Ep. #59: Dan Manshaem, CEO & Founder of Ally Logistics from The Freight Pod

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Ep. #59: Dan Manshaem, CEO & Founder of Ally Logistics

1 hour 25 minutes Posted Mar 25, 2025 at 9:00 am.

Sponsor message and Andrew's introduction

An introduction to Dan and Ally Logistics

Starting side hustles and learning from them

Bootstrapping Ally Logistics

How to earn business when you're just starting out

Striking the balance between people and tech in freight brokerage

Using voice AI in brokerage operations

Dan’s perspective on what remote work in 2025

Tribal knowledge and the value of having people in the office

But will AI kill the value-add of tribal knowledge?

Shifting sales focus to where it makes the biggest impact

How to choose vendors and offerings that want to work with Ally

How brokerage technology has evolved in the last 24 months

Overcoming hurdles during tech implementation at Ally

What’s in store for the future of Ally

Dan's advice for aspiring CEOs

Dan's proudest Ally moment

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In this episode, Andrew welcomes Dan Manshaem, CEO and founder of Ally Logistics, for his first podcast appearance ever. In 2012, Dan and his cofounder Jeff Chidester started Ally — they quit their jobs, put $2,500 in the bank, and signed a lease for $300 a month for some office space. He calls that time, “One part exhilarating, one part terrifying.” Today, Ally has grown to a team of 95 with a projected top-line revenue of $145M in 2025. In this episode, Dan shares: How his initial fin...

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