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Not every woman in logistics is a mother.
Not every caregiving story fits a Hallmark mold.
And not every load we carry is visible.

In this deeply personal Mother’s Day episode, Gia opens up about life as a childless-not-by-choice woman in logistics—an ovarian cancer survivor who’s led teams, shown up, and carried more than her fair share, despite being quietly sidelined by assumptions.

She’s not alone.

After sharing her story online, the response was overwhelming. Messages flooded in—from women across industries who’ve felt unseen, undervalued, or quietly exhausted from being the ones who “can always cover.”

This episode is for them—and for every leader willing to create space for stories that don’t begin with kids.

Inside the episode:
👩🏽‍💼 Childless ≠ Available: Why assuming “no kids = more bandwidth” is unfair and untrue
📉 Policy vs. Reality: How coverage expectations and time-off norms quietly sideline childless women
📊 The Bigger Picture:

• Women in logistics are rising—but still underrepresented in leadership
• Gender-diverse teams make better decisions 73% of the time
• Companies with diverse leadership are 25% more likely to outperform competitors
  🧠 Action Over Sympathy: Practical shifts leaders can make to create equitable, inclusive work cultures

This isn’t a request for pity. It’s a call for precision—with people, not just freight.

Let’s stop rewarding burnout and assumption.
Let’s start listening—really listening—to the invisible loads so many carry.

🎶 Intro music: "Serene" by Disrot
🎶 Outro music: "Lofi Chill" (licensed for podcast use)

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On the surface, a 90-day tariff pause sounds like relief. But for logistics planners and operators? It’s just turbulence in disguise.

In this episode, Gia breaks down the chaos behind the calm, exploring how short-term policy shifts upend long-range supply chain planning, reroute freight, and strain already stretched domestic operations. With China excluded from the pause and mixed signals from global partners, planning becomes guesswork—and guesswork isn’t a strategy.

In this episode:

• Why 90-day reprieves create more confusion than clarity
• How planners are juggling delayed production, material shortages, and rerouted freight
• The hard truth about reshoring and the limits of “just make it here”
• What logistics teams really need from trade policy—consistency, not curveballs

📦 Freight in limbo. Schedules in flux. Margins shrinking.
Policy without foresight isn’t planning—it’s firefighting.

🎶 Intro music: "Serene" by Disrot
🎶 Outro music: "Lofi Chill" (licensed for podcast use)

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In this episode of Holding the Line: A Logistics at a Crossroads Podcast, Gia explores the uncomfortable truth facing today’s logistics world: unpredictability isn’t coming — it’s already here.
From surging bond yields to shifting global freight flows, the landscape isn’t just volatile — it’s permanently unstable.

We’ll break down:

• How collapsing infrastructure like the Baltimore bridge reshapes supply chains overnight
• Why slowing manufacturing in China and rising nearshoring trends are rewriting trade routes
• The deeper risks hidden behind crashing oil prices
• What real leadership looks like in an era where tomorrow’s plan can flip by noon

Gia also shares personal insight from the waterfront, reminding us: unpredictability isn’t just a market trend — it’s lived every day by dockworkers, truckers, and logistics teams worldwide.

📣 Plus, a call for listener insight: How is your team building resilience into the unknown?

Because in logistics, it’s no longer about waiting for stability — it’s about engineering for change.

🎶 Intro music: "Serene" by Disrot
🎶 Outro music: "Lofi Chill" (licensed for podcast use)

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