In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Michael Rossiter, Co-Founder and CEO of Atomic — an AI-native inventory management platform used by a growing number of omnichannel brands.
Built by former Tesla planners who lived through the Model 3 ramp, Atomic is a unit-level simulation engine that reconciles demand and supply constraints in real-time — offering the control of spreadsheets with the power of enterprise-grade planning software.
We dive into Michael's experience managing Tesla's Sales & Operations Planning during hyper-growth and how those hard lessons shaped what Atomic is today. Michael has fresh and interesting answers to questions like:
Whether you're a CEO, a CFO or a planner, you'll find some useful gems in this episode.
Learn more about Atomic or get in touch here: https://startops.network/companies/atomic
In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Summitt Hogue — Managing Partner at Growe, a commercial real estate firm helping 3PL operators and e-commerce brands find the right partners and warehouse space to scale.
Growe isn’t your typical brokerage. With a hyper-focus on representing 3PLs, they’ve become trusted growth advisors to their clients, offering site selection, labor insights, post-deal support, and even matchmaking with brands — all without charging the clients they serve.
We dive into Summitt’s approach to building partnerships that go beyond square footage, including:
If you’re a 3PL operator trying to expand or a brand looking for your next 3PL, this one is for you.
In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Blair Forrest, Co-Founder and CMO of AMZ Prep — one of the fastest-growing logistics providers for Amazon and e-commerce brands worldwide.
Blair’s story starts in a college dorm room with just $2,000. Today, AMZ Prep operates over a million square feet of warehouse space, serving hundreds of brands with everything from FBA prep to international fulfillment.
We dive into the wild ride of building a logistics company from scratch and how Blair is helping brands navigate:
If you're an operator trying to get ahead of Amazon fees, scale your 3PL partnerships, or optimize inbound freight, this is the episode for you.
In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Jonathan Wu, Co-Founder and CEO of Cavalry — a platform for e-commerce brands who want to automate customer support without sacrificing the human touch.
Cavalry isn’t just another AI chatbot. It’s a dynamic policy engine that helps brands resolve complex customer issues at scale, integrating directly into the tools they already use, like Shopify, Zendesk, and Gorgias.
We dive into Jonathan’s journey from COO of a nine-figure brand to building a platform that helps operators solve the hardest customer service problems:
If you’ve ever wrestled to configure a workflow in a CX tool, you should tune in to hear about this new approach.
In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Jason Bang, Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Implentio — a platform built by and for operators to help reconcile 3PL invoices and uncover hidden costs.
Implentio isn't your typical auditor. They’re one of the few software platforms that allows brands to audit their 3PL invoices. And instead of contingency fees, they offer flat-fee pricing and a guaranteed ROI.
We dive into Jason’s deep operations background and how his team’s firsthand pain with 3PLs led to building Implentio:
If you're a supply chain operator looking to clean up messy invoices, cut costs, and stop living in spreadsheets, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.
Learn more about Implentio or get in touch here.
In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Sharoon Thomas (known to most as ST), co-founder and CEO of Fulfil — a modern ERP built for omnichannel brands.
Fulfil was born out of ST’s frustration with slow, rigid ERP implementations after a decade of consulting. Today, Fulfil is challenging legacy giants like NetSuite by staying close to customers, shipping features fast, and building an ERP that actually works the way modern brands operate.
In this conversation, we dive into:
If you're a brand operator or founder tired of working around your ERP, this one’s for you.
To learn more about Fulfil, check out their profile on the StartOps Directory: https://startops.network/companies/fulfil-io
In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Justin Sherlock, co-founder and CEO of Caspian.
In this episode, we dive into:
To learn more about Caspian, check out their profile on the StartOps Directory: startops.network/companies/caspian
In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Jordan Zapotechne, Chief Revenue Officer of Enterprise Purchasing Group (EPG).
EPG is an extremely unique business — one that very few others could replicate.
By joining EPG as a member, shippers can get remarkable savings on their freight & parcel transportation costs with providers like UPS, Flexport, and Maersk — no matter how big or small they are.
The way EPG does this is a fascinating story, and we dive deep into their story and their business model:
…and lessons learned from scaling EPG from zero to hundreds of millions in shipping volume.
If you’re a shipper looking to save money on transportation, you can learn more or get in touch here: https://startops.network/epg-partnership
Or find EPG’s partners on the StartOps Directory: https://startops.network/lists/group-purchasing-partners
In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Akhil Oltikar, co-founder and CEO of Omnics.
In this episode, we dive into:
…and lessons learned from building Omnics into a trusted platform for companies of all sizes.
To learn more about Omnics, check out their profile on the StartOps Directory: startops.network/companies/omnics
In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Sean Henry, co-founder and CEO of Stord.
Sean’s journey began as a young entrepreneur selling products online, before he founded Stord while at Georgia Tech.
