{"podcast":{"title":"Commerce Untold","slug":"commerce-untold-6726169","podcast_index_feed_id":6726169,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/commerce-untold/","website_url":"https://www.expanio.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/4669e79e-3649-4c6c-af0a-70d8e280e7e6/CU-LI-DP.jpg","author":"Eitan Koter","episode_count":221,"summary":"Commerce Untold goes beyond the headlines to uncover the real stories shaping eCommerce and retail today. Hosted by Eitan Koter, founder and CEO of Expanio, the show focuses on one of the hardest problems in commerce: how brands and retail-tech companies break into and scale in the U.S. market. Each episode gets into what that actually takes, from channel strategy and marketplaces to retail media, brand building, social commerce, live shopping, customer experience, and the technologies changing how people buy. You'll hear from founders, CMOs, retail and eCommerce leaders, and operators who have done it, sharing what really drives U.S. growth behind the scenes. The wins, the missteps, the expensive lessons, and the insights you won't hear anywhere else. If you care about how products get built, marketed, sold, and scaled in the U.S. and beyond, this one's for you.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-04T02:19:36.560007+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/commerce-untold-6726169"},"episode":{"title":"206. Why Your 3PL Is Killing Your Business ft. Leo Rodriguez","slug":"206-why-your-3pl-is-killing-your-business-ft-leo-rodriguez","published_at":"2026-05-06T12:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/commerce-untold-6726169/206-why-your-3pl-is-killing-your-business-ft-leo-rodriguez","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/commerce-untold-6726169","url":"https://expanio.com/test-v1/206-why-your-3pl-is-killing-your-business-ft-leo-rodriguez","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/052d09cb-93e0-4163-882a-7bd0b7eeeb74.mp3","summary":"Host, Eitan Koter is joined by Leo Rodriguez, Vice President at River Plate Inc., a fulfillment company with over 33 years of experience helping brands ship smarter. River Plate works with everyone from beauty and toy brands to influencer-led lifestyle companies, so Leo has seen pretty much everything. In this episode, Leo talks about why your 3PL should feel like a partner, not just a vendor, how to spot when something is going wrong before it becomes a bigger problem, and what fast growing brands usually get wrong when they start scaling. He also gets into how bundling, returns, and data dashboards all connect back to keeping customers coming back. If your fulfillment partner feels more like a vendor than a partner, this episode will tell you exactly why that's costing you. Website: https://www.vimmi.net Email us: info@vimmi.net Podcast website: https://vimmi.net/mastering-ecommerce-marketing/ Talk to us on Social: Eitan Koter’s LinkedIn | Vimmi LinkedIn | YouTube Guest: Leo Rodriguez, Vice President, River Plate, Inc. Leo Rodriguez’s LinkedIn | River Plate, Inc. Watch the full Youtube video here: https://youtu.be/U3NQCo3Kvak Takeaways: Price is the worst reason to pick a 3PL Get your 3PL involved before you're ready to ship Multi-carrier shipping saves real money at scale Your fulfillment data is a goldmine, start using it Slow returns processing loses you customers Track speed, accuracy and chargebacks, everything else is noise Proactive beats reactive every single time Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to River Plate and Logistics 02:00 Choosing the Right 3PL: Common Mistakes 06:25 Optimizing Shipping Costs and Customer Experience 12:03 Creating High-Performing Fulfillment Operations 14:37 Scaling Operations for Fast-Growing Brands 17:41 The Role of 3PLs in Customer Re…","meta_description":"Host, Eitan Koter is joined by Leo Rodriguez, Vice President at River Plate Inc., a fulfillment company with over 33 years of experience helping brands sh…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1898,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/commerce-untold-6726169/episodes/206-why-your-3pl-is-killing-your-business-ft-leo-rodriguez/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/commerce-untold-6726169/206-why-your-3pl-is-killing-your-business-ft-leo-rodriguez.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}