2025 CONFERENCE AGENDA

Renaissance Orlando at Seaworld – Upper Deck

Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, 200 Epcot Center Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL 32830

Jason began his legacy at England Logistics in 2004. With a passion for people and an obsession for betterment, Jason has long been embraced as England Logistics’ leader. Jason’s influence in transportation has been indelible. Most notably, he served a two-year term as chairman of the board of directors for the Transportation Intermediaries Association. Jason has been recognized with several notable accolades, including the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award and Weber State’s Young Alumnus of the Year. He continues to receive recognition for his leadership and personal influence on his peers.

Shaun Beardall joined England Logistics as director of container operations in 2007. In 2012, he moved to Portland, OR, to oversee the integration of an England Logistics acquisition. After establishing the company’s presence in Portland, he relocated to Salt Lake City to lead the full truckload brokerage. Today, Shaun is responsible for all England Logistics’ brokerage services, including full truckload, temp-controlled and dry less-than-truckload, and parcel, as well as the supply chain management group and authorized agent division.

Ryan joined England Logistics in 2010 as the vice president of England Carrier Services. Under Ryan’s direction, ECS became one of England Logistics’ most profitable divisions. Ryan’s background in finance and treasury management, substantiated by seven years in developing foreign markets, has equipped him to manage a diverse portfolio of products. While Ryan continues to ascend in his professional development, he has not relented a bad habit of accounting jokes.

In September of 2009, the most enthusiastic of England Logistics’ team members would meet their match. Almost instantly proving to be a livewire, Jeremy entered the sales floor as a capacity manager, then an account manager, and within months, he advanced to become a logistics coach. Jeremy’s natural inclination toward leadership manifested in his fulfillment of director roles in cold chain and full truckload, including service as the vice president of brokerage service. Finally, Jeremy’s love of people culminated in his current title: vice president of people and operations.

SECOND SESSION BLOCK (9:00 – 12:00PM)

Shalyse has been a tremendous force for good in the agent program since 2016. Starting as a business development coach, Shalyse helped to cultivate the businesses of LTL and parcel agents. After demonstrating sustained success in her former position, Shalyse was eventually promoted to the director of agent services and, most recently, to senior director of agent sales. Today, Shalyse plays a significant role in providing strategic support to agents nationwide. With a background in client service and a degree in psychology, Shalyse weaves her passion for the client experience into her engagements with agents.

Before coming to England Logistics, Andrea managed branches for the car rental giant Enterprise, held a national title in franchise training in the fitness industry, and obtained her master’s degree in organizational leadership and administration. Since 2020, Andrea has given her enthusiasm for coaching to England Logistics in various roles, including a senior account manager, a logistics coach, the general manager of the Detroit office, and now the outside sales agent business coach. With a love for strategy and people, Andrea is perfectly equipped to maximize the success of the agents she coaches.

Having held a myriad of leadership positions with some of transportation’s most recognizable names, including FedEx and UPS, Craig possesses an uncommon depth of transportation knowledge. Craig was even honored as a “FedEx Freight All Star” during his tenure, a title given to the company’s most successful employees. Craig came to England Logistics in 2015 as a Logistics Coach. Recognizing his innate talent for coaching business owners, he was admitted into the agent team as a Business Development Coach and Carrier Procurement Manager. Today, he extends his passion for “winning at any level” into agents’ businesses.

Dean Croke is Principal Industry Analyst at DAT Freight & Analytics. He is one of the most respected voices in the trucking industry, with more than 35 years of experience in the fields of commercial transportation, data science, supply chain management, risk management, telematics and human performance. Transportation brokers, motor carriers, news organizations and industry analysts rely on Dean’s perspective on market trends and data. Dean’s market updates are publicly available at dat.com and on the weekly DAT iQ Market Update video series on YouTube, LinkedIn and Facebook.

THIRD SESSION BLOCK (1:00 – 3:15PM)