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FEDA Webinar Series - Critical Skills for Front-Line Leaders in Distribution
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Front-line leaders in distribution are being asked to do more with less, manage more complexity than ever, and develop their teams while keeping the operation running. This four-part webinar series is built specifically for supervisors and team leads in the distribution industry who want practical skills they can use the Monday after each session. No theory. No textbook exercises. Just real-world tools from someone who has spent 25-plus years on the floor, in the warehouse, and in the middle of chaos.
Each session runs 90 minutes and covers one critical leadership skill area. Participants walk away with frameworks, templates, and an action plan they can put to work immediately.
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Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 06/26/2026 at 10:30 AM (CDT)
You cannot lead what you do not understand. This session focuses on the operational foundation every distribution leader needs, how the building works, how the functions connect, and how to spot root problems before they become customer failures. We cover how to walk a floor with purpose, how to find the real answer when the data does not match what you are seeing, and why operational credibility is earned on the floor, not assigned with a title. If you want your team to trust your judgment, it starts here.
You cannot lead what you do not understand. This session focuses on the operational foundation every distribution leader needs: how the building works, how the functions connect, and how to spot root problems before they become customer failures. We cover how to walk a floor with purpose, how to find the real answer when the data does not match what you are seeing, and why operational credibility is earned on the floor, not assigned with a title. If you want your team to trust your judgment, it starts here.
Will Quinn
The Distribution Guy
With over 25 years in supply chain and logistics, Will Quinn brings deep, real-world experience to the table, blending frontline leadership with forward-thinking strategy. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he’s managed high-impact distribution networks at Grainger, Coca-Cola, and Infor, where he spent four years bridging warehouse technology with operational excellence.
Will holds a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management from Elmhurst University, where he now serves as an adjunct professor teaching master ’s-level courses in warehouse and transportation management. His classroom is shaped by decades of experience leading teams, navigating systems, and solving complex challenges under pressure.
As The Distribution Guy®, Will is a speaker, consultant, author, and thought leader known for cutting through hype to deliver practical insights on AI, automation, and the evolving future of warehousing. Whether he’s rolling out a voice-picking system, coaching frontline leads, or writing about leadership on the dock, his message is clear: people power performance, and technology is only as good as the team behind it. His book, Modern Warehouse Management: Steel-Toed Leadership That Drives Performance, is the field guide for anyone running a modern distribution operation.
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Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 07/31/2026 at 10:30 AM (CDT)
Getting promoted into leadership does not automatically make you a leader. This session covers the people side of running a distribution operation: how to lead former peers without losing their respect, how to motivate individuals rather than manage tasks, how to delegate without losing accountability, and how to build a team that performs consistently rather than only when you are watching. Managing people is the hardest part of the job. This session gives you a framework for doing it well.
Getting promoted into leadership does not automatically make you a leader. This session covers the people side of running a distribution operation: how to lead former peers without losing their respect, how to motivate individuals rather than manage tasks, how to delegate without losing accountability, and how to build a team that performs consistently rather than only when you are watching. Managing people is the hardest part of the job. This session gives you a framework for doing it well.
Will Quinn
The Distribution Guy
With over 25 years in supply chain and logistics, Will Quinn brings deep, real-world experience to the table, blending frontline leadership with forward-thinking strategy. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he’s managed high-impact distribution networks at Grainger, Coca-Cola, and Infor, where he spent four years bridging warehouse technology with operational excellence.
Will holds a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management from Elmhurst University, where he now serves as an adjunct professor teaching master ’s-level courses in warehouse and transportation management. His classroom is shaped by decades of experience leading teams, navigating systems, and solving complex challenges under pressure.
As The Distribution Guy®, Will is a speaker, consultant, author, and thought leader known for cutting through hype to deliver practical insights on AI, automation, and the evolving future of warehousing. Whether he’s rolling out a voice-picking system, coaching frontline leads, or writing about leadership on the dock, his message is clear: people power performance, and technology is only as good as the team behind it. His book, Modern Warehouse Management: Steel-Toed Leadership That Drives Performance, is the field guide for anyone running a modern distribution operation.
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Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 08/28/2026 at 10:30 AM (CDT)
Your operation is generating data every single day. The question is whether you are using it or just reporting it. This session covers how front-line leaders can read performance data, identify what it is actually telling them, and use it to make better decisions faster. We talk about building simple scorecards, running effective one-on-ones, setting clear expectations that your team can measure themselves against, and having performance conversations that lead to improvement rather than resentment. Data is only useful if it changes how you lead.
Your operation is generating data every single day. The question is whether you are using it or just reporting it. This session covers how front-line leaders can read performance data, identify what it is actually telling them, and use it to make better decisions faster. We talk about building simple scorecards, running effective one-on-ones, setting clear expectations that your team can measure themselves against, and having performance conversations that lead to improvement rather than resentment. Data is only useful if it changes how you lead.
Will Quinn
The Distribution Guy
With over 25 years in supply chain and logistics, Will Quinn brings deep, real-world experience to the table, blending frontline leadership with forward-thinking strategy. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he’s managed high-impact distribution networks at Grainger, Coca-Cola, and Infor, where he spent four years bridging warehouse technology with operational excellence.
Will holds a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management from Elmhurst University, where he now serves as an adjunct professor teaching master ’s-level courses in warehouse and transportation management. His classroom is shaped by decades of experience leading teams, navigating systems, and solving complex challenges under pressure.
As The Distribution Guy®, Will is a speaker, consultant, author, and thought leader known for cutting through hype to deliver practical insights on AI, automation, and the evolving future of warehousing. Whether he’s rolling out a voice-picking system, coaching frontline leads, or writing about leadership on the dock, his message is clear: people power performance, and technology is only as good as the team behind it. His book, Modern Warehouse Management: Steel-Toed Leadership That Drives Performance, is the field guide for anyone running a modern distribution operation.
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Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 09/25/2026 at 10:30 AM (CDT)
Things go wrong in distribution; systems crash. People call out. Carriers miss pickups. Customers escalate. The question is not whether a crisis is coming. The question is whether you will have a plan when it does. This session covers how to diagnose fast under pressure, how to make decisions when you do not have all the information, how to communicate up and down the organization during a crisis, and how to build default plays your team can execute before you even get to the floor. Good people with a clear plan can handle anything.
Things go wrong in distribution. Systems crash. People call out. Carriers miss pickups. Customers escalate. The question is not whether a crisis is coming. The question is whether you will have a plan when it does. This session covers how to diagnose fast under pressure, how to make decisions when you do not have all the information, how to communicate up and down the organization during a crisis, and how to build default plays your team can execute before you even get to the floor. Good people with a clear plan can handle anything.
Will Quinn
The Distribution Guy
With over 25 years in supply chain and logistics, Will Quinn brings deep, real-world experience to the table, blending frontline leadership with forward-thinking strategy. A U.S. Marine Corps veteran, he’s managed high-impact distribution networks at Grainger, Coca-Cola, and Infor, where he spent four years bridging warehouse technology with operational excellence.
Will holds a Master of Science in Supply Chain Management from Elmhurst University, where he now serves as an adjunct professor teaching master ’s-level courses in warehouse and transportation management. His classroom is shaped by decades of experience leading teams, navigating systems, and solving complex challenges under pressure.
As The Distribution Guy®, Will is a speaker, consultant, author, and thought leader known for cutting through hype to deliver practical insights on AI, automation, and the evolving future of warehousing. Whether he’s rolling out a voice-picking system, coaching frontline leads, or writing about leadership on the dock, his message is clear: people power performance, and technology is only as good as the team behind it. His book, Modern Warehouse Management: Steel-Toed Leadership That Drives Performance, is the field guide for anyone running a modern distribution operation.