Great Quarter, Gals
167 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsGreat Quarter, Gals covers the state of freight from a data driven research powered approach. FreightWaves FreightIntel Research Team dives deep into the numbers, surveys, and people who drive the decisions behind the nation's movement of goods and the surface transportation of freight.
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Goodbye Gals
January 30, 2024 19:09 - 44 minutesKaylee and grace link up one last time to say goodbye to the show that launched ladies. We’ll miss you, GQG! Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Women in the Workplace 2024
January 02, 2024 18:31 - 27 minutesGrace reviews several women in the workplace surveys to address what leaders should focus on within their business to increase diversity measures. She also invites the Tenney Group’s Meghan Meurer to discuss the challenges of M&A deals in 2023 and what to expect in 2024. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bringing Barbie to the Highway
December 19, 2023 18:03 - 27 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey chat with Danielle Bansch, a national account manager at TransForce, about the group’s "Barbies in Trucking" campaign. They discuss its inspiration and how it aligns with TransForce's commitment to diversity, aiming to break gender stereotypes in the male-dominated trucking industry. The hosts explore the impact of encouraging women in transportation careers and celebrate TransForce's recognition as a Top Place for Women to Work in Transportation. Follow the Great...
Barbies & Big Rigs
December 05, 2023 18:02 - 27 minutesGrace and Kaylee talk about a new initiative to get the world’s most iconic doll behind the wheel of a truck. They also welcome on Courtney Muller to talk about Manifest, the second most poppin’ freight conference (second only to F3 of course). Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Fraud, its legit, everywhere
November 21, 2023 18:06 - 27 minutesGrace Sharkey and Kaylee Nix talk about the load board fraud plaguing the industry, how NOT to fire half of your company, and the way forward for women-owned transportation companies. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Women Who Ruled F3
November 14, 2023 18:58 - 27 minutesKaylee and Grace review their experiences at F3 and the incredible women who represented their companies at the event. They also review a fan favorite, the Women in Trucking conference. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's time for change
October 24, 2023 17:09 - 29 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey talk to Melzie Wilson about making career moves, upward mobility, and knowing when to pursue a new opportunity. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Raise capital, attend conferences
October 10, 2023 17:02 - 27 minutesEmily Feliton joins the gals to talk TMS on this episode of Great Quarter, Gals. Her, Kaylee Nix, and Grace Sharkey dive into raises, conferencing, and mentorship! Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Making the most out of packaging
September 26, 2023 17:08 - 28 minutesGrace Sharkey & Kaylee Nix host Delanie Thurlow from Grounded Packaging to talk sustainability, using resources efficiently, and getting the most out of your packaged goods. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What do you REALLY want??
September 12, 2023 17:17 - 28 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey talk to professional driver Ingrid Brown about driver appreciation, what actually matters when showing gratitude, and how to thank a truck driver this week and every week. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Girl Scouts learn logistics
August 29, 2023 20:27 - 28 minutesGrace describes various supply chain patches awarded to the Girl Scouts and invites Kelsey Scott of Legacy Trucking Consulting to discuss common compliance hurdles. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Getting Smarter with SmartHop
August 22, 2023 19:09 - 28 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey chat with SmartHop’s Courteney McDonnell about investments in FreightTech, investments in career growth, and investments in yourself. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The power of Girl Math
August 15, 2023 18:59 - 32 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey discuss female purchasing power and how girl math is driving current discretionary spending. They also invite Sworkz’ Maria Cardenas to discuss how to build a powerhouse marketing team. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bankruptcies about
August 01, 2023 18:58 - 30 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey talk to FreightWaves’ Mary O’Connell about her thoughts on Shellie Corp, Surge Transportation, and the other companies falling victim to the freight down cycle. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Taking on a new venture
July 18, 2023 19:04 - 30 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey invite Amy Mack, partner at Venture53, an early-stage venture capital fund focused on FreightTech. Amy shares stories from her career, challenges she had overcome and what it takes to pivot into the venture capital space. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Keeping startups up and running
June 13, 2023 19:18 - 32 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey take a look inside a Chattanooga nonprofit aimed at supporting news business opportunities for the advanced mobility space. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Integrity matters in the world of expedite
June 06, 2023 18:49 - 28 minutesGrace Sharkey and Kaylee Nix zoom in to expedited niches with Melanie Patterson, CEO and Founder of Integrity Global Logistics. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Talking supply chain
May 30, 2023 18:45 - 28 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey up their supply chain conversation game talking to one of the best podcast hosts in the logistics biz, Sarah Barnes-Humphrey. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
C.H. Robinson cares about carriers
May 23, 2023 18:54 - 28 minutesKaylee nix and Grace Sharkey welcome Cody Griggs from C.H. Robinson to talk about how one of the nation's largest brokerages takes care of business from employees to carrier relations. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
