Podcast appearances and mentions of jim becker

Today, we'll all learn from Jim Becker's almost three decades of experience in the logistics industry! Jim emphasizes the pivotal role of people in business, highlighting how integrity and effective leadership have been foundational to his success, the significance of maintaining a positive perspective and serving others, the challenges of the freight industry's cyclical nature, and how embracing both good and bad experiences can lead to valuable lessons!   About Jim Becker Jim Becker is the founder and CEO of Becker Logistics LLC. After receiving a certificate in mergers and acquisitions from the University of Chicago Booth and studying leadership and organizational behaviorism at Northwestern University, he entered the logistics world in 1991 as an LTL coordinator. From 1995 to 1997, he was a purchasing manager with Norix Group, where he managed and maintained inventory levels for the manufacturing department. He started Becker Logistics, LLC in 1997. Jim serves on the boards of the Monroe Institute and Astrotech Corporation, focusing on strategic market growth and expansion, scaling and business process improvements, along with public speaking and corporate strategic skills. He also serves as a chairman of the Membership Committee for the Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA) and as an executive advisory committee member of McLeod Software and is a creator of Jenna's Foundation. Jim has learned to focus on the “journey” of life. His purpose is to help people become a better version of themselves, live life without regrets, feel empowered and act confidently. Jim's motto is: “If nothing changes, nothing changes.”   Connect with Jim Website: https://beckerlogistics.com/  Email: jim.becker@beckerlogistics.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimbeckerjfb/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jimbeckerjfb/ / https://www.instagram.com/beckerlogistics/  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Becker_Logistics  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JimBeckerJFB/   

The Mark Pysyk, Sam Reinhart, and Pavel Datysuk episode. Jim Becker, captain of The NYFD Hockey Team joins the show to tell us a little bit about growing up near Chicago, D3 hockey in Minnesota, and work/hockey life in The Big Apple. This is a good one.

“It just felt like I was sitting on a powder keg, just apply a little bit of sales and some operations and, and watching it grow.” -Jim Becker Welcome to a brand-new episode of the Woodpreneur Podcast. Today, your host Steve Larosiliere is joined by Jim Becker the driving force behind Creative Log and Lumber, a full-service urban lumber company located in Southeast Wisconsin. Jim's story is one of transformation, from a career in aerospace and hydraulics manufacturing to becoming a passionate advocate for sustainable woodworking and the preservation of urban trees.  Jim's journey began in the world of manufacturing, where he spent 12 years working primarily in aerospace and hydraulics component manufacturing. Although he excelled in this field, it wasn't his true passion. Then came a furlough from his company due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and it was the catalyst for change. Jim's journey into the world of urban lumber started with a simple kitchen renovation project during the pandemic. He stumbled upon Creative Log and Lumber while searching for a live-edge bartop or island top. Little did he know that this encounter would set the course for his future. Months later, when the furlough extended, Jim decided to reach out to Creative Log and Lumber to offer his assistance temporarily. What was meant to be a short-term gig turned into a two-and-a-half-year adventure of passion and learning in the urban lumber industry. Listen now and get the whole story! “My mom looked at me and said, Jim, your marketing is so bad that your family members don't even know it. And she was done. And she's always called it as she's seen it. So that was a wake up call just so that I felt like I talked about what I did and shared with people what I did.” -Jim Becker The Genesis of Creative Log and Lumber Creative Log and Lumber is a division of Creative Edge Landscapes, owned by Bob and Corrine Livingston. These visionary entrepreneurs saw the potential in salvaging high-quality urban logs that often ended up as low-quality landscaping products. In 2011, they purchased a sawmill, built a dehumidification kiln, and slowly built their lumber business piece by piece. Jim joined the company when it was on the cusp of exponential growth. With his manufacturing expertise, he applied lessons from his previous career to the lumber industry, implementing operational improvements and quality control standards. Becoming Visible: The Marketing Challenge One of the significant challenges Jim faced was the company's lack of visibility. Creative Log and Lumber was nestled in a small town in Wisconsin, and very few people knew about their existence. Even Jim's own family members were unaware of his involvement in the business. The wake-up call came during a family dinner when Jim's mother-in-law innocently revealed that they were buying a table from a local woodworker found on Facebook Marketplace. Jim's dismay at not being their first choice highlighted a severe marketing deficiency. Jim realized that to grow the business, he needed to overcome his aversion to social media and embrace it as a powerful tool for reaching potential customers. It was time to change the narrative and make Creative Log and Lumber a well-known entity in the market. “I know, there's like this mindset amongst the wood community. It's like, if you do good enough work, people will find you, i'm like No!!!” -Steve Larosiliere Want to get in touch with Jim Becker? Contact him through: Website: https://www.logandlumber.net/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/creativelogandlumber/

