Enlightening. Empowering. Supportive. This engaging podcast hosts special education experts to discuss special education topics for special education parents. I would if I could ensure every parent has all the information they need before stepping into their child's IEP meeting. While that may be a lofty goal, I hope this podcast helps you prepare to advocate for your child. If you have a child with disabilities and special education needs, congratulations! You have just become the CEO of yo ...
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Kevin Hill and an array of special guests take you to freight sales school as they discuss pipelines, funnels, margin, psychology, social selling, and marketing with the top leaders in freight.
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Revolutionizing Cognitive Skills with Video Games: An Interview with Dr. Steve Gullans
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Shortly after publication, a transcript of this episode will be published on SpecialEd.fm Gaming and Cognitive Enhancement with Dr. Steve Gullans Summary In this episode, Dana Jonson interviews Dr. Steve Gullans, a trailblazer in biotechnology and cognitive enhancement. Dr. Gullans discusses his journey from academia to pioneering brainwave technol…
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Designing Spaces of Hope with Mark Ostrom
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Shortly after publication, a transcript of this episode will be published on SpecialEd.fm Host: Dana Jonson Guest: Mark Ostrom, Founder of Joy Collaborative Introduction: In this episode of "Special Ed on Special Ed," host Dana Jonson welcomes Mark Ostrom, the founder of Joy Collaborative, to discuss how his organization uses compassionate design t…
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Harnessing Creativity and Adaptation in Education with Michaell Magrutsche
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Shortly after publication, a transcript of this episode will be published on SpecialEd.fm Host: Dana Jonson Guest: Michaell Magrutsche Introduction: A fascinating exploration of creativity and systemic thinking in education, featuring insights from Michaell Magrutsche, an advocate for integrating human-centric approaches within educational systems.…
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Exploring Photobiomodulation for Children with Autism and other Disabilities with Dr. Kyle Daigle
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Soon after publication a transcript will be posted on SpecialEd.fm Host: Dana Jonson Guest: Dr. Kyle Daigle Introduction: This episode of "Special Ed on Special Ed" features Dr. Kyle Daigle, an expert in neurological rehabilitation and child development. Dr. Daigle discusses the fascinating world of photobiomodulation, its impact on neurological di…
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Parent Advocacy Insights from School Psychologist and Special Education Director Diana Fannon
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Shortly after publication, a transcript for this episode will be posted on SpecialEd.fm Advocacy Insights with Diana Fannon Host: Dana Jonson Guest: Diana Fannon, Special Educaiton Director and School Psychologist Introduction: Dana Jonson introduces Diana Fannon, a Director of Special Education and a former school psychologist. Diana shares her pe…
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Neurodiversity Unveiled: Beyond the Should Storm of Parenting with Dr. Alison Escalante
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Shortly after publication, a transcript of this episode will be added to the show notes on the podcast website https://SpecialEd.fm. Host: Dana Jonson Guest: Dr. Alison Escalante INTRODUCTION: In this enlightening episode, Dana Jonson is joined by Dr. Alison Escalante, a board-certified pediatrician renowned for her innovative approach to parenting…
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Transforming Parenting Attachment, Neurobiology, and Thriving Children with Dr. Tamara Soles
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Shortly after publication, a TRANSCRIPT of this episode will be added to the show notes on the podcast website https://SpecialEd.fm. Join host Dana Jonson and Dr. Tamara Soles, a renowned child psychologist and parent coach, for an insightful conversation on "Transforming Parenting - Attachment, Neurobiology, and Thriving Children." Dive into the w…
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Giftedness and Beyond: Navigating Neurodivergence with Dr. Matt Zakreski
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Shortly after publication, a TRANSCRIPT of this episode will be added to the show notes on the podcast website, https://SpecialEd.fm. Episode Title: Giftedness and Beyond: Navigating Neurodivergence with Dr. Matt Zakreski Guest: Dr. Matt Zakreski Host: Dana Jonson This episode offers a deep dive into understanding and supporting neurodivergent chil…
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Mastering Essential Social Skills: A Guide for Teens and Young Adults with Kirt Manecke
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Episode Show Notes Shortly after publication, a transcript of this episode will be added to the show notes on the podcast website https://SpecialEd.fm. Topic: Essential Social and Career Skills for Teens in Today's Digital Era This episode delves into crucial social and career skills that teens and young adults must navigate in our highly digitaliz…
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Maximizing Independence for Students with Autism: A conversation with Julie Swanson, The Life Skills Lady
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A TRANSCRIPT of this episode will be added to the show notes on the podcast website: https://SpecialEd.fm shortly after publication. Life skills are the biggest predictor of adult success for individuals with Autism. Yet, many parents and school teams misunderstand the full breadth of life skills, and they often take a back seat in special educatio…
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Demystifying Psychological Evaluations: Insights from Dr. Diana Naddeo
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Shortly after publication, a TRANSCRIPT of this episode will be added to the show notes on the podcast website https://SpecialEd.fm. Introduction: Welcome to our enlightening episode, where we delve into the world of psychological evaluations with Dr. Diana Naddeo, a seasoned Licensed Clinical Psychologist. Known for her comprehensive approach to p…
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What exactly can you do with AI in freight sales?
