{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F3e1cce25-94c9-4962-aba9-0c67aed6e5b9","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"","title":"Bots & Bullwhips: A Conversation with Mark Messina & Simon Houghton with Geek+","description":"In this episode of Supply Chain Now, Scott and Greg welcome Mark Messina and Simon Houghton with Geek+ to the podcast. Mark Messina serves as the COO of Geek+. Mark has twenty years of tech and product development experience, running engineering and deployment organizations for major MNCs. His work covers many aspects of automation and robotics \u2013 factory, medical, logistics (agvs, drones, amr, etc). Mark has been with Geek+ since September 2019 and with a relevant industry background at iHerb, Mattel and Amazon.\n\nSimon Houghton is a senior sales and business development manager with extensive commercial experience spanning the last 25 years with a track record of over achievement in sales in all roles held. Through a structured and analytical approach to sales development, he has taken brands/companies into to the top 3 for market share and increased under-performing areas to record sales in short periods of time. He also prides himself on the ability to build rapport and relationships quickly, essential when developing sales from an existing client base or trying to attract new business. In addition, he also possesses entrepreneurial and management skills having also run his own multi-million \u20ac FMCG products distribution company achieving sales of 10+m\u20ac in just the 3rd year of trading and total sales in excess of 80+m\u20ac. \n\nUpcoming Events & Resources Mentioned in this Episode:\nSubscribe to Supply Chain Now and ALL Supply Chain Now Programming Here: https://supplychainnowradio.com/subscribe\nLeave a review for Supply Chain Now: https://ratethispodcast.com/supplychainnow\nConnect with Scott on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/scottwindonluton/\nConnect with Greg on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gswhite/\nConnect with Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/worldteam/\nConnect with Simon on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonhoughton2/\n Supply Chain Now Ranked #1 Supply Chain Podcast via FeedSpot: tinyurl.com/rud8y9m\nSupply Chain Now Ranked #3 Supply Chain YouTube Channel: https://tinyurl.com/yazfegov\nDownload the Q3 2020 U.S. Bank Freight Payment Index: freight.usbank.com/?es=a229&a=20\n\nCheck Out News From Our Sponsors:\nU.S. Bank: www.usbpayment.com/transportation-solutions\nCapgemini: www.capgemini.com/us-en/\nVector Global Logistics: vectorgl.com/\nVerusen: www.verusen.com/\n\nThis episode was hosted by Scott Luton and Greg White. For additional information, please visit our dedicated show page at: https://supplychainnow.com/episode-512.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e556b098-c03f-4bfe-b69f-735cb9ae4cb4/jzvl5pp7ucd9v0bxs8ttrrqi.jpg"}