Name: Jim BeckerCurrent title: Chairman-CEOCurrent organisation: Becker LogisticsJim Becker is the founder and CEO of Becker Logistics, LLC. Jim Becker entered the logistics world in 1991 as an LTL Coordinator. From 1995 to 1997, he was a Purchasing Manager with Norix Group, where he managed and maintained inventory levels for the manufacturing department. In 1997, Jim started what we fondly know today as Becker Logistics, LLC. Since its inception, it has grown exponentially annual revenue. Jim built the company on the founding core values of Integrity, Quality, Innovation, Safety, Competitiveness, Openness, Respect, and Equal Work-Life Balance. Along the way, Jim found it important to assist the board of The Monroe Institute (July 2021-present) in their endeavors to continue Bob Monroe's legacy.He brings extensive leadership to Astrotech Corporation's Board, focusing on strategic market growth and expansion, scaling, and business process improvements, along with public speaking and corporate strategic skills. He currently serves as a Chairman of the Membership Committee for the Transportation Intermediaries Association (where he served as an At-Large Board Member for two terms, 2013-2019), McLeod Software as an Executive Advisory Committee, and the creation of Jenna's Foundation. Mr. Becker received a certificate in Mergers and Acquisitions from the University of Chicago and went to Northwestern University for Leadership and Organizational Behaviorism.Jim has learned to focus on the “journey” of life. His purpose is to help people become a better version of themselves, live life without regrets, feel empowered, and act confidently. Jim's motto is, “if nothing changes, nothing changes”.Resources mentioned in this episode:Free Download of The Leadership Survival Guide (10 World-Class Leaders Reveal Their Secrets)https://store.consultclarity.org/lead...The Leadership Conversations Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/4IB6V41...The Jonno White Leadership Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/2p8rvWr...The Leadership Question of the Day Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/6eZ4lZ2...Clarity Websitehttps://www.consultclarity.org/7 Questions on Leadership Serieshttps://www.consultclarity.org/large-...We'd Love To Interview YOU In Our 7 Questions On Leadership Series!https://www.consultclarity.org/7-ques...Subscribe To Clarity's Mailing Listhttps://www.consultclarity.org/subscribeJonno White's eBook Step Up or Step Outhttps://store.consultclarity.org/step...Jonno White's Book Step Up or Step Out (Amazon)https://www.amazon.com/Step-Up-Out-Di...

Investing in creating a personal brand and a corporate brand is not something every CEO enjoys, but that's not the case for Jim Becker.  Join us on Friday at 10:30am CT for Episode 88 of Standing Out as we talk about why he values branding as a CEO, the benefits of creating a strong brand, and why he enjoys talking to people about sales & marketing strategies.  Thanks to our sponsor, TAFS, Inc. To learn more and get started click on the link in the comments. Standing Out is a daily sales, marketing & leadership podcast powered by BETA Consulting Group, created to highlight best practices from industry leaders with incredible experience and insights! The goal is to entertain, educate & inspire individuals & companies to improve their sales, marketing & leadership development outcomes.  

Kevin welcomes Jim Becker, the CEO of Becker Logistics, to discuss what he's learned in sales and why it's important to always be promoting your brands and services.  Plus, listener feedback, advice, and community building!Electric fleets are the future. Are you ready? Discover why ChargePoint is the right partner to take your operation electric to reduce fueling costs, eliminate emissions and help you turn e-mobility into a competitive advantage. Visit chargepoint.solutions/freightwavesFollow Put That Coffee Down on Apple PodcastsFollow Put That Coffee Down on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts

