Where great supply chain stories are finally decanted.
A new limited series from SupplyChainBrain Media, pairing candid supply chain conversations with the ritual of wine.
Hosted by Bart A. De Muynck
Global supply chain thought leader | Wine enthusiast
Pull up a chair. Pour a glass.
Let’s talk supply chain — and let’s wine about it.
Why This Series?
Supply chains are complex, demanding, and constantly changing. But what we don’t talk about enough is experience – perspective, and hard-earned lessons learned over decades in the trenches.
What to Expect
- Career-defining moments from influential supply chain leaders
- Deep dives into topics like logistics, planning, procurement, and technology
- Candid, human conversations – not another dry webinar
- Favorite wines, the stories behind them, and a chance to win your own bottle!
Engage & Be Rewarded
Ask questions. Join the discussion.
The best audience question wins a bottle of wine.
When & Where
• Premiering March 26, 2026 at 4pm ET
• Quarterly limited series
Julia Bedanova
Chief Operating Officer
Million Dollar Baby
Amy Thorn
CEO of DBM Associates and Owner/Winemaker of Thorn Hill Winery
June 18, 2026 at 4pm ET
From Nursery to Network – Orchestrating Agility with Julia Bedanova
In this episode of Let’s Wine About Supply Chain, we pour a glass and dive deep into the career of Julia Bedanova, the Chief Operating Officer at Million Dollar Baby Co.
Julia shares her journey leading operations for a premier name in children’s furnishings and discusses the unique complexities of managing a high-growth manufacturing and retail brand in the era of the Great Reconfiguration.
Stay tuned for the live Q&A – the best audience question will win a free bottle of wine!
What you will take away:
- The Transition from Scribe to Steward: A primary takeaway is the necessity of moving the workforce away from manual data entry and “firefighting” (Scribes) toward roles as “Stewards” who govern AI-driven systems and focus on strategic trade-off negotiations.
- The End of Deterministic Planning: The session highlights why legacy, deterministic systems that plan for “averages” are failing in 2026. The takeaway is the need for Probabilistic Reasoning—modeling a range of possibilities to thrive within uncertainty.
- Bridging the Data Readiness Gap: Audiences will understand the “intelligence vacuum” caused by the fact that only a small % of enterprise data is AI-ready. A key lesson is the mandate for Data Normalization to ensure AI initiatives actually scale.
- Human-Machine Augmentation: A critical lesson is that the future is about Augmentation, Not Replacement. Winning organizations will blend machine precision with human socio-emotional intelligence and strategic trade-off capabilities.
Sponsored By
win this bottle of wine!
Thorn Hill Vineyards Chardonnay
This is one of our Guest’s favorite wines.