July 22, 2024ASW welcomed Kendra Alexander, Founder & CEO of Bickley Innovations, for a visit and tour of ASW’s headquarters in Mogadore. The companies discussed ways in which they can work together. Bickley Innovations is an Ohio MSDC- and WBENC-certified company located in Cincinnati. With a background in mechanical engineering, Kendra leads Bickley Innovations in designing and creating innovative packaging …
ASW Associates Attend the OMSDC BOE
June 20, 2023 ASW was pleased to serve as a sponsor for the Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council’s Business Opportunity Expo (BOE) June 19-20. The event took place in Cincinnati at the Avon Fields Golf Course, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center, and Procter & Gamble headquarters. ASW exhibited at the Procurement Fair on the afternoon of the 20th. Each …
ASW Global CEO Selected to EY Entrepreneurs Access Network
February, 2023 ASW CEO André Thornton has been selected to the 2023 EY Entrepreneurs Access Network (EAN) cohort. EAN is a business accelerator program created to support founders of Black- and Hispanic/Latino-owned companies. Entrepreneurs are chosen based on their potential for scalability, leadership style, business acumen, and company culture. Of the roughly 1,000 applications that were opened, 70 people were …
ASW CEO Receives IWLA Service Award
November 2, 2021At the 2021 IWLA Convention, ASW CEO André Thornton was awarded the IWLA Jock Menzies Distinguished Service & Leadership Award for outstanding service to the 3PL industry. Thornton was recognized for his advocacy of diversity and inclusion within the warehousing & logistics industries. He sits on the IWLA Board of Directors. As Immediate Past Chair of the Association’s …
Addressing Gender & Racial Underrepresentation in the Supply Chain Workforce
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay More supply chain companies are focusing on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in regards to gender and race than ever before, but smaller companies in the sector are much less likely to identify this as a focus. When looking at representation among the workforce, small businesses in the sector again tend to lag behind …