Welcome to another episode of Export Stories Podcast 2021. I’m so glad you can join us today. I’m very honored to have as our guest John Scannapieco, chair of the Global Business Team of Baker Donelson, the renowned law firm that began in Tennessee. You’ll see why John is a go-to counsel on international business matters and a sought after public speaker. John is completely bullish on the future of U.S. exports, which you will understand when you listen to our discussion here and his telling of his export stories. https://export-stories-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/john-scannapieco-baker-donelson-attorney-is-bullish-on-exports For more information about John: https://www.bakerdonelson.com/john-m-scannapieco And here is the webpage for the Baker Donelson Global Business Team: https://www.bakerdonelson.com/global-business Let's keep this conversation going! We welcome your comments here or if you have questions for John. We're also on Facebook and Twitter! Thank you for listening. This episode is sponsored by: Levy Commercial Realty, LLC. They provide strategic commercial real estate advisory and brokerage services. It’s the story about how one company can help you solve your commercial real estate needs, whether in town, across the nation, or over the oceans. http://www.levycommercial.com/services.html
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Yep! We’re back and this is our 1st episode of Export Stories Podcast for 2021. I’m so glad you can join us. What better way to begin this year’s journey than to start at the local level? I’m talking about the individual states. And there is no one more qualified to talk about what states can do for their exporters than today’s guest, Leslee Alexander, Executive Director of the Tennessee International Trade Center at the Tennessee Small Business Development Center. In addition to having vast experience in assisting U.S. exporters, she happens to be the daughter of former Senator and Governor of Tennessee, Lamar Alexander. Leslee and I had a great conversation. You can listen here: https://export-stories-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/leslee-alexander-talks-about-what-states-can-do-for-exporters For more information about the Tennessee International Trade Center, go to: https://www.tsbdc.org/ This episode is sponsored by: Levy Commercial Realty, LLC. They provide strategic commercial real estate advisory and brokerage services. It’s the story about how one company can help you solve your commercial real estate needs, whether in town, across the nation, or over the oceans. http://www.levycommercial.com/services.html For this our final episode of 2020, we are honored to be joined by Bob Rebori, a leader and expert in the field of water/wastewater reuse. Bob is President of BioMicrobics, Inc., Scienco/FAST and SeptiTech. If you stop to think about it, this is one of the most important issues facing our planet. Most of the world is water starved; and Bob shares some fascinating stories about where he has traveled to address this problem. We invite you to listen here and then join a conversation about this episode. https://export-stories-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/bob-rebori-biomicrobics-and-the-export-world-of-water-wastewater-reuse Bio-Microbics, Inc. has won numerous export awards, including those shown below. For more information about the company, you can visit their website here: https://biomicrobics.com/ This is an important time for the export community to share what is happening in our sectors. We would love for you to post your comments here. We are, also, on Twitter and Facebook! Thank you for listening and Happy New Year to all! Episode #19: Greg Miller of FreightWaves/American Shipper Discusses Journalism in the Time of COVID10/29/2020 Our very special guest for Episode #19 is Greg Miller, Senior Editor for FreightWaves and American Shipper. Greg shares some amazing stories of his personal journey with maritime journalism. He and I also discuss the state of the industry in the time of COVID-19. You can listen to the episode here: https://export-stories-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/greg-miller-of-freightwaves-american-shipper-discusses-journalism-in-the-time-of-covid And more of Greg's stories can be found at both: www.shippinginsider.com and www.freightwaves.com We invite you to listen, and then join a conversation about this episode. This is an important time for the export community to share what is happening in our sectors and how each of us is dealing with one of the most consequential health and economic events of our lifetime. Please post your comments here. I am happy to respond. We’re also on Twitter and Facebook! Thank you very much for listening. We are excited to welcome Mark Klein, Regional Director of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM), as our guest for Episode #18. Mark provides great clarity about what EXIM is and what it does. I had a great time chatting with Mark as he shared a number of their success stories, which he ‘ties’ together with everything from shoe laces to craft beers. You can listen to the episode here: https://export-stories-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/stories-from-mark-klein-and-the-exim-bank And for more information about EXIM, you can check out their website here: http://www.exim.gov/ or contact Stephen P. Maroon at: Stephen.Maroon@EXIM.gov We invite you to listen and then join a conversation about this episode. You can ask questions or post comments below. We’re also on Twitter and Facebook. Thank you for listening! For our 17th Episode, we turned the tables from exporting to importing, where we had a delightful chat with long-time customs broker professional, John T. Hyatt of C.H. Powell & Co. An expert on the history of the Port of New Orleans, John shares marvelous stories about the banana and fruit business, as well as other commodities that New Orleans is known for, including sugar and coffee. His longtime involvement in public speaking on subjects such as DR-CAFTA informed a really good discussion about trade agreements and other subjects. You can listen to the episode here: https://export-stories-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/john-hyatt-perspectives-from-a-customs-broker We invite you to listen, and then join a conversation about this episode and exporting in general. This is an important time for the export community to share what is happening in our sectors and how each of us is dealing with one of the most consequential health and economic events of our lifetime. Please post your comments below. We’re also on Twitter! Thank you for joining us! Today we are celebrating the 16th episode of Export Stories Podcast with a very special guest and good friend, Rich Hegger of the Law Office of Richard Hegger in Kalispell, Montana. It would have been easy to chat with Rich for hours and hours, given the rich (no pun intended) business experiences he has had from China to Saudi Arabia to Montana (and places in between). However, we were able to conduct the most amazing discussion in under an hour. So here is the episode; and I hope you enjoy listening as much as I enjoyed participating. https://export-stories-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-rich-hegger-podcast-from-east-to-west-which-law-is-best Afterwards, we’d love to get a conversation going about this episode as well as more general discussions about exporting. This is an important time for the export community to share what is happening in our sectors and how each of us is dealing with one of the most consequential health and economic events of our lifetime. Please leave your comments here or reach out to us on Facebook or Twitter! Thank you very much for listening. Thank you for joining us for the 15th episode of Export Stories Podcast with Blessing Irabor, President & CEO of Blissomo International, Ltd. Blessing joined us from Benin-City, Nigeria. She has a fascinating and diverse background in fashion, costume design, agriculture, tourism, and business development. She is a leader in a number of commercial and civic organizations in Nigeria, and, also, has some wonderful stories to share about her experience as a “Nollywood” actress, film producer, costume designer, and script writer. You can listen to this episode here: https://export-stories-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/blessing-irabor-entrepreneur-and-nigerian-exporter I am posting some photographs of her designs and some of the beautiful fabrics that she sells and uses. We’d love to get a conversation going about this episode as well as more general discussions about exporting. This is an important time for the export community to share what is happening in their sectors and how each of us is dealing with one of the most consequential health and economic events of our lifetime. Please post your comments and discussions below. We’re also on Twitter! Episode #14: The Steve Rothberg/Mercator Podcast: Navigating Our Discussion About Infrastructure6/11/2020 Welcome to the 14th episode with our friend Steve Rothberg of Mercator International. He and I had a fascinating discussion about global infrastructure, both in the U.S. and abroad. We talked about ships and ports, railroads, and inland waterways. What didn't we cover? And maybe the conversation got a tiny bit wonky at times, but that's what makes this episode so compelling. Steve is a partner with Mercator International LLC and joined us from Kirkland, Washington. Mercator is a management consulting firm specializing in freight, logistics, and infrastructure. Steve shared stories from a diverse portfolio of projects with which he has been involved. You can listen to the podcast here: https://export-stories-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-steve-rothberg-mercator-podcast-navigating-our-discussion-about-infrastructure For more information about Mercator International LLC, you can visit their website here: https://mercatorintl.com/ We'd love to get a conversation going about this episode, as well as conduct more general discussions about exporting. This is an important time for the export community to share what is happening in their sectors and how each of us is dealing with one of the most consequential health and economic events of our lifetime. Please share your comments here. Thank you for listening! Halleluiah, we're back! And so happy to have you join us for this 13th episode. It took a little time for us to regroup, but we have a great discussion for you today. Brothers Sam Desai and Chait Desai took some time from their busy schedules to speak about their metals trading business. RM Metals, a family business that has been around since 1986, specializes in exports of stainless steel and metal scrap all over the world. Sam and Chait describe a tumultuous time for trading these essential commodities. As they work with markets all over the globe, you can imagine the colorful stories they were able to share with us. You can access the podcast here: https://export-stories-podcast.simplecast.com/episodes/the-desai-brothers-and-rm-metals-managing-metal-markets-today For more information about RM Metals, you can visit their website at: http://www.rm-metals.com/ We'd love to get a conversation going here about this episode as well as more general discussions about exporting. 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Betsy is President of Olim International, a U.S. based export management company.
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