IMO International Day for Women in Maritime
May 16, 2023 18:59 - 26 minutesGrace Sharkey promotes the 2nd annual International Day for Women in Maritime. She is also joined by Rebecca Tisbe, owner and CEO of JVR Freight, a logistics company that focuses on last-mile, dedicated services. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
How TSwift sets the standard for all live events
May 09, 2023 18:48 - 28 minutesKaylee Nix sits down with Haley Fazio from FreightWaves to talk about Taylor's record setting Era's Tour, the spectacle of live events, and how FW plans to blow the event scene out of the water in June. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Leading HR at XPO
April 25, 2023 19:02 - 29 minutesGrace gets the opportunity to sit with Carolyn Roach, chief human resources officer at XPO. With four months under her belt, we will learn how the LTL company continues to grow its employee's skills along with its LTL offerings. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Using AI to start your own business
April 18, 2023 18:00 - 28 minutesKaylee and Grace chats with entrepreneur and industry content creator Blythe Brumleve about bringing more women into our workforce. We break down a number of websites that leverage AI to help grow your business to success. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Time travel with Brielle
April 11, 2023 18:55 - 29 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey host FW Deputy Editor Brielle Jakel to talk about her show, Tracks Through Time. The three look at her journey to freight, the pasta of becoming a history buff, and some of the best parts of writing about the past. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Future of WIT
April 04, 2023 18:00 - 27 minutesGrace and Kaylee speak with Ellen Voie, founder of the Women in Trucking Association (WIT), about the group’s new CEO, Jennifer Hedrick, and why she was Ellen’s pick for the role. Hedrick also tells us her goals for WIT and its role in promoting diversity and inclusion. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Catching up with Uber Freight
March 28, 2023 20:00 - 28 minutesThe gals sit down with Carmen Palo from Uber Freight to get a glimpse on how digital brokerage is faring in this market and what marketing strategies are most useful right now. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A day for Pi & Women in STEM
March 14, 2023 19:52 - 27 minutesGrace celebrates #DressForSTEM Day and shares women in STEM facts. She also welcomes Tiffanie Stanard of Stimulus to discuss how her platform is making it easier for diversity-led businesses to compete for your business. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Talking TikTok with @caitisbooked
March 07, 2023 20:43 - 28 minutesGoing viral on the internet is no easy feat and staying viral is even harder. Today Kaylee and Grace sit down with Cait Gillespie to talk TikTok, breaking down difficult info, and the ruthless world of the internet. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Singing for St. Christopher
February 28, 2023 20:00 - 28 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey sit down with country singer Lindsey Lawler to talk about her experience as a SiriusXM host and how singing will help support one of freights best nonprofits. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Niches make riches
February 21, 2023 20:48 - 28 minutesGrace and Kaylee discuss the incredible shippers participating in FreightWaves’ Global Supply Chain Week. They also chat with Lorena Camargo, founder and chief executive officer of courier service provider PearlTrans Logistics. Lorena shares the risks and rewards that come with the courier side of supply chains. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Great Editing, Gals
February 07, 2023 20:40 - 27 minutesGrace and Kaylee introduce you to another wonderful, behind-the-scenes woman at FreightWaves, deputy editor Brielle Jaekel. They discuss her journalism career, time covering supply chains and how she would be supporting supply chains if she wasn’t writing. They also take time to honor amazing black women in our industry. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sticking Out in a Saturated Hiring Market
January 31, 2023 21:06 - 28 minutesKaylee Nix discusses weather in the midwest and talk to President and Founder of CS Recruiting, Charlie Saffro, on how to stand out to employers. Follow the Loaded and Rolling Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Logistics really is global
January 24, 2023 20:38 - 27 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey welcome Priyanka Ann Saini for a conversation about the differences in consulting for logistics companies outside of the US. They talk about emerging trends and technologies and look at how global culture differences drive differences in industry representation. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Keeping safety top priority for all drivers
January 10, 2023 21:14 - 28 minutesTo prepare for National Human Trafficking Prevention Month, Kaylee and Grace share with drivers the red flags that signal human trafficking behavior. We also invite industry veterans, Debbie Sparks, executive director of NMFTA, and Linda Hagopian, to discuss their book series that introduce children to the wonderful world of trucking. Follow the Great Quarter, Gals Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Great 2022, Gals
December 20, 2022 20:37 - 28 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey wrap up a helluva year with some of their favorite moments, story highlights, and hot takes going into 2023. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The story of a trucking guru
December 06, 2022 20:37 - 25 minutesKaylee and Grace interview Kierra Henderson, self proclaimed trucking guru, who has dedicated her career toward trucking and dispatch education, bringing equity to underrepresented communities in transportation. Henderson shares her views on recent FMCSA dispatcher and broker guidance and gives her thoughts on how the industry can better recruit and retain women of color. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more ...