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For Episode 54 of Tendy Talk presented by the BLPA Podcast Network and The Hockey Podcast Network, I chat with NYPD goalie Mike Nano. If you watched ESPN's coverage of the FDNY/NYPD hockey game prior to the 20th anniversary of 9/11 you saw Mike faceoff against last week's guest FDNY goalie Kurt Pflumm in an exciting game.  It was fun talking to Mike and learning about his journey in hockey, and learning about his background with the police department. Listening to Mike I think we forget just how much police departments do in larger cities to keep us safe. It was also a lot of fun to hear his take on the FDNY/NYPD game from a few weeks ago, not to mention his thoughts of being run by my former college teammate Jim Becker of the FDNY. Be sure to follow Mike on social media, and enjoy the episode. Instagram  And be sure to watch Rivalry City, the documentary about the FDNY/NYPD hockey game rivalry. Music on this podcast is courtesy of The Zambonis. (http://thezambonis.com) Want to be on the podcast, or know somebody I should talk to? Reach out to me at WashedUpGoalie39@gmail.com, or contact me through the Contact page. Draftkings.com PROMO Code THPN for SIGNUP Bonus & Weekly Deals Find me on social media Instagram: @Washed_Up_Goalie Twitter: @WashedUpGoalie Facebook YouTube

Books mentioned...Tiny Habits (BJ Fogg)Atomic Habits (James Clear)Winning The War In Your Mind (Craig Groeschel)Soundtracks (Jon Acuff)

How are community and private foundations redirecting COVID funds for a brighter future in our communities? Philanthropy is increasing as Foundations and Donor Advised Funds (DAFs) are called to distribute money now, rather than holding them in the “parking lot”. Legally, foundations are required to distribute 5% of their assets each year in grants to nonprofits. According to Market Watch, private foundations hold an estimated $1 trillion in assets and DAFs contain $120 billion. But the ultra-high net wealth individuals and foundations are advocating for distribution now. For example, the “Patriotic Millionaires” are advocating for the next stimulus package to ensure philanthropists distribute 10% money to charities while the country grapples with the pandemic. Also, to encourage people to give more freely in response to the coronavirus pandemic, the California couple David and Jennifer Risher created the #HalfMyDAF challenge which offers matching donations to donors who pledge to empty half of their donor-advised-fund account and direct that money to charity by September 30.Fundamentally, a foundation is an investment vehicle where dividends are distributed to charity. Benefits include strategic advice on giving, ability to aggregate funds overtime to support large initiatives and, of course, tax burden reduction. A community foundation’s mission is very general: to improve the quality of life in a given area. In this episode, we chat with Jim Becker, the President and CEO of the Richmond Community Foundation of California. Jim offers a thoughtful and holistic perspective on community needs as well as strategies for funding, not just in his region but nationally.Head to CreatingCommunityForGood.com for full show notes, key takeaways and episode resources. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Seattle Rep theater presented a production of August Wilson's play Jitney this spring. Unfortunately, the run was just cancelled due to Coronavirus concerns.Wilson wrote a series of 10 plays about the African-American experience. Each is set in a specific decade of the twentieth century.Wilson won the Pulitzer Prize for Fences, set in 1950’s, and The Piano Lesson, set in the 1930’s.August Wilson had a connection to Seattle. He moved here in 1990 and finished the last half of his cycle here. He was diagnosed with inoperable liver cancer in 2005 and died that year at Swedish Hospital.Wilson is considered one of the great playwrights of the twentieth century, on par with Eugene O'Neill and Arthur Miller.Set in 1970’s Pittsburgh, Jitney is the story of a rideshare service run by Jim Becker. His business emerged in response to redlining practices. It is being forced to close due to gentrification.Redlining was devised by the federal government, theoretically to help banks in the wake of the Great Depression. The practice, steeped in racism, was embraced by local governments. The story of Jitney resonates for us in Seattle, a place which, like cities around the country, is still grappling with the legacy of targeted discrimination and disenfranchisement.In a collaboration with Seattle Rep, we invited a number of local leaders to join a discussion on the history and legacy of redlining and gentrification. We hope that through this discussion, framed by personal experience and the lens of the play, we can reflect on what we want for our city in the coming decades.This recording took place on March 8 in the KUOW studios. KUOW’s Zaki Hamid spoke with Diane Sugimura, former director of Seattle’s Department of Planning and Development; Inye Wokoma, co-founder of Wa Na Wari, the center for Black art, stories and social connection in the Central District; and Vivian Phillips, a communications and arts advocacy consultant and a member of KUOW’s board of directors.Excerpts from Jitney were read by Ronnie Hill, Brandon Jones Mooney, Malcolm J West and Alex Lee Reed.Please note: This recording contains an unedited racial slur.

