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Podcast: Think Like an Owner
Episode: Katie Poehling Seymour - Inside a 5th Generation Distribution Giant - EP.264
Description: In this episode of Think Like an Owner, I sit down with Kathryn Poehling Seymour, President and CEO of First Supply, a fifth-generation, family-owned distribution business with over 700 employees and 53 locations across the Midwest. We cover everything from leading a 128-year-old company through generational transition to building one of the largest distribution centers in company history. Kathryn shares what it was like taking over as CEO during COVID, the insights she gained from touring every branch in the company, and how she's leading First Supply through a major operational shift—from a regional hub mo...