Going Big!

I love going big! Big initiatives because initiatives matter. But the right initiatives matter more.

Anyone can launch a project. Real leaders focus on initiatives that last - the ones that permanently change how a business operates, not just how a quarter looks.

Over the years, the most meaningful initiatives I’ve led had one thing in common - they changed the system.

$1M+ per year in packaging savings by rethinking materials, specs, and supplier strategy - not by asking people to “be careful.”

$1M+ in savings by redefining a dry ice algorithm to account for time in transit, product type, and destination temperature - validated through thermal chamber testing to dial in the exact amount needed. This one also took into account new events and the potential for civil unrest and carrier hub performance.

$1M + cost reductions through carrier optimization - matching order profiles to the right carriers instead of defaulting to habit.

$1M+ in labor savings by treating multiple facilities as a single campus - sharing labor intelligently instead of staffing each building in isolation.

$2M+ in contract analysis for out of scope work that was not being billed.

None of these were one-time hits. They became how the business worked going forward.

That’s the difference between activity and impact. The best initiatives survive leadership changes, scale as volume grows, and improve decisions long after the project ends.

If you’re choosing where to invest your time, don’t ask, “What can we fix?”
Ask, “What can we change forever?” That’s where real value is created.