<description>&lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Today, let’s hear Blair Charbonneau’s journey of transitioning into the freight industry, alongside supporting his mother’s freight business!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Blair discusses the challenges of entering the market during a tough period, the critical role of cold calling, networking, and leveraging personal connections, and the significance of effective communication and excellent customer service as essential to building lasting relationships!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Blair Charbonneau&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;Blair is a husband, a father of two, and a freight broker at SPI. He’s new to the freight industry and brokering however, he’s supported by a team of extremely qualified individuals, Tynan Guthrie, and his mother Colette Charbonneau who’s been doing the business for almost two decades. He’s specializing in flatbed freight and recently, he’s learning the world of ocean freight. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Connect with Blair&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;LinkedIn: &lt;a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/blair-charbonneau-87b32215b/?originalSubdomain=ca"&gt; https://www.linkedin.com/in/blair-charbonneau-87b32215b/?originalSubdomain=ca&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr"&gt;Email: &lt;a href= "mailto:blairc@spi3pl.com"&gt;blairc@spi3pl.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;📊📉 Don’t miss out on the latest market trends by subscribing to your TOP Transportation Morning Show! 🌎&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;🎬🎯 #TheFreightCoach Morning Show is LIVE every weekday at 10:30 AM CST to break down transportation industry headlines! Mark your calendars!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;🤝 Shoutout to my sponsors!👇&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Denim | &lt;a href= "https://info.denim.com/chrisjolly"&gt;https://info.denim.com/chrisjolly&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;SPI Logistics | &lt;a href= "https://spi3pl.com/"&gt;https://spi3pl.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li dir="ltr" role="presentation"&gt;Greenscreens | &lt;a href= "https://www.greenscreens.ai/thefreightcoach"&gt;https://www.greenscreens.ai/thefreightcoach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;TAI Software | &lt;a href= "https://hubs.li/Q02PKKZr0"&gt;https://hubs.li/Q02PKKZr0&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;🚚 Ditch your carrier packet, drive more carrier sales, and get better load coverage with seamless digital onboarding, TMS integration, and smart load coverage by visiting &lt;a href= "https://brokercarrier.com/"&gt;https://brokercarrier.com/&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;To donate and contribute to the Have a Heart’s purpose, visit &lt;a href= "https://www.haveaheartinc.org/donate"&gt;https://www.haveaheartinc.org/donate&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;🚀🔥 To sign up for my Newsletter, go to &lt;a href= "http://eepurl.com/iNoHco"&gt;http://eepurl.com/iNoHco&lt;/a&gt;, get in touch with me through the social media channels below, and subscribe to my YouTube Channel!👇&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;▶️ &lt;a href= "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjrL70IEnCfDkNaiYMar3jw"&gt;https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjrL70IEnCfDkNaiYMar3jw&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;📷 &lt;a href= "https://www.instagram.com/thefreightcoach/"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/thefreightcoach/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p dir="ltr"&gt;🕊️ &lt;a href= "https://twitter.com/thefr8coach"&gt;https://twitter.com/thefr8coach&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;💼 &lt;a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-jolly-a183aa6a/"&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-jolly-a183aa6a/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

The Freight Coach Podcast

Chris Jolly

1094. #TFCP - Building Your Business In A Down Freight Market!

DEC 17, 202432 MIN
The Freight Coach Podcast

1094. #TFCP - Building Your Business In A Down Freight Market!

DEC 17, 202432 MIN

Description

Today, let’s hear Blair Charbonneau’s journey of transitioning into the freight industry, alongside supporting his mother’s freight business!

Blair discusses the challenges of entering the market during a tough period, the critical role of cold calling, networking, and leveraging personal connections, and the significance of effective communication and excellent customer service as essential to building lasting relationships!

 

About Blair Charbonneau

Blair is a husband, a father of two, and a freight broker at SPI. He’s new to the freight industry and brokering however, he’s supported by a team of extremely qualified individuals, Tynan Guthrie, and his mother Colette Charbonneau who’s been doing the business for almost two decades. He’s specializing in flatbed freight and recently, he’s learning the world of ocean freight. 

 

Connect with Blair

 

📊📉 Don’t miss out on the latest market trends by subscribing to your TOP Transportation Morning Show! 🌎

🎬🎯 #TheFreightCoach Morning Show is LIVE every weekday at 10:30 AM CST to break down transportation industry headlines! Mark your calendars!

 

🤝 Shoutout to my sponsors!👇

 

🚚 Ditch your carrier packet, drive more carrier sales, and get better load coverage with seamless digital onboarding, TMS integration, and smart load coverage by visiting https://brokercarrier.com/. 

 

To donate and contribute to the Have a Heart’s purpose, visit https://www.haveaheartinc.org/donate.

 

🚀🔥 To sign up for my Newsletter, go to http://eepurl.com/iNoHco, get in touch with me through the social media channels below, and subscribe to my YouTube Channel!👇

▶️ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjrL70IEnCfDkNaiYMar3jw

📷 https://www.instagram.com/thefreightcoach/ 

🕊️ https://twitter.com/thefr8coach 

💼 https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-jolly-a183aa6a/