Sarah Ahern
Partner, PATH Growth

Sarah Ahern has spent her career in the trenches of logistics and transportation and in the boardrooms of the Fortune 100 brands that depend on it. From regional 3PLs and carriers to global manufacturers, insurers, and pharma giants, she's the strategist leaders call when the questions get hard: Where is the market actually going? What do customers really want? Where's the next dollar of growth hiding?

As Owner and Partner at PATH, a research and growth strategy firm with a four-decade legacy, Sarah turns rigorous data into bold, human-centered decisions. She's a certified Innovative Leadership Coach, 40 Under 40 honoree, and Board Chair of Freedom a la Cart. Whether mapping a customer journey or coaching a leadership team, Sarah believes the best growth decisions start with the truth and the courage to act on it.

Jennifer Karpus-Romain
Executive Director, TMSA

Jennifer is the Executive Director at the Transportation Marketing & Sales Association (TMSA), the only trade non-profit industry association of its kind serving sales and marketing professionals in logistics and transportation. Jennifer is responsible for the leadership, management, growth, and overall performance of the association, as overseen by a dynamic, diverse Board of Directors made up of who’s who in executive positions across the industry.

Jennifer also serves as an adjunct professor at Cuyahoga Community College, where she coaches students on digital marketing as well as social media programming and tactics. Her previous roles include Director of Marketing for Faye, owner of her own content development firm, and as well as numerous positions in publishing and marketing.