Jim Becker and Angela Annibale talk the Economic Progress Alliance, along with the work they've done in the Crawford County area. Included in the discussion is their future work on the shores of French Creek, how they assist manufacturing in Crawford County, and their collaboration with the beehive at Conneaut Lake Park. Sponsored By: Erie Regional Chamber & Growth Partnership Music: Kevin Macleod’s "pamgaea" available via Creative Commons Attribution-International 4.0. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ No changes were made. Audionautix's "Roboskater" by Jason Shaw available via Creative Commons Attribution-International 4.0. License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ No changes were made.

Multi-instrumentalist/actor Jim Becker delivers pearls of wisdom from his years with Califone and Iron and Wine, why he never takes a gig unless he loves it, why variety is truly the secret to life and what it's like sharing scenes with Terry O'Quinn in the new Epix series Perpetual Grace from his old buddy Steven Conrad.

Hey ya'll! Here's the extended conversation with Jim Becker for those of you who want even more of the details on this Trump/Ukraine scandal. We've also got some links provided by Jim for further context, like some of the transcripts and text messages he refers to in the episode.   The texts setting up the Trump call and outlining the quid pro quo:   https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/_cache/files/a/4/a4a91fab-99cd-4eb9-9c6c-ec1c586494b9/621801458E982E9903839ABC7404A917.chairmen-letter-on-state-departmnent-texts-10-03-19.pdfMore info on Naftogatz, the Ukrainian natural gas company that Lev Parnas and Igor Fuman were trying to take control of: https://www.apnews.com/d7440cffba4940f5b85cd3dfa3500fb2   A timeline of the Ukraine scandal: https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/whistleblower-ukraine-biden-trump-schiff   The indictment of Lev Parnas and Igor Fruman, arrested trying to flee the U.S. after lunch with Guliani: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/press-release/file/1208281/download    

This week Steve Discourse and Jay Calli touch bases on the Chicago teacher strike, homelessness, and the tragic police killing of Atatiana Jefferson. We also ask why Elizabeth Warren is trolling Mark Zuckerberg and should Facebook be fact checking political ads, or just rake in the cash?   We also ALSO ask our political analyst Jim Becker to try and give us all the details on the Impeachment Inquiry without really giving us ALL the details cause there's A LOT to sift through.As always comment you thoughts and feedback to us on Instagram and sometimes Twitter @Stevediscourse and @itsJayCalli. You can also send us support through CashApp and Venmo @WTDpod and www.Patreon.com/whatsthedeal  

In today’s episode, we speak with Jim Becker, CEO & Founder of Becker Logistics.  How would you like these results?  In 2018 we were doing around 4,000 shipments per month, and now we are doing around 6,000 per month. And all of that, I want to say, is due to all of the marketing that I, and my team, have done over the last two quarters.  This podcast dives deep into how Becker Logistics drove their business to such incredible heights, and how those lessons can applied to your business.  If you are in the transportation industry, there is a great chance that you know who Jim Becker is. If you aren’t in that industry, its fine as the insights and learnings that Jim shares, relate to any business and industry. Becker Logistics has been around for over 22 years and has about 170 employees, however, they have hired over 70 just this year and are experiencing hockey stick like growth. You will also hear straight from Jim about how much of their success he attributes to modern marketing. In today’s episode Jim talks about their overall marketing strategy, and gives specifics on their '31 and 1' campaign, where they released a video a day in May on LinkedIn that generated over 150k views … so far! Here is a quick example of one of Becker Logistics' '31 in 1' videos:  What do we like about these videos?  1. They were consistent.  2. They were NOT salesy or self-promotional.  3. They were unique and spoke to the Becker brand essence.  4. They were real and unscripted. Obviously, Jim had a plan but there was no telepromter in sight, and he said they did 15 of the videos in one take, which is pretty impressive.  5. They were focused on education and providing value above all else.  SPECIAL NOTE:  If you are a leader or business owner that thinks: ‘Who cares about social media? Who cares if we got 1,000 more followers on LinkedIn? Or, we have been successful for many years without a marketing team and strategy, so why now? ... then Jim, has some thoughts specifically for you! While many companies ignore the modern world, don’t respond to online reviews, and play no role in how their brand is talked about online, Jim and Becker Logistics are lighting the modern marketing world on fire and reaping the rewards for doing so! RELATED TOPIC: How to Get More Online Reviews with Chekkit RELATED TOPIC: Track ALL Leads With WhatConverts Connect with: Jim Becker on LinkedIn Becker Logistics @ www.beckerlogistics.com or 1-800-Go-Becker Want to join their team? Go to: www.wearelogistics.com If you enjoyed the Master Modern Marketing podcast, please subscribe, rate and review the show. You can also keep in contact with the show sponsor, Farmers Marketing, at FarmersMarketing.ca, or Facebook.com/farmersmktng.

