Walmart's Penelope Register-Shaw (VP Last Mile Transportation) on Female Empowerment in Logistics

Our guest Penelope Register-Shaw is having an impressive career in
logistics. She went from being an attorney in private practice to
driving innovations in last-mile logistics at FedEx, Amazon and
Walmart. Our host Dana von der Heide is a successful founder in the
logistics tech space. In this episode of The Logistics Tribe, these
two role models talk about the importance of female empowerment in
logistics and much more, including: - Penny's path into logistics.
From an attorney in private practice to being the chairman of the
public transportation authority of Rhode Island, to various roles
at FedEx for 20 years, to Amazon's last mile logistics and
eventually onto Walmart - The role an early mentor played for
Penny's career in logistics - Penny's start and her experiences at
FedEx - How Penny got into Amazon and how she helped them
reorganize the delivery service partner (provider) network - Things
to consider when picking a last-mile provider - Penny's view on
innovative last-mile delivery startups and what to learn from them
- The importance of viewing your last-mile delivery personnel as
your brand ambassadors - The importance of building out your
personal network - How to make the field of logistics more
attractive to females and how to keep females in the industry - How
Penny got into Walmart - What Penny perceives to be the different
philosophies of implementing innovations at FedEx vs. Amazon. vs.
Walmart. - The last-mile delivery innovations at Walmart.
Micro-fulfillment, micro-last-mile. - The criteria for picking a
last mile delivery service provider at Walmart - The importance of
accurate data for last-mile delivery decisions - A few tips and
tricks for females entering the field of logistics - and more
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any of the future episodes. To connect with Penny, visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peneloperegistershaw/ To connect with
Dana von der Heide, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/danavonderheide/ To connect with Boris
Felgendreher, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/borisfelgendreher/ To connect with
Marco Prüglmeier, host of the Logistics Tribe, visit:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/prueglmeier/