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353: How This Founder Took A Fleet Of Trucks And Built A Shipping And Logistics Empire

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4.8 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2023

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

This week in the guest chair we have Seretha Willingham is the Founder and CEO of SJW Logistics, a Third-Party Logistics company providing freight transportation, warehousing and e-Commerce order fulfillment services.

In this episode she shares:

  • How she acquired her company and quickly and sustainably expanded

  • The systems she has in place to manage her company’s cash flow and finances

  • How she continues to grow and effectively manage her teams and employees

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0:00.0

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0:09.4

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to best leverage AI. So I found this episode really enlightening, and I think you might too.

0:29.0

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0:34.6

You're listening to Side Hustle Pro. The podcast that teaches you to build

0:39.0

and grow your side hustle from passion project to profitable business.

0:43.3

And I'm your host, Nikayla Matthews of Comet. So let's get started.

0:53.5

Hey friends, hey, welcome, welcome back to another episode of Side Hustle Pro.

0:57.6

I'm your host, Nikayla. And today I am joined by Sarita Willingham.

1:02.4

Sarita is the founder and CEO of SJW Logistics, which is a third party logistics company,

1:09.7

providing free transportation, warehousing, and e-commerce order fulfillment services.

1:16.0

Sarita's previous corporate career spans from financial data analysis to project management of

1:22.8

informational technology systems along with strategic planning and execution.

1:27.9

And this experience, of course, has informed how she took on entrepreneurship in a fast growing

1:34.4

logistics and transportation company. And today's episode, you will hear how in 2020,

1:41.2

when COVID-19 disrupted the economy, Sarita became a full-time entrepreneur.

1:47.6

She acquired a small trucking fleet of five trucks and grew the company to 12 trucks within

1:54.1

the first six months of leadership. And in 2021, she opened a 22,000 square foot warehouse

2:02.5

making SJW Logistics a full service 3PL with multiple service offerings for their clients.

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