Since then, he has built Stord into a category-defining “cloud supply chain” company — a profitable, vertically integrated combination of fulfillment, software, and transportation services that can seamlessly take consumer goods from a factory to a customer’s front porch.
In this episode, we cover topics like:
What Stord has learned from Amazon about building a compound business Why Sean bet big on vertical integration and asset ownership (when others did the opposite) How to ensure quality across a large number of complex products Stord’s tricks for success when growing through M&A The ecommerce trends that Sean has got his eye on for this yearTo learn more about Stord, check out their Verified page on the StartOps Directory: startops.network/companies/stord
In This episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps
We sit down with Arjun Aggarwal, founder and CEO of Mandrel.
Arjun envisions a future where a small team can run a $100M consumer brand. In this future, “inventory management” isn’t a discrete problem for operations teams — it’s part of the larger challenge of automating the whole business.
The first step towards this future is to unshackle operators from the worst parts of their work: data entry and data organization.
Starting with their AI-driven “no-touch” data entry, Mandrel is redefining how brands approach supply chain operations and defining a new category of Inventory Automation systems as an accompaniment to — or replacement of — traditional ERPs.
We cover topics like:
To learn more about Mandrel, check out their profile on the StartOps Directory.
In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Mohnish Chakravarti, founder and CEO of Rails, to discuss the present and future of 3PL billing.
Every year, $350+ billion passes from merchants to their 3PLs. But 3PL are notoriously complex, and this opacity hurts everyone. 3PLs suffer because collecting revenue requires arduous manual computation — and time delays that eat into working capital. Merchants suffer because billing errors erode their margins and their trust alike.
Mohnish shares his journey from building internal tools at Stord to founding Rails in hopes of solving 3PL billing once and for all.
We cover topics like:
To learn more about Rails, check out their profile on the StartOps Directory: startops.network/companies/rails
In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Keith Frymark, Senior VP of Supply Chain and Quality at Seed Health.
As well as being a veteran supply chain leader, Keith was officially Member #1 and co-founder of the StartOps community.
In this episode, Charles and Keith go back to the origins of StartOps, reflecting on what the community has become today — and its future.
Listen in to hear more about:
To learn more about StartOps, check out their Verified page in the StartOps Directory.
In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with John Morgan, founder of Pelagic, to talk about the growing role of Operations Agencies in the supply chain world.
John cut his teeth running procurement for early SpaceX — a role where one tiny mistake could cause a rocket to explode. Today, he takes those lessons in rigor to his clients at Pelagic.
In this episode, we answer questions like:
…and touch on John’s vision for an Operator University.
To learn more about Pelagic, check out their Verified page on the StartOps Directory: startops.network/companies/pelagic
In this episode of Blue Ocean by StartOps, we sit down with Prince Ghosh, CEO of Factored Quality.
Prince started his career in aerospace engineering. After his software startup was acquired by Doris Dev, he turned his focus to fixing one of the least-digitized parts of the supply chain: quality control.
In this episode, we discuss:
To learn more about Factored Quality, check out their Verified page on the StartOps Directory: https://startops.network/companies/factored-quality
In this episode of Blue Ocean, we sit down with Alex Yaseen, founder and CEO of Parabola.
Alex shares how his passion for empowering non-technical people to manipulate data led to him starting Parabola. In the last few years, Parabola has established itself as a must-have tool for supply chain and logistics operators.
In the episode, we discuss:
To learn more about Parabola, check out their Verified page on the StartOps Directory: https://startops.network/companies/parabola
In this episode of Blue Ocean, we sit down with Allison Lee, the CEO of Revive, a company revolutionizing the way brands handle damaged and unsellable inventory.
Allison shares the challenges of turning deadstock into sellable goods, and the complexities of the recycling process in the fashion industry.
A few topics we cover:
To learn more about Revive and their mission, check out their profile on the StartOps Directory: https://app.startops.network/companies/revive
In this episode of Blue Ocean, we sit down with Julia Tolmachyov and Michelle Liao, co-founders of DayZero.
DayZero is a lightweight ERP (and full QuickBooks replacement) that automates financial management for e-commerce and CPG brands.
In this episode, we talk about:
To learn more about DayZero, check out their page on the StartOps Directory:
In this episode of Blue Ocean, we sit down with Jason Finkelstein, co-founder of Logistics Resolve.
Logistics Resolve is a new service that helps brands and 3PLs find common ground and avoid terminations. In this episode, we address questions like:
To learn more about Logistics Resolve, check out their Verified page on the StartOps Directory:
In this episode of Blue Ocean, we sit down with Leon Hergert, co-founder and CEO of Spherecast.
Leon’s journey has taken him from studying Information Systems in Munich, to optimizing airline supply chains, to finally becoming a founder. Spherecast, his company, bills itself as the "inventory co-pilot" for multi-channel brands.
In this episode, we discuss:
To learn more about Spherecast, check out their Verified page on the StartOps Directory:
