this episode. He's well versed in the operations world realities with the background to prove it from some well-known big names. But he took that knowledge/wisdom and put it into his own organization. PL Programs is helping operations executives deliver projects critical to their supply chain capabilities from new site launches to automation upgrades. I loved getting into the weeds with him on how they go about delivering

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61:15

Ep #12: Reduce shipping costs from optimized packing...

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2025/07/27

Tomas David Ye and Dibyesh Giri from Perseuss stopped by the Podcast for this episode. Up front, they have a fantastic solution that is helping operations reduce their shipping cost and optimize their packing process. In the warehousing world it's often picking which takes up a lot of the oxygen, resources, and labor. But they're here to tell you that you are possibly bleeding money out by not optimizing pack and you don't even realize it! Savvy operators realize that it's an ever-changing

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