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Hosted by Jason Burns · business · EN · 92 episodes
Welcome to Last 2 First, the podcast dedicated to exploring the final mile in logistics and the unique challenges faced by business owners in this vital industry. Each episode features insightful conversations with industry experts, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders who share their experiences, strategies, and innovations shaping the future of final mile delivery.Join us as we dive into topics like optimizing delivery routes, enhancing customer satisfaction, navigating regulatory hurdles, and leveraging technology for efficiency. Whether you're a seasoned logistics professional or a business owner looking to improve your operations, Last 2 First offers valuable insights and actionable advice to help you lead your business to success.Tune in and discover how to turn the last mile into your first priority!
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to Last 2 First, the podcast dedicated to exploring the final mile in logistics and the unique challenges faced by business owners in this vital industry. Each episode features insightful conversations with industry experts, entrepreneurs, and thought leaders who share their experiences, strategies, and innovations shaping the future of final mile delivery.
Last2First Podcast is hosted by Jason Burns. The show has published 92 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Why Cutting Back-Office Costs Is The Only Lever Logistics Owners Have Left (Part 3) | Remotely+" (29 September 2026, 24 minutes), "He Delivers For More Than Half The Fortune 20 | Tyler Thatcher, Western Peaks Logistics | Last2First" (15 September 2026, 54 minutes), and "Truck Leasing vs Buying: Why Owning Your Fleet Is Costing You More | Wayne Posten | Last2First" (8 September 2026, 23 minutes).
Last2First Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 54 minutes across 92 episodes.
Booking probability for Last2First Podcast is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Last2First Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Last2First Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for Last2First Podcast are Couriers & Express Delivery. Last2First Podcast has a business audience.
Jason Burns hosts Last2First Podcast, a business show with 92 episodes published.
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Episode #73
Labor is one of the biggest costs in this industry, and in Part 3 of the Remotely+ series, Jason Burns and the team get to the heart of it: trust, and the strategic reason nearshore talent is the one cost a logistics...
Episode #72
Tyler Thatcher didn't come from transportation. He built his early career in technology, riding the software wave through the dot-com crash, then spent time in private equity before buying a small final mile courier...
Episode #71
Wayne Posten spent 32 years in home delivery before building the company he runs today. He started on a truck in Atlantic City in the early '90s, became a contractor, and worked his way up to Chief Operating Officer of...
Episode #70
Labor is one of the biggest costs in this industry. In Part 2 of our Remotely+ series, Jason Burns and co-founders Steve Schoeffler and Matt Cohen get into the economics, exactly how the savings work and where the up to...
Episode #69
In this episode you will learn how a passion project became the biggest media brand in trucking, how to grow a niche audience that advertisers actually pay for, why relationships open more doors than resumes, and what...
Episode #68
Labor is one of the biggest costs in this industry. In Part 1 of this three-part series, Jason Burns sits down with Steve Schoeffler and Matt Cohen, co-founders of Remotely+, to break down how nearshore talent from...
Episode #67
In this episode you will learn how to build client relationships that outlast contracts, when to say no to a customer to protect your business, how a national delivery network is testing robotics and AI, and what it...
Episode #66
Alex Winston started Reefer Van Network in 2022 as a piece of internal software. Four years later it moves hundreds of loads a day across roughly 400 refrigerated trucks and 11,000 total drivers, essentially an on...
Episode #65
Most logistics companies treat marketing as a reactive afterthought, something you scramble to prep before a trade show. Stephanie Alter argues that mindset is now costing them business they never even see. Roughly 80%...
Episode #64
When Tom Jowers joined ADL in 2003, the company could not afford to pay him. He worked for free for a year. By the time he and his partners sold to private equity in March 2022, ADL had grown from roughly 4 million...
Episode #63
From bartender to President of a 700-driver courier operation - Liz Klein shares exactly how she did it. Liz Klein went from bartending and printing her résumé onto a CD at the public library to running Crossroads...
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Most fans know Earl Bennett as one of the greatest receivers in SEC history. In just three seasons at Vanderbilt University, Earl became the SEC's all-time receptions leader before being drafted by the Chicago Bears and...
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At FMF360 during the CLDA 2024 Conference, Jason Burns sits down with four of the industry's most respected leaders for an unfiltered discussion on growth, technology, acquisitions, driver recruitment, customer pricing...
Episode #62
What if the hardest part of building a logistics company was not the drivers or the routes, but getting a pharmacy to trust you with their patients' medications? Kunal Vyas figured that out, and then he built the...
Episode #61
Most final mile operators think their IC contracts protect them. They do not. Transportation lawyer Doug Grawe breaks down what actually keeps your business safe and what quietly puts it at risk. TIMESTAMPS 00:00...
Episode #60
Matt Silverberg walked into a failing $10M courier company with six months of runway, $100,000 in monthly losses, and zero logistics experience. He walked out years later as CCO of a $250M global healthcare logistics...
Episode #59
What does it take to grow a family-run logistics business from just a handful of drivers to nearly 2,000 across the U.S. and Canada? In this episode of Last2First, Jason Burns sits down with Michael Frankel, President...
Episode #58
65 years. Three generations. One leader's turn to modernize or get left behind. In this episode of Last of First Podcast, Jason Burns sits down with David Hardy, President & CEO of Bonnie Speed Logistics, one of the...
Episode #57
33 years. One partner who went bankrupt. Millions left on the table. And zero regrets. In this episode of Last of First Podcast, Jason Burns sits down with Steve Howard — 2026 CLDA Hall of Fame inductee, former owner of...
Episode #56
Zero experience. Zero contacts. Zero clue how to run a courier business. He bought a $1M last mile logistics company anyway , and 14 years later walked away with a private equity exit. In this episode of Last of First...
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