

I don’t know if I have an anecdote, but are you a sailor, Emma? Uh, no, my father is a sailor and I think he made an effort to pass that on, but it didn’t stick now. Um, so other than that, it was pretty traditional. Like just every minute in the water pretty much. The cliches are cliches for a reason like crabbing swimming in the river or swim team was in the river. Um, grew up on, you know, doing all the Maryland things. I’m not the most diverse, which is probably the reason I’ve been out of there for about 15 years, but it’s still beautiful. I should have thought of, I put fake Mark Twain and I’m originally from Annapolis, Maryland, which is a lovely place to grow up. I’m a journalist I’m very nervous about just taking down the mystique anonymous byline. Um, let’s talk about where you’re from and you got to give us an anecdote or two about your upbringing. So with that in mind, Emma, let’s talk about you first. Uh, so we’re going to get to know Emma Costco a lot better today. So, but more to come in all of that, um, today, what I’m most excited about, it’s kind of, uh, having the opportunity and our audience by extension of kind of learning the story behind the story, the story behind the byline. So your ears probably burned every Monday as we, uh, share some of the top news, uh, with our supply chain buzz livestream. Yeah, we are too, as we are sharing pre-show, um, we are big fans of, of not only your reporting, but how you do it and really how the team at supply chain dive and, and the sister, uh, channels, um, of how y’all convey information that that one can consume. Let’s walk, come in in the cost Grove reporter was supply chain dive Emma. So with no further ado, Emma’s ears have been burning right in front of us. So you don’t miss conversations just like this. If you enjoy this conversation like a, we believe you will, Hey, check us out wherever you get your podcasts from, you can find us and subscribe. So more to come on that in just a moment.

Um, yeah, I mean, it’s just so great to meet her because, uh, you know, I think we have a lot of admiration for supply chain dive the professionalism and the real journalism that they do. Of course you can see your name right there and her. Well, we spend so much time reading and, and discussing, uh, topics that Emma writes about there. Uh, Greg, we’re really excited about this conversation, right? I’m grinning from ear to ear, literally. We’re gonna be working hard to increase your supply chain, acute. Uh, so today we’re sitting down with one of the best in the business when it comes to reporting and analyzing critical developments across the supply chain world. Hey, good morning, Scott Luton, Greg white with you here on supply chain. Now spotlights the best in all things, supply chain, the people, the technologies, the best practices and the critical issues of the day. Atlanta, Georgia heard around the world supply chain. Now broadcasting live from the supply chain capital of the country. Insight into the trends she is following, including sustainability, CPG’s move into eCommerce, emissions and waste Episode Transcript.The unique challenges associated with supply chain journalism, including the fact that the most interesting stories can be as far as 12 tiers deep into the chain.Why journalistic integrity is so important, and how she uncovers the stories that deserve to be told and consumed by readers.


In this conversation, Emma shares a journalist’s view of the supply chain world with Supply Chain Now Co-hosts Greg White and Scott Luton: Why should we cover this? Why do people need to know this? It’s not just the length of the articles I think it’s also the amount of content we deliver to our readers.” As Emma put it, ““Every story has to be justified. Supply Chain Dive, part of the Industry Dive family of online publications, makes a point of covering the supply chain for busy executives who need new information every day, but don’t have a lot of time to dedicate to reading. She is now a reporter at Supply Chain Dive, a news site focused on logistics, freight, operations, procurement, regulation, and technology. From there she spent time as a manager at the busiest Whole Foods in the world, Columbus circle in Manhattan, which introduced her to retail, the food supply chain, and agricultural technology. – Emma Cosgrove, Reporter at Supply Chain DiveĮmma Cosgrove’s career began in Beirut, Lebanon, where she worked for an English-language business journal. “The global supply chain industry would be better if leaders talked about failure more, what didn’t work.”
