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#325 - Craig Fuller - CEO @ FreightWaves - State of Global Freight, China's Impact, Onshoring, Strategy for Buying Media Companies
#325 - Craig Fuller - CEO @ FreightWaves - State of Global Freight, China's Impact, Onshoring, Strategy for Buying Media Companies
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Length:
82 minutes
Released:
Dec 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Craig Fuller is the founder and CEO of FreightWaves, the leading provider of global supply chain market intelligence and news. Before FreightWaves, Craig was the founder of TransCard, a major provider of fleet fuel and debit cards. He is also the CEO of FLYING Magazine, the world’s most widely read aviation magazine. Previously, Fuller founded the Xpress Direct division of US Xpress, the leading provider of on-demand expedited truckload services.
On this episode, Chris and Craig discuss:
What Craig sees in the freight industry today
The economic state of China
The reshoring renaissance
Craig’s media strategy
Buying Flying Magazine
How to double the size of an established niche media company
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Links:
Craig on Twitter
FreightWaves
FLYING Magazine
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:04) - Reflecting on correctly predicting a freight recession
(00:06:24) - What are you seeing today in the industry?
(00:15:29) - Are supply chains better now than pre-2020?
(00:20:44) - China
(00:30:54) - The Reshoring renaissance
(00:34:42) - The Panama Canal
(00:36:11) - The Merger of Canadian Pacific w/ Kansas City Southern
(00:42:42) - Yellow’s bankruptcy
(00:47:53) - What’s your media strategy?
(00:53:49) - Valuing a media business
(00:56:36) - Buying Flying Magazine
(01:05:38) - How would you double the size of an established niche media company?
(01:11:38) - How would you enter the Golf industry?
(01:16:11) - Craig on buying an e-commerce business with his son
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On this episode, Chris and Craig discuss:
What Craig sees in the freight industry today
The economic state of China
The reshoring renaissance
Craig’s media strategy
Buying Flying Magazine
How to double the size of an established niche media company
We'd appreciate you filling out our audience survey, so we can continuously work on providing relevant content to our listeners.
https://www.thefortpod.com/survey
Links:
Craig on Twitter
FreightWaves
FLYING Magazine
Topics:
(00:00:00) - Intro
(00:03:04) - Reflecting on correctly predicting a freight recession
(00:06:24) - What are you seeing today in the industry?
(00:15:29) - Are supply chains better now than pre-2020?
(00:20:44) - China
(00:30:54) - The Reshoring renaissance
(00:34:42) - The Panama Canal
(00:36:11) - The Merger of Canadian Pacific w/ Kansas City Southern
(00:42:42) - Yellow’s bankruptcy
(00:47:53) - What’s your media strategy?
(00:53:49) - Valuing a media business
(00:56:36) - Buying Flying Magazine
(01:05:38) - How would you double the size of an established niche media company?
(01:11:38) - How would you enter the Golf industry?
(01:16:11) - Craig on buying an e-commerce business with his son
Support our Sponsors
Better Pitch: https://bit.ly/42d9L0I
Fort Capital: https://bit.ly/FortCapital
Follow Fort Capital on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/fort-capital/
Chris on Social Media:
Twitter: https://bit.ly/3BYIjcH
LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/45gIkFd
Watch The Fort on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3oynxNX
Visit our website: https://bit.ly/43SOvys
Leave a review on Apple: https://bit.ly/45crFD0
Leave a review on Spotify: https://bit.ly/3Krl9jO
The FORT is produced by Johnny Podcasts
Released:
Dec 19, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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