KNICHEL LOGISTICS

Originally an intermodal marketing agent for a third party logistics company in 1997 , the business took the expertise it had and formed its own logistics company in 2003 . Fourteen years later , Knichel Logistics is in a position of prestige created by hard work and a love for people power , its loyal team led by President and CEO Kristy Knichel .

Leaving college to work for her father , William , Kristy worked a variety of roles to ensure the smoothest possible running of the business ; beginning as an intermodal dispatcher , she also worked in sales , finance , and HR . Soon after Knichel Logistics began , William was hospitalized , leaving his daughter to learn how to run the business on-the-job .

“ I just had to take the knowledge I had and get things done ,” she explains . “ I ran pretty much everything , working seven days a week to make sure everyone was doing their jobs . My role changed quickly – I learned what it meant to run a business .”

In 2007 , after four years of decreasing involvement from her father , Kristy became CEO . During this time , she had been training other managers to take over her previous roles , including the business ’ s intermodal arm , and getting the company more involved in truck brokerage . With sales and finance teams stable , Knichel Logistics began to experience massive growth , taking on a COO who – among others – helped Kristy to gain more confidence in her leadership .

98 October 2017