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Kevin welcomes the founder and CEO of Tai Software, Walter (Mitch) Mitchell on the show to discuss the role AI will play in freight sales. The key takeaway is that sales will remain the same, but AI will do what we are doing and using now even better, easier, and quicker. What does this mean? It will increase your sales velocity. Follow the Put Tha…
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When your niche goes mainstream with Kyle Gholston
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Kevin welcomes the first person he worked for in logistics on this episode. It was 10 years ago and much has changed in the brokerage world. Over the past 10 years technology changed the game. What’s the big trend for the next 10 years? Kevin and Kyle discuss the buzzwords sweeping across the brokerage world. What’s the buzzword? Reshoring and near…
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Caring more about your net worth than Netflix with Brent Orsuga
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Kevin welcomes Brent Orsuga on the show to discuss some positive signs in the job market. We also cover how you should and shouldn't dress for interviews and sales meetings, and how you should live your life if you care more about your net worth than your Netflix account. Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more a…
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Moving freight from phone calls to dashboards with Bill Hale
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Bill Hale, CEO and co-founder of FetchGoat joins Kevin to talk about moving from phone calls to dashboards. FetchGoat is on a mission to take the confusing communication networks of LTL networks and move this to a new streamlined dashboard system. We also talk about his career and lessons in freight sales. And yes the goat in FetchGoat stands for g…
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Kevin welcomes former co-host Richie Daigle from Tive on the show to talk about the importance of the word “Why” and what is the difference between adversity and enemy and how this matters in sales. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more abo…
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Kevin welcomes Ryan Schreiber, CGO, of Metaphora on the show to talk about the latest trends in freight sales. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Taking freight data to a higher level with Ilya Preston
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Kevin is joined by Ilya Preston, co-founder & CEO of Paxafe, on this episode to discuss big data. Whether it’s the internet of things or metadata, the industry is just now getting its arms wrapped around it. The big plus is taking granular data of isolated events and converting it into a predictable macro pattern that helps businesses manage future…
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Being an extension of your customer’s brand with Rob Bussey
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Kevin welcomes Rob Bussey from BWS Logistics onto the show to discuss the importance of being an extension of your customer’s brand. You become the transportation face without the overhead and payroll. If you can tell this narrative and nail down the execution then you have a long-term client on board. Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other …
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Taking notes and being organized in sales
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Kevin welcomes Josh Lyles, Founder of Salesdash on the show today to talk about notes and organization for freight sales. Josh started out as a freight broker, saw a problem with CRMs and decided to build one from the ground up for the freight industry. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar Follow the Put That Coff…
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Kevin welcomes Ash McMillan, Director of Business Development, at Lake Shore Logistics on the show to discuss her LinkedIn short story newsletter series about horror stories in freight called Friday Night Confessionals. Marketing yourself is all about creativity. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar Follow the Put…
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Is scheduling trucks the biggest headache for the freight industry?
