The Supply Chaney Podcast Nathan Chaney

After realizing the IT industry was not a fit, Paul Sivaswamy spent 19 years in the supply chain organization at Caterpillar before finding his calling to bring order to the chaos often found at start-up manufacturing companies. As the VP of Supply Chain at XOS, he shares challenges and best practices for building best-in-class supply chain organizations, especially in the OEM and automotive industries. A key life lesson shared in this episode is finding your "ikigai" or your reas...

Lihong Wu shares his experience in procurement spanning roles in China and the US at firms ranging from Honeywell Aerospace, Heinz, Assa Abloy, and SVP Worldwide (Singer, Viking, Pfaff). As a seasoned supply chain and procurement expert, Lihong provides insights and shares stories about tactical and strategic sourcing, off-shoring and reshoring, and highlights a 7 year project to shift a supply base and factory from Europe to China.

Featuring Fred Ragsdale, a Senior Vice President at CBRE, who shares his journey from an aspiring NFL player to a career in commercial real estate, specializing in industrial assets. The conversation covers the impact of supply chain logistics on real estate, the importance of efficient warehouse management, and trends such as nearshoring, automation, and AI.

Army Veteran, America’s Supply Chain Recruiter, and CSCMP Roundtable President Tom Clark discusses leadership and shares resume strategies, job search and career advice for supply chain professionals.

Listen in as Nathan and Curtis, a long time friend from college and fellow logistics professional, discuss topics ranging from the money to be had in the transportation industry, the challenges of owning a fleet of trucks, and advice for future logisticians to a $60k paperwork mistake, spirit animals, laser guided missiles, and BBQ. Thanks to How I Built This, this long time listener was inspired to become a creator.