Alex Hersham - Podcast Details

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Les étoiles des mersAnne-Sophie Fribourg, Vice President - Global Ocean Freight/ Zencargo.« Les Etoiles de Mer, portraits de femmes d’exception dans le maritime ». Anne-Sophie Fribourg, Vice President - Global Ocean Freight/ Zencargo. Écoutez l’émission en cliquant sur le lien en commentaire de ce post. Le 27 juin, s’est tenue l’Assemblée Générale annuelle d'Union TLF. Saviez-vous qu’Anne-Sophie Fribourg préside la Commission maritime de TLF Overseas ? Figure clé de l'industrie du transport et de la logistique, au terme d’une longue carrière dans l’organisation des transports chez Bolloré Logistics en tant que directrice de développement du fret maritime e...2024-07-0116 min

Talk Your TakeTalk Your Take Chats - Episode 1 - Thomas Bradbury, Walton & Hersham FCCohosts ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Alex Breda⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and Harry Roberts are joined by co-owner of Walton & Hersham FC and a member of the youngest ownership group in world football, Thomas Bradbury. Hear from Thomas all about their incredible rise to be owners of their local club (at just 19-years-old!), and the journey since - which has included three straight promotions, millions of followers on social media and the media frenzy around "non-league Haaland". Want to get involved? Kit yourself out in Swans gear wherever you are around the world and follow the Walton & Hersham social media pages on twitter, instagram, TikTok, YouTube and Facebook...2024-01-3050 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 68: How can we inspire the next generation of supply chain leaders?What steps can we take to cultivate the next generation of supply chain leaders?“So it's about positioning the sector as one that is evolving, but that you can evolve with it”In this week’s episode of Freight to the Point, Bethany Windsor, Interim Director of Stakeholder Engagement and Relationship Management at the CILT, joins Alex Hersham, CEO and Co-Founder at Zencargo to uncover how to attract talent for modern supply chains. Together they explore:How the role of supply chain management has evolvedThe challenges the industry faces with recruit...2023-10-1820 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 67: Building resilient supply chains: The power of collaboration“And it's like a marriage, it takes some effort to maintain the relationship. It's about compromise and trust.”As the business landscape is constantly evolving, companies are increasingly recognising the need to build resilient supply chains to withstand disruptions. Alex Hersham, Zencargo’s CEO and Co-Founder is joined by Frederic Gomer, Managing Partner of B2G Consulting, to talk about how collaborative relationships in supply chains can help drive supply chain resilience. Together, they discuss:Defining resilience in modern businessHow to establish collaborative relationships in the supply chainTechnology’s role in improving collaborati...2023-10-0415 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 66: How environmental regulations shape business supply chain practices“If we focus on the logistics sector or the wider transportation sector, it's actually one of the highest emitting sectors on the planet.”In the latest episode of Freight to the Point, Alex Hersham is joined by David de Picciotto, CEO and Co-founder of Pledge. During the episode, we delved into the crucial topic of sustainability regulations that businesses must stay informed about, and explored effective strategies for examining and enhancing their supply chain practices to ensure compliance.Together they explore: The motivations for the creation of regulationsRegulations businesses need to look out forThe conse...2023-09-2022 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 64: The importance of digitalisation within retail supply chain“Digitalisation gives a retailer a platform to see their shipments from end-to-end, which drives a whole heap of benefits from data, but also to give them an ease of access to data and to shipment locations.”In our latest episode of Freight to the Point, Greg Tress, Logistics Operations Manager at MATCHES joins Alex Hersham, CEO and Co-founder at Zencargo on Freight to the Point to discuss how retailers can unlock supply chain success with digital freight forwarding. Together they explore: The requirements retailers should look for in a digital freight forwarder.How to...2023-08-1620 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 63: AI in the supply chainAs ChatGPT and other AI language models made significant progress this year, it has prompted all industries, including the supply chain, to think about how AI can drive efficiency. In this podcast episode, Alex Hersham, Co-founder and CEO at Zencargo and Tamir Strauss, Chief Product and Technology Officer at Zencargo discuss the impact of AI on businesses and the supply chain. Tamir, who boasts an extensive career in the science and tech space, shares his insights on existing AI technologies that have been in use for a long time, such as OCR and robotic process automation.2023-08-0217 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 60: Leveraging quality and compliance tools for better supply chain managementIn Episode 60 of Freight to the Point, we invited Jacob Nedergaard, CEO and Co-Founder of Qarma, which provides digital tools to help companies stay on top of quality and compliance in their supply chain. In this episode, Alex Hersham, CEO at Zencargo and Jacob delve into: Why quality is so important in the supply chainHow technology can enable transparency in the supply chainThe benefits of a bottom-up approach to drive supply chain optimisationJacob NedergaardJacob is the CEO and Co-founder of Qarma. Qarma provides a suite of easy-to-use digital tools to...2023-07-0528 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 47: How should businesses approach inventory management?We’ve spoken a lot about consumer demand and when businesses should be restocking. But the big question is: How should businesses manage their inventory to remain agile?This is what we explore with Haukur Hannesson, CEO at AGR Dynamics as he joins Alex Hersham to talk about the value of inventory management and importance of demand and supply data.They talk about: How the relationship between inventory management and supply chains have evolvedThe importance of having access to the right data How businesses should be approaching inventory management in the supply chain...2023-03-2920 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 46: What's next for consumer demand? Part 2How are consumers reacting to economic headwinds?“At a very high level, the picture that we are seeing is that inflation will drive top level growth in the industry. We expect retail sales to hold up, but that's being driven by inflation.”For this episode of Freight to the Point, we’ve featured Part 2 of our Navigate session ‘What's next for consumer demand?’ with Alex Hersham and Richard Lim, Chief Executive of Retail Economics. They discuss: Recessionary behaviours in consumersWhat the future of retail looks likeHow businesses should prepare in the event demand incre...2023-03-2217 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 45: What's next for consumer demand? Part 1What are we hearing in terms of market inventory levels?“Nobody knows if we’re going to have restocking. Everyone thinks that we're getting to a point where inventory levels are starting to balance out, but that doesn't mean that we're going to have a restocking environment”For this episode of Freight to the Point, we’ve featured Part 1 of our Navigate session with Alex Hersham and Richard Lim, Chief Executive of Retail Economics. In this episode, they explore how the economic headwinds have changed since September and how it has affected inventory levels as a result...2023-03-1509 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 43: China’s evolution: Analysing the Impact of Changing Conditions on Consumption and ProductionWhat advice would you give to companies that are thinking of entering the Chinese market?“Go big or go home.”In our latest episode of Freight to the Point, Alex Hersham, CEO and Co-founder of Zencargo is joined by Fabienne Pellegrin, Partner at LBB Asia Limited, a brand management and consulting firm which helps brands set up or accelerate their presence in Asia.Together, they explore:What has happened since China reversed its zero-Covid policyHow this has impacted manufacturing in the countryHow the last few years have changed the way brands work in C...2023-03-0116 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 41: Navigate, Zencargo's vision and mission with our co-foundersSince starting Zencargo in 2017, our co-founders have been dedicated to driving success in the supply chain.Tune into our latest episode of Freight to the Point as we’ve featured another Navigate session from October 2022. Alex Hersham and Richard Fattal, Zencargo’s co-founders, talk about Zencargo’s vision and mission and how they aim to drive impact in the supply chain industry. They delve into:Making better decisions with a wealth of dataWhat it means to drive a world with smarter tradeHow smarter trade can drive economic growthWe’re hosting Navigate again next Thur...2023-02-1523 min

