67. Afolabi Oyerokun: Expert Tips For A Highly Efficient Supply Chain

One of the biggest challenges of a physical product business is just that - physical products.

Sourcing, shipping, and managing inventory is a complex operation that can frustrate beginners and pros alike.

But it needn’t be insurmountable challenge, and there are strategies you can use to run an efficient and profitable supply chain operation.

In this week’s episode of the Brand Builder Show, we sit down with supply chain expert Afolabi Oyerokun.

We talked about how to save costs when shipping overseas, optimize efficiency when working with a 3PL, building a moat around your business, and much more!

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Talking Points

00:00 Introduction to Guest: Afolabi Oyerokun

00:58 Background of Afolabi

07:02 Afolabi’s favorite five

11:01 Standing out with product innovation

13:29 How do people build moats in their products

14:42 Opportunities for sellers to go in and build a moat around their product

18:54 How much innovation is too much innovation

20:26 Overcoming the resistance coming from your manufacturer

22:52 Cost of mold process and when does it become worth it

25:35 How to protect and prevent others from using your mold

27:39 Insights on optimizing the 3PL strategy

34:31 Saving cost on 3PL

40:09 What will Afolabi do differently if he will start all over again

42:43 Where to find Afolabi