The Shred Coach Podcast

In this episode I’m joined by Patrick DeVries, Owner & Founder of DeVries, Inc based in Spokane, Washington. He describes how he started with a records storage service and then grew steadily with the addition of courier and delivery services, then shredding services, and then the warehouse services have grown his business over the years.…

On this episode I chat with Brinn Johnston, the Manager of Client Success and Fulfillment with All Points Shredding & Medical Waste, based in Stuart FL. Brinn talks about inside sales for shredding, the different sales tactics for winning more deals, and specific ways she’s found to improve the process. We spend some time discussing…

 In this episode of the Shred Coach podcast, veteran shred truck drivers Jesus Rivera of UltraShred Technologies in Jacksonville FL and Pat Lashley of Crown Shredding of Orlando, FL share the secrets to their success. They discuss the challenges of driving shredding trucks, such as navigating tight spaces and dealing with customer requests, as…

Join us as we sit down with Johnie Williams, a seasoned shred truck driver with 17 years of experience at Time Shred in New York City. Johnie’s journey began in 2006 when he was asked to drive Time Moving’s first shred truck, a challenge as the truck was much larger than the straight trucks he…

On this episode Tom chats with Angie Singer Keating, CEO and co-founder of Reclamere, a cyber security and data destruction company. Angie outlines the distinctions and alignment between the various data security service offerings they provide as well as how those services evolved. She shares how she thinks about marketing and the role of being…

On this initial episode of 2023, Tom chats with Nate Campbell, i-SIGMA’s CEO about current happenings and directions in the association. Nate became CEO of the association in August of 2022. He shares the story of his early start in the information management industry, and the road from then till present. In the conversation, Nate…

On this episode Tom chats with Jeff Beaudoin, Operations Manager at Ameri-Shred, Corp. Jeff is an Engineer by training, but has been involved in manufacturing, sales, design and layout of shredding plants for shred operators for many years. Jeff provides valuable insight about the thinking and planning required for a new, plant-based operation. He also…

Guy Wakutz, President of Alpine Shredders, a shed truck manufacturer based in Kitchener, Ontario joins Tom on this episode. Guy shares the current state of the shred truck industry as it relates to supply chain issues, costs and implications. He also recommends how business owners need to think about acquiring a new truck in the…

David Moses, founder of XpresspaX, Inc and Express Business Forms & Systems joins Tom on this episode. David shares his story of helping Iron Mountain with their first mass produced and printed barcodes for their emerging records storage business. He then shares how a conversation with a VP led to massive innovation for the Iron…

On this episode Tom chats with Cory Layes of Bins4Shredding based in Barrie, Ontario. As a long-time vendor in the industry, Cory removes his sales hat and shares his deep knowledge about all things collection containers. Cory discusses the mistakes he sees a lot of shredding companies make with buying bins not using Just-in-Time programs,…