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 109 “Live from the eft Media Zone: Peter Gibbons with TireHub” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Peter Gibbons assumed his role as Chief Executive Officer of TireHub in 2018. As CEO, Gibbons is focused on positioning TireHub as the leading tire distributor in the United States. Gibbons is a veteran business and supply chain executive with 25 years of experience leading manufacturing and supply chain activities in the consumer, retail and specialty chemicals industries. He most recently served as Executive Vice President of Global Development and Product Supply for Mattel, Inc., where he played a key role in product development and supply chain management. Gibbons previously served as Executive Vice President of Global Supply Chain Operations for Starbucks and Executive Vice President of Supply Chain for ICI Paints North America, yielding cost savings and improved fulfillment and speed to market for both companies. Outside of his work at TireHub, Gibbons loves hiking, reading and supporting the Glasgow Celtic soccer club. He also serves on the boards of CP Kelco and the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University. He holds a bachelor's degree in physics from the University of Edinburgh and a master's degree in business administration from Strathclyde Business School in Glasgow, Scotland. Gibbons and his wife, Katy, have three children - Rachel, Dominic and Roisin. Learn more about TireHub here: https://www.tirehub.com/ This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Jim Becker of Becker Logistics. For more information, please visit our episode page: www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-109

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 110 “Live from the eft Media Zone: Jim Becker with Becker Logistics” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Jim Becker is the CEO of Becker Logistics, LLC. Jim Becker entered the logistic world in 1991 and in 1997 from his kitchen table, Jim started what we fondly know today as Becker Logistics. He built the company on the founding core values of: Integrity, Quality, Innovation, Safety, Competitiveness, Openness, Respect, and Equal Work Life Balance. These foundational values combined with his leadership and industry expertise, have allowed Jim to author a great story of mind-blowing growth in Becker Logistics; growing the company 10 times (1000%) since 2013. Along the way, he has learned to focus on the journey of life rather than solely on whatever goal or endpoint may serve as a destination. He has realized his passion to help the people he encounters to become a better version of themselves—to help them live life without regrets, to feel empowered, and to act with confidence. Jim is very involved within the logistics community. He sits on the Executive Advisory Council for McLeod Software and has spoken at McLeod’s Users conference on growing a company with sales and looking at how to scale operations along with the importance of customer service within our industry. Jim is on the Board along with being on the Education Committee, and past chairman of the hazmat committee of Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA). He is also currently on the Mentor/Mentee committee. Connect with Jim Becker on LinkedIn and visit Becker Logistics’ website for more information: https://www.beckerlogistics.com/ This is episode was hosted by Scott Luton. For more information, please visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-110

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 107 “Live from the eft Media Zone: Eric Johnson with JOC” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Eric Johnson is the JOC's Senior Editor, Technology, where he leads coverage and analysis of technology’s impact on global logistics and trade. Johnson regularly reports on how shippers, carriers across all modes, and logistics companies use software, as well as new concepts impacting core freight transportation processes like procurement, execution, visibility, and payment. Johnson is a regular presenter and moderator at industry events and webinars. Prior to joining the JOC in May 2018, Johnson spent 13 years with American Shipper in a variety of roles, most recently covering logistics technology and leading the production of a series of benchmark studies on the logistics industry. Johnson has a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Wisconsin and a master’s in international business from the University of Leeds, UK. He has lived and worked in Southern California, the UK, and India, and now resides in the Washington, D.C., area. Learn more here: https://www.joc.com/users/eric-johnson This episode was hosted by Scott Luton, Will Haraway, and Jim Becker of Becker Logistics. For more information, visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-107