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Kevin welcomes Jeff Booth from Opendock on the show to talk about the warehouse industry and scheduling trucks. From Kevin and Jeff’s experience it’s a task that shouldn’t be anywhere as complicated as it is today. Learn how many warehouses are out there and whether one day calling facilities to schedule appointments will feel like faxing around ra…
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Selling cities and regions to freight companies with Teclo Garcia
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Kevin welcomes Teclo Garcia the CEO of the Mission Economic Development Corporation to the show today. Reshoring and nearshoring are hot topics and we discuss what he’s seeing on the ground at the largest crossing points in South Texas. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast O…
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The health of the trucking industry with Mark Manera
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Kevin welcomes Dr. Mark Manera from Supply Chain Fitness to the show to talk about driver health issues. It’s important to understand the dangers of driving a truck day after day. In fact, the life span of drivers is 16 years shorter than the general population. Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your …
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Using the virtual world to qualify prospects with Hiram Hartnett
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Kevin drops by Pegasus Logistics in Texas to chat with their SVP of Sales, Hiram Hartnett. It's all about the hybrid world of sales these days. Part video meetings along with the face to face. One of the most important trends discussed is how to use video calls to qualify prospects. It's a much better process than flying around the country hoping y…
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How ears open, mouth shut closes more deals
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Kevin welcomes Matt Perkins, Co-Owner of Business to Business Logistics on the show again this week to talk about listening vs. talking when on a sales call. It’s part of the curse of knowledge and the fear of failure that causes us to vomit information all over the place during presentations, rather than sitting back and asking great questions. #s…
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Being proactive to control churning customers in brokerage with Freight 360
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Kevin welcomes Nate Cross and Benjamin Kowalski from Freight 360 to the show to talk about the topic everyone likes to avoid, customer churn. There’s what you can control and there’s what you can’t control. Being proactive about what you can’t control though will help you out in the long run though. Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other Fre…
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Using the FreightTech top 100 to leverage your sales
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Kevin welcomes Senior Researcher here at FreightWaves, Joe Antoshak, to the show to discuss all your questions on the FreightTech 100 process. Plus, we discuss how startups use a placement on the list to drive sales. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other FreightWaves Sh…
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Reshoring and nearshoring trends with IGL Logistics
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Kevin welcomes Jim Burke and Alan Levesque from IGL Logistics to discuss trends in nearshoring and reshoring. It’s a trend that all freight sales pros should have in their arsenal. Not only is it top of shippers' minds now, this trend will only accelerate as supply chains readjust to become more resilient to shocks to the system. Follow the Put Tha…
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Your biggest competition is from the status quo
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Kevin welcomes Dyrc McLeod from HylanderTek to discuss how your biggest competitor isn’t another company, but the buyer’s aversion to taking any action at all. It’s all how to influence your prospects to take action. Any action at all, beats no action whatsoever. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar Follow the Put…
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Always looking for selling points with Brad Perling
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Kevin welcomes Brad Perling, the managing partner and co-founder of Bitfreighter on the show to discuss how you can use technology as selling point with shippers. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.…
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More on creating your own luck with Nate Shutes
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Kevin and Nate continue their discussion on creating your own luck in life and sales in this episode. It’s all about creating and placing yourself where luck can find you. That's just what Nate is doing now, creating an ideal luck factory with his new venture Balast. Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about …
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Kevin welcomes his former co-host, Richie Daigle from Tive, back on the show to discuss a paradox or two in sales. Then we discuss the pros and cons of using AI in our sales messaging and cold outreach. Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Selling freight using content with Joe Lynch
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Kevin welcomes one of the original content creators in logistics to the show this week to discuss how to start your own content generating machine. It’s none other than Joe Lynch, the founder of The Logistics of Logistics podcast and LinkedIn community and he will share his secrets of creating your own content engine that will drive sales for your …
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Building relationships between brokers and carriers with Dan Lindsey
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Kevin welcomes Dan Lindsey from Linkage Logistics on the show to discuss how bringing brokers and carriers together lifts the tides of all boats in logistics. Dan has put his money where his mouth is by creating conferences designed to bring brokers and carriers together to learn about each other and develop those long lasting business relationship…
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How to make your own luck with Nate Shutes
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Kevin welcomes Nate Shutes VP of Fulfillment at Blu Dot and founder of Ballast to the show to discuss how putting yourself in the the right positions is the key to generating luck in life and in sales. Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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The deal makers guide to M&A and sales with Spencer Tenney
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Spencer Tenney, the President and CEO of the Tenney Group drops by the show to discuss how M&A is pure sales in action. We talk about the deals so far in 2023, and what we can expect for the second half of the year. Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Transparency in freight sales with Andrew Lockwood
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Andrew Lockwood, Senior Director of Managed Logistics at Suddath Global Logistics joins the show to talk about how using transparency and vulnerability in sales is a game changer. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices.…
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How knowing the financials can help with your freight sales game with Seth Holm
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Kevin welcomes hedge fund founder Seth Holm from West Brow Capital Management on the show to talk earnings and financials. Seth and I co-hosted, Great Quarter, Guys, back in the day at FreightWaves and we picked up the conversation of how quarterly earnings can give you insights into new sales strategies. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freig…
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Your fear of rejection probably isn’t as intense as you think with TJ Knudson
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Kevin welcomes TJ Knudson, Vice President of Business Development at Packer Transportation & Logistics and host of Hold My Beer We’re Talking Freight to the show to discuss how to handle rejection. Research shows there are four key ways to tell how well you handle rejection. Listen in and test where you land on the rejection scale. #sales #PutThatC…
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Are new regulations about to hit freight brokers?
