SUPPLY unCHAINED

This episode we discuss with Rich Donne different topics about recruiting and hiring talent. 

We dove into Hong Kong's standing as a sourcing hub, the urgent need to shift away from the industry's "industrialised" hiring practices and what tomorrow's talent looks like for the sector. 

Rich is the Founder of Spire Executive, An Apparel & Retail Sourcing Executive Search firm that partners with clients globally. They work with clients to broaden the windows with which they look at talent. Spotting fake Mona Lisa's & relentlessly measuring the walk behind the talk.  

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Website: https://www.spirexec.com/ 

Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica       

Recorded: 27 Oct 2021        

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We talk with Bernard Hor, Digital supply chain pioneer, Southeast Asian Entrepreneur, Storyteller and CEO of Hatio.

Hatio Group - a digital warehousing platform built in Seoul, Korea and operating from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.  

Bernard's goal is to empower Asia's SMEs to serve the region's burgeoning middle class with better supply chain solutions and no fear of digital transformation.   

We discussed the opportunities in the Asian market for SMEs willing to step up their game in the digital transformation of their logistics, supply chains and warehousing. 

He also shares his experience in Kuala Lumpur with different customers and the benefits of using technology to deliver solutions in our globalised market.   

Finally we project into the future to discuss what will happen with warehousing and supply chains.  

Website: www.hatiolab.com  https://www.linkedin.com/in/behor/ 

Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica       

Recorded: 8 Sep 2021        

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In this episode our guest is Asif Hossain, Co-Founder & CEO at eRMG.   

We talk about what TRUE transparency WOULD look like for countries like Bangladesh, what can we do as consumers, what can brands do with their sourcing base and what can companies in Bangladesh do to improve the wellbeing of the value chain of fashion.   

We also go through different technologies that are helping to improve the communication in the fashion supply chain like Browzwear, Fashinza and VNTANA.   

Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica       

Recorded: 1 Sep 2021        

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In this special episode our guest is Chandra Sekhar Gopal Iyer, supply chain advisor and classmate of Leo in Cranfield University. 

We talk about how the supply chain of the future is using concepts we have been discussing for years. We also discuss about sustainability in the supply chain and how to drive changes to the industry.  

Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica     

Recorded: 6 Aug 2021      

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In this episode we talk about how the supply chain can add value to your brand and your customers with Cem Yurdum, strategy advisor and co-founder of Aqua Nomad (https://www.instagram.com/aquanomad_apparel).  

We talk about cost-cutting in the supply chain, where to start your journey to a responsible supply chain, if Africa is ready to be the center of garment manufacturing and more...  

Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica   

Recorded: 5 July 2021    

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This episode is all about sustainability in the supply chain with Brice Degeyter, founder of Bizsu. 

We discuss about transparency in the value chain and why companies do not need technology to be sustainable. Brice also challenges the notion that being more transparent means that the product will be more sustainable.  

Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica   

Recorded: 26 Apr 2021      

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We have a discussion about technologies for the fashion supply chain with Balaji Santhanam: trusted advisor for fashion retail & consumer product organizations, founder of Recyck – a sustainable fashion community and enabling a journey of continuous innovation for retailers.  

Why implementations go wrong? what can we expect from the technology in the upcoming years? What is the most disruptive technology coming our way?   

Check out his articles: 

- The Post-Pandemic Fashion Industry Makeover 

- Opportunities in times of Crisis – Digital Transformation Approach 

 - My Insights for Retail: Looking ahead to 2021 & beyond... 

Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica 

Recorded: 13 Jan 2021  

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Second season is on!

This episode we have a chat with Robert Garrison, CEO of Mercado Labs.

With previous experience in NFI, FedEx, UPS, and Sears, Rob shares his experience with us as he touches on supply chain visibility, workflows, communication and implementation of systems.

We dive into his biggest lesson learned, supply chain myths and how Covid-19 has made supply chains visible to the whole world.

Besides Mercado Labs, we also talk about Slync.io and their technology to support orchestration in supply chain.

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Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica

Recorded: 11 Feb 2021

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This episode of Supply unChained is a discussion with Christian Martinez, founder of The Financial Fox .  

We discuss about technologies that are shaping FMCG supply chains, FMCG trends post covid-19 and why AI is going to be everywhere in the upcoming future.  

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 Links to companies mentioned in this episode: 

GE https://www.ge.com/

Kraft Heinz https://www.kraftheinzcompany.com/

Tulip https://tulip.co/

Microsoft Azure https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/overview/ai-platform/

Coda https://coda.io/welcome

Meetup.com https://www.meetup.com/

The lean startup https://www.amazon.com/Lean-Startup-Entrepreneurs-Continuous-Innovation/dp/0307887898

SCRUM https://www.scruminc.com/new-scrum-the-book/

General assembly https://generalassemb.ly/

Medium https://medium.com/@thefinancialfox

Coursera https://www.coursera.org/

DataCamp https://www.datacamp.com/  

Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica  

Song: Scott Holmes - Upbeat Party  

Recorded on 29th Sep 2020

In this episode of Supply unChained, we discuss with entrepreneur Stephanie Benedetto, CEO of Queen Of Raw.  We discuss about the impact of sustainable and circular business practices in big and small companies, and why every effort helps. Also, we go into the importance for us, the consumers, to know how are garments are made and the impact it will have in our loved ones.   We finish reenacting her viral one minute pitch that gained the attention of media and celebrities like Ashton Kutcher.    You can also watch this episode in Youtube. Companies mentioned in this episode:   Thred up  The Real Real  Rent the runway   Sustainability reports:  Nike  Kering   Queen of Raw's one minute pitch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doqA-G67FmE  Hosts: Leonardo Silva and Kristine Mickevica   Song: Scott Holmes - Upbeat Party   Recorded on 1 Oct 2020