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 108 “Revisiting the Transportation Outlook with Lee Klaskow of Bloomberg” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Lee Klaskow is Senior Analyst, Transportation and Logistics, Bloomberg Intelligence, a new dynamic platform for in-depth analysis, ideas, and data sets on industries and companies, as well as credit, government, ESG, and litigation factors that impact decision-making available on the Bloomberg Professional services at BI . He specializes in freight transportation and logistics, including global marine shipping, air freight and logistics sectors as well as the North American trucking and railroad industries. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Klaskow was a senior analyst at Longbow Research and Prudential Equity Group, where he covered freight transportation and logistics companies. He has also worked at Prudential Equity Group as an industrial associate prior to being promoted to senior analyst. Klaskow helped originate develop and execute global equity transactions for both ABN Amro Rothschild and J.P. Morgan. Klaskow began his career at McCarthy, Crisanti & Maffei analyzing and reporting on the primary equity markets. Klaskow earned his bachelor of science degree in finance and management from Ithaca College, and his master's in business from Fordham University. Connect with Lee Klaskow on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leeklaskow/ This episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Jim Becker. For more information, please visit our episode page at www.supplychainnowradio.com/episode-108

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 103 “What Can Uber Freight Teach Us About Transportation and Big Data?” Broadcast from eft’s 3PL & Supply Chain Summit Featuring: Kate Kaufman is the Director of Account Management for Uber Freight where she leads a team in championing the voice of the customer in everything we do. Kate has a diverse background in Transportation, Analytics, Finance and Technology holding positions in with various fortune 500 companies such as Amazon, Sprint, RR Donnelley and CH Robinson. Kate recently joined the Uber Freight team after successfully launching Brokerage transportation divisions at both RR Donnelley and Amazon, building the teams, products and algorithms used to match transportation supply and demand in today’s fragmented marketplace. Kate is a graduate of the University of Kansas twice over receiving both her bachelors and MBA degrees, and is currently in the process of completing a second Masters in Predictive Analytics with Northwestern University in Chicago. A self proclaimed operational data nerd, Kate’s passion for analytics and operational excellence fuels her passion to bring ultimate transparency and fluidity to the transportation marketplace. Learn more about Uber Freight here: https://www.uberfreight.com/ . Connect with Kate Kaufman on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katekaufman/ Jim Becker is the CEO of Becker Logistics, LLC. Jim Becker entered the logistic world in 1991 and in 1997 from his kitchen table, Jim started what we fondly know today as Becker Logistics. He built the company on the founding core values of: Integrity, Quality, Innovation, Safety, Competitiveness, Openness, Respect, and Equal Work Life Balance. These foundational values combined with his leadership and industry expertise, have allowed Jim to author a great story of mind-blowing growth in Becker Logistics; growing the company 10 times (1000%) since 2013. Along the way, he has learned to focus on the journey of life rather than solely on whatever goal or endpoint may serve as a destination. He has realized his passion to help the people he encounters to become a better version of themselves—to help them live life without regrets, to feel empowered, and to act with confidence. Jim is very involved within the logistics community. He sits on the Executive Advisory Council for McLeod Software and has spoken at McLeod’s Users conference on growing a company with sales and looking at how to scale operations along with the importance of customer service within our industry. Jim is on the Board along with being on the Education Committee, and past chairman of the hazmat committee of Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA). He is also currently on the Mentor/Mentee committee. Connect with Jim Becker on LinkedIn and visit Becker Logistics’ website for more information: https://www.beckerlogistics.com/ This episode was hosted by Scott Luton

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 80 “Digital Supply Chain, Dropshipment & Food Industry Transportation” Live from Purchasing Power HQ – Learn more here: https://corp.purchasingpower.com/ Episode 80 features Timo Kirschner, Jim Becker, and Lance Roberts. Timo Kirschner is Vice President, Supply Chain at Purchasing Power, LLC, an e-commerce voluntary benefit company offering the leading employee purchase program through the convenience of payroll deductions. In this position, Kirschner oversees all aspects of supply chain management, including vendor performance management as well as shipping and delivery operations in the multi-carrier structure. Jim Becker is the CEO of Becker Logistics, LLC. Jim Becker entered the logistic world in 1991 and in 1997 from his kitchen table, Jim started what we fondly know today as Becker Logistics. He built the company on the founding core values of: Integrity, Quality, Innovation, Safety, Competitiveness, Openness, Respect, and Equal Work Life Balance. Lance D. Roberts serves as Branch Manager at Becker Logistics – a third party logistics company based in Glendale Heights, IL. In this role, he oversees all aspects of the sales and operations for the Irving, Texas facility. At the age of 47, Roberts has been involved in every aspect of the industry. He has spent 31 of his 35 years of business experience in management and leadership positions. This episode was hosted by Will Haraway and Scott Luton. Upcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode SCNR’s Scott Luton at Verusen event on “Digital Innovation & Intelligence”: click here SCNR Tunes, Track 1, featuring Tommy Townsend & Will Haraway: click here APICS Atlanta CSCP and CLTD Boot Camps at Georgia Tech: click here Learn more about Supply Chain 101: https://youtu.be/Qc6U9WWUsYo See SCNR’s latest webinar featuring an update on Drones & IoT technologies: https://youtu.be/K21zQICAnIg Transparency 2019: https://www.freightwaves.com/transparency19 EFT 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: click here Gartner Supply Chain Leadership Conference in Phoenix: https://www.gartner.com/en/conferences/na/supply-chain-us

