A 23-year-old with a pager, a bag phone, and a point to prove—Chris O’Brien takes us from apologizing for not owning trucks in the early days of his C.H. Robinson career, to shaping one of the most influential commercial engines in logistics, then into a new play: One Armada. We dig into the early days of brokerage at Robinson when check calls ruled and service meant relentless follow-up, and we unpack the moment that rewired Chris’s approach—working on-site at a shipper and learning to think...
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A 23-year-old with a pager, a bag phone, and a point to prove—Chris O’Brien takes us from apologizing for not owning trucks in the early days of his C.H. Robinson career, to shaping one of the most influential commercial engines in logistics, then into a new play: One Armada. We dig into the early days of brokerage at Robinson when check calls ruled and service meant relentless follow-up, and we unpack the moment that rewired Chris’s approach—working on-site at a shipper and learning to think...
Ep. #74: Peter Coratola, President, CEO, & Founder, EASE Logistics
The Freight Pod
1 hour 27 minutes
3 months ago
Ep. #74: Peter Coratola, President, CEO, & Founder, EASE Logistics
What does it take to build a $220 million logistics company from scratch? Peter Coratola, CEO and founder of EASE Logistics, reveals the hard-earned wisdom behind his remarkable journey from unemployed college graduate to logistics leader. After being let go from his first industry job at 23, Peter launched his own brokerage with nothing but determination and a newborn son to support. His philosophy was simple yet powerful: "The more you do, the more you make." This approach became the found...
The Freight Pod
A 23-year-old with a pager, a bag phone, and a point to prove—Chris O’Brien takes us from apologizing for not owning trucks in the early days of his C.H. Robinson career, to shaping one of the most influential commercial engines in logistics, then into a new play: One Armada. We dig into the early days of brokerage at Robinson when check calls ruled and service meant relentless follow-up, and we unpack the moment that rewired Chris’s approach—working on-site at a shipper and learning to think...