Road to Wembley PodcastSecond Qualifying RoundThe boys remain at the Elmbridge Excel Sports Centre for another encounter involving Walton & Hersham FC... stay tuned for more FA Cup madness Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2023-01-3122 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 38: What can we learn from previous recessions to ensure supply chain resilience?It’s 2023 and we’re in a very different place compared to last year. This time last year, shippers were getting inventory in as quickly as possible and the supply chain was faced with tight capacity and blockages. Today, we are now facing a potential recession. After two consecutive quarters of destocking, demand has fallen and supply chains are looking very different. In Episode 38 of Freight to the Point, Alex Hersham is joined by Richard Lim, CEO at Retail Economics and Chantal McRoberts, Head of Advisory at Drewry Shipping Consultants as they talk about the econom...2023-01-2520 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 33: Solving the black box in supply chain with real-time visibility“In the past, it would cost tens of dollars per megabyte. And now it's in cents, a few cents per megabyte, depending on the country and location that you're in. And that connectivity cost is going down, creating more of a global structure around being able to connect.”Tune into another episode of Freight to the Point as Alex Hersham is joined by Krenar Komoni, CEO and Founder of Tive, a visibility solutions provider delivering critical shipment location and condition data via its real-time, best-in-class sensors. They talk about real-time visibility, how it has evolved over the year...2022-12-1420 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 31: Navigate - 2023: It's time to take action“The industry is entering a period of managed decline. So capacity management will be key to determining what the freight levels are.”This week, we have another special episode as we’re featuring a throwback to one of our Navigate sessions in October, ‘2023: It’s Time to Take Action’. In this session, Alex Hersham and Chantal McRoberts, Head of Advisory at Drewry Shipping Consultants talk about what shippers need to do when heading into 2023.They discuss:How shippers are currently navigating the marketWhat shippers need to do when it comes to contract negotiations...2022-11-3030 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 29: What 2001 can teach us about the 2023 ocean market“Let’s go back a couple of years when we were hit by the pandemic. We kept hearing this phrase that soon we’re going to be out of the tunnel only to discover that the bridge we go onto has collapsed.”In this week’s episode Alex Hersham is joined by Lars Jensen, CEO and Partner of Vespucci Maritime as they talk about their predictions for 2023 and how they can draw lessons from the past.They delve into:The inventory-led recession in the US in the first half of 2001The potential for volatility in 2023How...2022-11-1625 min

