Speakers

Matt wants to be defined by two titles: Husband and Dad. He is a loving husband to his wife Heather and father to his son Tuckerman and dog Shandy (yes...like the beer).

Professionally, he’s the Executive Director of the Worthington Area Chamber and a veteran of the United States Coast Guard. Outside of work, he’s the founder and one of the hosts of the award-winning Dadass Podcast.

Ken Ackerman has been active in logistics and warehousing management for his entire career. Since 2007, he has also been a group chair for Vistage International, the world’s leading chief executive organization. Before entering the consulting field, he was chief executive of Distribution Centers, Inc., a public warehousing company which is now part of Exel Logistics USA. In 1980, Ackerman sold the company and joined the management consulting division of Coopers & Lybrand. Later, he formed the Ackerman Company, a management advisory service.

He is editor and publisher of Warehousing Forum, a monthly subscription newsletter. His newest book is, Warehousing Profitably – 3rd Edition. Other recent books include: Lean Warehousing, Auditing Warehouse Performance and Warehousing Tips. He is also a co-author (with Art VanBodegraven) ofFundamentals of Supply Chain Management, a book published by D. C. Velocity. Harvard Business Review published an article, "Making Warehousing More Efficient", co-authored by Bernard J. La Londe. His by-lined article “Just-in-Time, Right for Retail” was published in The New York Times. He is the author of numerous other articles dealing with warehousing and management