Navigating Global Trade Chaos with Jes Crownover, VP e-Commerce & Digital Solutions, Livingston International (from the Global eCommerce Leaders Podcast)
From The Voice of Retail by Michael LeBlanc
April 17, 2026 · 37 min · Episode 511
About this episode
Jes Crownover discusses the complexities of global trade and cross-border eCommerce in a rapidly changing environment.
In this special cross-over episode from the Global eCommerce Leaders podcast with my co-host Jim Okamura, we sit down with Jes Crownover, Vice President, e-Commerce & Digital Solutions at Livingston International, a veteran logistics and global trade expert with more than 25 years of experience across UPS, FedEx, and international customs brokerage. Jes joins us to unpack the rapidly changing world of cross-border eCommerce, from tariffs and the end of de minimis to data readiness, supply chain resilience and the growing role of technology and AI in global trade.
People in this episode
Host: Michael LeBlanc
Guest: Jes Crownover
Topics covered
- global trade
- cross-border eCommerce
- supply chain resilience
- technology in trade
- tariffs
- data readiness
Keywords
- global trade
- cross-border eCommerce
- supply chain
- tariffs
- technology
- AI
- data readiness
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Livingston International, UPS, FedEx
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