Road to Wembley PodcastFirst Qualifying RoundSeason 3 Episode 3 - The Swans go marching (waddling) on on on. Walton and Hersham FC are drawn at home again to Beaconsfield Town, former FA Vase finalists. This week the boys discuss mispronounciations, waterway vocations and Arthurian creations...oh and some bloke from Love Island?! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-10-1827 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 24: Balancing Risk and Opportunity During Tender Season with Chantal McRobertsTender season is approaching and with rates falling at such a rapid pace, questions have been raised by shippers about how they should approach contracting going into 2023. For this episode, Alex Hersham, co-Founder and CEO at Zencargo, is joined by Chantal McRoberts, Head of Advisory at Drewry Shipping Consultants, to talk about how shippers should approach the upcoming tender season.They discuss:The risks shippers should look out forWhether shippers should seek longer-term contracts How are people approaching index-linked contracts?Building relationships with carriers and forwardersResources...2022-10-1224 min

Road to Wembley PodcastPreliminary RoundSeason 3 Episode 2 - Following a victory for The Swans in the previous round, the boys return to the Elmbridge Xcel Sports Hub to see Walton and Hersham FC take on Littlehampton Town. The boys talk burgers, beverages and Norfolk's most intelligent salamanders. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-10-0425 min

Road to Wembley PodcastExtra Preliminary RoundSeason 3, Episode 1 - The Road to Wembley Podcast (formerly the Two Boys One Cup Podcast) returns for a third season. Jack and Alex start their journey on a baking hot Saturday in Surrey to see Walton and Hersham FC vs Kennington FC. Following a couple of covid-hit campaigns, the boys once again set their sights on Wembley and the FA Cup Final in June 2023. Where their journey will take them, who knows? But one things for sure, it's unlikely to go smoothly. Listener caution is advised, this could get silly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for...2022-10-0423 min

Freight to the PointEpisode 1: The Zencargo Co-Founder’s story by Alex HershamWe’re kicking off the podcast series with Alex Hersham, CEO and Co-Founder of Zencargo. Since co-founding the company with Richard Fattal (CCO at Zencargo), the digital freight forwarding company has raised over $50 million and has grown to over 250 people worldwide. He discusses:How he started Zencargo with his co-founderThe journey Zencargo has been on and how the company has disrupted the industryAnd the three main accelerators he thinks will create change in the industry: Data, Revenue and SustainabilityAlex Hersham, Co-Founder and CEO, ZencargoAlex Hersham is Co-founder and CEO of...2022-05-1221 min

Talking to #LeadHers PodcastSeason 1: Episode #9In this episode, CMS Partner Katie Nagy de Nagybaczon is joined by Alex Harris, Founder of Adadot and Gabriela Hersham, Co-Founder of Huckletree. We discuss the importance of prioritising employee wellbeing and opportunities for collaboration when building a thriving start-up culture. 2021-11-0130 min

Talking to #LeadHers PodcastSeason 1 Episode #9In this episode, CMS Partner Katie Nagy de Nagybaczon is joined by Alex Harris, Founder of Adadot and Gabriela Hersham, Co-Founder of Huckletree. We discuss the importance of prioritising employee wellbeing and opportunities for collaboration when building a thriving start-up culture.2021-11-0130 min