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Forward Thinking is Australia’s go-to podcast for the freight forwarding, logistics, and supply chain community. Hosted by Sam Smeaton from LogiHire , each episode features real conversations with the people shaping the Australian freight and logistics industry. From operations coordinators and customs brokers to sales leaders, executives, and business owners. We explore the topics that matter most: freight forwarding careers, logistics recruitment insights, sales and business development strategies, operational best practices, leadership in logistics, supply chain innovation, and the trends transforming the industry in Australia and globally. Whether you work on the warehouse floor, manage operations, lead a sales team, or run a freight business, Forward Thinking delivers practical advice, industry knowledge, and career insights to help you succeed in the fast-moving world of freight. New episodes are released regularly. <b
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Signup to Generate a PitchForward Thinking is Australia’s go-to podcast for the freight forwarding, logistics, and supply chain community. Hosted by Sam Smeaton from LogiHire, each episode features real conversations with the people shaping the Australian freight and logistics industry. From operations coordinators and customs brokers to sales leaders, executives, and business owners.
Forward Thinking - The Freight Forwarding & Logistics Podcast is hosted by Sam Smeaton. The show has published 6 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "#16 - Building to $100m in 5 years?" (20 October 2026, 31 minutes), "#15 - Why companies waste millions on spare parts, and how AI is fixing it" (30 September 2026, 44 minutes), and "#14 - From Everest to Freight - Johnny Davison, Hitrak Founder & CEO" (17 September 2026, 41 minutes).
Forward Thinking - The Freight Forwarding & Logistics Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 37 minutes across 6 episodes.
Booking probability for Forward Thinking - The Freight Forwarding & Logistics Podcast is 17%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Forward Thinking - The Freight Forwarding & Logistics Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Forward Thinking - The Freight Forwarding & Logistics Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Forward Thinking - The Freight Forwarding & Logistics Podcast are Freight Forwarding. Forward Thinking - The Freight Forwarding & Logistics Podcast has a business audience.
Sam Smeaton hosts Forward Thinking - The Freight Forwarding & Logistics Podcast, a business podcast with 6 episodes published.
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Episode #16
Winning the sale is only the beginning. What happens after a customer clicks buy can make or break their relationship with a brand. In Episode 16 of Forward Thinking, Sam sits down with Jevon Le Roux, Co-Founder & CEO...
Forward Thinking - The Freight Forwarding & Logistics Podcast
How much money is sitting unused on warehouse shelves? In Episode 15 of Forward Thinking, I sit down with Tim McLain, co-founder of Lexin, to unpack one of the most overlooked areas of supply chain: MRO — maintenance...
Forward Thinking - The Freight Forwarding & Logistics Podcast
In this episode, I sit down with Johnny Davison, founder of Hightrak, a transport management system built by freight people for freight operators. Johnny's path into logistics is anything but typical. He grew up in...
Ben Young built Frank Green into a household name, selling as many water bottles in Australia as there are Australians. Now he's taking on a problem the entire logistics industry has ignored: single use plastic pallet...
Joe Joseph started out as an accountant at Ernst & Young and spent 20 years in consumer goods before walking out of the boardroom and into the cab of a truck. Fourteen years on, JD Refrigerated Transport runs more than...
Nick Gavos turned 21 the day we recorded this episode. He's already a national award winner, an IFCBAA Young Professionals panellist, and an aspiring licensed customs broker at his family business, Gavos Freight...
In this episode of Forward Thinking, Sam Smeaton sits down with Chris Roe, Principal Advisor at FR8 Advice, to unpack the hidden cost of “good enough” in supply chain and logistics. With more than 25 years across...
Hannah Hurckes is the Founder & CEO of Boss Lady Logistics and author of The Leadership Reset . In this episode, we get into what it actually takes to build a logistics brand that stands out. Not just moving freight...
Sam sits down with Michael Altamore, National Sales Manager at Civic Transport Services — a same-day carrier doing over 150,000 deliveries per month. They get into what actually makes a great salesperson in transport...
In this episode of Forward Thinking, I sit down with Jose Coronel from Miami to talk about what’s really happening inside freight forwarding right now. We cover: – Growing up in a family freight business – Why most...
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