CEO of a Freight Brokerage

In my last post, I had the opportunity to sit with and ask a high-ranking executive of a freight brokerage some questions about what he did. This post is going to be about the CEO of that company. He took me to lunch one day and told me a lot about what his experience was with his own company.

As we ate, he mentioned that he started brokering freight out of his own house. He started small and dedicated himself to his business. He told me time and time again that his work ethic was the main reason for his success. He did not go to school for business, but learned everything about the industry from books and experience.

As his company began to take on more and more customers, he was reluctant to hire new employees. He took on the extra work by himself, until a friend of his convinced him to take on more help. It started with a couple of employees, and continued to grow as he became more successful.

His vision was to become a brokerage that excelled in premium service. He wanted to be the company that customers would go to when they had problems or needed something to happen fast. This ideal was the main reason why he landed a lot of accounts from big companies.

What started as a small business, it grew as he hired his daughters to be a big part of the company and its operations. From there, it continually grew into the brokerage it is today. It is not the biggest firm, but it is continually growing.

Hard work was the cornerstone for his success, and he makes sure everyone knows that they can succeed if they "work their tail off at everything they do". free HitCounter