WBSRocks: Business Growth with ERP and Digital Transformation

WBSP005: Grow Your Business Through International Trading and LinkedIn Influence w/ Sarah Barnes-Humphrey

December 14, 2020 Sam Gupta Episode 5
WBSRocks: Business Growth with ERP and Digital Transformation
WBSP005: Grow Your Business Through International Trading and LinkedIn Influence w/ Sarah Barnes-Humphrey
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International trading is entirely different from domestic. Growing internationally requires you to understand various stakeholders and the process involved. The new collaborators could be importers, exporters, custom brokerage shops, freight providers, and regulatory agencies. The process is extremely complex and involved. This process also exposes you to new risks unfamiliar to you. The lack of understanding of the process and risks could be a hit on your growth ambitions.

In today’s episode, we have our guest Sarah Barnes-Humphrey from Shipz, who shares her knowledge of the international supply chain and trading. She discusses the challenges associated with traders and manufacturers as they go through the process of international trading. Since Sarah is highly influential on LinkedIn and in the supply chain community with over 26,000 followers on her podcast and 11,000 personal followers, we also had a chance to briefly touch on her productivity secrets. And why LinkedIn is essential for personal branding and community development.

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Intro
Sarah's personal journey and current focus
Sarah's LinkedIn journey
Sarah's productivity secrets
Recommendation for executives why LinkedIn matters
Impact of LinkedIn on Sarah's personal and professional life
Overview and benefits of Shipz
Where Shipz fit among other systems such as ERP or TMS
Roadmap for Shipz platform
How importers and exporters can save on their international shipments
Collaboration with custom brokers
Current practices and lesson learned on international shipments
INCO terms for importers and exporters
Closing thoughts
Outro