Supply Chain Now Radio, Episode 49: “Leadership, Growth & the Path Ahead” This episode featured the following distinguished guests: Jim Becker is the CEO of Becker Logistics, LLC. Jim Becker entered the logistic world in 1991 and in 1997 from his kitchen table, Jim started what we fondly know today as Becker Logistics. He built the company on the founding core values of: Integrity, Quality, Innovation, Safety, Competitiveness, Openness, Respect, and Equal Work Life Balance. These foundational values combined with his leadership and industry expertise, have allowed Jim to author a great story of mind blowing growth in Becker Logistics; growing the company 10 times (1000%) since 2013. Along the way, he has learned to focus on the journey of life rather than solely on whatever goal or endpoint may serve as a destination. He has realized his passion to help the people he encounters to become a better version of themselves—to help them live life without regrets, to feel empowered, and to act with confidence. Jim is very involved within the logistics community. He sits on the Executive Advisory Council for McLeod Software and has spoken at McLeod’s Users conference on growing a company with sales and looking at how to scale operations along with the importance of customer service within our industry. Jim is on the Board along with being on the Education Committee, and past chairman of the hazmat committee of Transportation Intermediaries Association (TIA). He is also currently on the Mentor/Mentee committee. Connect with Jim Becker on LinkedIn and visit Becker Logistics’ website for more information: https://www.beckerlogistics.com/ Paul Noble is Founder and CEO of Verusen, a technology firm that uses AI to predict inventory and harmonize data organizations in a variety of industries. Verusen automatically integrates to your ERP and disparate data sources — single or multiple systems, one or many locations. Then, the platform’s Artificial Intelligence learns from your own inventory experts and encodes their knowledge to provide seamless inventory harmonization. With Verusen, you get automatic naming and categorization with 99% reliability at scale — a true material master. Paul’s passion for entrepreneurship has always shaped his approach for go-to-market strategies and tools, which was the driving force behind pursuing his dream of launching Verusen to improve the availability of easy-to-use technology for optimizing the supply chain for materials and MRO. Connect with Paul Noble on LinkedIn and visit Verusen’s website for more information: https://www.verusen.com/ Upcoming Events Mentioned in this Episode 2019 Atlanta Supply Chain Awards: www.AtlantaSupplyChainAwards.com 2019 Georgia Logistics Summit: www.GALogisticsSummit.com AME Atlanta 2019 Lean Summit: https://www.ame.org/ame-atlanta-2019-lean-summit EFT 3PL & Supply Chain Summit: click here THis episode was co-hosted by Scott Luton and Chris Barnes.

WHAT UUUUUPPP! Steve Discourse and Jay Calli are back again with your weekly news fix.We dive into the agreement to end the government shutdown with our political expert Jim Becker; updates on the Sebring, FL mass shooting; and we also ask, are we cancelling people TOO QUICKLY these day? To answer that we explore 2020 presidential hopeful Kamala Harris' professional record as a prosecutor in California.We also continue our ongoing conversation on education with DC born and raised middle school educator Brandon Frye! He and Jay Calli break down the surprising challenges and roles teachers and their students face both inside  and outside school walls.   Follow us on Instagram @Stevediscourse and @itsjaycalli. And as always please subscribe, share and leave us a review where ever you listen!