Former U.S. chief economist views on transportation electric future
November 29, 2022 20:51 - 27 minutesGrace invites former chief economist at Ford Motor Company and the U.S. Department of Commerce under the Obama administration to discuss her thoughts on our current economy. We also dive into her favorite line of work, electric vehicles, and get her opinion on what infrastructure needs to be built to reach this country’s EV goals. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/...
LIVE from Women in Trucking Accelerate! Conference & Expo
November 15, 2022 20:33 - 28 minutesKaylee and Grace are live from the Women In Trucking Accelerate! Conference and Expo in Dallas, Texas. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The transportation lawyer who went full FreightTech
November 08, 2022 21:15 - 28 minutesThe gals review F3 and discuss the upcoming Women in Trucking conference in Dallas. They also welcome transportation lawyer and founder of CarrierAssure Cassandra Gaines to discuss what she took from the Future of Freight Festival and what our industry’s legal professionals should be mindful of in 2023. Follow MadGaines LIVE on Apple Podcasts Follow MadGaines LIVE on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What it takes to head the FMCSA
October 25, 2022 19:12 - 28 minutesKaylee and Grace host Robin Hutcheson, the new Administrator of the FMCSA. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Conference Gals
October 04, 2022 19:47 - 28 minutesKaylee and Grace chat about industry conferences on the horizon — Women in Trucking’s Accelerate conference in Dallas, Texas and the one-and-only Future of Freight Festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee. They break down conference content and the impact each event will have on the future of the supply chain industry. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Where to go this peak season
September 27, 2022 19:56 - 28 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey welcome Madeliene Doetsch from Ware2Go to talk about leadership, ecommerce, and what to expect in the changing future on this episode of Great Quarter, Gals. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Checking in with Dunavant and the state of worldwide logistics
September 20, 2022 20:25 - 28 minutesThe Gals update you on industry events including Hispanic Heritage Month and the winner of a recent announced supply chain award. We also invite Dunavant’s COO to discuss current market trends. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Auditing freight, intelligently
August 30, 2022 19:38 - 28 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey welcome Hannah Testani from intelligent audit to talk about the world of data analytics In freight. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Writing about the wide world of freight
August 23, 2022 19:38 - 28 minutesFreightWaves Editor in Chief Meg Scarbrough joins Grace Sharkey and Kaylee Nix to talk about her shift into freight media, what it takes to run a trucking publication, and how interesting this industry has become to her. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A new era at XPO
August 09, 2022 19:44 - 27 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey sit down with incoming XPO CEO Mario Harik to discuss the company trajectory and goals as he takes over leadership. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Automation means accessible and attractive jobs
August 02, 2022 19:41 - 28 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey break down how industrial automation is crucial to expanding the workforce and making for diverse labor talents on this episode of Great Quarter, Gals. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Leveraging partnerships in a DE&I strategy
July 19, 2022 19:41 - 28 minutesThe Gals discuss the equity gap in venture capital investments and welcome Grace Maher, chief operating officer at rebranded OTR Solutions to discuss her career growth and how the company leverages partnerships to reach its DE&I goals. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Looking at labor and making big changes
July 12, 2022 19:53 - 28 minutesKaylee Nix looks at the latest reports of labor priorities in the trucking industry and welcomes Steph Stagger from 3GTMS to the show Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Transfix’s outlook on the rest of 2022
July 05, 2022 19:00 - 24 minutesKaylee Nix and Grace Sharkey welcome Lily Shen of Transfix to the show to talk about the conditions for startups halfway through 2022. Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Apple Podcasts Follow Great Quarter, Gals on Spotify More FreightWaves Podcasts Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices