Simply Trade [Folks]: Balancing Trade Compliance and Goat Farming: The Inspiring Career Journey of Trudy Wilson

Trudy Wilson shares her unique career journey from customs broker to trade compliance consultant and instructor. Listen as she discusses balancing life between the US and Jamaica. Learn how she progressed through the customs brokerage industry and gained invaluable experience across various roles and locations.  You will have to listen to learn more about her other job on her goat farm in Jamaica.

Main Topics

• Trudy Wilson's education and background growing up in Jamaica
• Her career progression from entry-level customs broker to regulatory compliance manager
• The importance of continuous learning, networking, and embracing new opportunities
• Incorporating trade compliance into supply chain strategy from the beginning
• Developing time management, delegation, and prioritization skills for management roles

Key Insight: "Trade compliance needs to be at the beginning of the process, whether it's an inbound process or an outbound process, trade compliance has to be at the beginning of the process and work in tandem with supply chain and logistics and sales and procurement."

This episode provides valuable lessons on navigating an international trade career through first-hand experience. Listeners gain practical tips for success from a respected industry expert and instructor. Trudy Wilson's journey and expertise highlight the importance of trade compliance for global supply chains.

Enjoy the show!

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Host: Andy Shiles: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andyshiles/ 

Host/Producer: Lalo Solorzano: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lalosolorzano/

Co-Producer: Mara Marquez: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mara-marquez-a00a111a8/

 

Show references:

• Global Training Center - www.GlobalTrainingCenter.com
• Simply Trade Podcast - twitter.com/SimplyTradePod 
• Trudy Wilson - www.TruTradeSolutions.com
• Trudy Wilson - www.linkedin.com/in/truwil/

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