TMA West Michigan Annual Panel Series-
"Boom to Bust"
Session 1- Jackknifed:
"The current state of commercial trucking"
Rising inflation, supply chain disruptions and economic fluctuations are afoot. Join TMA West Michigan for our 2025 Panel Series that will focus on 3 industries that are experiencing the post Covid "Boom to Bust" effect:
*Session 1: Commercial Trucking
*Session 2: Electric Vehicles
*Session 3: Cannabis
*Finally, we will join with ACG Western Michigan for an Economic Outlook
Session 1
Date: January 30, 2025
Location: CItyFlats' Ballroom
83 Monroe Center St NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
Time: 11:45 AM - 1:15 PM
Cost: TMA Member | $30
Non Member | $50
NextGen | $20
More about Session 1:
Did you know there is a current truck driver shortage? Have you kept abreast of the recent small and large bankruptcies in commercial trucking industry? Join our experts for a frank discussion featuring: a current owner, a specialized transportation ABL Lender and an asset management firm that participated in a recent liquidation.
Moderator:
Mike Almassian: Mike Almassian (Partner at Keller & Almassian) represents businesses and individual clients in a wide spectrum of matters ranging from complex commercial litigation to receivership proceedings in state court. Mike focuses his practice on commercial litigation, receivership proceedings, and asset sales and liquidation.
Panelists:
Ralph Kourtjian: Ralph Kourtjian has more than 30 years of experience in building relationships and creating solutions in the asset based lending arena and is a Business Developer with TAB Bank. Since opening its doors in 1998, Transportation Alliance Bank, Inc.
(® dba TAB Bank®), has provided financial solutions uniquely designed to serve the needs of the underserved. Beginning with over-the-road truckers and others in the transportation industry, to small and medium-sized businesses from a wide range of industries, we have always provided mobile access, services, and support for our business and personal customers. Today, we provide a wide variety of financial services for individuals, families, and businesses nationwide.
Brennen Lubbers: Brennen Lubbers is the Business Valuation Specialist of Miedema Asset Management Group. With over 15 years experience in the asset management industry, Brennen specializes in many areas of the monetization process from deal structure to equipment and business valuations. Whether turnkey business offerings or equipment liquidations, Brennen has experience building and implementing a plan with our customers to maximize their net return. Over the last several years Brennen has assisted in many successful multi-million dollar business transactions.
Dan Manshaem: A Serial Entrepreneur who founded in 2014 and currently manages, Ally Logistics, into an industry leader and innovator in the freight broker world. In 2021, Ally flew past the $100m+ revenue mark and now have our sights set squarely on achieving $1b+ per year in short order. Our Mission at Ally is to 'Move Freight, Better'. 'Better' applies to all facets of the business. We believe that the key to delivering a customer experience that is miles ahead of competitors, is by being an inch better in everything that we do.
Additional dates to follow:
February 20, 2025- Session 2- Electric Vehicles: "Current state and future outlook"
March 4, 2025- Session 3- TMA Virtual University- Cannabis: "Harsh mellow"
March 19, 2025- 2025 Economic Outlook in conjunction with ACG Western Michigan
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