  Welcome to the April edition of the Aquarium Drunkard podcast, coming in from West of the Rockies. On this program, we explore the late night radio theater of the late Art Bell. The Coast to Coast AM host passed away on Friday, April 13th, and we’ve spent the days since exploring his classic archives. Aquarium Drunkard founder Justin Gage and co-host Jason P. Woodbury sat down to reflect on Bell’s singular voice, dedication to chronicling the unknown, and status as a purveyor of genuine American weirdness. Also on the show, guitarist Nels Cline joins us to discuss his new quartet, the Nels Cline 4, and “Imperfect 10” from the combo’s new Blue Note Records LP, Currents, Constellations. Maybe you know his playing with Wilco, but here he focuses on the notion of “jazz fusion,” which he’s been exploring since the late ‘80s. And we begin the podcast with a discussion with Jaime Fennelly of Mind Over Mirrors. The synthesist and composer just released a masterpiece called Bellowing Sun. It’s cosmic in scope but rooted in the earthy reflections of naturalist writers like Henry Beston, whose 1928 book, The Outermost House: A Year of Life on the Great Beach of Cape Cod, served as a guidepost for the new album. Earlier this month, the album debuted alongside a multi-media installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago featuring a light sculpture modeled after an enormous drum. The suggestions — of biorhythms and universal patterns — are in keeping with Mind Over Mirrors’ space-folk. Though Mind Over Mirrors began as a solo project, it’s very much a group effort now, featuring Janet Bean of Freakwater and Eleventh Dream Day, Jon Mueller of Volcano Choir, and Jim Becker of Califone. The band’s latest, Bellowing Sun, arrives in conjunction with a multi-media installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago featuring an ambitious light sculpture. One of the marvelous things about Mind Over Mirrors is the way the group’s music feels both spacey and earthy. On the new album, which is at turns ecstatic, spooky, and revelatory, Fennelly and company the band maximize that ability, putting the idea of our planet as a cosmic vehicle into context. “I think about [the cosmos] in relation to my own music as being otherworldly, but I also think of it as being grounded, in the way that the Earth is cosmic,” Fennelly says. “It’s not just about the area beyond us or outside of us, in kind of an exploratory sense as well.” On his new album with the Nels Cline 4, Currents, Constellations, guitarist and composer Nels Cline reigns in the conceptual mood music of his previous Blue Note Records release, Lovers, in favor of tight, spiky interplay with guitarist Julian Lage, bassist Scott Colley, and drummer Tom Rainey. It’s a record fueled by Cline’s energy, incorporating avant-garde, rock, and blues influences. It is, for lack of a better term, jazz fusion music, which explains why Cline’s initial title for “Imperfect 10” was “Jazz Fusion Composition.” “I definitely chose that term to bother people, particularly people who think they’re cooler than ‘jazz fusion,'” Cline says. “Basically, it’s a meaningless term. It’s a combination of basically whatever. It doesn’t have to mean a combination of jazz and rock and classical and funk…it doesn’t mean the same thing from one person to another, and that’s why it’s a fun word to use. It’s basically a meaningless word that bothers people, which I find linguistically fascinating, but it also, stylistically, does kind of define me.” If you’ve ever been the sort of person content to sit around the radio late at night or scan the airwaves on a long drive through the middle of nowhere, there’s a good chance you’ve experienced the strange radio theater of Art Bell’s Coast to Coast AM. Since Bell passed away earlier this month and since his passing, we’ve been tuned into his archives. Here, we reflect on the impact and legacy of Bell’s pioneering program. “Coast to Coast AM felt like this secret handshake between people,” AD’s Justin Gage says. “Not unlike when you find a record or something that means a lot to you, that might be a little esoteric or obscure. Coast to Coast AM definitely kind of felt like that in the late ’90s, early 2000s.” Thanks for listening to the Transmissions podcast. Support by subscribing to the Aquarium Drunkard podcast on Apple Podcasts,  Spotify, Stitcher, Mixcloud, Tune In, or via the RSS feed. Please rate and review the show, or even better, share it directly with friends. Collage image by Michael J. Hentz. Dig into the podcast archives, which include interviews with Laraaji, Tim Heidecker, Eileen Myles, Daniel Lanois, Hiss Golden Messenger, Ryley Walker, Eleanor Friedberger, Idris Ackamoor, and many more.

Jim Becker's philosophy on using effects, advice for self taught players, and the guitar that just wouldn’t burn.

Patricia Cambianica and Jim Becker, owners of La Trattoria, talk about sourcing local products for their family style restaurant in Sunny Brae in Sunny Brae, Arcata, Calif. Produced and hosted by Jennifer Bell, khsu.org