# Why You Can’t Achieve Sustainable Leadership Success Without Help from Others Along the Way, by Doug Ladden

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Podcast: [Human Capital Leadership](https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-capital-leadership-6614421)
Published: 2026-05-20T06:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Doug Ladden about why you can't achieve sustainable leadership success without help from others along the way. Doug is a co-founder and the CEO of Deliveright Logistics, Inc., a technology, logistics, and final-mile delivery provider to retailers of big and bulky goods such as furniture and exercise equipment. Deliveright's patented Grasshopper technology platform offers a complete solution to delivery companies specializing in big and bulky products. Deliveright's nationwide network also powers the U.S. logistics supply chain of major eCommerce and brick-and-mortar retailers, from the manufacturer's dock to the customer's home. Deliveright simplifies complex logistics for hard-to-handle goods and provides best-in-class service to its customers. Before Deliveright, Doug was a co-founder and Senior Partner of DLJ Investment Partners, a private equity manager of middle-market mezzanine funds with $3.5 billion in AUM. As an active investor, he sat on multiple boards of directors for companies, including TransCore, a leader in electronic toll collection systems and owner of DAT digital load boards at truckstops. He currently serves on the Investment Committees of Quilvest Capital Strategies' private debt funds. Doug has expertise in logistics, related technology applications, and private debt investing.   See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

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