The New Warehouse Podcast
The New Warehouse podcast hosted by Kevin Lawton is your source for insights and ideas from the distribution, transportation and logistics industry. New episodes every Monday and Wednesday morning bring you the latest from industry experts and thought leaders.
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Welcome to this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, where Kevin chats with Maia Benson, Chief Business Officer at FlavorCloud. Together, they discuss how tariffs, volatility, and regulation are reshaping global fulfillment. FlavorCloud is the ‘easy button’ for ensuring orders are fulfilled seamlessly around the globe. They help merchants and 3PLs manage cross-border logistics and compliance, acting as an abstraction layer between...
Welcome to this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, where Kevin chats with Summitt Hogue, Managing Partner at Growe 3PL Real Estate. Hogue has built his firm around one clear mission: helping mid-market, growth-minded 3PLs make smarter real estate decisions that directly support expansion.
In this conversation, he breaks down why traditional brokerage models fail 3PL operators, how today’s market conditions have created rare oppo...
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Alex Ramirez, CEO and co-founder of Cognitops. They discuss why warehouse data decision-making often fails the people who need it most. Ramirez draws from years spent on warehouse floors, not conference rooms, to explain how operators are overwhelmed by dashboards, reports, and status updates that don’t help them act in real time. Cognitops changes that reality.
The con...
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Jon Miller Schwartz, Co-Founder and CEO of Ultra, a Brooklyn-based robotics company focused on bringing AI-powered warehouse robots into operations. Ultra is tackling one of the most repetitive yet complex tasks in e-commerce fulfillment: order packing. Rather than building robots that rely on rigid programming, Ultra is applying modern AI models to enable greater flexi...
Welcome to this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, recorded on-site at Peak Technologies’ Executive Briefing Center in Littleton, Massachusetts. Kevin chats with Tony Rivers, President and CEO of Peak Technologies, about how smart warehouse technologies are reshaping modern operations. Peak Technologies is a global solutions provider supporting supply chain, transportation, and logistics operations with end-to-end technology ser...
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Jack Cox, founder of Axiomata Foundational Excellence. Cox brings more than 20 years of operations experience from Amazon, Target, Wayfair, and fast-growing technology companies. His career spans warehouse operations, transportation networks, and large-scale fulfillment systems built under intense growth pressure.
The conversation centers on what Cox calls foundational e...
David Greek, Managing Partner at Greek Real Estate Partners, joins The New Warehouse to unpack industrial real estate trends. Greek Real Estate Partners is a third-generation, New Jersey–based firm managing more than 22 million square feet across the region. Their latest project, the 4-million-square-foot Linden Logistics Center, offers a firsthand look at how construction challenges, economic cycles, public sentiment, and logistic...
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Kayvon Nazarian, CEO and Founder of ZonPrep. Together, they explore how Amazon FBA Prep Services are evolving, and why sellers need specialized partners. Nazarian began as a seller, giving him a firsthand view of Amazon’s rapid operational shifts.
ZonPrep now supports brands with kitting, bundling, labeling, and inbound consolidation tailored to Amazon’s strict requirem...
Kevin chats with John McClymont, Founder of Operational Innovations, about how shifting consumer expectations and delivery realities are reshaping warehouse fulfillment strategy today. John brings deep experience across e-commerce, DTC, and final-mile logistics, giving listeners a practical look at where warehouse operations need to evolve and why. He explains how fulfillment success increasingly depends on reliability, density, ca...
Kevin chats with attorneys Faith Miros and Mark Wendaur of Offit Kurman to break down the legal realities shaping warehouse and logistics operations today. Offit Kurman is a national full-service law firm with more than 300 attorneys advising business owners across the full lifecycle of their organizations. In the warehouse sector, Faith focuses on real estate, zoning, environmental compliance, and industrial leasing. Meanwhile, Ma...
Is your warehouse SOP doing what you need it to? Kevin chats with Tim Regnier, CEO and Founder of Smart Access, about how warehouses can revive their SOPs. Oftentimes, standard operating procedures get written, approved, stored, and then forgotten or remain misunderstood.
In this episode, Tim explains how Smart Access turns warehouse SOP into a living system. The platform guides training, boosts accuracy, and improves productivity....
When it comes to warehouse talent recruitment, few understand the shifting dynamics better than Charlie Saffro, CEO and Founder of CS Recruiting. In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Charlie about warehouse hiring trends, logistics recruiting, and how culture-driven leadership shapes retention.
With 15 years of experience matching supply chain talent to employers across North America, Charlie shares her pe...
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Paul Lukehart, Managing Principal of PL Programs, a consultancy specializing in warehouse startup project management and operational improvement. Paul draws from his background in the military, as well as his experience at Target, Amazon, and XPO Logistics.
He shares how his hands-on experience shaped his approach to warehouse improvement—especially when launching new f...
When it comes to connecting warehouse systems, few companies are tackling the challenge as directly as TrackStar. In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Jeremy Schneck and Daniel Langer, Co-Founders of TrackStar, about how they’re simplifying integrations across the fragmented WMS landscape.
The discussion explores TrackStar’s journey from a startup pivot to a Y Combinator-backed company, the growing role of...
When it comes to optimizing warehouse operations, few companies offer a truly end-to-end solution. In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Bob Hutson, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain and Real Estate at The Beacon Group, about how his team guides clients through the process from concept to implementation.
The discussion highlights how The Beacon Group integrates real estate, technology, and financial mod...
What really goes into a 3PL quote? Does it ever feel like the final number comes out of thin air?
For e-commerce brands and 3PL providers alike, fulfillment pricing can be a complex web. With no industry-wide standard and costs broken into multiple categories, understanding how a proposal is built is critical for a successful partnership.
In this previously live session, Kevin was joined by a multi-disciplinary te...
In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with Kurt Heusner, CEO of Endpoint Automation Solutions, about how mid-market warehouses can modernize through digital transformation. Endpoint Automation Solutions helps companies bridge the gap between their ERP systems and the realities of warehouse operations.
Kurt explains how modular, human-centered automation empowers smaller operators to stay competitive, improve vis...
When it comes to improving warehouse performance, Chris Hamley, Managing Partner of The Brecham Group, believes in keeping things simple: make operations suck less. In this episode of The New Warehouse Podcast, Kevin chats with both Chris Hamley and Pete Allen, a returning guest and now one of the newest members of The Brecham Group.
Together, they explore what that mantra truly means and how it shapes the firm’s approach to operat...
The warehouse of today is already transforming, but what will it truly look like in 2026? We are moving beyond isolated automation to a fully integrated, intelligent ecosystem. This is where AI-driven robotics, augmented-reality workflows, and hyper-flexible software converge to create a warehouse that is not just faster, but more predictive, accurate, and resilient than ever before.
Tune in for a panel discussion with lea...
When most people think about warehouse efficiency, they picture automation, robotics, or faster picking speeds. But for James Malley, Co-founder and CEO of Paccurate, the real opportunity lies in something far less flashy—how we pack boxes. In this episode, Kevin chats with James about Paccurate’s milestone of processing one billion packs and how the company is redefining packaging optimization through cartonization.
What began as a...
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