StartupGrind On Tour: We are hosted by Jan Bednar at ShipMonk.

Jun 3, 2022, 4:45 – 4:46 PM

What better startup to launch our StartupGrind On Tour series than ShipMonk? Since starting in 2015, ShipMonk has grown to over $65 million in revenue and over 650 employees in 2019 and made the Inc. Magazine’s cut for Fastest Growing US Companies for 2018 and 2019. What more inspiring entrepreneur to chat with than Jan Bednar? From humble beginnings, Jan made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in 2018.

Virtual event

About this event

This event has now been admistratively closed. Refunds can no longer be issued.
Please refer to the message below posted March 13th 2020 and the two emails below:
March 13th, 2020: https://www.startupgrind.com/newsletter/read/15003
April 6 2022: https://www.startupgrind.com/newsletter/read/98e1503b-fbc6-4cbe-856b-8a1bd080be9b

As a reminder this event has been rescheduled. If you need a refund please email marc@startupgrind.com 
Thank you.
  • Who: Jan Bednar, CEO of ShipMonk
  • What: Facilities Tour and Fireside Chat
  • Where: ShipMonk HQ | 201 NW 22nd Ave. | Fort Lauderdale
  • When: Wednesday March 18th, from 6:00-9:00 pm

We are extremely excited to host our March Fireside Chat with Jan Bednar at ShipMonk, as part of our 2020 initiative to bring amazing experiences to our Chapter members.

What is Startup Grind On Tour? 
Startup Grind On Tour is a Fireside Chat on steroids. Instead of hosting entrepreneurs at our regular venue, we bring you to the entrepreneurs facilities where you can experience their trials, tribulations and triumphs in person. We pick thriving local startups led by inspiring entrepreneurs and bring you right into the actual experience of running the company. 


ShipMonk is one such thriving company defying the odds in our own Broward backyard.
ShipMonk is revolutionizing the world of eCommerce by providing multi-channel fulfillment and inventory management solutions for today’s global economy. By combining advanced inventory, warehouse, and order management technology with exemplary customer service, we facilitate next-level growth for small to medium-sized businesses.

Since its start in 2015, ShipMonk has grown to over $65 million in revenue in 2019 and currently employs over 650 people between its Prague engineering office, Florida, California and Pennsylvania warehouses. ShipMonk was also named one of Inc. Magazine’s Fastest Growing Companies in the US in both 2018 and 2019. 

Jan Bednar's story is nothing if not one of the most inspiring entrepreneurial journeys.

From humble beginnings growing up in the Czech Republic to inclusion in Forbes’ vaunted 30 Under 30 list, Jan Bednar’s entrepreneurial journey has been a dynamic one.

By the age of seventeen, he moved to the United States in pursuit of the American dream. Shortly after moving to the States, Jan became everybody’s new best friend back home because he had access to American brands and products that didn’t ship internationally.

The demand for American brands was so high that Jan turned these favors into a profitable business, ultimately winning a pair of business plan awards while attending Florida Atlantic University. Following his graduation in 2014, Jan propelled his package forwarding business even further by going through Tech Runway’s accelerator program.

While attending Tech Runway and learning more about the antiquated shipping industry, Jan identified an opportunity to work directly with eCommerce companies and launched ShipMonk to focus on revolutionizing the order fulfillment industry.

We will ask Jan about:

  • His experience moving to the States as a budding entrepreneur
  • Building Bedabox and winning FAU business plan competitions
  • Attending Tech Runway and it's impact on his success
  • Growing ShipMonk 8000% in the span of a few years
  • Managing multiple teams in global locations 
  • Implementing his technology-driven fulfillment solutions vision
  • ShipMonk’s first SaaS product for eCommerce businesses
  • His personal inspiration and management style
  • His future plans and lessons learned.
  • The ShipMonk Startup Program

Tour Restrictions:

  • No open-toe shoes
  • No pictures

Warehouse video 

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Check out what happened

Speaker

  • Jan Bednar

    ShipMonk

    CEO

Host

  • Marc Lissade

    Startup Broward

    Executive Director

Organizers

  • Marc Lissade

    Startup Grind

    Chapter Director

  • Jason Dukes

    Captains Chair Coaching

    Co-Director

  • Eric Gaines

    Startup Grind

    Co-Director

Global sponsor

Dell Technologies logo

Dell Technologies

Partners

ShipMonk logo

ShipMonk

Startup Broward logo

Startup Broward

Startup Digest South Florida logo

Startup Digest South Florida

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Product Hunt South Florida

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