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Kevin welcomes Matthew Leffler, The Armchair Attorney on the show to discuss double brokering and rate transparency. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar Follow the Put That Coffee Down Podcast Other FreightWaves Shows Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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It’s more of a job interview than winning a bid with enterprise shippers
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Paul Estrada drops in on Put That Coffee Down to discuss how the onboarding process to haul for enterprise shippers is much like a new employee onboarding process. It takes quite a bit of time and resources to train new transportation providers and that is one of the main reasons why enterprise shippers are so selective. We go through an example of…
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Disruptive innovation for your sales with David McCoy
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Kevin welcomes David McCoy, the VP of Sales at Bit Freighter on the show to talk about how freight technology has changed the competitive landscape for both small and medium sized freight brokerages. It’s all about leveraging the tools available to you when it comes to adding value to customers. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #f…
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The auctioneers guide to freight sales with Chris Adams
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Kevin welcomes Chris Adams, the VP of Sales at PAM Transport on the show to talk about adding auctioneering skills to your sales game. Make a statement, then a suggestion, followed by asking a question. It creates a story and it is from the time tested closing skills of the auctioneer profession. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #…
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Using your personal brand for long-term sales growth with Nicole Glenn
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Kevin drops in on Nicole Glenn at Candor Expedite’s headquarters in Plano, TX this week. For Nicole, it’s all about personal branding for growing her business. Kevin and Nicole discuss how to turn your cold outreach into warm inbound leads. It takes time and activity, but with the right plan and mindset it’s a strategy that all high performing sale…
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Identifying more than your core offering drives better deals
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Kevin welcomes Omar Singh, the founder and president of Surge Transportation back on the show to talk about putting together a suite of offerings. The more you can offer outside of your core offering the more value you’re creating for both you and your clients. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar Follow the Put T…
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FreightCaviar sets its sights on CRM tools
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Kevin welcomes Paul-Bernard Jaroslawski, the founder of FreightCaviar and now ShipperCRM on the show to talk about the journey from memes to a new and improved CRM tool for freight brokers. It’s all about the evolution of building a brand before building a product. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar Follow the P…
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Perception of value vs. presentation of value using the science of sales
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David Hoffeld drops by Put That Coffee Down once again to teach us all the science that drives sales. David is the founder of the Hoffeld Group along with the author of, The Science of Selling and Sell More With Science, and has spent the past decade researching how sellers sell, but more importantly why buyers buy. We talk about the six why’s of c…
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What’s the next big thing in FreightTech?
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Kevin welcomes Ryan Sullivan,Ryan Sullivan, Advisor for Warehowz, on the show to talk about the next big thing in FreightTech. Is it AI? Is it automation? Is it collaborating with rivals? We explore all the possibilities this hot market has in store for the logistics industry. #sales #PutThatCoffeeDown #marketing #freightsales #freightwaves #sonar …
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Taking control of your supply chain in every business you run
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Kevin welcomes Jason Rabine from Lowboy industries on the show today to talk about running an apparel company and freight brokerage and how it can create a positive flywheel effect for attracting new business and carriers. From there we discuss double brokering and how and why this problem has exploded since the pandemic. Follow the Put That Coffee…
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