{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Last2First Podcast","title":"65 Years, 3 Generations & One Accident That Changed Everything","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/c70be123\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4086,"description":"65 years. Three generations. One leader's turn to modernize or get left behind.\nIn this episode of Last of First Podcast, Jason Burns sits down with David Hardy, President & CEO of Bonnie Speed Logistics, one of the longest-running courier companies in Ohio, founded in Cleveland in 1959.\nDavid's path was anything but straight. Hampton University. Purdue chicken processing lines. New Jersey food manufacturing. Then home — to take over a legacy business that needed a new culture, new systems, and a bold new vision.\nWe get into:\nTaking over a 65-year family business and rebuilding the culture from scratch\nOutsourcing night dispatch AND accounting — what changed immediately\nBuilding Cleveland's first DC Level 3 EV fast charging station as a new revenue stream\nThe 2016 accident that rewrote his entire approach to risk & compliance\nWhy routes beat on-demand every time for margin and predictability\nThe medical linen vertical nobody else in the last mile is talking about\nA real conversation about legacy, leadership, and what it takes to drag a family business into the future.\n👉 Subscribe for real last-mile logistics strategy and courier business growth insights\n👉 Comment \"LEGACY\" if you're building or running a family business\n👉 Comment \"ROUTES\" if predictable margin is your focus right now\n📌 Shoutout to our Sponsors!\nDropoff Inc.\nhttps://www.dropoff.com/\ninfo@dropoff.com\n+1 888-376-7633\nGigSafe\nhttps://www.gigsafe.com/\n+1 407-496-9882\nDeliver Different\nhttps://deliverdifferent.com/\nSCI\nhttps://sciadmin.com/\nCXT\nhttps://cxtsoftware.com/\nlast mile logistics, courier business, logistics entrepreneur, family business, delivery service business\nhow to grow a courier company, medical courier business, last mile delivery margins, outsourcing dispatch, logistics route vs on demand, how to run a family logistics business\nentrepreneurship podcast, family business legacy, third generation business owner, founder stories, CEO mindset, Black owned business\nEV charging stations...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/GXEfemdOctPhLy5xj00kyNMdJLROCQ3j30AG-ygggg8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNTQ0/ZDViYTc0MDVkNWM0/NDllMDM4MTE1NDc3/NWJjOC5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}