September 2021
CONNECTING WITH THE MARITIME COMMUNITY Sarah Barnes-Humphrey Founder of Let's Talk Supply Chain & CEO of Shipz
Your latest online event “Thoughts and Coffee” focuses on having a conversation with people on supply chain while sipping coffee. How do you think this whole setup revamps the whole discussion process? Does this transpire a modified aroma to lighten the person’s expression? Thoughts and Coffee is just really fun and a great way to connect with the community and talk about leadership, life and supply chain. It is a regular weekly show and the fastest 30 minutes in the supply chain. I think it brings a very authentic and personal feel to the industry, making it more fun, appealing and something everyone can sink their teeth into, which to me I think we need, to keep talent coming in the industry door.
When we look at it, your upbringing has been entirely different compared to most of the other girls. You have grown up in a family of entrepreneurs and yet nothing came easy to you. How would you describe your whole journey so far? I truly believe that everything happens for a
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reason and the journey has been full of ups and downs in a variety of ways but I would not change much about it. One thing I would have done differently would have been to really push and pursue my dream of playing softball at the Olympics. Working in a Company run by your parents comes with different expectations, standards and life lessons. But again all these things, I never would have learned otherwise - my work ethic is a result of everything I experienced while working with my family.
You have recently been named in the Top 100 most influential Women Leaders in Supply Chain by B2G and Top 100 Most Influential Women in Canadian Supply Chain by SCMA. How does it feel to be at such a peak in your career? When you look back, who would you like to thank the most for helping you reach where you stand today? I am truly humbled by those honours and for being on the lists with amazing women who have truly impacted the industry. I am not sure I am at my peak because I have so much more to do and that is what motivates and excites me. Every single person I came
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